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FAU previously attempted a stadium naming rights deal with the GEO Group, a private prison company, which faced public backlash and was ultimately withdrawn.

The GEO Group is now involved in the "Alligator Alcatraz" project, a detention center endorsed by DeSantis and Trump.

Before Alligator Alcatraz , there was Owlcatraz.

A dozen years ago, Florida Atlantic University made a decision when it came to naming rights for its then 2-year-old on-campus football stadium, one that Ron DeSantis , if he were governor at the time, and Donald Trump , if he were president at the time, likely would have endorsed.

FAU's board of trustees unanimously approved a 12-year naming rights deal for the stadium with the GEO Group. The Boca Raton-based company runs private priso

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