This Saturday -- football games will be played inside two of the "landmark" sports stadiums in the world; Yankee Stadium and Wrigley Field. Football will be played, for the first time ever, this Saturday in the Yankees new $1.5 billion home -- when the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame host the Black Knights of West Point. And, football returns to Chicago's Wrigley Field, for the first time in 40 years, when Northwestern hosts Illinois. Here's the latest photos from each venue -- you'll see how "tight" the endzones and sidelines are. Notre Dame Head Coach Brian Kelly -- commented at today's press conference that they don't have any concerns about the field's proximity to some of Yankee Stadium's walls.
BREAKING NEWS: The "proximity" of the infamous ivy covered outfield walls of Wrigley Field (see link below to photo) -- has led to a ONE WAY football game between Illinois and Northwestern tomorrow. This link will take you to the breaking news story:
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THE END ZONE -- THAT ISN'T
