Deion Sanders' Colorado to Install Artificial Turf at Folsom Field for 2025 CFB Season

The University of Colorado is making the switch from natural grass to artificial turf ahead of the 2025 college football season.

According to KDVR's Morgan Whitley, the University of Colorado athletics department confirmed the forthcoming change to Folsom Field on Friday, adding that the installation of turf is expected to cost about $1 million.

The news comes after Colorado signed head football coach Deion Sanders to a five-year, $54 million contract extension Friday, per ESPN's Heather Dinich.

On the heels of a 1-11 season in 2022, Colorado lured Sanders away from FCS Jackson State after he turned that program around.

The Pro Football Hall of Fame cornerback brought some big time talent with him from Jackson State to Boulder, including his son in quarterback Shedeur Sanders and wide receiver/cornerback Travis Hunter.

Colorado improved to 4-8 in 2023, but the Buffaloes took an even bigger step forward last season, going 9-4, which was the program's best record since 2016.

Hunter won the Heisman Trophy thanks to his two-way excellence, while Shedeur Sanders was named Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year. Both of them are in line to be early picks in the first round of the 2025 NFL draft.

Thanks to the quick turnaround Coach Prime orchestrated at Colorado, he will be among the 10 highest-paid coaches in college football next season with a salary of $10 million.

It remains to be seen how the team will respond to losing key players like Shedeur Sanders and Hunter to the NFL, but it feels as though Colorado is once again a destination for big-time recruits.

Putting in turf is perhaps a sign that the athletics department is more willing to invest heavily in the football program now that Sanders has it on the right track.

Per Whitley, it is estimated to take about six weeks to install the turf, and it is expected to be ready for the start of the 2025 season.