Arizona State football is canceling its annual trip to Camp Tontozona due to construction delays in putting in a new artificial turf field.
Rain in the White Mountains is preventing heavy equipment from installing a shock pad and the turf on top of aggregate layers already in place.
The football team was scheduled to be at Camp Tontozona, 30 miles outside Payson, from Aug. 6-11. But Bruce Nevel, ASU associate vice president for facilities management, said Friday that it could take until September to have the new field completed depending on weather conditions.
"Player safety comes first and foremost from an ASU football standpoint," Jean Boyd, ASU executive senior associate athletic director said.