Volunteer students at University of Minnesota paint school logo on 45 yard line

No they didn’t move the stands at the University of Minnesota, Crookston, but if you had seats on the 50 yard line for a college football game there you might think so.

Volunteer students that painted the “M” logo on the football field mistakenly painted it centered on the 45 yard line instead of the 50. Since the logo was painted before the yard numbers were in place, no one noticed it until it was too late.

Since they won their first game of the season against Southwest Minnesota 33-28, some superstitious fans have been requesting they keep it that way. As of this writing I haven’t been able to find official word on whether the Golden Eagles will keep the logo on the 45.

I think the most humorous comment about this I have seen so far was that the “NFL replacement refs had no problem with the paint job.”