{"id":15222,"date":"2016-05-04T07:45:08","date_gmt":"2016-05-04T11:45:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/clemson.world\/?p=15222"},"modified":"2016-05-04T07:45:08","modified_gmt":"2016-05-04T11:45:08","slug":"construction-begins-on-football-operations-facility","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/clemson.world\/archive\/construction-begins-on-football-operations-facility\/","title":{"rendered":"Construction begins on football operations facility"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"New<\/a>Ground was broken in November for a new football complex that is expected to open in early 2017. The new 140,000 square foot,\u00a0$55 million project, located next to the indoor practice facility and existing practice fields, will be financed completely by the athletic department
\nand IPTAY, including $19.5 million of athletic revenue bonds, along with private support.
\n\u201cWe are very excited and appreciative about this new day-to-day home of our program,\u201d said Coach Dabo Swinney. \u201cThis complex will be one of the best in the nation and will allow us to continue our pursuit to be among the best programs in the country. We look forward to it being the home of Clemson football for a very long time.\u201d
\nCoach Swinney describes the new complex as the \u201cepitome of Clemson: fun, special and the best in the country.\u201d To that end, one of the goals of the facility is to provide members of the football program and visitors with a unique Clemson experience. In addition to an indoor replica of the Hill and Howard\u2019s Rock, the facility will include a career development and leadership center, a players\u2019 lounge, locker rooms, training\/rehab facility, weight room, nutrition center and dining facility, meeting rooms, coaches\u2019 offices and a first-of-its-kind recruiting war room.
\n\u201cThis project will be a huge step forward not only for our football program but for each of our sports,\u201d Director of Athletics Dan Radakovich said. \u201cWe\u2019ve begun studies on how best to utilize the WestZone to most effectively impact each of our student-athletes, and we sincerely appreciate the support of IPTAY and all of our donors who will make this new complex a reality.\u201d
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