WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) - Just days before the Kansas Jayhawks football season kickoff against Fresno State on Aug. 23, the University of Kansas announced an unprecedented gift from alumnus David G. Booth of Austin, Texas, according to Kansas Athletics.

The gift, amounting to approximately $300 million, is the largest in Kansas Athletics and University of Kansas history, and ranks among the largest single gifts in the history of college athletics.

Booth's visionary gift includes a $75 million challenge to other donors and launches the next phase of progress on the Gateway District and David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium.

"David's unprecedented generosity is transformative now and for our future," said KU Athletics Director and Vice Chancellor Travis Goff. "It accelerates phase II of the Ga

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