BOULDER, Colo. — The Colorado Buffaloes will kick off the 2025 season at home against Georgia Tech on Friday. It will also be the first game for Folsom Field's new turf, which features an organic infill aimed at helping athletes and the environment.

Infill is spread on top of artificial turf after installation and fills the spaces between the individual blades of "grass" in order to provide stability and cushioning. Traditionally, infill has been made of rubber. Folsom Field instead uses BrockFILL, which is made of southern pine wood pellets.

The University of Colorado Boulder is the first NCAA Division I school to use BrockFill. Dan Sawyer, founder of Boulder-based Brock USA and CU Boulder alumnus, recognized a need for an alternative to rubber infill.

"It was never the mission of Broc

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