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Jordan Feeney is an Idahoan, born and raised. It wasn’t all that long ago that he was a student at Boise State University, where he’s now the assistant athletic director for operations and capital projects. The 2018 Boise State graduate started working in the athletic department in 2014 as a student employee.
Today, Feeney oversees the day-to-day operations for 15 athletic facilities across Boise State, including Albertsons Stadium, a football field known for its distinctive blue turf visible from overhead. The home of the Boise State Broncos football program—or “THE BLUE” as it’s known across the college football world—often catches the restless eye of channel surfers flipping from game to game during the fall football season. You know Boise State is playing without having to read a chyron or check the schedule.
Albertsons Stadium is undergoing significant construction at present in preparation for the 2024 football season. One of its biggest projects is the North Endzone, where crews will connect the east and west concourses “to create a 360-degree path of travel,” and address circulation issues, Feeney explains. The school is also adding more premium seating, including a premium club area. “This space will be used by student-athletes every day,” he says, “and will improve the overall experience for our student-athletes, which is one of our core values.”
Feeney and his team also wrapped up a massive video board overhaul at the field’s south end. That project had some hiccups due to skyrocketing steel prices and post-COVID procurement challenges, but the new video screen finally made it to the goal line.
The 120-by-50-foot video board—the largest video board in the Mountain West Conference and one of the largest in the country—cost approximately $6 million. It will be able to compete with noise levels in the stadium, which have reached recorded levels of 120 decibels. That’s the equivalent of an aircraft taking off right next to you. The noise level has regularly caused false starts at the end of the field for the opposing team. The video screen will help organize those fan efforts and make snaps even tougher for Boise State opponents.
Feeney says that partner ANC has been fantastic and easy to work with in bringing such a massive project to life.
“I’m not afraid to get out there and pick up trash or whatever needs to be done. Whenever I have a spare second, I want to get out there and help our team.”
Jordan Feeney
But Feeney has many more sports under his purview. He manages the Boas Soccer Complex, Huber Field (softball), the Ed Jacoby Track, multiple tennis centers, an outdoor volleyball complex, and golf and gymnastics facilities.
New LED lights at the Boas Soccer Complex will now allow night games for Boise State’s women’s soccer team. Women’s track and soccer locker rooms have undergone significant renovations. Also, a new LED board in the Boise State Athletic Hall of Fame will help celebrate athletes’ accomplishments over its 91-year history.
Feeney has 25–30 projects on his plate at any given time, a heavy workload for such a young assistant AD. Having grown up playing sports, including college baseball, he translates that passion and care to student-athletes, staff, and fans.
“One of the benefits of growing up playing sports is that you know what it takes to accomplish something,” Feeney explains. “The hours are never going to be your typical nine-to-five. I knew that instinctively when I started working for the department as a student.”
The assistant AD, who grew up on a farm and knows his way around a building site, is happy to get his hands dirty. He believes his role requires it.
“It can be common that as you start moving up the ladder, people start having less and less to do with what’s happening on the ground,” Feeney explains. “I’m not afraid to get out there and pick up trash or whatever needs to be done. Whenever I have a spare second, I want to get out there and help our team. If I ever get to a point where I don’t want to get my hands dirty, then I think I should take a step back.”
What has aided Feeney’s own evolution, he says, is his willingness to learn. He knows he’s young and hasn’t experienced everything the building and facilities world has to throw at him. He’s teachable, and he hopes those on his team are as open to learning as he is. As Feeney prepares for another football season that will see a stadium packed with 37,000 people each game, he’s looking forward to putting his nose to the grindstone and making things happen. Whether it’s thousands of screaming fans in a stadium or a half-dozen athletes in a training facility, he and his team will bring their absolute best for every Bronco on campus.
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