Alabama BOT Approves Changes to Bryant-Denny and Coleman

The University of Alabama Board of Trustees has approved major changes to both of the major playing venues for Alabama Athletics - Bryant-Denny Stadium and Coleman Coliseum.

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Coleman Coliseum is home to the Alabama Men's Basketball team, the Alabama Women's basketball team, and the Alabama gymnastics team. while Bryant-Denny Stadium is home to the Alabama Football team. thousands of fans travel to Tuscaloosa every weekend to watch the Crimson Tide and post pictures from the two venues.

The fan experience just got an approved enhancement, with the Alabama Board of Trustees approving a Wi-Fi update to both venues at the University of Alabama.

The changes will go into effect ahead of the 2025 football season and the 2025-2026 men's basketball season.

“The department of athletics is seeking a world-class, high performance network capable of supporting the wireless connectivity demands of its athletic venues as well as the many other network components needed within the venues, including its broadcast and audio-visual operations,” the resolution read.

There are expected to be over 140 network switches and just under 2,000 wireless access points inside Bryant-Denny Stadium.

The budget for the project is just over $13.3 million.

“That is the primary goal of this, to enhance the fan experience,” Alabama athletics CFO Kyle Vasey said. “There are a multitude of benefits of this Wi-Fi network. The first is connectivity to enhance the ability to enhance the ability to call and text people within the stadium. Beyond that, there are additional operational benefits to our overall gameday experience. Some of those include ingress into the stadium and the ability to get in more smoothly for our fans. Also, there are additional security features that provide a safer environment for our fans. Additionally, there are some benefits related to congestion of concessions and restrooms that we hope to be able to ingest to our fans to allow them to be able to go to the least occupied areas to be able to provide a better experience overall.”

Wyatt Fulton is the TIde 100.9 DME and Brand Manager, primarily covering Alabama Crimson Tide football and men's basketball. For more Crimson Tide coverage, follow Wyatt on X (Formerly known as Twitter) at @FultonW_.