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A New Place to Play for Duke University Football

New turf is installed for football season

Because of construction to remove the track around Duke's football field, turf was taken away to level the earth where games are played. That led to the reinstallation of brand new turf in July with Latitude 36 Bermuda grass, a specialty-grown strain ideal for sports because its resilience to activity and cold weather.

Duke Facilities Management employee Scott Thompson gives some background on the work to enhance the playing surface for the Duke Blue Devils football team.