Oklahoma Sooner fans will be excited to hear a large step was taken in the expansion of Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. Last month, Sports Field Removal took their equipment, skill and expertise to Norman to remove the long standing practice field. The practice football field was removed in order to begin the process of bowling in the facility’s south end. The $160 million expansion will see the stadium capacity rise to more than 84,000 seats for its football program. It will add 40 bathrooms for fans, 70 additional concession and merchandise stands and will include new facilities, meeting rooms and a training center for student-athletes.

Using their state-of-the-art equipment: TRS Viper, TRS Rattlesnake, Fieldaway Turfmuncher, Infill Muncher alongside Sports Field Removal’s trusty 40 year-old Zamboni grasshopper, SFR was able to complete the field removal in one day. This is normally a two-day process, but due to threatening weather, Jay and his team were able to successfully remove the practice field in one day. The infill was taken up with the turf and will be recycled and used in a new field install at Alva High School in Alva, Oklahoma in a few months. The turf will also be recycled and will potentially be used on a new field, or be cut up and used in parks, dog parks and runs, batting cages, etc.

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Look for future stories and photos from Sports Field Removal‘s latest field removals including the University of Maryland, University of Nebraska-Lincoln and our work with the Denver Broncos.