re: How are the expansion projects coming?

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Bright Football Complex to be renovated


There's still more construction, and money, planned for Texas A&M football. Athletic officials are pursuing a $15 million renovation of the Bright Football Complex, which includes the A&M football locker room, training rooms, meeting rooms and coaches' offices.

The renovation is connected to, but not technically part of, the $450 million overhaul of Kyle Field.

The complex, when combined with the stadium renovation and a proposed $25 million parking garage, would push football-related construction costs to just shy of a half-a-billion dollars at $490 million.

The upgrade would mean new amenities for the players and 500 square feet of new office space, and new furniture, for the coaches. The Hagner auditorium, used for press conferences, meetings for the entire football team and to host recruits and their families, would be transformed from a classroom-style auditorium to a theater-style environment with larger chairs sporting A&M logos. The number of taping stations would be increased, as would the number of cold tubs, which are particularly popular with the players.

The locker room would get a complete remodel, with more space for players' equipment and designs to minimize visible clutter. The meeting rooms where players congregate to strategize and watch game film would also get seating and display upgrades. Technology was emphasized by Cook, who said screens and the latest gadgets would be a part of most of the individual redesigns.

The plan for the complex renovation has been approved by university administrators and will go before the A&M System Board of Regents next week. Cook said, if approved, the complex construction would be on an accelerated time line with an anticipated completion date this fall.

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