USC opens new athletic facility

Members of the media photograph the football locker room during a tour of the new John McKay Center at USC.  (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)

A statue of former USC football coach John McKay is on display in front of the new John McKay Center at USC.  (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)

The Trojans’ strong football heritage is reflected in a wall of national championship trophies on display at the new John McKay Center at USC.  (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)

USC golfer Sam Sith lifts weights in the weight room during a tour of the new John McKay Center at USC.  (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)

A wall of plaques honoring past USC athletes lines the entrance walkway in the new John McKay Center at USC.  (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)

Football players Khaled Holmes, right, and Wes Horton, second from right, have their ankles taped in a training room at the new John McKay Center at USC.  (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)

USC Senior Associate Athletic Director Mark Jackson, right, shows the players lounge in the new John McKay Center at USC.  (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)

The Parker Hughes Atrium at the John McKay Center features a large video screen.  (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)

The Parker Hughes Atrium in the new John McKay Center also features a lounge that will be available to all USC athletes.  (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)