The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents approved a $76 million plan to build a new athletic center near Camp Randall Friday.

The new building will be paid for by money the UW Athletic Department makes along with donations, according to Athletic Department spokesperson Justin Doherty.

Doherty added some revenue would most likely come from ticket sales, increased money from the Big Ten expansion and the new conference football championship game.

The new facility would feature a sports medicine clinic operated by UW Hospital, a College of Engineering computer center and a new strength and conditioning center.

Part of Camp Randall and the McClain Center would also be renovated including building a tunnel from the McClain Center over to the football stadium, a Regent report said.

These renovations were supposed to be included in the 2005 Camp Randall expansion, but were cut from the budget.

Doherty said the new athletic center and building renovations are necessary to keep up with the competition Badger athletes face.

“It’s really about us doing what we can from a facility standpoint to remain competitive,” Doherty said.