GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) – Officials at Lambeau Field have been preparing a special place for the LSU Tigers to feel right at home during the historic Lambeau Field matchup.
They play against the Wisconsin Badgers a week from Saturday.
A transformation of the lower level gym area started on Thursday and will be completed today.
Director of facility operations, Ted Eisenreich, says this is new territory for them.
“Most stadiums have multiple locker rooms. We only have our home team locker room and a visiting team one so, for this event we needed to create a third.”
Updates include a carpeted floor along with 80 lockers. They are also preparing a training room within the locker room where players can get taped or any other treatments they may need.
Since there are no showers within the temporary locker room, LSU will have to use staff showers down the hallway.
“Right up the stairs back here, there’s a set, we use them for staff showers. When we did the renovation of the Pro Shop a couple of years ago, part of that design was to put a shower area to potentially use this (the gym) as a locker room,” says Eisenreich.
The Wisconsin Badgers and LSU Tigers play in the Lambeau Field College Classic September 3. Kickoff is set for 2:30 p.m.
This is the first time the iconic home of the Green Bay Packers has hosted a major college football game.
