Field Turf Installation Continues (August 18)
A photo of the new Field Turf at Byron P. Hollett Little Giant Stadium on August 18. The hashmarks and yard lines have been installed, and workers are doing trim work along the edges of the field. Bold red graphics elements will be installed later in the week.
A view of the east end of the stadium, where workers are doing trim work on the home sideline.
The east end zone upright was installed on Wednesday.
Workers have spent the week sandblasting the concrete parts of the stadium, including the main grandstand. New graphics will be painted before the start of the season.
Workers sandblast the visitor's stands.
A worker here takes off the field marker with his sand blaster.
A Field Turf worker is completing trim work along the home sideline.
The scoreboard and play clocks are operational, but the top half of the scoreboard has not yet been installed, and masonry work around the base will follow.
Workers apply glue to the seams along the home team box.
An electrician installs wiring on the 25 second clock near the Allen Center.
Freshman defensive backs work on getting those errant passes - but probably none will come in any harder than the footballs from this baseball pitching machine.
Little Giant Head Coach Erik Raeburn working with freshman offensive linemen.