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Minium: ODU Football Team Will Have Practice Turf Every Bit as Nice as the New Turf at S.B. Ballard Stadium

The artificial turf gleams in the sunshine as workers spread it across a football field, and as plastic grass goes, this is high-end stuff.

Every five yards the turf moves from dark green to light green and back. An ODU logo, and the word “Monarchs,” can be seen in the two end zones.

It looks like an awesome field in which to play a football game.

But if you were thinking this is a description of the new artificial turf at S.B. Ballard Stadium, you’re a little early. That won’t be installed until late July.

The new turf is actually being installed at the L.