Drone view of Ohio Stadium on the Ohio State University campus photographed March 25, 2020. (Doral Chenoweth/Columbus Dispatch) Ohio State began replacing the FieldTurf at Ohio Stadium on Wednesday. A school spokesman said the installation of the new artificial turf is expected to be completed early next month. The Cincinnati-based Motz Group and its turf manufacturing partner Shaw Sports Turf have been brought on to lay the playing surface. In a tweet shared by Buckeyes athletic director Gene Smith, a crew was removing the old turf Wednesday morning. Ohio State football: Ohio State won’t be Penn State’s White Out game this season News: Changes coming to Ohio Stadium with new field surface being installed in June The turf was last upgraded in 2014 and appeared due for an upgrade after players experienced footing issues early last season, an issue coach Ryan Day acknowledged. FieldTurf was first put down at the…
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