Having the most expensive stadium in the history of college football on your resume would be enough for most men, but Pat Ryan had grander designs.The insurance mogul has a fortune worth $8.7 billion, per Forbes, and has used his clout to assemble a portfolio of sports teams.Ryan Field is small but packed with featuresInstagram / newryanfieldRyan is a trustee at Northwestern and the brand-new Ryan Field has been named after him.The Ryan family is also a minority owner of the NFL‘s Chicago Bears and holds a stake in the English Premier League club AFC Bournemouth.All three teams Ryan is involved in have a state-of-the-art new home in the works.The Wildcats will unveil an $862 million arena Friday when the No. 5 Indiana Hoosiers are in town.It is the smallest in the Big Ten with a 35,000-capacity despite being the most expensive stadium ever contructed in college football.Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor and Ohio Stadium in Ohio are all in college football‘s 100,000 club.No expense has been spared on fan experience, however, with notes taken on stunning stadiums across the NFL and Premier League.What will Northwestern’s new stadium look like?The seating uses the same architectural innovation as the $2 billion Intuit Dome, with one seating area starting just 90 feet away from the field.Ryan’s family donated $480 million to the funding of the new stadium, with the rest coming through other private backers.“Our worst seat in this stadium is 100 feet closer to the field than the most expensive seat at the Big House (Michigan Stadium),” he explained. “You’re building things up and cantilevering them over instead of going out.The new Ryan Field will focus on quality over quantitySteep banks will provide great views and help generate atmosphereInstagram / newryanfield“It’s structurally much more challenging from an engineering perspective, but you’ve got to create better-than-TV sightlines.“A lot of people look at first-of-its-kind and say, ‘Oh, it’s just a mini NFL stadium,’ but it’s really something specific for college.“Every college we’ve seen has said, ‘We know we need to think about doing something like this, but somebody needed to go first.’“Everybody else is saying, ‘We’re going to watch closely, and if it works, we’ll come see it.”NFL Weekly Newsletter - SIGN UP!talkSPORT is your home for NFL in the UK as we launch our biggest year of coverage yet!2026 promises to be an epic year for NFL on talkSPORT – and we want you to join us for the ride.MORE INFO & SIGN-UP HERE!This season will be our biggest ever with live commentary of 90+ games, including behind-the-scenes access to international games and all three London fixtures, plus bumper coverage of Super Bowl 61 at SoFi Stadium.Exclusive interviews, hard-hitting opinion, latest front-office drama and top breaking news – all delivered straight to your inbox each week.Chicago Bears abandoning NFL’s oldest stadiumThe Bears aren’t as far down the line, but hope to have a new home by 2029.A relocation from Soldier Field is almost certain, with Hammond, Indiana currently the leading option for the dome.However, a $3.2 billion stadium proposed as part of a $5 billion development on the site of the former Arlington International Racecourse and meetings are still being held despite claims to the contrary.Ryan was part of those meetings as the Bears make use of his expertise.Bournemouth stadium takes huge leap forwardView Tweet: https://x.com/afcbournemouth/status/2014304788704608702?ref_src=twsrc%5EtfwPlanning permission has been granted for a $120 million project to almost double Bournemouth’s Vitality Stadium‘s capacity from 11,300 seats to over 20,000.Currently the smallest arena in Premier League history, the increased capacity will help the club compete against the giants of English football.Join talkSPORT’s dedicated US Sports YouTube channel The S* Word every Tuesday and Thursday for our brand new NFL shows.On Tuesdays, Will Gavin and US senior reporter Brian T. Smith will debate the biggest talking points from the NFL weekend, while on Thursdays Efe Obada joins the crew to talk to players past and present and break down what to look for across the league.