After 41 years, Notre Dame and Army will once again resume their annual rivalry on the grounds of Yankee Stadium. And turning the baseball-only field into a one-time-only, football-ready playing surface was no easy task.
Shot over the course of a week, this video shows how arduous it was to clear off the infield dirt and lay down the sod, so that the grid could then painted in and the goalposts erected.
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Even though it’s not the same Yankee Stadium from decades past, it’s bound to be emotional for anyone who grew up in the Northeast with all the bombast and grandeur that came with Army and Notre Dame battling in the Bronx. One former Army player likened it to the biggest event in modern football:
Of course, as odd as it might be to see these college football stalwarts competing in a $1.5 billion upgrade of the old confines, at least they’ll have two functioning end zones, unlike Saturday’s Northwestern-Illinois matchup at Wrigley Field, which will only feature one, due to Wrigley’s constraining nature.
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