When Texas played Texas A&M at Royal-Memorial Stadium this past November, players from both football teams slipped on the grass field, which also started flying up in clumps. Now, after a dozen years, grass will be getting the boot from UT's home field. At a meeting of the men's athletics council on Wednesday, DeLoss Dodds, UT's men's athletic director, said part of the $27 million south end zone construction project will include the replacement of the stadium's natural grass field with a synthetic turf.

Longhorn football going synthetic

February 19, 2009

When Texas played Texas A&M at Royal-Memorial Stadium this past November, players from both football teams slipped on the grass field, which also started flying up in clumps.

Now, after a dozen years, grass will be getting the boot from UT’s home field.

At a meeting of the men’s athletics council on Wednesday, DeLoss Dodds, UT’s men’s athletic director, said part of the $27 million south end zone construction project will include the replacement of the stadium’s natural grass field with a synthetic turf.

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