At blame for the team’s sudden departure to Hayward were heavy winter rains, which delayed plans to resurface the Laney College football field.
found itself in a unique situation — even by those standards — when the team had to scramble to find a new field just days before its season kicked off last weekend.in Oakland, played their home opener at Cal State East Bay in Hayward after determining their regular home field at Laney College was unusable due to heavy winter rains, which delayed the school’s plans to install a new organic field at its 5,500-seat football stadium.
The eventual Roots home opener Saturday at Cal State East Bay’s stadium was a success, a spokesperson said, with nearly 4,700 fans showing up to support the team. This is the second time in two years that the Roots started the season at a different field. In 2021, while waiting for new turf to arrive, the team played its first few games at Las Positas in Livermore before returning to Laney College to finish out the season.
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