Capstone Athletics
A branded inflatable run-out tunnel for a college football team's home-game player entrance.
Project Overview
Capstone Athletics wanted a cinematic player entrance for home football games: a branded inflatable tunnel the team could run through onto the field. The tunnel needed to span the field tunnel mouth, carry the team's wordmark and sponsors on both sides, and survive being set up and torn down every game weekend. The tunnel uses a ribbed frame for lateral stability when players brush the walls mid-run, and a replaceable lower panel section that takes the brunt of cleat contact. Dye-sublimated skins carry full-bleed branding on both faces, and the whole structure packs into a single cargo case for away-game transport. After the first season the tunnel became a pregame ritual fans timed their arrival to, and the client ordered a second unit for the basketball arena entrance.
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Production Timeline
Field Measurement
Crew measured the field tunnel mouth and player path, then designed the ribbed frame to clear shoulder pads at full run.
Panel Engineering
Lower panels were engineered as replaceable sections to absorb cleat contact, with full-bleed dye-sublimated skins for both faces.
Season Operation
The tunnel was set up and torn down every home game by a three-person crew, with lower panels swapped twice across the season.
Campaign Results
The run-out tunnel became a fan-timed pregame ritual and prompted a second unit for the basketball arena entrance.
“Our players feed off that entrance — the tunnel is the moment fans time their seats to. Built like a tank, too.”
Coach Reggie Holt
Head Football Coach, Capstone Athletics
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