Fenway Park will play host to a whole different kind of ballgame Saturday night.
The home of the Boston Red Sox has transformed into a football field for No. 4 Notre Dame’s clash with Boston College as part of the Fighting Irish’s annual Shamrock Series.
As you might imagine, that’s quite the big transformation for a field that looked like this just three weeks ago:
Even @fenwaypark dresses up for Halloween. 🎃👻 #SoxHalloween pic.twitter.com/2OGSAJEsrf
— Red Sox (@RedSox) October 31, 2015
So how did Fenway transition from a baseball haven to a college football gridiron?
Check out the complete construction process in this incredible time-lapse video:
Today is a different kind of #GameDay at @fenwaypark! #NDvsBChttps://t.co/tfynJh5sOh
— Red Sox (@RedSox) November 21, 2015
Fenway Park’s official Twitter account also posted photos of various stages of the project, from replacing the infield with sod to erecting field goal posts at each end.
#FenwayPark gets ready to host football and hurling in just over 2 weeks! 🏈🏈🏈 pic.twitter.com/O6k4PQUlbL
— Fenway Park (@fenwaypark) November 3, 2015
Thanks to the #RedSox grounds crew, #FenwayPark is starting to look ready for @NDFootball! ⚾️➡️🏈#ShamrockSeries pic.twitter.com/AdV2Z71Auh
— Fenway Park (@fenwaypark) November 10, 2015
Newest addition to #FenwayPark! pic.twitter.com/WovqzUjPLO
— Fenway Park (@fenwaypark) November 9, 2015
Lines are going in at #FenwayPark for the #ShamrockSeries!
T-minus 8 days until kickoff! ⚾️➡️🏈#NDvsBC pic.twitter.com/nvkwHerCrz
— Fenway Park (@fenwaypark) November 13, 2015
#FenwayPark is really starting to look like a 🏈 field now! ⚾️➡️🏈#ShamrockSeries pic.twitter.com/YWofVFXmLv
— Fenway Park (@fenwaypark) November 13, 2015
The final result is pretty spectacular, as evidenced by this amazing photo taken at sunrise Saturday morning:
12 hours away from kickoff.#fenway #NDvsBC pic.twitter.com/4lp3x8eLbX
— Aaron Frutman (@aaronfrutman) November 21, 2015
Kickoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET, and if the game is half as good as the view, you won’t want to miss it.
