It appears likely that Finley Stadium has picked up another resident to go with the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, at least for the 2010 season.
East Hamilton coach Ted Gatewood said earlier this week that it is unlikely his Hurricanes will get to play at home this year. The lights are not ready.
“It is what it is, and the prospects of playing at home are getting dimmer, and forgive a poor pun,” Gatewood said.
The turf is in and the Hurricanes could probably play an afternoon game, but they won’t be able to play at night. The loss of home games will cost the program another year of healthy revenues.
“I can’t say I’m disappointed because it has been totally out of my mind,” the coach said. “My priorities shifted – they had to shift – when we began football practice.”