'24 Recruiting Forum: Official Mississippi State Pre-game/Game Thread

Has LSU always marked every 5 yds? (5, 10, 15, 20, 25, etc)
For as long as I can remember…….


Edit: Based on a first-hand account by former LSU Sports Information Director and longtime Andonie Sports Museum Director Bud Johnson, then-SID Jim Corbett decided to have numerals painted on the field in Tiger Stadium every 5 yards at the request of radio play-by-play announcer John Ferguson in 1946. As most LSU Football home games were played at night, this made it easier to spot the advancement of runs (“he’s at the 35, 30, 25, 20…”) and call the action.
 

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