Last year, Lawrence Tech installed a $1 million multi-purpose turf field on its campus.
On Monday, the school unveiled a big purpose for the field.
It's going to serve as a football field.
Beginning in 2018, LTU will have a football team competing for the first time in 70 years. The school plans to build a stadium around the new turf.
Jeff Duvendeck has been hired as the head coach. He announced the news on WXYZ Detroit.
Duvendeck previously served as the head coach at Culver-Stockton College in Canton, Missouri. He grew up in Flushing and played at Central Michigan.
"It's a daunting task. It's very exciting. A great location, great academics. There's a lot of draw here," Duvendeck said.
LTU is gathering players now, with a goal to compete as an independent program in 2018, and join the Mid-States Football Association in the NAIA in 2019.
The program will have 20 scholarships.
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