Heat wave hits Iowa's first football game. What's changing at Kinnick?
Safety measures are being expanded for the Iowa football season opener at Kinnick Stadium on Sept. 5, amid a heat wave across the state.
Iowa football officials are beefing up safety precautions for the season's inaugural game against Northern Illinois on Saturday, Sept. 5, as the state grapples with a heatwave. Fans arriving at Kinnick Stadium can bring their own sealed water bottles and empty refillable ones, or pick up 4,000 supplied by the university. In addition to free water, the stadium will offer expanded first aid resources, including cooling areas to ward off heat-related illnesses.
The Johnson County Ambulance Service will have a utility vehicle on standby at the entrance, and University of Iowa Health Care personnel will be present to aid players and spectators suffering from heat stress.
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