Troy
University's Veterans Memorial Stadium will have a new playing surface for
the Trojans’ record six home games this fall, Director of Athletics Steve
Dennis announced Thursday.
Installation
of the new ProGrass Blend playing surface has begun with the removal of the old
AstroPlay surface that was installed in 2003.
The
installation is expected to take approximately three weeks and will be
completed before the football team reports for fall camp.
Veterans
Memorial Stadium will be the third Sun Belt Conference venue to receive the
state-of-the-art playing surface joining Louisiana-Lafayette's Cajun Field and
South Alabama's Ladd-Peebles Stadium.
For
the first time since moving to the Football Bowl Subdivision in 2001, Veterans
Memorial Stadium will be the site of six home games this season. The schedule
includes visits from Mississippi State and Navy, which are the first-ever
Southeastern Conference and Service Academy schools to play in Troy.
