Reporters, recruits and boosters have gotten tours of the UAB football operations facility over the past two months. But no players have.

That hasn't bothered UAB offensive lineman Chris Schleuger, who was at Conference USA media days today with linebacker Shaq Jones and head coach Bill Clark.

The $22.5 million facility is nearly complete and move-in ready. It's a sorely-needed improvement from what UAB had, which was the worst facilities in the country for an FBS program and not even on par with some high schools.

UAB players will get their first look at it on Thursday. Coaches are moving in soon. UAB begins practice on July 31.

"They're going to get to see it one time or another time if they want to come back, but we're going to be there every day," Schleuger said. "We're going to live it more."

The facility features a state-of-the-art weight room and locker room downstairs, with a nutrition center and tubs and players' lounge. Offices and meeting rooms are upstairs.

Many players have seen social media posts containing pictures. Not Jones, who is entering his sixth year with the program as he stayed during the program's shutdown and resurrection following the 2014 season.

Jones doesn't have Twitter or Instagram, and scrolls past photos in group texts. He wants to be surprised.

All players have seen the covered Legacy Pavilion and the outside of the building.

"I don't know anything about what it may look like except what we've seen from the pavilion," Jones said. "To actually see it come to fruition is great."

Schleuger said he's looking forward to the meeting rooms, as meetings at the current facility are mostly just players sitting in chairs in a circle. This team meeting room will have cushioned chairs.

Jones said he's most excited about the fact that the weight room and locker room will be right beside each other. Currently, it's a walk of a few hundred yards from locker room to the weight room.

"To have that convenience right there is a great thing that I'm excited about," Jones said.

Post practice tubs pic.twitter.com/2MF2ZJVda8 — Drew Champlin (@DrewChamplin) June 11, 2017

So impressed by Legacy Pavilion for @UAB_Athletics @UAB_FB & proud for them knowing what it was! @CoachBillClark is a class act! #TheReturn pic.twitter.com/a2vFdxEWeM — Vince Ferrara (@VinceSports) July 13, 2017

UAB's Bill Clark standing underneath BAF (Big Ass Fan) pic.twitter.com/7bkoHIoTHK — Dennis Dodd (@dennisdoddcbs) July 13, 2017