“This extension, renovation, and expansion project has made Sanford Stadium, already one of the finest college football environments, even better,” said President Jere W. Morehead. The lounge is the first of its kind at Sanford Stadium for the Georgia football program. Le nom du stade honore le Dr. Steadman Vincent Sanford (1871 - 1945) qui fut l'une des figures de l'Université de Géorgie de 1903 à 1935. Downstairs our locker room will give our players a tremendous place to be able to get ready for a game.”. Additionally, masks are required at most of these venues. The plaza includes expanded and enhanced concession and restroom facilities as well as a new video board that is 33 percent larger than the previous one. Eventually, the East end of the stadium was enclosed, more lights added, and the capacity increased to 82,122. To solve the problem, UGA decided to bring in extra seats for next week’s historic matchup between the hedges between the No. The construction process would take 17 months, McGarity told the board, which meant construction happening during the 2017 football season. 8 Notre Dame (8 p.m., CBS). It just shows that the current locker room will move to a larger area on the west side of the stadium. The west end zone enhancement project includes a new locker room, hospitality lounge, larger video board and new upper and lower plazas for fans. The goal would be for it to be completed the summer of 2018, well before the start of that season. View Press Release View Dedication Ceremony. When completed prior to the 2018 season, the west end zone expansion will have a transformational impact on Sanford Stadium. We have a new way to comment on our DawgNation stories. Architecturally, the stadium is known for its numerous expansions over the years that have been carefully planned to fit with the existing "look" of the stadium. There will be a recruiting pavilion of about 500 seats, measuring 10,575 square feet, on top of the student section. Some college football stadiums, including the University of Georgia’s Sanford Stadium are planning to allow access to a limited amount of fans. Prior to the start of the 2018 football season, Georgia completed a renovation and expansion of the west end zone of Sanford Stadium. The number of student seats is not expected to change, but some may be relocated, according to Morehead. So, the official capacity of Sanford Stadium – normally 92,746 – instead will be 93,246 on Sept. 21. Tickets for this year’s Georgia-Notre Dame game – as they were in 2017 – are expected to be the most expensive and sought-after in college football this year. UGA president Jere Morehead told the board that between this project and the indoor facility that the football team will be at “a competitive advantage,” and thus looked forward to more success in the future. UGA may have to go without RB D’Andre Swift for G-Day, and other news, Why not redshirt freshman QB Justin Fields? There also are a number of additional support spaces for things such as sports medicine, equipment and coaches’ locker rooms. “This extension, renovation, and expansion project has made Sanford Stadium, already one of the finest college football environments, even better,” said President Jere W. Morehead.