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A generous gift restores historic Roos Field to its inferno-like luster<\/h3>\n

By Eastern Magazine<\/p>\n

On an appropriately sweltering July day, crews at The Inferno began installing the second generation of Roos Field\u2019s iconic red turf. The project was slated to be completed well in advance of Eastern\u2019s home football opener against Western Illinois on Sept. 12, a game that was canceled due to the pandemic.<\/p>\n

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A new-look inferno.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The upgrade came after the original red turf reached its maximum lifespan of ten years. A portion of a generous $5 million pledge to EWU\u2019s $25 million Stadium Renovation Project made installation of the new playing surface possible.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe new turf, that beautiful red carpet, is being put down!\u201d tweeted Eastern Athletic Director Lynn Hickey. \u201cIt is a very bright red \u2014 looks INCREDIBLE!!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

In addition to its fresh turf, the field also boasts a new end-zone look, one created by Eastern<\/i> magazine\u2019s own Ryan Gaard \u201902. Gaard\u2019s design was selected after EWU hosted a five-day, online-only vote that allowed fans to trade a cash contribution for a chance to pick their favorite configuration from among four gridiron options\u2014all red, of course. The \u201cYour $, Your Vote\u201d online contest didn\u2019t just help Eastern settle on a new-look field, it also raised more than $9,000 for student-athlete scholarships.<\/span><\/p>\n

The retired red turf, meanwhile, still had one more role to play in supporting Eastern Athletics \u2014 sections of the old carpet, in sizes ranging from \u201cdoormat\u201d to \u201ctailgate,\u201d were sold to fans looking to own their own little piece of Inferno history. Proceeds from the online sale, more than $100,000, will also go to support athletic scholarships.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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