By Joshua Huff
Standing on the UK football practice fields, the rise of the refaced Commonwealth Stadium can be seen through the summer haze of the Tim Couch Practice Fields. The players glance over at the visually dominant stadium through their tired eyes and envision taking to the field in front of thousands of fans for the first time.
A vision which, of course, doesn’t tread into the realm of losing; however, history dictates that winning in a new/renovated stadium isn’t a certainty.
In its 42-year history, the youngest SEC stadium has seen three massive upgrades, growing from a field on the north side of campus to a visually dominant concrete monolith off of Alumni Dr.