While walking across campus a few weeks ago, I noticed the unusual turf coloration along sidewalks throughout campus.

Wondering what our faithful blog followers might think the cause of this turf discoloration to be? Is it anything to be (potentially) worried about? I know it's covered under many inches of snow right now - which I barely escaped by leaving for San Antonio around noon on Saturday (it was 81 F when I landed).
I'll post the cause of this mysterious discoloration in a few days. Please post your guesses below!