Facilities face-lift planned for Hogs

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

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Razorback stadium and the surrounding athletic facilities are seen in this aerial photograph from 2007.

Razorback stadium and the surrounding athletic facilities are seen in this aerial photograph from 2007.

Arkansas’ football operations are getting a multimillion-dollar makeover.

The university announced late last week it was soliciting architectural services to assist with its athletic facilities master plan, which includes a projected commitment of between $10 million and $20 million toward a football operations center. The prospective football operations center would include a coaching staff suite, various meeting rooms, a banquet room and catering kitchen, a video analysis office and studio space, a locker room, a team lounge, equipment and training rooms, and other offices.

Arkansas Athletic Director Jeff Long was not available Tuesday for an interview requested by the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette to discuss the facilities plan.

The request for professional services, dated Oct. 30, was made by the UA’s ...


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