Video board at UMass' new stadium collapses

Daniel McFadin

Video board at UMass' new stadium collapses image

There were no injuries after a video board at UMass's brand new McGuirk Stadium reportedly collapsed.

The board, located in one of the endzones, fell early in the second half of a game against Bowling Green. 

A UMass spokesperson said the video board was rented and fell 15-20 feet after a hydraulic failure caused it to collapse onto its support shaft.

This is UMass' first on campus game after two years spent playing at the New England Patriots' Gillette Stadium.

Deadspin has video from the ESPN3 broadcast of the moment of the board's collapse.

Below are tweets with a close and wide shot of the board after its collapse.

 

 

Daniel McFadin