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Briggs: Toledo football isn't having a spring game. It's not for the dumb reason you might think

For the most avid fans of Toledo football, the start of spring football practice this week came with some good news and some bad news.

The bad: The Rockets will not be hosting a spring showcase at the Glass Bowl this season.

The good: It is not because they have lost their minds.

No, the reason is as simple as it is disappointing for conspiracists. The stadium will not be available as crews install a new turf field, replacing the current nine-year-old surface.

I share this minor update because it would be easy to suspect Toledo is joining the spring break party — or, more accurately, joining all the football programs breaking from spring tradition.