Northwestern debuts Ryan Field, the most expensive college stadium ever
Northwestern University debuted its new Ryan Field, described as the most expensive college football stadium ever built, during a game on Friday night.
Northwestern’s bold claim to the future of their sport — the most expensive college football stadium ever built — was baptized by the sounds of AC/DC’s “Thunderstruck” on Friday night.As the Wildcats prepared to run onto the field seconds before kickoff, the guitar licks bounced off the new concrete, old limestone and soccer-style canopy of the stadium. Players sprinted across the field and stopped in front of their new student section, the Wildcat Wall. Two thousand students stomped and kicked…
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