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ATLANTA — The Georgia State University Foundation has purchased 3.8 acres at 188 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. in Atlanta from an undisclosed party for $6.6 million. The school plans to construct a football practice facility on the site in anticipation of its new football team. The property will include a 100-yard artificial turf field and a 50-yard natural grass field. Space for offices, meeting rooms, a locker room and a weight room will be incorporated into the design. A groundbreaking date has not been set, but officials hope to deliver the property by next fall. The Georgia State Panthers will start Division 1-AA play in 2010.