The Buildings and Grounds Committee of the Board of Trustees granted approval of $995,000 for a Gamecock Sculpture Project near the corner of George Rogers Blvd. and Bluff Road.

There are two “significant donors” financially backing the project, which will sit not far from the George Rogers statue that was unveiled last season.

The school has selected its sculptor for the project after receiving renderings from five different companies. The exact dimensions are still to be determined, but the current plan is for the sculpture to be between 15 and 18 feet tall with a wing span of approximately 20 feet.

The full Board of Trustees will still need to grant full approval later Friday afternoon.

USC also considering building this incredible sculpture of an actual Gamecock outside Williams-Brice Stadium. pic.twitter.com/pQLHMWT4mL — Avery Wilks (@AveryGWilks) September 16, 2016



