NFL News NFL News, Reports and Updates
ESPN recently named its top 25 college stadiums, and two Texas universities made the list.
The sports media organization had 14 writers select and rank their top 20 favorite stadiums — without criteria and parameters. ESPN then assigned points based on these rankings: 20 points for a first-place vote, 19 for a second-place vote, and so on, down to 1 point for a stadium ranked 20th. In total, at least 42 stadiums received at least one vote.
To little surprise, the Texas universities that clinched a spot are Texas A&M University at No. 13 and the University of Texas in Austin at No. 25.
Here’s what they said about the stadiums.
No. 13: Kyle Field, Texas A&M University Aggies
Sep 2, 2023; College Station, Texas, USA; A general view of the formation of three military helicopters perform a fly over prior to the game between and the New Mexico Lobos and the Texas A&M Aggies at Kyle Field. Mandatory Credit: Maria Lysaker-USA TODAY Sports
With 91 points combined, Kyle Field ranked among the Top 15 college football stadiums in the U.S. It’s not necessarily because the stadium is all that impressive, however.
ESPN writer Dave Wilson wrote mostly about the traditions and the spirit from the stands.
“It doesn’t take long to notice things are different at Kyle Field. Instead of cheerleaders, there are Yell Leaders who organize coordinated yells for fans, including the largest student section in America at more than 36,000 strong,” he wrote. “The weekend begins with Midnight Yell on Friday nights, where the Aggies practice said yells in Kyle with thousands of their friends.”
Members of the Texas A&M band prepare to take the field during the college football Cotton Bowl game between the University of Oklahoma Sooners (OU) and Texas A&M University Aggies (TXAM) at Cowboy’s Stadium on Friday Jan. 4, 2013, in Arlington, Tx. Photo by Chris…
Source link : https://sports.yahoo.com/espn-names-texas-m-university-185945635.html
Author : Austin American-Statesman
Publish date : 2024-07-19 18:59:45
Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
