Stadium Reviews

The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire football team is nicknamed the Blugolds, a creative play on their team colors. The Blugold band is ginormous, boasting 400-475 members, which is about half the size of the school’s total student-athlete total population.

Connecticut football games at The Rent are an enjoyable experience. The stadium is nothing spectacular, and the atmosphere can fall flat at times, but what The Rent lacks in character, it makes up for in convenience and practicality. Despite recent success on the field, the potential of a UConn football experience may never be reached unless they move to a venue on campus.

Faught Stadium on the campus of Franklin College offers a cozy atmosphere for college football in Franklin, Indiana.

Finley Stadium has served as the home field for the Mocs since 1997 and offers a superb game day experience.

While moving up the ranks, the UIW Cardinals settled at the NCAA FCS level as members of the Southland Conference. Beginning in 2018 the team has gone on a tear, winning four Southland Conference championships.

West Liberty University offers a scenic setting for football with a great home game atmosphere, including a party deck for alumni and bucket-style chairback seats for about half the fanbase.

Wheeling University boasts an intimate setting for football with a decent atmosphere, but the facility lacks several modern amenities fans have come to expect at a sports stadium these days.

A new study published by researchers from online European betting site Parhaat Uudet Kasinot found that Texas was home to four out of 10 of the stadiums in the US with the worst food quality. Claiming the worst spot was the historic Cotton Bowl in Dallas, home to the annual Red River Rivalry game between the Texas Longhorns and Oklahoma Sooners.

Rendering Courtesy of Michigan State University Spartan Stadium, the iconic home of Michigan State football since its opening in 1923, is poised for the most ambitious renovation in its century‑long history. Athletic Director J. Batt told the Detroit Economic Club on May 5 that, if fundraising and approvals stay on schedule, the stadium will be “freshly renovated” by fall 2029. The overhaul, estimated at $500 million, will focus on the aging east side, upgrade fan amenities,

Nebraska Athletics has filed a new renovation plan for Memorial Stadium ahead of the University of Nebraska Board of Regents’ meeting. The Big Red Rebuild would modernize West, South, and East Stadiums, improve stadium-wide circulation, and add support spaces — and it comes with a higher price tag than the prior proposal.

Photo by David Welch, Stadium Journey The Home of the Gamecocks is Getting a Facelift A new era in Gamecocks football and the Williams-Brice Stadium is coming very soon. The new era comes with a massive wave of investment that hopes to turn around USC's fortunes. South Carolina has never been a highly regarded SEC football program. The program has never won a conference title since coming to the SEC. Even recent success has been hard to come by. The team has been moving in an

Oklahoma Memorial Stadium is set to undergo a significant transformation in a much-anticipated renovation plan known as "The Palace Project." Announced by the University of Oklahoma's Board of Regents, the project will focus on luxury seating and modernizing outdated facilities, with construction slated to begin after the 2027 football season and expected to conclude by the start of the Oklahoma Sooners’ 2029 season.

In August, Sacramento State University unveiled a potential partnership aimed at converting the former horse racing grandstand at Cal Expo into a football stadium. This move has sparked considerable discussion regarding the future of the university’s football program and its facilities.

The development of the new Aloha Stadium in Honolulu promises to redefine the sports and entertainment landscape in Hawaii. With a projected cost of $4 billion, this ambitious project aims to not only house athletic events but also become a vibrant community hub.

The University of Missouri is set to make significant changes to Faurot Field at Memorial Stadium as it approaches its 100th anniversary. As part of a broader revenue-generating strategy, Mizzou Athletics announced plans to secure corporate naming rights for the stadium,

DePauw University announces an $80 million donation for a new stadium, replacing the 84-year-old Blackstock Stadium. The facility will open in 2028, featuring modern amenities.

A new era of Northwestern Wildcats football will take place this year as construction of the state-of-the-art Ryan Field is currently underway on campus

Being amongst the most significant bowl games as a member of the “New Years Six,” the Fiesta Bowl is a major sporting event in Arizona annually. State Farm Stadium provides a professional atmosphere with plenty of big event feel. This is a long way from the inception of the Fiesta Bowl back in 1971.

The Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl delivers on every level since its original game in 2001; the bowl is solely a tribute to the armed forces.

The University of Connecticut recently moved the dedication plaque honoring Gardner Dow, and held a ceremony marking its new home.