Division 1 Schools in Illinois
The roar of the crowd, the regional rivalries, the pride of wearing your school’s colors on a national stage — few things…
June 27, 2026
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June 27, 2026
The Battle of LA: Inside the UCLA–USC Rivalry
The campuses are 12 miles apart. Both sit inside the Los Angeles city limits. Until 1982, they shared the same stadium. They…
June 25, 2026
Inside the Oregon–Oregon State Football Rivalry
Less than 50 miles separate Autzen Stadium in Eugene from Reser Stadium in Corvallis. In college football terms, that is nothing —…
June 25, 2026
The Iron Bowl: Inside the Alabama–Auburn Rivalry
In most of America, the Saturday after Thanksgiving is for leftover turkey and early shopping. In Alabama, it is the day the…
June 25, 2026
The Jeweled Shillelagh: Inside the USC–Notre Dame Rivalry
It began with a train ride and a conversation between two women. In 1925, USC athletic director Gwynn Wilson and his wife…
June 24, 2026
The Game: Inside the Ohio State–Michigan Rivalry
The last Saturday of November belongs to two states. Everything else stops. The stores close early. The living rooms divide. Somewhere in…
June 24, 2026
Wide Right: Inside the Miami–Florida State Rivalry
There is a football that lives rent-free in the minds of everyone who has ever worn garnet and gold. It was kicked…
June 24, 2026
The Tampa–Florida Southern Rivalry: Division II’s Most Decorated Border War
There is an old Florida adage that the further north you travel in the state, the further South you get. Drive I-4…
June 23, 2026
The World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party: Inside the Florida-Georgia Rivalry
Every late October, Jacksonville stops being a city and becomes a divided country. The St. Johns River runs through it, boats fly…
June 23, 2026
Oklahoma Crashed the Party: The 2026 College World Series, the Stars, and the Fans Who Fuel Them
A season that started in the cold of February ended on a perfect June night in Omaha — and it ended the…
June 23, 2026
Exploring Marquette NIL Deals and New Opportunities
The landscape of college athletics has shifted dramatically, and Marquette University has built a meaningful NIL infrastructure in the years since the…
June 22, 2026
Three Straight: Tampa Just Made Baseball History
The dogpile near the mound at the USA Baseball National Training Complex said everything. On Saturday, June 6, the No. 2 Tampa…
June 19, 2026