25 best college football stadiums to watch a college football game

4. Ohio Stadium, Ohio State

Having a stadium surrounded by a river provides an experience that Ohio State probably didn’t expect. Walking over the bridge on the way to Ohio Stadium is an experience in itself.

Ohio State is one of the few stadiums that went all-in on being huge the second it opened its doors. The school started with 66,000 seats when it was built in 1922. When most schools were adding stadiums with 15-20,000 seats, Ohio just went and easily tripled that. Multiple additions now have it well over 100,000 while still keeping most of its horseshoe shape. It’s hard to completely abandon that when the stadium’s nickname is literally “The Horseshoe”. It’s not open like the old horseshoe, but they built it so it’s flat at the top, which ended up looking quite good.

One of the weird traditions of Ohio State football was its lack of night games. The school didn’t add permanent lights until 2014. They only had roughly 15 night games before that. Now, they have the lights and Michigan can wait until a 7:30 kick to lose again (sorry, cheap shot). Since they spent so much time on day games, it brings the same experience that a night game does for every other school. Ohio State fans are just as hyped at noon as they are in the evening.

It helps that the Buckeyes are constantly one of the best teams in college football year in and year out. Every game at Ohio Stadium could lead to a National Championship. There is always at least four or five stars on the field every game. The fans bring the energy of a championship pedigree every week. Ohio Stadium is a must-visit experience for all fans, even those who root for the maize and blue.