Northwestern University and Ohio State University will face off Saturday with Wrigley Field serving as the backdrop for the Big Ten Conference matchup.<\/p>\n
The Wildcats and Buckeyes will battle it out at the iconic baseball stadium, a move made necessary by the ongoing renovation of Ryan Field. Northwestern has been playing its home games at various locations in the Chicago area during the construction period.<\/p>\n
This unique setting adds an extra layer of excitement to the already anticipated rivalry game. Both teams are looking to improve their conference standings as the Buckeyes make a push for postseason play.<\/p>\n
The ‘Cats will play their last home game of the season at Wrigley Field against the Fighting Illini on Nov. 30.<\/p>\n
In 2023, Northwestern hosted Iowa at Wrigley Field in a 10-7 loss to the Hawkeyes. Prior to 2023, Northwestern hosted Purdue at Wrigley Field on November 20, 2021. In 2010, Northwestern hosted Illinois at Wrigley Field in the first college football game at the ballpark since 1938.<\/p>\n
Kickoff is at 11 a.m. Saturday. Chicago’s Office of Emergency Management and Communications said residents should expect additional traffic in the area.<\/p>\n
The clash between Northwestern and Ohio State at Wrigley Field promises to be an exciting and unique event. With both teams looking to improve their conference standings, this game is sure to be a thrilling matchup.<\/p>\n
Q: Why is Northwestern playing at Wrigley Field?<\/strong> Q: What is the kickoff time for the game?<\/strong> Q: Will there be additional traffic in the area?<\/strong> Northwestern, Ohio State to Clash at Wrigley Field A Unique Setting for a Rivalry Game Northwestern University and Ohio State University will face off Saturday with Wrigley Field serving as the backdrop for the Big Ten Conference matchup. A Necessity Due to Ryan Field Renovation The Wildcats and Buckeyes will battle it out at the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5867,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rank_math_lock_modified_date":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-5866","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-news"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/images.foxtv.com\/static.fox32chicago.com\/www.fox32chicago.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1280\/720\/gettyimages-2152575636-scaled.jpg?ve=1&tl=1&w=1280&resize=1280,720&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/chicago\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5866"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/chicago\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/chicago\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/chicago\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/chicago\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5866"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/chicago\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5866\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5868,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/chicago\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5866\/revisions\/5868"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/chicago\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5867"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/chicago\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5866"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/chicago\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5866"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/chicago\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5866"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nA: The Wildcats are playing at Wrigley Field due to the ongoing renovation of Ryan Field.<\/p>\n
\nA: Kickoff is at 11 a.m. Saturday.<\/p>\n
\nA: Yes, Chicago’s Office of Emergency Management and Communications said residents should expect additional traffic in the area.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"