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Alabama Athletic Director Greg Byrne Posts Bryant-Denny Stadium Renovation Update

Alabama's athletic director Greg Byrne gives fans a Bryant-Denny Stadium progress report on social media

Christopher Walsh

Alabama athletic director Greg Byrne posted updates on the construction at Bryant-Denny Stadium, which has been ongoing even with the University of Alabama otherwise shut down. 

He posted the following tweets Monday: 

The project is part of phase one of the massive Crimson Standard initiative, which aims to upgrade nearly every Alabama athletic facility, and Bryant-Denny Stadium twice.

Work began on the football facility immediately after the completion of the 2019 regular season in November, with a tight deadline on being finished by the Sept. 12 home opener against Georgia State.

All signs point to project being completed on time despite a crane accident in January, and the coronavirus pandemic.

At a cost of $92.5 million, this round of renovations to the stadium include: 

  • All four videoboards replaced with 60percent larger screens at the same locations in the corners.
  • A ground-level plaza where students have access to upgraded concessions, restrooms, charging stations and additional amenities.
  • A new team tunnel leading directly into a fully updated home team locker room.
  • The recruiting space expanded to more than double its current square footage.
  • A relocated press box on the east side of the stadium.
  • New premium areas including loge boxes, Champions Club, Terrace Club, new skyboxes and Founders Suites.

Phase I of The Crimson Standard has also included renovations to other athletics facilities:

  • Rhoads Stadium already had a $3 million renovation with improved amenities and concessions as well as team and recruiting areas.
  • The golf facilities are set to be upgraded,
  • The addition of a state-of-the-art Sports Science Center as part of the Mal M. Moore Athletic Facility.
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CHRISTOPHER WALSH

Christopher Walsh is the founder and publisher of BamaCentral, which first published in 2018. He's covered the Crimson Tide since 2004, and is the author of 26 books including Decade of Dominance, 100 Things Crimson Tide Fans Should Know and Do Before They Die, Nick Saban vs. College Football, and Bama Dynasty: The Crimson Tide's Road to College Football Immortality. He's an eight-time honoree of Football Writers Association of America awards and three-time winner of the Herby Kirby Memorial Award, the Alabama Sports Writers Association’s highest writing honor for story of the year. In 2022, he was named one of the 50 Legends of the ASWA. Previous beats include the Green Bay Packers, Arizona Cardinals and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, along with Major League Baseball’s Arizona Diamondbacks. Originally from Minnesota and a graduate of the University of New Hampshire, he currently resides in Tuscaloosa.

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