App State athletics unveils $60 million renovation plan

The Appalachian Online Coming off of a football season that saw App State featured on national television a record eight times, the Mountaineer athletics program is looking to push the envelope to sustain success.
Following a comprehensive review, an App State press release noted that “needs of over $60 million have been identified.” Moving forward, the plan’s intention is to improve the lives of student-athletes at Appalachian.
“Our goal as an athletic department is to continue to elevate the App State brand and become an even greater source of pride and engagement for our university,” athletics director Doug Gillin said in Thursday’s press release. “To do so, we need to generate and develop a sustainable funding model.”
Gillin said in Thursday’s press release that the model has been identified as “A Mountaineer Impact, A Drive for Excellence,” which looks to meet the needs of “academics, facilities, student-athlete scholarships, staff recruitment and retention, student-athlete development and operating budgets.”
The new Holmes Center basketball center board concept expected to be finished in the fall
Kicking off this new campaign, a new video board for the Holmes Convocation Center and Kidd Brewer Stadium have been announced, both of which will be completed by the start of the 2017-18 seasons.
The football video board will be the largest of its kind in all of Group of Five football, and three times larger than the current board. Utilizing the same technology as boards at Duke, South Carolina and even the Carolina Panthers, the board will be approximately 2,500 square feet. In addition to the board, “The Rock” will be equipped with new ribbon displays and a new audio system combined with the video system.
At the Holmes Center, the long-awaited video board will make its debut. The center hung board will feature a convex curvature, and it will be just one of ...


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