Facilities face-lift planned for Hogs

Arkansas’ football operations are getting a multimillion-dollar makeover.

The university announced late last week it was soliciting architectural services to assist with its athletic facilities master plan, which includes a projected commitment of between $10 million and $20 million toward a football operations center. The prospective football operations center would include a coaching staff suite, various meeting rooms, a banquet room and catering kitchen, a video analysis office and studio space, a locker room, a team lounge, equipment and training rooms, and other offices.

Arkansas Athletic Director Jeff Long was not available Tuesday for an interview requested by the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette to discuss the facilities plan.

The request for professional services, dated Oct. 30, was made by the UA’s ...