The Wisconsin Badgers are receiving a new indoor football practice facility, as the Wisconsin State Building Commission approved construction of the $285 million building earlier on Wednesday, the school announced.
In the project, the Badgers are replacing the Camp Randall Memorial Sports Center, otherwise known as The Shell, and the practice field inside the McClain Center. Construction is expected to begin in 2025.
Additionally, the Badgers have gotten approval for a reduction of the Kohl Center’s ice sheet size, diminishing from 200 feet long by 97 feet wide to the NHL standard of 200 feet long by 85 feet wide.