$250M here may not be as expensive as many thought, but also may end up costing more.
Wisconsin is spending $285M for a new football indoor practice facility that will include a football practice field, locker rooms, offices, dining hall, meeting spaces, weight room, underground parking, and an indoor track for the track team. Construction will start this summer and be done in phases through September 2027.
From the link:
The project includes three elements:
• The indoor practice facility where the Shell now stands. New offices for coaches overlook the field.
• A training facility to replace the McClain Center. That part also features the football locker room, weight room, team meeting spaces and a dining hall.
• The triangle addition with an elevated plaza above an indoor space that King said hasn't yet been programmed.
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Here's the key and what we should be doing:
Construction is planned in phases, some of which overlap. The football team is scheduled to move into temporary facilities before its current locker room and training spaces underneath the McClain Center are deconstructed, and documents show the team spaces will be in transition for all of the 2026 season.
Wisconsin is spending $285M for a new football indoor practice facility that will include a football practice field, locker rooms, offices, dining hall, meeting spaces, weight room, underground parking, and an indoor track for the track team. Construction will start this summer and be done in phases through September 2027.
From the link:
The project includes three elements:
• The indoor practice facility where the Shell now stands. New offices for coaches overlook the field.
• A training facility to replace the McClain Center. That part also features the football locker room, weight room, team meeting spaces and a dining hall.
• The triangle addition with an elevated plaza above an indoor space that King said hasn't yet been programmed.
New renderings of Wisconsin football practice facility show updated plans
Coaches have long sought a centralized facility that is competitive to their peers', and Wisconsin is moving a step closer to construction.
Here's the key and what we should be doing:
Construction is planned in phases, some of which overlap. The football team is scheduled to move into temporary facilities before its current locker room and training spaces underneath the McClain Center are deconstructed, and documents show the team spaces will be in transition for all of the 2026 season.
