Football field damage after weed killer instead of fertilizer

This is what happens when you accidentally use weed killer instead of fertilizer on a football field. About two-thirds of the grass on the field is now dead and brown, leaving St. Joseph High School scrambling to find a place to play on Friday night. If they deem the field unplayable after practicing on it, those contests may have to be moved to a local park.

Workers had apparently grabbed the wrong bottle when mixing chemicals to spread on the field at St. Edward’s High School in Elgin, Illinois.

Mistakes are frequently made on the football field – but not many are as obvious as this one. They will not have a lot of time to make a decision on where to play it.

Meanwhile, a GoFundMe account has been set up to help with repairs to the damaged field and it has already raised more than $4,500 as of Thursday morning. However, White said he doesn’t believe replacing the turf is in the school’s budget.