2 new rankings prove Williams-Brice Stadium is one of college football's best venues

As the summer months begin to fade, fans across the country know that it means one thing—college football is coming. There truly is nothing like a Saturday within the sport, especially one that at South Carolina's home stadium, Williams-Brice. The venue has a capacity of over 70,000 fans, and it is one the premier stadiums in the entire country. Of course, don't take South Carolina fans' word for it. 

The stadium recently was ranked quite high by two outlets' rankings of stadiums across college football. The first was On3, which ranked Williams-Brice as the third-loudest stadium in the country. It checked in just slightly below Husky Stadium, home to Washington in Seattle and behind the Tennessee Volunteers' Neyland Stadium. The highest decibel level recorded in Columbia was 133.6: 

But that's not the only place that Williams-Brice Stadium ranked recently. The stadium also was ranked in USA Today's new top stadiums in college football rankings. It checked in at No. 25 overall, as the multiple-writer panel called it one of the most underrated venues across the entire sport. 

"When “Sandstorm” plays and those white towels wave, or when the crowd turns up the decibels on third down, you know you’re at a special place that packs a punch," the piece writes. 

South Carolina's stadium ranked among the likes of LSU's Tiger Stadium, Ohio State's Ohio Stadium and Texas A&M's Kyle Field. 

Williams-Brice was first built in 1934, when he had a capacity of just over 17,000 people. In 1982, the capacity went to 52,000, and it sits at a new capacity of 77,559. The stadium is also in the middle of a major redevelopment, scheduled to be completed in time for South Carolina's Week 1 home opener against Kent State on Sept. 5. The $350 million project features a brand new redesign of the student section, appropriately nicknamed "The Cockpit." It also will include additional premium areas as well as upgrades to the locker rooms, and concessions and restroom improvements. 

You can bet that during the Gamecocks' home opener in six weeks, as well as throughout home games this season, Wiliams-Brice will live up to the hype.

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