▁an ▁upper ▁deck ▁that ▁se ated ▁approximately ▁ 9 , 0 0 0 ▁spect ators ▁and ▁added ▁ 3 6 ▁lux ury ▁boxes . ▁The ▁expansion ▁was ▁budget ed ▁at ▁$ 8 0 . 6 ▁million ▁and ▁Davis ▁Arch itect s ▁of ▁B irmingham , ▁Alabama ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁architect ▁of ▁record ▁for ▁the ▁project . ▁The ▁expansion ▁was ▁completed ▁just ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁season ▁on ▁August ▁ 2 0 ▁and ▁increased ▁Bry ant – Den ny ' s ▁capacity ▁to ▁ 1 0 1 , 8 2 1 , ▁the ▁fifth ▁largest ▁in ▁college ▁football . ▁ ▁Out side ▁the ▁stad ium ▁on ▁its ▁northern ▁side ▁is ▁the ▁Walk ▁of ▁Champions . ▁This ▁areas ▁pays ▁t ribute ▁to ▁past ▁championship ▁teams ▁at ▁Alabama ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁featuring ▁bronze ▁stat ues ▁of ▁all ▁five ▁head ▁coach es ▁who ▁won ▁national ▁champion ships ▁with ▁the ▁C rim son ▁T ide . ▁After ▁he ▁led ▁them ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁national ▁championship , ▁athlet ics ▁director ▁Mal ▁Moore ▁indicated ▁that ▁a ▁statue ▁of ▁S aban ▁would ▁be ▁ere cted ▁in ▁the ▁Walk ▁of ▁Champions ▁just ▁as ▁the ▁previous ▁four ▁coach es . ▁The ▁nine - foot ▁statue ▁was ▁designed ▁by ▁Alabama ▁student ▁Jer emy ▁Davis ▁and ▁fabric ated ▁by ▁M TM ▁Rec ogn ition ▁of ▁Oklahoma ▁City , ▁Oklahoma . ▁It ▁was ▁officially ▁un ve iled ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁A - Day ▁spring ▁game ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 6