A new artificial playing surface has been installed at Bobcat Stadium in San Marcos that Texas State officials predict will be 35 degrees cooler than traditional sand/rubber infill system.

Texas State’s home facility will become the first FBS football program in the nation to install the FieldTurf Revolution 360 turf system. The playing surface’s top dressing surface is cooler than its former playing surface, which absorbed heat and caused the surface temperature to rise.

“Having a new playing surface installed in Bobcat Stadium is a real plus as it provides proof that Texas State Football is growing and that the future of the program is bright,” said football head coach Everett Withers.

Revolution 360 is an improved version of the market-leading Revolution fiber which was created in 2011. NFL teams such as the Seattle Seahawks are located in stadiums that have already undergone the installation of the Revolution 360 FieldTurf with many more set for installation.

“Nothing else on the market compares to what FieldTurf Revolution 360 can provide in regards to athlete safety and footing coupled with surface durability and visual appeal,” Texas State assistant athletic director for game operations and facilities Jeremy Stolfa said. “With the additive of CoolPlay V2, Jim Wacker Field will be noticeably cooler than traditional artificial fields in the Texas heat.”

The new playing surface already is being used for football fields at Nebraska, Arizona, Notre Dame, Georgia, and Maryland. The only other FieldTurf Revolution 360 is the soccer field at UTEP.

Tgriffin@express-news.net

Twitter: @TimGriffinBig12

A new artificial playing surface has been installed at Bobcat Stadium in San Marcos that Texas State officials predict will be 35 degrees cooler than traditional sand/rubber infill system.

Texas State’s home facility will become the first FBS football program in the nation to install the FieldTurf Revolution 360 turf system. The playing surface’s top dressing surface is cooler than its former playing surface, which absorbed heat and caused the surface temperature to rise.

“Having a new playing surface installed in Bobcat Stadium is a real plus as it provides proof that Texas State Football is growing and that the future of the program is bright,” said football head coach Everett Withers.

Revolution 360 is an improved version of the market-leading Revolution fiber which was created in 2011. NFL teams such as the Seattle Seahawks are located in stadiums that have already undergone the installation of the Revolution 360 FieldTurf with many more set for installation.

“Nothing else on the market compares to what FieldTurf Revolution 360 can provide in regards to athlete safety and footing coupled with surface durability and visual appeal,” Texas State assistant athletic director for game operations and facilities Jeremy Stolfa said. “With the additive of CoolPlay V2, Jim Wacker Field will be noticeably cooler than traditional artificial fields in the Texas heat.”

The new playing surface already is being used for football fields at Nebraska, Arizona, Notre Dame, Georgia, and Maryland. The only other FieldTurf Revolution 360 is the soccer field at UTEP.

Tgriffin@express-news.net

Twitter: @TimGriffinBig12