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Michigan football: Blue end zones not the only new field detail

By Zac Snyder

ANN ARBOR, MI - OCTOBER 17: General view as the Michigan Wolverines kick off to the Michigan State Spartans during the first quarter of the college football game at Michigan Stadium on October 17, 2015 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
ANN ARBOR, MI - OCTOBER 17: General view as the Michigan Wolverines kick off to the Michigan State Spartans during the first quarter of the college football game at Michigan Stadium on October 17, 2015 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) /
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The Michigan Stadium end zones will be painted blue with a new field being installed but that’s not the only new detail at the home of Michigan football.

The removal of old turf and installation of a new field might not usually generate a lot of interest but that hasn’t been the case at Michigan Stadium. The Michigan football team will have a brand new field to play on next season and it will contain a few new details.

End zones painted blue for the first time in school history have been the big talking point. Defensive backs coach Michael Zordich gave fans and up close look at the new blue end zones on Twitter this week.

https://twitter.com/MZordich/status/1008750061281562625

While a first at Michigan Stadium, the blue end zones have a familiar feel since this is what the Michigan end zone looks like at many bowl games. Now they will see it at home, perhaps not coincidentally just a couple of years after the Detroit Lions returned to blue end zones for the first time at Ford Field.

Aaron Bills, Director of Football Creative, tweeted out a photo of the field as a whole as installation nears completion.

The end zones may be the biggest change but they aren’t the only change. It’s more subtle but a sharp eye will notice the numbers on the field match the style of the numbers on the Michigan football uniforms.

Here is a photo for reference.

Michigan football players
Players from the Michigan Wolverines head up the tunnel after defeating the UCF Knights on September 10, 2016. (Photo by Dave Reginek/Getty Images) /

The easiest and most distinctive feature of the numbers to pick out is the 4 with the “tag” at the top. Similar “nubs” are evident on numbers like 2 and 3. It’s a nice touch but not totally unique as the Minnesota Vikings are an example at the NFL level of a team with number style consistency between their jerseys and home field.

The true test will come when fans get to see the field in person or on television on an actual game day but it looks amazing so far. The blue end zones are a nice change and they don’t even seem to really jump out against the darker shade of green in the new turf.

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Obviously none of this will have any impact on the ultimate success of failure of the team come fall but it’s good to see Michigan Stadium looking her best.

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