STARKVILLE, Miss. — Mississippi State on Wednesday announced plans to build a $60 million indoor practice facility with an expected opening in the summer of 2028.
Howard Industries of Laurel provided the lead naming gift, and the building will be named in honor of former MSU multisport athlete Billy Howard Sr., pending approval of the state’s Institutions of Higher Learning.
Howard, who graduated in 1946, excelled in football, basketball and track and earned the nickname “Iron Man” for playing nearly every minute of every football game.
Architecture firms CDFL and HOK and facility planners are in the design phase, and groundbreaking is anticipated in 2027.