Scouting Reynolds Razorback Stadium

WHAT YOU'LL SEE A steel skeleton that is the east-side upper deck taking shape.
WHAT YOU WON'T SEE Approximately 20,000 additional seats, which will include luxury boxes and club seats and an enclosed south end zone, that are scheduled to be ready for the 2001 season.
DON'T MISS The Southwestern Bell Trough where attractions will include a food court, seating under a revival-style tent with big-screen TVs tuned to college football games, interactive kids games and a tent featuring former Razorbacks. It's located on the intramural athletic fields on Razorback Road south of Reynolds Razorback Stadium and west of Walton Arena.
IMPOSSIBLE TO MISS Pig-screen TV, also known as the SACO Smartvision, a video board that measures 107 feet wide, 13 feet longer than a basketball court.
BE SURE TO PACK Patience. Getting into the stadium will be tricky for some fans because of the construction.
EAST GATES Five will be open -- the primary east-side entrance, Gate 14; Gates 12-13 for university students; Gate 13 for club-seat holders; and Gates 15-16 for visiting team guests and player families, high school coaches, Arkansas athletes and workers.
WEST GATES It's unchanged except Gates 1 and 2 have been combined and the Arkansas guest and player families' entrance has been moved to Gate 10.
SMOKING It's a no-no inside the stadium.
UMBRELLAS Same as smoking.
VIDEO CAMERAS Same as umbrellas.
RESTROOM RELIEF The east side has new, larger restrooms.
MAKING CONCESSIONS Temporary concession stands will be used on the east side but will offer the usual fare.
ENTER AND STAY A new SEC rule prohibits fans from re-entering the stadium on their ticket stub. Once you leave, you're out unless you have a new ticket.
SHUTTLES They'll run from Baum Stadium and Baldwin Piano on the south end of Razorback Road to Leroy Pond Drive before and after the game. Paratransit service will be available from Lot 13 north of Walton Arena and Lot 14, which is at the corner of Razorback Road and Sixth Street. Before the game only, two buses will run between the Southwestern Bell Trough and the UA's Intermodal Transit Facility at Garland Avenue next to the student union.
-- Scott Cain

This article was published on Saturday, September 23, 2000

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