[3] In 2002, it was named after former LSU head coach and College Football Hall of Fame member, Charles McClendon.

[1][2][9] The operations center atrium holds team displays and graphics, trophy cases and memorabilia of LSU football.

[10][11] The locker room features 140 stations for the players with lockable storage bins and a padded seating area in addition to multiple high-definition TV's.

[9] The Peterson-Roberts weight room overlooking the outdoor football practice fields is over 15,000 square feet (1,400 m2)[12] and includes multi-purpose flat surface platform, bench, incline, squat and Olympic lifting stations along with dumbbell bench stations.

The training room also overlooking the outdoor practice fields features hydrotherapy which includes hot/cold jacuzzis and an underwater treadmill and multiple stations to treat the players.