EAST LANSING, Mich. – Michigan State University officially dedicated the Tom Izzo Football Building with a ceremony inside the Greg and Dawn Williams Lobby on Friday evening.

A 65,000-square-foot-addition and renovation to the Skandalaris Football Center and Duffy Daugherty Football Building, the $67.75 million Tom Izzo Football Building is a state-of-the-art facility that focuses on a transformative experience of player development through three primary areas:

• Performance – with an expanded 19,000-square-foot weight room, a sports science area, and multiple nutrition stations;
• Rest and recovery – with renovated athletic training areas and recovery modalities;
• Enhanced social experience – with a new player locker room, lounge and Nike Gear Lab.

Construction on the project began in April 2022 and was substantially completed in December 2023; the final phase of the project, which includes a new team meeting room, was finished this month. The team moved into its new locker room last August prior to preseason training camp.

A new entrance to the facility on the south side welcomes players, staff and recruits through the Greg and Dawn Williams Lobby, which features trophies recognizing MSU's six National Championship teams and a dynamic 60-foot by 18-foot angled video wall.



The Tom Izzo Football Building was made possible through the philanthropic support of Spartan Fund donors. Spartan alumnus Mat Ishbia made a $32 million commitment to MSU Athletics in February 2021 – the largest single cash commitment in MSU's history from an individual – and the largest portion of the gift ($20 million) focused on the new football facility. In November 2021, Greg and Dawn Williams announced a $10 million commitment toward the Tom Izzo Football Building. These generous principal gifts served as the catalyst for the project.

Speakers at Friday's dedication ceremony included Michigan State Vice President/Director of Athletics Alan Haller, MSU Board of Trustees Chair Dan Kelly, MSU President Kevin M. Guskiewicz, MSU head football coach Jonathan Smith, Spartan junior defensive back Dillon Tatum, Mat Ishbia and MSU head men's basketball coach Tom Izzo.

Granger Construction served as the construction manager for the Tom Izzo Football Building, with IDS (Integrated Design Solutions) providing architectural services and Jack Porter managing graphics, branding and displays.