Oregon football’s new indoor practice facility is no longer just a rendering and a promise. It’s rising fast beside Autzen Stadium, and the scale of it is hard to ignore.
The project is set to become the largest indoor football practice facility in the country, and the numbers alone tell the story: longer, wider and taller than any comparable college football facility, with a peak height of nearly 100 feet. The University says the expected finish date is 2027, and the school officially broke ground on the “2.MO” indoor practice facility in February of 2025.
Fresh video and photos taken by reporter Bri Amaranthus during Oregon’s annual Media Day show how quickly the structure is taking shape. The steel framework is already climbing high enough to make the future building look futuristic in real time, especially when compared with the original renderings.
The footprint is massive, too. The new space will cover 170,000 square feet, and the construction itself has started to become part of the program’s daily backdrop. Media members are posting weekly updates, fans keep catching glimpses on the way into games, and the team and staff are watching the facility rise day by day.
For now, Dan Lanning’s team is working around the build. Oregon football has begun using two relocated practice fields, according to a video from Oregon Football. The new turf is marked and usable, while construction continues around it.
The “2.Mo.” project is intended to be more than just an indoor workout space. It’s being designed as a full athlete performance center, and some of the expected features fit that recruiting-pitch dream perfectly.
The project is being funded through private philanthropy, and once the football team moves in, the Moshofsky Center should open up to give Oregon’s other teams more access than they currently have.
The bigger message is obvious. Oregon isn’t just building a place to practice. It’s building a statement piece, one that strengthens workouts, practices and rehab while also giving the Ducks another major edge when recruits and families visit Eugene.
As the program keeps pushing forward with that kind of ambition, fall camp is finally here for the 2026 season. Oregon opens against the Boise State Broncos at 12:30 p.m. on Sept. 5 in Autzen Stadium.
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