Brent Yarina, BTN.com Senior Editor, June 10, 2014
Like several other stadiums across the nation, Ohio Stadium has undergone several renovations since the the 2013 season. Last month, the team added new field turf and unveiled renderings of a new locker room. The one fans will notice the most is nearing completion, and that's the addition of approximately 2,600 seats to the south end zone.
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The new seats almost close off the stadium's iconic Horseshoe, but they also push capacity close to 105,000, which moves it ahead of Tennessee's Neyland Stadium for third largest in the nation. Only Big Ten rivals Michigan (107,501) and Penn State (106,572) have higher capacities.
The Shoe – bigger and better. Wow!! pic.twitter.com/fatPu7X0vU
— Urban Meyer (@CoachUrbanMeyer) June 10, 2014
#TheShoe Update: Seat addition in south stands east side steel is in place. Starting on west side today. #GoBucks pic.twitter.com/c8E1Jq1UUR
— Ohio State Buckeyes ? (@OhioStAthletics) June 3, 2014
| About Brent Yarina | BTN.com senior editor Brent Yarina covers football and men's basketball for BTN.com. He writes the popular uniform feature "Clothes Call," which also focuses on the latest cosmetic changes across Big Ten arenas and stadiums. Read all of his work here. You can subscribe to Yarina's RSS feed and follow him on Twitter @BTNBrentYarina. |
