A sinkhole opened beneath a football stadium at Austin Peay State University in Tennessee on Monday, according to WTVQ-TV.
The sinkhole reportedly started out small, only three feet by five feet, the Leaf-Chronicle said. However, construction workers had to dig a larger hole, around 40 feet deep and 40 feet wide, to find stable ground.
Officials discovered the hole one month ago during construction on the main stadium building.
Mike Jenkins, superintendent of Bell & Associates Construction, told the newspaper that sinkholes are common in the area and the budget included funds specifically for sinkhole issues.
University spokesman Bill Persinger reiterated to Business Insider that sinkholes are a "main feature" of the campus.
"They're actually a main feature of our campus. The center of campus has what we call the bowls, which we've landscaped around as the sinkholes have been remediated years ago," Persinger said.
Jenkins added the construction crew met with a geotechnical engineer and will fill the hole with concrete and rock.
Despite the sinkhole's growing size, school officials said it will not postpone construction -- scheduled to be completed before the fall season.
The university, located in Clarksville, has an undergraduate population of nearly 10,000 students.
