BY LOU SOMOGYI
I
n August 2012, third-year Notre
Dame head coach Brian Kelly told
reporters that "FieldTurf is com-
ing" to Notre Dame Stadium.
For jumping the gun, Kelly admitted
he was called to the carpet (no pun
intended) by the administration. Two
years later, though, his prophecy came
true. In late July, final touches were
completed with the new FieldTurf.
The design remained relatively un-
derstated, with an ND logo sewn in
at midfield plus small shamrocks at
the two kickoff points on the 35-yard
line. The end zones kept the angled
lines that have been on the field since
HOME
IMPROVEMENT
New carpeting finally catches up
with Brian Kelly's vision
Among the many nods to Notre Dame's unique history and tradition, the 18 diagonal stripes in the end
zones (nine in each) will be oriented at a 42-degree angle toward the Basilica and Golden Dome, celebrat-
ing the numbers in the year of the university's founding (1842).
PHOTOS BY JOE RAYMOND
