ALLEN, Texas (AP) -- A $60 million high school football stadium that opened to massive fanfare in 2012 will be shut down for the upcoming season after cracks were found in the building's concrete concourse.

Administrators in Allen, Texas, northeast of Dallas, had hoped to have Eagle Stadium ready for this fall's games, but said further inspections found the structural problems will need significant repair. They insist the architectural firm and construction company will fund any repairs.

The district said Tuesday that both companies had offered $1 million each to allow repairs to begin, but that their insurance companies refused to make the payments.

"Our commitment to Allen students and taxpayers remains firm that the stadium be repaired properly at the expense of those responsible for the failure: the architect and the builder," superintendent Lance Hindt said in a statement.

 Allen taxpayers approved a $119 million bond issue that included funding for the 18,000-seat stadium, with a high-definition video board, a second deck on one sideline and vendor stands hawking Chick-fil-A and Texas barbeque.

The facility is the flashiest example of the grandeur of high school football in Texas, where the "Friday Night Lights" have been glamorized in books, movies and television.

But the district had to close the stadium in February after extensive cracks were discovered in the concourse. An outside consulting firm hired by the district has found further building code violations, including parts of the stadium where seating capacity exceeds the legal maximum by more than 70 percent.

Allen, which won the Class 5A Division I state championship last year, will not sell football season tickets this year. It will host three "home" games at two stadiums in neighboring Plano and switch two other home games to road games.

'57mad 7 hours agothe sadder thing is the community/school leaders think this is acceptable to blow 60 million on a stadium.

Chris 7 hours agoIm a high skool futbal playir from Texes and I thing the monie spended for the stadiem was a gud invustmnt . Any body can go to colledge but only a few are gud enoff to paly futbal.

prescoltee 7 hours agoridiculous what a waste of taxpayers money

Clark Trucking 5 hours agoThis is absolutely out of control. This is HS football for crying out loud. This is a bigger stadium than a lot of colleges have.

Need to tone that down, TX.

a1948ant 5 hours ago60 million for a high school stadium are they nuts.

turqea.blue 5 hours agoTexas= We don't need no stink'in education!!

kimcrdr 4 hours ago$60 million for a high school football stadium, that was useful for 1 1/2 to 2 years, RIDICULOUS, it stated that An outside consulting firm hired by the district has found further building code violations, including parts of the stadium where seating capacity exceeds the legal maximum by more than 70 percent. , more than 70% and they just now found this out, someone in the inspection business failed big time, glad Texans can afford a 60 million dollar stadium for a high school, how is the homeless and poor people taken care of there by the taxpayers?

prnyl 4 hours agoThe administrators and school board should all be fired for allowing shoddy construction which ultimatyely is funded with tax payer dollars

sgard206 4 hours agoDon't go into Seattle's Mariners Stadium if you're afraid of a few cracks. Welcome to the "Get 'er done" school of stadium construction.

jim w carlisle 4 hours agoYou may want to review the Architects, Engineers, and Contractors Errors and Ommissions Policy which will cover the repairs if not done to specifications.

Gerrie 4 hours agoTexas is a conversative state until it comes to these outlandish projects built on pride....."pride comes before the fall"!

goodgrief61945 3 hours agoSounds like this contractor took some shortcuts, and deserves some jail time.

PABLO 3 hours ago

This obsession with spending taxpayer dollars for "professional" sporting events is beyond acceptable. The "pros" should build their own play grounds. $60 mil for a high school stadium is a different story. May I suggest that they play football during the daytimehours? I don't give a damn how hot it gets. If they can play in snowstorms up north and east during daylight hours, Texans should be able to tough it out for a couple of hours in daylight. Forget Friday night football. Think Saturday or Sunday. Think of the money saved!

Sherry 2 hours ago. Stop and think about it...how much of the $60M went into someone's pocket for awarding the contract to their friends????

asronce 9 hours ago

Poured concrete in high tempatures resulting in adverse curing process and cracks due to shrinkage. You would think designers and builders would know that down there. Regardless buck stops with the architect as all work is installed as approved.

Mike 11 hours agoWas it poor design, poor construction or both?

Bill NY 11 hours ago60 Million for a high school stadium! No wonder Texas is among the bottom in education!

DON'T CHEAT YOUR 10 hours ago

60 mill for a H.S. football stadium that's pretty wasteful. I know H.S. football is big in Texas but to build a 60 million dollar is just wrong. How many teachers books and other more important things could that 60 mill have paid for? I wonder what the average GPA of the football team is.