247Sports ranks Kinnick Stadium as top-10 tailgate scene
Please make no mistake about it, Iowa Hawkeyes fans will turn out for their team in rain, snow, sun, and during the good or the bad. They are loyal to a fault, but it is what has morphed Iowa City and Kinnick Stadium into an electric atmosphere on college game days each fall.
Every single Saturday, the college town comes together for the tailgate, which takes priority over everything else. The tents are popping up at 7 a.m. with the smell of freshly lit grills soon thereafter. There are truly few things better. This has the Hawkeyes as one of 247Sports’ top 10 tailgate scenes for 2023.
The Kinnick Wave is the thing that gets the attention at Iowa home games, but fans are good for more than just that at home games. A 69,250-seat stadium, Kinnick Stadium has been turned into one of the more surprising hard challenges in the Big Ten. Rain or shine, Iowa fans are not afraid to pack the stands and create a home edge for their team. This is huge for the Hawkeyes, considering they encounter some brutal weather late in the season. The Pedestrian Mall is the heart of downtown Iowa City and is worth a visit if you’re in town. – Hughes, 247Sports.
The advantage this gives Iowa is huge. Teams, coaches, and national media have discussed the difficulty of going into Iowa down the stretch of the season, especially at night. Just last year, Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh famously mentioned it as “the place where top-five teams go to die.”
Other Big Ten members cracking the top 10 tailgate scenes include Penn State at No. 7 and Ohio State at No. 5.
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