As Nebraska looks ahead to the 2025 college football season, Athletic Director Troy Dannen revealed that Memorial Stadium is about to undergo a significant visual change. While the facility itself won’t be altered, the field will certainly look different.
The Cornhuskers are introducing a new design aimed at intimidating their opponents. Whether this shift will have any real impact is uncertain, but perhaps we’ll soon witness visiting teams scurrying back to the locker room in fear of the newly painted field.
Earlier this month, Nebraska debuted new red end zones on its practice field, which were previously colorless, blending into the green turf. This minor change sparked excitement among fans, who were eager to see the same look on Tom Osborne Field at Memorial Stadium.
Dannen took note of the buzz and recently announced in an interview with Husker Online that Memorial Stadium’s end zones will now mirror the design of the practice field—no more green end zones, just bold red.
They will be red in 2025. And that is not the only change being made!
The team boxes will be black. And there will be a little more flare on the sides. The color scheme, the aesthetic of the turf, and the fact that it’s one solid color and not variances of green. That is what the turf will look like at the stadium this fall.
— AD Troy Dannen
Dannen wants to use color to intimidate Nebraska’s opponents.
We under utilized red a lot and I don’t understand it. We don’t light the stadium up from the outside and we should light it red every night. Red is an intimidating color and we should use it a lot more than we use it […] Having those red end zone and I think it’s a strong color. When we put the black letters in the end zone, I think it’s a strong look.
— AD Troy Dannen
As a college football fan, I’m all for adding more color to the mix. I always thought the Cornhuskers’ turf was a bit odd, but I figured it was part of the program’s historic tradition and would never change. Maybe that was true in the past, but now it seems like Troy Dannen is ready to shake things up. Either way, I’m all for it.
That said, I’m not entirely sure if adding more red will make Memorial Stadium any more intimidating. It’s already one of the toughest places to play thanks to its passionate fanbase and rich history. While I get the idea behind the change, I don’t think extra color on the field will decide the outcome of a game. But hey, maybe I’m wrong. It’d be pretty funny if, say, Michigan ends up losing in Lincoln because of the red paint!
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