Installing New Kyle Field Turf Starting Sooner Than Expected

Posted by Bill Oliver Featured Stories, Sports Saturday, September 27th, 2014

Texas A&M University System officials say the installation of the new turf at Kyle Field will start sooner than expected.

Carolina Green, assisted by Texas A&M University personnel, hopes to start laying the sod late on Saturday and should have the installation completed by Tuesday.

The sod is being shipped from North Carolina and will arrive in 24-28, refrigerated semi-trailer trucks.

According to a system news release, the Texas A&M Football team is planning to practice on the new turf sometime before they depart to play Mississippi State on October 4.

The first home game on the new field will be on October 11 versus Ole Miss.

There will be no public access to the stadium during the turf installation, as was the case during phase one construction.