Vanderbilt athletics director Malcolm Turner announced a series of facility renovations for the football stadium, basketball arena, baseball field and more on Tuesday.

At Vanderbilt Stadium, the videoboard in the south end zone will be removed, and the videoboard in the north end zone will be replaced with “a cutting-edge board with a sharper and brighter image,” Turner said in the university release announcing the changes.

Renovations to the restrooms also will begin soon at the football stadium as part of a series of enhancements to address fans’ complaints about the poor game-day experience. Cramped restrooms were among the criticisms in an online fan survey conducted by The Tennessean about Vanderbilt Stadium.

“We’ve been listening to our loyal fans and will soon be making additional enhancements to improve the current experience,” Turner said.

Vanderbilt Stadium has not undergone a major renovation since 1981. Turner took over as athletics director on Feb. 1 with the task of fixing the long-standing problem with the stadium.

In Tuesday’s release, he said Vanderbilt is in the final stages of selecting a firm to help develop a master athletics facilities plan. And he and coach Derek Mason are planning renovations to the football locker room and team facilities besides the stadium.

“While we have very clear and obvious limitations to the current structure of Vanderbilt Stadium, we are considering any and all interim options to improve the gameday experience,” Turner said. “Beyond what we can feasibly address for this upcoming season, we will continue to explore additional opportunities to enhance the experience until a longer-term plan and solution is developed.

"To put it bluntly, we have some work to do to provide the first-class experience we all desire.”

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Memorial Gym, Hawkins Field getting upgrades

Vanderbilt baseball begins the NCAA Tournament on Friday at Hawkins Field against Ohio State. The Commodores are hosting the Nashville Regional. And if they advance, they also will host the Super Regional next week.

This offseason, Hawkins Field will get a new artificial turf playing surface and upgrades to the scoreboard.

Memorial Gym will get new state-of-the-art lighting and sound systems for basketball games in coach Jerry Stackhouse’s first season. And Turner said renovations are planned for the basketball locker rooms.

There are ongoing renovations inside the McGugin Center athletics building, including upgrades to the Hendrix Room training table room and the Olympic sports weight room.

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