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Video: South Carolina previews Football Operations Center
By Andrew Olson
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Gamecocks fans excited about the team’s new $50 million football facility can get a preview of the design as well as some thoughts from coach Will Muschamp as the team shared a new video on its YouTube account.
Muschamp was excited to talk about the facility at SEC Media Days in July, calling it a “game changer” for the program.
“We’ll start in January. It will take 15 to 18 months. I think it’s going to be a game-changer for us as far as the student-athletes on our campus presently, but also in the recruiting process. We all like shiny and new. It will be, and we’ve been able to put our hands on it with the architects and get exactly what we want. We’re really excited about that process.”
The Gamecocks already have an indoor practice facility, but the operations center will add to the team resources as well as help with recruiting.
“We’ve got nice facilities now,” Muschamp told Spurs & Feathers. “They’re just fractured. They’re separate in the stadium. To get the Operations Facility, and to be able to sit down with the architects and know exactly what you want, this is what you need, this is the type of spaces, this is the meeting room space we need, this is the dining room space we need, this is the dining room space we need (is special). Everything is going to be in this facility. For our players, it’s a one-stop shop. It’s going to be just fabulous for us as a staff. Right now, our practice situation is phenomenal. We’ve got the nicest (indoor facility) I’ve ever been around and two grass practice fields with plenty of work space outside of that. To get this facility done, I’m really excited.”
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