OXFORD, Miss. -- Mississippi will spend $2.4 million to enlarge a football practice field to replace one lost to a parking garage.
The College Board approved plans Thursday to use athletic foundation funds to pay for the project.
Ole Miss, as part of the Manning Center, had one full-length football field and two 60-yard fields.
The university is now building a parking garage on one of the 60-yard fields.
The plan approved Thursday calls for extended the second 60-yard field to a full field. The budget for the project includes $137,000 for design fees, plus money to grade the land, plant grass, install irrigation and floodlights.
