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MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA – AUGUST 31: Head coach Matt Rhule of the Nebraska Cornhuskers talks during his post-game press conference after the game against the Nebraska Cornhuskers at Huntington Bank Stadium on August 31, 2023 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Golden Gophers defeated the Cornhuskers 13-10. (Photo by David Berding/Getty Images)
Nebraska head football coach Matt Rhule met with the media before the team’s Big Red Preview on Saturday night. The Huskers head coach was asked about the possibility of replacing Memorial Stadium’s artificial turf with grass.
Athletic director Troy Dannen spoke openly about the possibility of a change at the Big Ten Media Days. He told the media that the program is planning a surface change.
“That’s the plan for grass to happen. Matt’s highly motivated for grass. We’ve done some work on the practice field and re-topped them with grass. After this season we plan to dig those out and put some sort of heating in to keep those practice fields grass live. He’ll practice on grass. Unless there’s lightning or it’s impossible, we won’t go indoors because Matt’s intention is to play on grass. I think that’s maybe the NFL coach in him. There’s a lot of safety evidence that shows if you can play on grass then you play on grass.”
When Rhule was about the possible change, he said that he was excited about the opportunity.
“I think field turf is great,” he said. “There’s a place for it. I think when you can be on grass, just the pounding and all of that, repetitive day after day is better. But, we’ll play on either one. When they first put artificial turf in here, it was very cutting edge because it was really hard to grow grass in this region of the country. Now, grass strains and all the things you can do. It’s just a whole other level.
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Publish date : 2024-08-04 10:15:00
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