Not everything is bigger in Texas, at least not when it comes to college football scoreboards.
In a move that had been reported as likely earlier this week, The University of Auburn‘s Board of Trustees unanimously approved Friday the use of $13.9 million in funds to upgrade the south end zone scoreboard in Jordan-Hare Stadium.
The new scoreboard, which is expected to be ready for the start of the 2015 season, will measure 21,000 square feet (200 x 105). That would make it the largest scoreboard in college football, easily surpassing the 7,661 square feet (163 x 47) for Texas A&M’s scoreboard/video board at Kyle Field, which went into use just last year.
In and of itself, the video board component of AU’s new proposed scoreboard (10,830 square feet) will dwarf every other scoreboard in the sport. For perspective, the world-famous video board at the home of the Dallas Cowboys measures 11,520 square feet.
The picture in the upper right of this post, courtesy of YellowHammerNews.com, shows how the new scoreboard will compare to the one currently in place.
Official! The best gameday experience just got even better! New sights & sounds coming this fall to Jordan-Hare! pic.twitter.com/TMiKxUaTtD
— Jay Jacobs (@JayJacobs89) February 6, 2015
