Topping out beam placed on Rice-Eccles Stadium expansion and last updated 2021-01-28 19:48:32-05 SALT LAKE CITY â The expansion of the Rice-Eccles Stadium at the University of Utah reached a new milestone Wednesday as the $80 million project nears completion. The expansion on the south side of the stadium will allow 5,000 more fans to Ute football games, but it has the potential to do more. On Wednesday, family members of the late Ken Garff signed the topping out steal beam installed in the expansion. âDoing this in remembrance of my dad,â said Jennifer Folkerson. Garffâs family pledged over $17 million to the project on the stadiumâs south end zone.