HAPPENINGS
2005, the weight limit rose to 172 pounds, with the 2018 season marking the beginning of the 178-pound limit. Laurie says, “Te weight change is good. Looking back, hitting that 158-pound weight limit was probably not one of the healthiest things to do.”
Laurie adds, “It was a fun game to watch. Steve is a defensive guy; he plays as a defensive lineman. Will is on the offense, playing quarterback and running back, though primarily running back in this game. So, they were on the field at the same time, playing directly against each other. Will had a few moves that faked out Steve a bit, which I do have on video, but won’t share. I did share a scoreboard shot, with the final score 0 to 20—the old guys won!”
Te Alumni Game is an annual event, played at the start of the season, pitting the current team against the returning alumni players. Laurie says, “Steve had never played in that before, but since it is Will’s senior year, he decided he’d suit up and play. Steve played more than he anticipated—and probably more than he wanted to—but he thought it was fun. He did have to admit he was a bit stiff the next week, though. So it fits that the alumni are affectionately called the fossils.”
NG Turf Intern Travels 6,000 Miles to Study Sod
Editor’s note: Tis article by NG Turf initially appeared as an NG Turf Intern Spotlight in their weekly e-newsletter on September 12, 2019.
For a second summer, Mert Sahin traveled 6,000 miles from his home in Turkey to work as an intern on the farm at NG Turf at the invitation of NG Turf Founder and President Aaron McWhorter. As an international business major in college, he’s excited about the opportunity to learn first-hand about the sod industry in the U.S. We thought you might enjoy reading about Mert’s experience in his own words.
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