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New Ryan Field gives Northwestern a spectacular football venue 100 years in the making

First publishedJul 21, 22:01 UTC
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<p>In 1925, Northwestern briefly dreamed of building one of the largest stadiums in the nation, then did nothing of the sort.</p><p>A century later, Northwestern identified a different superlative target for its <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/college-sports/2025/07/30/northwestern-ryan-field-wildcats-mark-jackson-david-braun-evanston-big-ten-college-football" target="_blank" >new stadium</a>. This time, the university might have achieved it.</p><p>"I truly believe it's the best stadium in all of football," Wildcats coach David Braun said Tuesday.

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<p>In 1925, Northwestern briefly dreamed of building one of the largest stadiums in the nation, then did nothing of the sort.</p><p>A century later, Northwestern identified a different superlative target for its <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/college-sports/2025/07/30/northwestern-ryan-field-wildcats-mark-jackson-david-braun-evanston-big-ten-college-football" target="_blank" >new stadium</a>. This time, the university might have achieved it.</p><p>"I truly believe it's the best stadium in all of football," Wildcats coach David Braun said Tuesday. "We're not trying to be the biggest. We delivered on being the best."</p><p>Construction is progressing rapidly on the new Ryan Field, scheduled to <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/college-sports/2026/02/03/northwestern-new-ryan-field-delay" target="_blank" >open Oct.

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<p>In 1925, Northwestern briefly dreamed of building one of the largest stadiums in the nation, then did nothing of the sort.</p><p>A century later, Northwestern identified a different superlative target for its <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/college-sports/2025/07/30/northwestern-ryan-field-wildcats-mark-jackson-david-braun-evanston-big-ten-college-football" target="_blank" >new stadium</a>. This time, the university might have achieved it.</p><p>"I truly believe it's the best stadium in all of football," Wildcats coach David Braun said Tuesday.
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