Saturday was supposed to be a day of celebrating the opening of Snapdragon Stadium but the scorching heat forced San Diego State fans out of their seats in search of shade, with several in need of medical attention due to heat-related illnesses.
He and his wife spent much of the game trying to find shade, until they left just a few minutes into the third quarter.
“They definitely need to address this with the other sporting events … that they have throughout the year. Because like I said, if we have any soccer games, lacrosse games or anything else that comes to San Diego and wants to use that facility, it's going to be brutal if they're doing anything during the daytime in the later summer months,” Golojuch said.The Aztecs play their next home game at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 10 against Idaho State.
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