Sporting Park transforms for Saturday’s K-State spring football game

The Kansas City Star

Updated April 23, 2015 7:51 AM

Justin Bland, head grounds keeper, stencils numbers onto the field while transforming the soccer pitch at Sporting Park into a football field on Wednesday, April 22, 2015, in Kansas City, Kansas in preparation for Saturday's Kansas State University spring football game. Due to construction, K-State's spring game was moved from Bill Snyder Family Stadium to Sporting Park. Gates will open at 1 p.m. and the game kicks-off at 3 p.m. on Saturday. SHANE KEYSER Kansas City Star

K-State’s 2015 Purple/White Spring Game and surrounding activities are Saturday at Sporting Park, and the transformation is underway at the home of Sporting Kansas City.

Groundskeepers painted football lines on the soccer field Wednesday to prepare for the game, which was moved because of the ongoing construction at Bill Snyder Family Stadium in Manhattan.

Sporting Park was host to last year's NCAA Division II football championship game.

Another change is that fans of legal age will be able to purchase beer.

That is a noticeable difference from K-State football games at Bill Snyder Family Stadium, where beer and alcohol sales are limited to suites and club levels.

Tickets for the game range from $5 to $150. Parking is free.

This story was originally published April 22, 2015 at 2:05 PM with the headline "Sporting Park transforms for Saturday’s K-State spring football game."

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