Tech Football Stadium Costs Up To $57.2M
The price tag to finish the Tennessee Tech Football Stadium west side renovation has ballooned to more than $57.2 million. The Board of Trustees approved the original budget at some $29.9 million in 2021, a number President Phil Oldham said officials believed to be an accurate estimate. “This is not likely to go up at […]
Tech Football Project Up To $57.2M
The price tag to finish the Tennessee Tech Football Stadium west side renovation has ballooned to more than $57.2 million. The Board of Trustees approved the original budget at some $29.9 million in 2021, a number President Phil Oldham said officials believed to be an accurate estimate. “This is not likely to go up at […]
Logistics, Planning Underway For Tech’s One-Sided Stadium
The Tennessee Tech Athletics Department working hard to get Tucker Stadium ready to function without its western half this fall. Athletic Director Mark Wilson said there are still lots of logistics to figure out including the location of a new president’s box, where people can enter and exit the stadium, and how tickets will be […]
Cookeville To Commit Another $3 Million For Tech Stadium
Cookeville City Council will vote Thursday on a request from Tennessee Tech to commit an additional $3 million for the school’s Tucker Stadium renovation project. City Manager James Mills said the city has paid some $400,000 thus far on a $1 million agreement the city made in 2022. He said the money will be paid […]
TSSAA: HS Football Championships At Tech A Possibility
The TSSAA would consider the possibility of bringing the high school football championships back to Cookeville upon the completion of Tucker Stadium renovations. TSSAA Assistant Executive Director Matthew Gillespie said a return has been discussed. Cookeville lost the State Championships in 2021. He said the TSSAA has maintained a strong relationship with Cookeville and Putnam […]
Tech Stadium Demolition Now Just Weeks Away
Demolition on the westside of Tucker Stadium slated to begin in mid April as just a few more weeks of removing equipment from the facilities under the stands remains. Tennessee Tech Athletic Director Mark Wilson said the biggest part of the movement centers on the stadium audio and video operations. Those are being moved to […]
Tech Receives Donation For New Track And Field Facilities
Tennessee Tech will move forward with plans for a new track thanks to a $500,000 gift from Tech graduate Tom Jones. Athletic Director Mark Wilson said the decision to move the track was made late in the process of the Tucker Stadium renovation project, so the school will be playing catchup until it is built. […]
TTU Football Ends, The Remodeling Of Tucker Stadium Begins
With Tech’s home football season over, do not expect to see immediate work begin on the remodeling of Tucker Stadium. The entire west end of Tucker Stadium is going to be demolished and replaced with a new grandstand. Construction may not be noticeable for awhile. But Athletic Director Mark Wilson said progress will start inside […]
Tech Athletic Department Renovations Include Restrooms At Hooper
The Tennessee Tech Athletic Department is preparing a complete renovations of the restrooms at Hooper Eblen Center. Director Of Athletics Mark Wilson said the renovations will begin sometime next year. “But then they’re really being beautified to be not a restroom of 1977 but a restroom of the 2020s,” Wilson said. “And we think that […]
TTU Creating Contract With Design Firm For Stadium Project
The State Building Commission has approved a design firm to lead Tennessee Tech’s Tucker Stadium project. Athletic Director Mark Wilson said it is the same designer of the Marc L. Burnett Student Recreation Center. “The next step is that we need to formally get into a contract with Wold|HFR, and then once a contract is […]
