Herb Gish, class of 1922, is one of the many individuals at the University of Nebraska who were interviewed by George Round in 1974. In his interview, Gish spoke about his time as a student athlete and how he helped prepare Nebraska's football field:

Supposedly we had a sod field. But, there was very little sod after a little practice. It was most hardpan clay and it was a case of trying to get the grass to grow in the summer time and get everything fixed up, the wooden bleachers repaired and what not. Eventually, we got rid of the sod, what little there was, by discing the field and mixing sawdust into the dirt. We had what we called a sawdust field. The footing was not quite as firm but on the other hand, when a man was tackled, he was not falling on brick paving.