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LOOK: New Minnesota facilities taking shape
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The Minnesota Golden Gophers’ new David and Janis Larson Football Performance Center and indoor practice facility is taking shape.
The new complex is scheduled to be completed in the winter of 2018. However, media were given a tour today to see where the project is currently.
According to Big Ten Network’s, coach P.J. Fleck will have a corner office on the fourth floor of the new building overseeing the practice field.
View from @Coach_Fleck corner office on 4th floor in football performance center for @GopherFootball. pic.twitter.com/fYr3FWsZVi
— Tom Dienhart (@BTNTomDienhart) August 16, 2017
One floor below Fleck’s office, will be the new locker room. The room will feature 120 lockers and will have stairs outside leading down to the new practice field.
New @GopherFootball locker room on third floor of new football performance center. Will have 120 lockers. pic.twitter.com/FHRnOEME4Y
— Tom Dienhart (@BTNTomDienhart) August 16, 2017
Stairs will lead down from locker room to practice fields. Football performance center will be finished January 2018. pic.twitter.com/O8xLSTJe3F
— Tom Dienhart (@BTNTomDienhart) August 16, 2017
Now, the new indoor practice facility will be much larger than the last for Minnesota. The new indoor facility will be 85 feet at the peak, which is 20 feet taller than the previous one.
New indoor practice field @GopherFootball. 20 ft taller than old indoor. 85 ft at peak. pic.twitter.com/L3Wacl99pb
— Tom Dienhart (@BTNTomDienhart) August 16, 2017
With new facilities taking shape along with energetic coach in Fleck, it seems like the Golden Gophers’ football program has a bright future in front of them.