Northwestern's big night at the new Ryan Field is here. Will an upset of Penn State come with it?
Northwestern University is hosting a game at its new $875 million Ryan Field, facing off against Penn State.
Here’s the thing about Northwestern’s new Ryan Field that stands out the most, aside from the gaudy $875 million price tag and the still-very-real question of whether or not even a spectacular football stadium will make die-hard Wildcats fans out of a larger slice of the local sports-fan populace:Holy mother of purple, are the paying customers (not to mention the 3,000-plus undergraduates getting into games for no extra charge on top of the wheelbarrows of gold required to attend the school)…
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