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TCU 360: TCU begins $2M renovation to surface of football practice field
By Kristen Clarke
TCU football will have a fresh field of grass to practice on for the 2018 season. Although it may look the same, this renovation will cost $2 million, and the grass is being specially imported.
It’s real grass, and it’s made to grow right here in Fort Worth, Texas.
“They’re digging down about three feet and removing all of the old structure and old drainage,” Senior Associate Athletics Director Ross Bailey said.“It really becomes one big flat golf green.”
The structure will have layers of gravel, sand, and a genetically engineered grass called Tiff Tuff, a Bermuda derivative designed to grow in the environment of Fort Worth. This Bermuda derivative is GN-1, a relatively new strain. Bailey said it’s good for golf fairways.
Read more at https://www.tcu360.com/2018/02/tcu-begins-2m-renovation-to-surface-of-football-practice-field/