LSU Football will soon update their training room thanks to an investment from Coach Brian Kelly and his family, which was announced by the university today.
Kelly will invest $1 million into constructing a new and improved training room and recovery suite inside their current LSU Football Operations Facility. The investment is the largest by a sitting coach and will help build the new space, pending approval from the LSU Board of Supervisors. The training room and recovery suites will also be open to all 21 programs at LSU, putting an emphasis on student-athlete health and wellness.
“Investing in the health and well-being of student-athletes is among the most important commitments a coach can make, and my family and I are honored and privileged to contribute to the expansion of our athletic training room and recovery suite,” Kelly said. “The commitment from TAF, LSU Athletics, and our partners in the community to provide the best sports medicine and comprehensive care to generations of Tigers is unwavering and unmatched, and we are grateful to be able to give back to all of our student-athletes.”
“We are incredibly appreciative and thankful to Coach Kelly and his family for this generous commitment to student-athlete health and wellness,” said Matt Borman, President, and CEO of TAF. “Nothing is more important than providing the very best care and facilities possible for our student-athletes, and we are thankful to the Kelly Family for helping to make this transformational space a reality.”
The new suite will include an x-ray suite, sleep lab, upgraded physicians’ offices, steam room, infrared sauna, hyperbaric and cryotherapy chambers, hydrotherapy and more.
The proposed LSU Training & Recovery Center project will be entirely funded by private support via The Oaks, the philanthropic leadership arm of the Tiger Athletic Foundation. The Oaks represents LSU’s deeply rooted traditions of excellence in athletics and TAF’s commitment to providing opportunities and investing in champions.