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Mar 28, 2024
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Renovations of Opelika High’s Football Field
Although the renovations of Opelika High’s football field were approved back in January, they’re finally starting to take form and coach Brian Blackmon took to Twitter last week to show fans what they’ll see in the fall.

The $40 million, three-phase renovation, which is for both the football stadium and high school, has the area looking completely different than it did months ago. The main entrance to the school is gutted, and passersby can see what the trailers by the track and field have been used for.

Then there’s Blackmon’s baby.

Along with nearly 1,000 seats being added to the stadium, a new synthetic turf has been installed at Bulldogs Stadium. Blackmon told the OA-News earlier in the year the turf would be installed by Shaw Sportexe, which also did Vanderbilt’s playing surface.

But that’s not all that’s new at Opelika.

While a new entrance way and huge video scoreboard highlight the north side of the stadium, a new indoor facility is on the opposite side of the field.

Along with Opelika’s dressing rooms being moved from the old building on the north side of the field, it will now dress in the facility. The facility also has a weight room and 40-yard practice field.

And while numerous taxpayers throughout Opelika have grumbled over such lavish changes just for one sport at the school, renovations will also be made in the sports wing to equip the female athletes, since the males will be in the new facility.

Blackmon also told the OA-News little league football games and other events will be held in the indoor facility.

“This is one of those things that will be used a lot for different things," Blackmon said. "And it’s something that I think our whole community will be proud of.”