BOONE, N.C. - Fans can view exclusive photos from inside the soon-to-be-completed Kidd Brewer Stadium Complex by clicking here.
The 120,000-square-foot, seven-story facility includes new locker room, coaches' offices and meeting areas for Mountaineer football, new training room and rehabilitation faciltiies, strength and conditioning center and academic space for all Appalachian student-athletes, office space for ASU athletics staff and 500 club seats, 18 luxury suites and press box that over look the KBS playing field. It is expected to be open in time for the Sept. 12 football home opener versus McNeese State.
For more construction progress photos, which are updated twice a week, click here. For a complete overview of ASU athletics' $50 million facilities enhancement campaign, click here. Both pages can also be found at any time by selecting the Facilities Enhancement Campaign link from the Facilities pull-down menu at the top of every page at GoASU.com.
FIVE MOUNTAINEERS UNDERGO SUCCESSFUL SURGERIES: Five Appalachian State University football players, including Walter Payton Award winner Armanti Edwards, underwent successful arthroscopic surgical procedures on Wednesday.
Edwards, defensive tackle Malcolm Bennett and offensive linemen Corbett Harris and Chris Marshall all had injured knees scoped at Watauga Medical Center in Boone. Each of the outpatient procedures were declared successful by ASU sports medicine personnel and the recovery time for all four players is expected to be in the 3-4 week range. Their status for Appalachian's spring-practice period, which begins in late February, is unknown at this time, but all four are expected to be at 100 percent months prior to the start of fall camp in August.
Defensive lineman Daniel Finnerty also underwent an arthroscopic procedure in Charlotte, N.C. to correct a shoulder injury. With an expected recovery time of 12 weeks, he will most likely not be able to participate in spring practice but, like the others, is expected to be at 100 percent when the Mountaineers begin preparations in earnest for the 2009 season in August.
