USC Trojans new $200 million football facility competing with Oregon, Alabama, Georgia?

College football facilities play a crucial role recruiting and for over a decade it has been an ongoing race to have one of the best in the country, with programs constantly being updated. USC Trojans President Carol Folt, athletic director Jen Cohen and coach Lincoln Riley will break ground on Thursday, November 7 for a brand new $200 million performance center, expected to open in summer 2026.

“I can’t wait, it was something that was very important to me, even during the interview process,” Riley said in June. “It was something that was central to me coming here because I knew it was going to be really important.

“I think this is the kind of place that you have to offer the best of the best, and in many ways it does. It is one of the best courses in the country. It is one of the best places to live. As one of the greatest college football stories of all time, and I feel like we should have an opportunity to match that, and we will soon.”

The Trojan horses opened the $70 million John McKay Center in 2012 and is long overdue for a new facility. USC was ranked as the No. 29 most impressive facility in the country, per 247Sports before the season.

USC’s three-story performance center will feature a new locker room, meeting rooms, naturally lit weight room, hydrotherapy spa zone and player lounges, including an outdoor skyline terrace overlooking their new practice field.

“Every day, our exceptionally hardworking student-athletes come here to pursue their dreams,” Folt said last June. “We want to provide the facilities and support to make those dreams come true.”

The facility tour is an essential part of the recruitment journey. Programs that invest in high-quality facilities, including state-of-the-art weight rooms, locker rooms and recovery areas, allow a dedication to the student-athlete. NIL deals have increasingly become a priority for high school recruits, but innovative facilities are still very impressive and can make a program stand out.

Below is a sneak peek at the new home of USC football. bigcolle

It’s true outside the classroom student-athletes will spend most of their time during their collegiate careers. It will be a home away from home and in many ways for an athlete playing division one athletics, his main home. It is a place where players can bond with their teammates, where student-athletes will do their classwork to earn their degrees and a place that will care for their bodies with advanced treatments and nutrition to maximize performance in competition.

“Being a member of the Big Ten allows us to further invest in the student-athlete experience by providing us with additional resources,” Cohen said in August.

Elite football programs such as Oregon, Georgia and Alabama have breathtaking facilities and this new performance center will bring the Trojans into the same breath as what they have to offer.