BOISE — With so many freshmen playing for BYU, plenty of Cougars got their first experience playing on the famous blue turf of Boise State’s Albertsons Stadium Saturday night.
The blue surface was installed in 1986 and it was the first non-green playing surface in football history. While some refer to it as “Smurf Turf,” many here in Boise simply call it “The Blue.”
Saturday marked BYU’s fifth all-time visit to the blue turf.
Cougar senior safety Tanner Jacobson played his first game here two years ago and the blue turf caught him a little off-guard.