Athletics department to install new scoreboard

By By Ryan Schneider (Contact)

Friday, August 19, 2005

The Kansas Athletics Department will begin installation of a second scoreboard at the north end of Memorial Stadium next week, said Larry Keating, senior associate athletics director.

The new scoreboard will include basic game information, such as the score, time remaning, down and yards to go. Associate athletics director Jim Marchiony said the construction would also include two message boards.

Keating said the new board would be 30 feet wide by 6 feet high. It will be placed between the two flags at the top of the north end of Memorial Stadium.

On either side of the flags will be two boards that can display messages and other information or graphics throughout the game.

The supports for the board, which are attached to the outside of the stadium, are visible from the stadium. The message boards will be installed next week with the scoreboard.

Associate athletics director Sean Lester said the total cost of the project would be near $591,000.

Keating said that most Big 12 Conference schools had two scoreboards at their respective football stadiums.

“We thought it was strange not to have one,” Keating said.

Marchiony said construction of the board was part of previously planned construction by the department.

“We talked about that with part of the Allen Fieldhouse scoreboard,” Marchiony said in reference to the new video board that was installed earlier this month.

Students thought the addition of a second scoreboard would be a welcome addition to Memorial Stadium.

“I think the more scoreboards to show KU winning the better,” Ben Myers, Topeka senior, said.

Marchiony said the board would be completed in time for the first home football game against Florida Atlantic on Sept. 3.

— Edited by Jon Ralston and Patrick Ross

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