The initial groundwork for what a south end zone renovation of Ross-Ade Stadium will look like are being put together.

Purdue University Board of Trustees chairman Michael Berghoff said on 'Gold and Black Live' last Friday that university officials met Sept. 20 with the Populous architectural firm to begin to piece together a beginning to this long-planned project. Populous, headquartered in the U.S. in Kansas City, has led college football renovations projects of TCF Bank Stadium at Minnesota, Kyle Field at Texas A&M and McLane Stadium at Baylor. The firm has also done football stadium renovation projects with 14 National Football League franchises.

"I thought it was a great, healthy exchange of ideas," Purdue athletics director Mike Bobinski said Tuesday. "I would categorize it as a starting point for a re-imagining of Ross-Ade Stadium and a necessary first step."

Berghoff, Bobinski and members of the football's staff, including Greg Brohm, were in attendance to create a checklist of what is needed as part of what will be a multi-million-dollar undertaking.

"The purpose of the meeting (Thursday) was to map out the master plan for Ross-Ade, the south end zone, the north end zone and anything else related to the program," Berghoff said.

This south end zone and stadium renovation is seen as the next step in a football facilities overhaul, this initial step coming just 13 months after the opening of the three-level, 112,00-square-foot Purdue Football Performance Center.

"What we found (in the meeting) is Greg Brohm said after two years in (the Football Performance Center), we like the place. He said we don't need a locker room like we have in the Football Performance Center," Berghoff said. "Do we need a team meeting room? Yes. Do we need a place for coaches to gather? Yes. Would it be nice to have recruiting areas to showcase what it's like to be here on a Saturday? Yes."