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MILLION AND COMPANY OFFICIALS SAY THEY ARE PLANNING A MAJOR OVERHAUL THAT WILL TAKE SEVERAL MONTHS. YOU MAY HAVE SEEN SOME OTHER PLANS TODAY FOR NIPPERT STADIUM. MIKE: THE OFFICIAL TWITTER ACCOUNT FOR U.C. FOOTBALL TWEETED OUT A DESIGN FOR THE FIELD. SAYING IT WAS A COMBINATION OF IDEAS FROM FANS. TURNS IT OUT IT WAS A JOKE BUT IT FOOLED PLENTY OF PEOPLE. FANS PLAYERS AND EVEN SOME NATIONAL OUTLETS THOUGHT IT WAS LEGIT AND IT WAS ALL OVER SOCIAL MEDIA U.C. OFFICIALS CONFIRMED TO US THE DESIGN WAS MADE ONLY FOR FUN AND NOT ONLY THAT THE PAINT JOB VIOLATES NCAA RULES. LET ME GIVE YOU SOME HISTORY. IN EASTERN WASHINGTON THEY HAVE A RED TURF, BUT YOU HAVE THAT DESIGN AND LOGO. OTHERWISE, IT WOULD OPEN THE DOOR TO ALL KINDS OF THINGS. IT IS BEAUTIFUL. I THOUGHT, WOULDN’T IT BE NICE? THE BLACK P

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The university is calling it "social media fun." Renderings of the University of Cincinnati's football field are -- in fact -- against NCAA regulations, and are simply concepts designed by the university. Photos of a black football field with Bearcat eyes at the 50-yard line were posted to the university's verified football Twitter account Tuesday. The post reads "There were so many great ideas for this week’s field paint, we decided to just combine them all together - and it is something special. Huge thank you to everyone for the input! Can’t wait to see this place rocking for #NippAtNight."The photos -- while epic -- are not actual designs for an upcoming game, the university confirmed shortly after posting, saying it's just social media fun. The design is against NCAA regulation. For starters, the lines on the renderings are red, and according to the rule book, "All field-dimension lines shown must be white and 4 inches in width." The rules also read, "The entirety of all yard lines, goal lines, and sidelines must be clearly visible. No portion of any such line may be obscured by decorative markings." An outline of the city of Cincinnati appears on the field, spanning from each 10-yard line. It is unclear if this outline would violate the rule.