Today, Brigham Young University (BYU) and West Virginia University (WVU) battled at the FedEx Field, Landover, Md. With West Virginia winning 32-35. The game was televised on ESPN2. This neutral-site game brought BYU (1-3) to the East Coast to compete against the Big 12’s WVU (3-0).
The city of Landover is subtacialy far from both teams home town. For BYU it is 1,800 miles away and for WVU another 210 miles. Even with distance the 82,000 seated stadium was filled with fans. WVU has the most alumni in the Washington area after Pittsburgh. Giving the team a great chance for Eastern fans to relive the glory days.
FedExField has played host to Division I college football games in the past , including Penn State vs. Indiana in 2010 and Boise State vs. Virginia Tech and the Army-Navy game and Notre Dame vs. Maryland in 2011 and Virginia Tech vs. Cincinnati in 2012.
No comments:
Post a Comment