We’ve been worrying for the last few months that Commonwealth Stadium would not be ready for the 2015 season-opener on September 5th. Mitch Barnhart has been hesitant to say it won’t be finished. He’s stated that every massive project he’s ever been on has gone down to the wire, and that “all hands are on deck” to get the project completed in time.
Tonight, the proof is in the pudding. Not only did other athletes get involved with cleanup, the staffers brought out their families to pitch in. Football media relations extraordinaire, Evan Crane, brought his wife, who could not have made a better hardhat selection.