First Look At The New McNeese Football Press Box

Can you believe that it has been almost three years since McNeese Football's press box was devastated by Hurricane Laura and Delta? The old press box was three stories tall and most of it took a hard hit destroying most of the press box.

The university ended up having to tear down the whole press box due to damage suffered and probably due to safety too. For the past two seasons, the press and radio broadcasts have been housed inside the Cowboy Club in the South endzone of the stadium.

Good news Cowboy fans, progress is being made at the stadium. If you can remember after the hurricanes, the Pokes had to play all-day games at home because they didn't have any stadium lights either. That got fixed and the McNeese football team was able to play games at home at night last season.

Now the next phase is the press box. McNeese will be having a groundbreaking ceremony this Thursday morning, June 29th, 2023 at 9:00 am. Matt Bonnette with McNeese said the event will take place at the Northwest corner of the stadium located on Blue and Gold Drive.

Want to see what the press box will look like. McNeese provided us with a picture of what it will look like once it is complete.

The McNeese Cowboys will open up the 2023 football season at home in Lake Charles on Saturday, September 2nd when they face Tarleton State at 7:00 pm. Season tickets are on sale now at the Jack Doland Fieldhouse or by calling 337-562-4MSU.

It's an exciting time for McNeese and their fans and we can't wait for football season to begin.