Ryan Field’s $875 million reopening set for Penn State clash
Northwestern hosts Penn State on Friday as the renovated stadium returns to the schedule. A Yahoo Sports preview predicts the Wildcats will win on a late kick.
Northwestern is scheduled to host Penn State at Ryan Field in Evanston on Friday, 2 October, in a Big Ten game that will unveil the stadium after nearly two years of renovations. The preview puts kick-off at 8 pm ET and lists FOX as broadcaster.
Yahoo Sports reports the renovation cost at $875 million. The fixture comes after both teams lost their Big Ten openers, though the preview describes Northwestern’s 29-23 loss at Indiana as a close contest and Penn State’s 24-20 defeat by Wisconsin as a late collapse.
The preview lists Penn State at 3-1 and Northwestern at 2-1. It highlights Penn State’s defence, which it says has allowed opponents to convert 19.2 per cent of third downs, and Northwestern quarterback Aidan Chiles’s recent form.
Yahoo Sports predicts a close game, with Northwestern prevailing on a late kick by Jackson Kleather. The supplied preview ends before giving an exact score, so the prediction is not a reported result.
