Oregon installing an LED field, and USC considering Will Ferrell as AD

The best lies are bundled with kernels of truth, so Oregon's April Fools announcement was packaged and sold just well enough to be believable:

EUGENE, Ore. - In another innovative move, the University of Oregon announced plans for the world’s first LED football field, which will be ready for the 2016 home opener with UC-Davis.

Construction of the time-sensitive project has begun with the removal of the existing turf and removal of sixteen inches of concrete necessary to install the LED lighting hardware and clear acrylic turf.

“We are always looking for improvement in all phases of our football program.” Head Coach Mark Helfrich said, “We continue to embrace innovation and are excited to provide another unique homefield advantage to Autzen Stadium.”

Already known for having one of the best uniforms and facilities in college football, the field has now become an extension of the Oregon brand. The new field will feature a unique design each week as an extension of the uniform palette. The LED field can also be programmed to provide unique field celebration graphics on first downs and touchdowns, as well as delivering crowd prompts.

They even produced a video to go along with it.

USC reporter Ryan Abraham joined in on the fun with this "report."

We know Ferrell has an extensive sports background.

And we know USC loves to hire Trojans.

Come to think of it, are we sure this one's fake?

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