Something big may be coming to Jordan-Hare Stadium.
That something is a new, enormous video board, and should it be approved, it will be the largest of its kind in all of college football.
In a meeting Friday, Feb. 6, Auburn's board of trustees will vote on the proposed board, which will be around 200-feet wide and will replace the current video board in Jordan-Hare's south end zone.
Should the vote pass, the estimated $13.9 million screen could be in place by the Tigers' first home game of 2015, a matchup with Jacksonville State on Sept. 12.
That $13.9 million will be covered by the University, and then will be reimbursed by the athletic program, according to proposal documents posted on the University website.
In order to claim the title of "biggest," Auburn's new board will have to exceed the dimensions of the one at Texas A&M's Kyle Field, which is 47 by 163.
The largest video board in all of sports is at Everbank Field, home of the Jacksonville Jaguars. That screen features whopping dimensions of 362 by 60.
The announcement of the vote comes just shortly after the installation of a new 23 by 29 video board at Jane B. Moore field, home of Auburn softball.
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