They're planning to build the stadium at Hillsborough College, along with a selection of hotels, stores and restaurants. Economic development experts say incorporating the school with the rest of the development is a hedge against economic headwinds. Economic development experts say incorporating Hillsborough College with the rest of the development is a hedge against economic headwinds. RELATED: Rays stadium needs Tampa City Council, Hillsborough County support — What city, county leaders are sayingWhat we know:As negotiations get underway, Governor Ron DeSantis weighed in on the Rays' stadium plans during a news conference in Valrico on Wednesday. MORE: Rays, Hillsborough College enter ‘Memo of Understanding’ to start developing stadium, campus plansThe potential to link the campus with the stadium is something other potential sites, both in the Tampa Bay area and outside of it, can't offer.