Iowa Hawkeyes, Kinnick Stadium ranked among best Big Ten stadiums by CBS Sports

Few places have the buzz and electricity in the air that Iowa City does on a crisp fall Saturday when the tailgate gets going and a massive Big Ten clash is just a few hours from kickoff.

Iowa City and the Iowa Hawkeyes do it right. And it has absolutely created an undeniable home-field advantage for the Hawkeyes when they play in Kinnick Stadium.

This has resulted in CBS Sports ranking the Hawkeyes and Kinnick Stadium among the Big Ten’s best stadiums. Out of the conference, which now features 18 schools, Iowa is slotted in as the No. 6 stadium.

6. Iowa – Kinnick Stadium

Kinnick Stadium gets plenty of deserved love for “The Wave” tradition of waving at the kids in the Stead Family Children’s Hospital, but it’s also a great place to watch a football game. Even for a fan of a visiting team, I guarantee you that you’ll have a good time in Iowa City. Just don’t expect many points to be scored during the game. – Tom Fornelli, CBS Sports

CBS nailed it with their reasoning behind Iowa. The best tradition in college football is “The Wave” and it is like no other moment you will find at another stadium. It is bigger than football.

They also mentioned the time in Iowa City fans can have. This stands extremely true. The tailgates are setting up alongside the sunrise and Iowa fans are welcoming to all fans for a good time.

Ahead of Iowa is Ohio State at No. 5 and Oregon at No. 4. The Michigan Wolverines come in at No. 3 just behind newcomer, the Washington Huskies at No. 2. The Penn State Nittany Lions sit at No. 1 as the best stadium in the Big Ten.

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