Citrus Bowl CEO Email re: Field Conditions

I sent an email yesterday to Steve Hogan CEO of Florida Citrus Sports. He just responded:

Thank you for your note and concern. I can assure you that the stadium crew has done everything possible to ensure the best field possible for tomorrow’s game. In fact, they have basically “lived” in the stadium since late Tuesday night. We are well aware of the level of teams playing in the game as we have staged a bowl game every year since 1947 including a partnership with the SEC and Big Ten for the better part of the last 20 years. I truly can’t remember a time over the past 20 years that there has ever been a question about the playing surface and we are disappointed it has become an issue this year. The entire field was replaced in mid December after the state championships, as it has been the past several years, in an effort to provide a field commensurate with the level of talent participating in our prestigious game. That being said, rest assured the stadium crew has worked tirelessly over the past several days to provide a good playing field.



I hope you enjoy the game and thank you for your concern.



Sincerely,



Steve Hogan

CEO

Florida Citrus Sports