New Vandal Football Locker Room Tour

The NEW Vandal football locker room is one facility upgrade that has been discussed for several years. The new facility is quickly becoming a reality, and inside are a set of pictures taken during Homecoming weekend showing off Idaho's latest improvement.

For decades Idaho had fallen farther and farther behind in the "arms race" to upgrade its athletic facilities. Even with its return to Division 1 football competition in 1996, Idaho did virtually nothing to improve its aging facilities.

Until now.

Projects undertaken roughly 5 years ago are now being completed at an impressive clip. The Iverson Strength and Speed Center opened this past spring, which includes a state-of-the-art weight lifting facility and integrates the school's gorgeous setting into its work-out atmosphere.

The University of Idaho also is putting the finishing touches on it's HydroWorx Hydro-Therapy Pool, another state-of-the-art tool which will help Vandal athletes train more effectively than ever before.

And now, below, we take a glimpse at the NEW Vandal football locker room nearing completion. There are a number of photos in this tour, so please be patient as they load.

Also, PLEASE NOTE, we're taking a bit of an early tour here, given the lighting is not yet fully installed, construction continues on one wall, and none of the walls are decorated with Vandal football images. But the progress made so far is impressive enough for a quick glimpse right now.

At the very bottom, in the last photo, is a look at the former locker room which served Idaho football for over 20 years.

The team has not yet moved into the locker room, and likely won't before the end of the season. But it will be ready for spring ball, and a welcome sight for everyone involved in this significant upgrade.

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Looking into the new locker room from the main exit into the tunnel which leads to the Kibbie Dome floor. The NEW "lockers" are all constructed of oak, and each is constructed with a combination locker above the space, with additional storage space integrated into each individual bench.

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Each individual space is equipped with a combination locker overhead and storage space built into each individual seat below.

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Looking to the left of the logo.

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Looking down the row of lockers from the corner shown in the image above. There are 3 full rows like this, with a divider "hall" half-way down the row (note the gap halfway down the right side).

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Looking back down the row from the other end.

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Close-up of a built in cabinet.

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Back at the main logo, a look up at the contoured ceiling above (construction continues on the area to the right).

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Mid-way down the row of lockers shown in the image above.

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Going down this row, if you turn to the left there is a row of lockers against the wall, and a second exit out of the locker room that exits into the main concourse to the Kibbie Dome floor.

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Looking back at the Vandal logo on the floor and exit to the tunnell.

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Space remembering fallen University of Idaho student and Vandal cornerback Eric McMillan (#7).

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Space dedicated to gear.

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One last look at the old football locker room, which served Vandal football for over 20 years.