FSU's football-only facility is expected to be completed by July 2021.

Prior to the season the Seminole Boosters announced an ambitious proposal to raise $100 million in support of Florida State athletics in what has been labeled the Unconquered Campaign. Part of this project includes a $60 million dollar football-only facility that will be built adjacent to the Dunlap Athletic Training Complex and practice fields.

The project got a significant boost on Saturday before the FSU and Clemson kickoff. It was announced that Al Dunlap and Judy Dunlap would making a donation of $20 million towards FSU’s efforts in building the football-only facility.



"We so respect the faculty, the students, the athletes, the coaches,” Al Dunlap told Noles247. “We’ve been to the major universities and we think it’s a terrific school and that we wanted to be part of it.



“We thought that this would be great — the football facility — we looked at all the details on the coaches offices, the fitness center, all kinds of things. We thought this would be great, it would help recruiting and we wanted to be a part of it, so we decided to give the major gift.”



The Dunlaps have been long time supporters of FSU and FSU athletics. They made a lifetime commitment to the university that has included donations in excess of $40 million. The football-only facility will include a new team locker room, training and hydrotherapy areas, a new weight room, larger meeting rooms and a new recruiting lounge.



Dunlap personally met with FSU head coach Willie Taggart on Thursday, two days before the big announcement. Taggart was unaware of how much money was being donated.

“He got goosebumps,” Dunlap recalled. “He said, ’do you have any idea how much this will help us recruit?’ He was so excited.”

The Unconquered Campaign was launched on Sept. 2 and is expected to run for five years. Throughout that time, FSU Boosters will raise $100 million for not only a football-only facility, but a slew of other athletic related ventures, including a $9 million student athlete scholarship program, $8 million redevelopment of the Don Veller Seminole Golf Course and a $6 million improvement to Dick Howser Stadium.

“Whether you give $10 or $10 million, give something, be a member of the team and do whatever you can. We love the university. We are so proud to be a part of this university, it’s like a big family.”

The Football Operations Building will cost $60 million and is scheduled to open in July 2021. Funding will jointly come from Seminole Boosters, through the generosity of its donors, and the athletic department.

Brendan Sonnone contributed to this report.