Installation of field turf at Memorial Stadium underway
The University of Nebraska football official Twitter page announced early Monday that the replacement of the field turf at Memorial Stadium is now underway. The school had first looked at replacing the current field in 2020 but scrapped that plan due to budget concerns. FieldTurf was first installed at Memorial Stadium in 1999 and was replaced in 2005 and 2013. The 2013 replacement cost approximately $380,000. There’s no word on how much the current replacement will cost.
Late last month, athletic director Trev Alberts said during a radio appearance that the new turf would look a little different than in years past. The Huskers will be dropping the two-toned green field seen in recent years for a single shade of darker green. He also announced that the end zones would not change. The north end zone will continue reading Huskers, while the south end zone will read Nebraska. The traditional N will remain at midfield as well. Alberts confessed that he was looking forward to having a more boring look at the layout of the Memorial Stadium ground after several iterations of experimentation by the school athletic department. It is unknown when construction will be completed. Stay tuned to Cornhuskerwire for the latest on the story.
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