UGA cuts ribbon on Butts-Mehre expansion

Tuesday was a ribbon cutting day at UGA, with the ceremonial opening of newly expanded and renovated Butts-Mehre Heritage Hall. The $80 million upgrades come with a nutrition center, locker room, athletic training, and strength and conditioning spaces that serve football along with all other athletic programs at the University of Georgia.

From Chip Towers, AJC…

The Georgia Bulldogs held a dedication ceremony Tuesday for their recently completed $80 million expansion of the Butts-Mehre football complex. That the ceremony was conducted inside the same $31 million indoor practice facility that was dedicated only five years ago says a lot about where UGA Athletics is these days.

The Bulldogs are, in a word, rolling.

The new 164,000-square-foot football operations addition leaves everyone who sees it with mouths agape. It features a state of the art locker room with custom-built lockers and what the players call “Lamborghini seats.” There is a 210-seat team meeting room and over-sized position group rooms, all outfitted with the latest digital video presentation. The crown jewel is a 24,000-square foot weight room. It’s size isn’t arbitrary. Georgia’s goal was to have the largest in the country, and now it does.

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