Football
    USC Officially Breaks Ground On John McKay Center
    USC president Max Nikias and A.D. Pat Haden are joined by crowd of 400.
    USC president Max Nikias (left) and Trojan athletic director Pat Haden (second from right) join USC Board of Trustee members (left to right) Ron Tutor, Tamara Gustavson and Ed Roski in officially breaking ground for the new John McKay Center.
    USC president Max Nikias (left) and Trojan athletic director Pat Haden (second from right) join USC Board of Trustee members (left to right) Ron Tutor, Tamara Gustavson and Ed Roski in officially breaking ground for the new John McKay Center.

    Jan. 12, 2011

    John McKay Center Groundbreaking Photo Gallery

    In front of a festive crowd of more than 400 people, USC officially broke ground today (Jan. 12) on the new John McKay Center, a $70 million, 110,000-square foot facility on the west side of Heritage Hall that will house meeting rooms, coaches offices and a locker room for the football program, as well as an academic center, weight room, athletic training room and state-of-the-art digital media production facility for all of USC's 21 sports.

    USC president Max Nikias and Trojan athletic director Pat Haden presided over the ceremony in front of a crowd that included members of the USC Board of Trustees, university deans and administrators, athletic department staff, coaches, student-athletes, donors and fans.

    The Trojan Marching Band and USC Song Girls performed. After brief speeches, Nikias and Haden were joined in hardhats by USC Board of Trustee members Ron Tutor, Tamara Gustavson and Ed Roski and the group placed commemorative shovels into the ground.

    Construction of the 2-story (plus basement) building is expected to take 18 months.