The much-ballyhooed indoor practice facility is almost complete and the Florida Gators will soon have a new refuge from the monsoon like summer rains and scorching Florida heat this weekend.
The $17 million dollar price tag is enough to make you blush, but the necessity of an indoor facility in Gainesville cannot be overstated. In Head Coach Jim McElwain’s first fall camp, the Gators have already had to move practice indoors to the ill-equipped Florida gym and the constant uncertainty revolving around the football schedule is something that has weighed on the minds of the players.
“I think once it’s finished it will be nice just because you’ll know the schedule for the day,” Redshirt senior Jake McGee, who is going through his second IPF building process, said.