{"id":70024,"date":"2024-09-13T19:44:39","date_gmt":"2024-09-14T00:44:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/kansas-ad-travis-goff-fired-up-about-kansas-football-renovations\/"},"modified":"2024-09-13T19:44:39","modified_gmt":"2024-09-14T00:44:39","slug":"kansas-ad-travis-goff-fired-up-about-kansas-football-renovations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/kansas-ad-travis-goff-fired-up-about-kansas-football-renovations\/","title":{"rendered":"Kansas AD Travis Goff \u2018fired up\u2019 about Kansas football renovations"},"content":{"rendered":"

For the first time since 1921, Kansas<\/a><\/strong> isn\u2019t playing its home games at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium this season. Instead, the Jayhawks are hosting their opponents at Children\u2019s Mercy Park in Kansas City while construction occurs back on the school\u2019s campus.<\/p>\n

However, the Jayhawks will be rewarded for their wait. The Gateway District Project<\/a> will transform the north entrance to campus, including Kansas\u2019 football facilities. During the second quarter of Kansas\u2019 showdown against UNLV<\/a><\/strong> on Friday, Kansas athletic director Travis Goff<\/strong> pulled back the curtain on the school\u2019s massive project.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re fired up,\u201d Goff said. \u201cFirst of all, it\u2019s real. We are about nine months into construction, but we have about 10 months to go. On August of 2025, we\u2019ll be playing in a new on-campus stadium in Lawrence and everybody\u2019s fired up about that.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou think about the importance of college football and athletics \u2014 this facility, this venue, this district, is a tangible indicator of that, right? It\u2019s a way to draw people into the university. You think about enrollment impact, think about student experience, alumni engagement \u2014 so it runs far beyond football. And we want to have it activated 300+ days a year, conference center and other auxiliary components.\u201d<\/p>\n

Phase 1 of the project includes a new build of the southwest, west and north sides of David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium, as well as the conference center on the north end.<\/p>\n

Future phases of the project will then focus on the south and east portions of the stadium, along with the entertainment, dining, retail and other potential aspects of the Gateway District. Goff couldn\u2019t be happier to provide the improved facilities to Kansas head coach Lance Leipold<\/a><\/strong> and his program.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s incredible,\u201d Goff said. \u201cThe commitment to the young men and the loyalty to stick around and see this thing through. Then, of course, what Lance and his staff has done has been something that I think rivals anything in modern college football.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd again, in a lot of ways, we\u2019re just getting started. Now, it\u2019s about how do we sustain it, how do we continue to add layer and layer upon the success we\u2019ve created?\u201d<\/p>\n

Kansas has already partly reaped the benefits of the project. Last August, HNTB and Multistudio finished their renovations to the football team\u2019s locker room and weight room.<\/p>\n

Each Kansas player now has a fully furnished locker, featuring an embroidered headrest and custom reclining features. Additionally, the lockers are equipped with an airflow unit to dry equipment, along with extra space for any belongings.<\/p>\n

The Jayhawks\u2019 weight room also now features 18 platform weight racks, up from 12 in the previous weight room. Further, the weight racks will be custom-made to be most optimal for director of sports performance Matt Gildersleeve\u2019s training style.<\/p>\n

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