LOS ANGELES (AP) -The Los Angeles Coliseum will have a new look, and a new sound, when No. 1 Southern California and No. 5 Ohio State meet Saturday night.
Among the improvements are two high-definition video boards and a state-of-the-art sound system. In addition, the turf and drainage systems have been replaced; the peristyle end has been refurbished and all the plagues at the peristyle end have been renovated; several concession stands have been added; 1,600 seats have been added at field level, raising the capacity to 93,607; trees and bushes have been trimmed; much of the facility has been painted, and a press elevator has been installed.
“These improvements were made at warp speed considering we only got the deal officially done May 14,” Coliseum general manager Pat Lynch said Thursday. “The sound and video are the big things. I think it’s going to really be noticed. I’m really pleased; everybody’s pretty proud of what we did in such a short time.
“It’s a coming out party. We’re over there tweaking the sound right now.”
Lynch said $4 million was spent on the makeover.
x of USC’s six home games have been sold out. The Trojans have played at the Coliseum ever since it was built in 1923.
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