The Arizona Diamondbacks call Chase Field home for 81 baseball games each year, but two college football teams will take over the downtown Phoenix facility on Tuesday.
That will make the Cactus Bowl a unique experience for Kansas State and UCLA. Unlike most postseason games, this one will not be played in a NFL stadium or a football-specific college venue. The Wildcats and Bruins will face off in a special setting that only comes together once a year.
“It takes a fair amount of work, but Chase Field turns into quite a football stadium,” Cactus/Fiesta Bowl executive director Mike Nealy said.