Indiana Examining Options to Modernize Memorial Stadium
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Efforts to improve Memorial Stadium continued Monday with news that the university is exploring ways to modernize Indiana football's home.
According to the school's release, IU Athletics recently engaged Nations Group, one of the country's premiere sports planning and advisory firms, to assist in this effort related to the home of Indiana University Football. A large swath of IU Athletics stakeholders - including ticket buyers, fans, donors, and business leaders, among others – will receive a secure, online survey soliciting feedback on a wide array of topics related to modernizing the facility and the gameday experience for Hoosier fans. Among the topics covered in the survey are a reimagined concourse, new social gathering spaces, upgraded concessions and restrooms, and a series of enhanced premium seating options and locations. Stakeholders will receive the survey on Wednesday.
"We are thrilled to begin the process of gathering input from Hoosier fans about a facility project that would transform how our fans enjoy Indiana Football gamedays," Scott Dolson, IU Vice President and Director of Athletics, said. "We're excited to be able to partner on this project with Nations Group, which has the experience and market knowledge to help us inform a capital facility project of this magnitude.
"As we enter this exploratory stage, my hope is that Hoosier fans will join in on this endeavor by providing this much-needed input. Our goal is to identify and deliver on what our fans from their gameday experience, which makes this feedback a critical component of doing something of this magnitude the right way."
This continues a recent string of news regarding upgrades to Memorial Stadium. On July 31, the school announced plans to build a football-only weight room. And back in June, Indiana released designs and details regarding construction of premium, field-level suites in Memorial Stadium.
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- FOOTBALL-ONLY WEIGHT ROOM: Following a gift from Indiana University alumnus Jay Wilkinson, plans for a new football-only weight room are underway. The project, built in Memorial Stadium's north end zone, is expected to be completed by early 2024. CLICK HERE
- SUITES COMING TO MEMORIAL STADIUM: Indiana announced that eight field-level suites are being built in the south end zone of Memorial Stadium for the upcoming 2023 football season. CLICK HERE
