Homecoming week is finally here. Thousands from our campus community and beyond will gather together to celebrate our Mizzoupride. While all eyes will be on Faurot Field during game day, many of our staff and students will be working behind the scenes to make sure everything runs smoothly. What exactly does it take to prepare our athletic facilities for Tiger home games?

On this week’s episode of Inside Mizzou, Chancellor Cartwright talkswith Nick Britton, director of facility operations for Mizzou Athletics, and Ben Goodman, a master’s student in educational, school and counseling psychology, who is the event operation director for Mizzou Athletics. Ben is also a former MU track-and-field athlete. Theydiscuss some of the unexpectedsteps to prepare our facilities for gameday, and how our students and staff help ensure student success on and off the field and courts.

Read the full transcript here.

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