FARGO (KFGO/KVRR) – North Dakota State University cut the ribbon on the Nodak Insurance Company Football Performance Complex Friday.
The 117,000 square foot, $50 million facility is entirely privately funded. It has two turf fields including at the outdoor practice fields Bison football currently uses. The complex has a locker room, team meeting room, weight room and equipment room.
“This is absolutely unbelievable,” NDSU President Dr. David Cook said. “First class, world class.”
NDSU Head Football Coach Matt Entz said the facility is a great example of Bison pride and that it is about the team.
NDSU Director of Athletics Matt Larsen said he’s looking at the impact the facility will have on Bison athletics as a whole.
“I think of the impact this facility will have on their training, will have on their development and the overall ability to be successful at NDSU,” Larsen said. “The impact this facility will have on the future of Bison athletics. Our coaches’ ability to recruit to this facility.”
Along with football, the women’s soccer, men’s and women’s golf, baseball, and softball teams will use the building.
The complex was designed by Fargo based Foss Architects and Interiors and Crawford Architects of Kansas City.
“Thank you to everyone, and if you’re not making noise tomorrow, you’re wrong. Go Bison.” Entz said.
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