Auburn breaks ground on $92 million Football Performance Center that covers 12 acres
By Keith Farner
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Auburn plans to open its new $92 million Football Performance Center next fall, but on Saturday morning, it held a groundbreaking ceremony for the new massive project.
Auburn Athletics Director Allen Greene said that it covers 12 acres. Greene said he expects the project to be done sometime next year and further estimated that it would open in the next 12-15 months. Greene added that Auburn raised $40 million for this project. Five families donated at least $500,000, 2 families donated at least $5 million, and another family made a $10 million donation.
“We couldn’t and wouldn’t be here without the belief of the Auburn Family,” Greene said, and added that Bryan Harsin is at home resting and recovering from his recently announced COVID-19 diagnosis.
Greene explained how the facility impacts recruiting.
“It doesn’t change the game per se, but it puts us in the ballpark,” Greene said.
Up and going early this morning with the official groundbreaking for the Auburn Football Performance Center.
I’ll tweet out anything notable from today’s ceremony pic.twitter.com/k6osHlOW8u
— Jordan D. Hill (@JordanDavisHill) August 21, 2021
H/T Jordan D. Hill, Tom Green.
A former newspaper veteran, Keith Farner is a news manager for Saturday Down South.
