On February 19th of last year, University of Colorado Athletic Director Rick George announced new facilities for football and athletic administration that would be constructed in conjunction to the Dal Ward Center. The 16-month project for CU's new Champions Center broke ground in April of 2014 and became a top priority for the newly hired AD. Recently, the second of three phases for the $156 million Athletic Complex Expansion neared its completion. The state-of-the-art facility features a High Performance and Sports Medicine Center. The first phase was completed last September with upgrades to the north end zone of Folsom Field.