Scarlet and Gray Fills Wrigleyville

Wrigley Field’s manual centerfield scoreboard has been updated to reflect the sport taking place on Saturday.

The out-of-town scores are labeled as quarters rather than innings, with the Big Ten’s Week 12 slate shown.

Behind the scoreboard, at the intersection of Sheffield Ave. and Waveland Ave., popular bar Murphy’s Bleachers filled up early for an 11 a.m. local kickoff.

The patio was awash in scarlet and gray.

However, despite a small contingent of Northwestern fans, Ohio State fans were mobbed just a few buildings down from Murphy’s Bleachers.

A fan donning an Oregon jersey stood in a store window — similar to a mannequin in a store on Michigan Ave.

He carried a sign that read: “Ohio St hasn’t beaten Michigan in 1,813 days.”

There are still signs of baseball at Wrigley Field

The infield was covered with grass so that it could not be played on dirt. However, little bits of the warning track remind us that Wrigley Field is still a baseball stadium.

Fans in right field also had the chance to experience a baseball moment during warm-ups.

The Allstate-sponsored net that prevents punts from going into the stands is out of place in the east end zone.

As kickers practiced pregame, field goals in that direction landed like a home run into the right field stands.

Ohio State coach Ryan Day said ultimately the game is about 100 yards of grass and not what lies around it.

But for those in the stands, Saturday provided an experience unlike many in college football.