Clemson’s building spree around campus for the football program isn’t slowing down anytime soon thanks to the Tigers winning two of the last three national titles.
The school’s Board of Trustees on Friday approved a massive $68.7 million renovation of Frank Howard Field at Clemson Memorial Stadium -- better known as Death Valley -- and a further $7 million devoted to expanding the already impressive football operations building.
“We haven’t had a major redo of the west end since 2006 so it’s time to pay some attention to that side [after] we redid the suites on the north side and created the south club on the south side,” Athletic Director Dan Radakovich told WNCT.
The stadium renovations are pretty typical of schools nowadays as it will add premium seating (i.e. suites), a new video board and upgraded LED lighting that peers like Georgia and Alabama have used to rave reviews in recent years.
New locker rooms at the stadium are also set to be the first thing accomplished in the project, which officials hope will be completely wrapped up prior to the 2021 season.
.@ClemsonFB is set to receive a $60-70 million upgrade to Memorial Stadium.
— Front Office Sports (@FOS) October 12, 2019
The plans call for:
➖ An upgraded state-of-the-art video, lighting and sound system
➖A new campus-facing entry
➖Additional seating in the east
➖Two new club options in the west pic.twitter.com/8ocW2Qp8BC
Given everything the school is doing for the program lately, ‘If you win it, they will build it’ might just be the unofficial motto at Clemson nowadays. Sure seems more accurate in 2019 than ‘BYOG.’
