{"id":187790,"date":"2026-03-11T21:36:06","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T21:36:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/187790\/"},"modified":"2026-03-11T21:36:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T21:36:06","slug":"millions-of-pounds-of-dirt-delivered-to-doak-ahead-of-pbr-tour-in-tallahassee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/187790\/","title":{"rendered":"Millions of pounds of dirt delivered to Doak ahead of PBR tour in Tallahassee"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) &#8211; Just days after Florida State University replaced Doak Campbell\u2019s football field for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2026\/03\/01\/tallahassee-fans-go-bananas-bananas-sold-out-season-opener\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2026\/03\/01\/tallahassee-fans-go-bananas-bananas-sold-out-season-opener\/\">Savannah Banana baseball diamond<\/a>, another wild tenant is moving in.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Bobby Bowden Field transformed into a construction site Wednesday as dump trucks carried in millions of pounds of dirt \u2014 all to set the stage for this weekend\u2019s visit from the PBR \u201cUnleash the Beast\u201d tour.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Dozens of the world\u2019s best bull riders will compete Friday night and Saturday, and to top it off, concerts from country legends John Pardi and Miranda Lambert.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">PBR\u2019s arena director, Bo Davis, said he\u2019s never seen a setting quite like this one.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cWhen you do these stadium tours, when you have such a beautiful stadium like this that has never had a bull riding on the arena floor, I always take pride in being able to change it over and make it look like a rodeo arena and ready to go,\u201d Davis said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-center article-text\">More Tallahassee news:<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-center article-text\">FSU senior associate athletics director Ben Zierden says the recent renovations at Doak have allowed events like PBR and the Savannah Bananas to happen, now that semis can access the field.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cI think there\u2019s a feeling of gratification and just relief. A lot of work by a lot of folks went into making this happen,\u201d Zierden said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">For more information about PBR, click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbr.com\/floridastate\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.pbr.com\/floridastate\/\">here<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">To keep up with the latest news as it develops, follow WCTV on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WCTV.tv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/wctvnews\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@WCTVEyewitnessNews\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" target=\"_blank\">Nextdoor<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" target=\"_blank\"> <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WCTV\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">X<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WCTV\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Have a news tip or see an error? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2026\/03\/11\/millions-pounds-dirt-delivered-doak-ahead-pbr-tour-tallahassee\/mailto:news@wctv.tv?subject=Correction%20Needed\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Write to us here<\/a>. 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