A Majority of Division I-A Football Programs Now Use Synthetic Turf

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A majority of NCAA Division I-A programs now play football on synthetic turf, but natural surfaces still thrive among the nation's elites.

6 E 1106 Ab Every preseason poll regarded Ohio State University as second to none among NCAA Division I-A football programs. Still, the Buckeyes found themselves breaking in a second playing field by the season's fifth week. Steady rains during a 28-6 home victory Sept. 23 over Penn State left the existing field unplayable and - because of time constraints - irreparable. "I felt bad about that field," said OSU coach Jim Tressel days later, "not just for our sake, but for our opponent. To bring someone into a big game in the Big Ten and not have ideal playing conditions was disappointing."

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