Pride Field is getting new turf

HATTIESBURG, Miss. -Southern Miss' Pride Field is being upgraded.

The university said Pride Field will receive field turf.

There will be two 80-yard fields that will be used for Rec sports and The Pride of Mississippi Marching Band. In addition, there will be a new drainage system and new fences.

The project will costs approximately $1.3 million.

Construction should be finished by this upcoming spring.