Indy Ready For Economic Impact Of Big Ten Championship Game [Video]

INDIANAPOLIS — Thousands of fans from Oregon and Penn State will be descending on Indianapolis this weekend for the Big Ten Championship Game.

The game will be held at Lucas Oil Stadium with 70,000 fans expected to attend, but many more are planning to take the event in at other local establishments in and around the stadium. It’s all expected to generate a huge economic impact for Indianapolis.

“They’re spending money at restaurants and bars around the city,” said Sam Reel with the Indiana Sports Corp on WISH-TV. “That’s kind of the cumulative total of all of these people coming into the city.”

They will also be buying beer, merchandise, and other things both at the game and in the hours leading up to it. The Indiana Sports Corp. has also planned out some fun activities leading up to kickoff.

The Big Ten Fan Fest will kick off at 4 p.m. Friday …