Playing for Lincoln’s Hat: Inside the Illinois–Northwestern Rivalry
Somewhere between Champaign and Evanston, depending on the year, sits a bronze replica of a stovepipe hat. It is modeled on the…
June 30, 2026
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June 30, 2026
Older Than the Forward Pass: Inside “The Rivalry”
Some rivalries need a nickname. This one gave up on the idea a long time ago. In the Lehigh Valley of eastern…
June 29, 2026
Florida’s Best D2 Schools for NIL — And How Fans Fuel Them
Here’s a truth the big-school spotlight keeps quiet: some of the most exciting NIL stories in college sports aren’t happening in the…
June 29, 2026
Same State, Two Worlds: Inside the Louisiana–Louisiana Tech Rivalry
Leave Lafayette heading north and the Louisiana you know starts to dissolve. The cypress and the crawfish boils and the French place…
June 28, 2026
12 Ways to Support College Athletes in Smaller Sports
How can fans support college athletes in smaller sports in a way that actually matters? Revenue sharing under the House v. NCAA…
June 28, 2026
3,300 Miles and a Missing Cowboy: Inside the Hawai’i–Wyoming Paniolo Trophy Rivalry
Once a year, two of the most opposite places in America agree to pretend they’re neighbors. One is Laramie, Wyoming, where War…
June 27, 2026
How to Find and Support Local College Athletes Near You
Picture this: you’ve worn your school’s colors to every home football game for fifteen years. You know the starting lineup by heart,…
June 26, 2026
UCLA USC Football Rivalry: Inside the Battle of LA
UCLA USC football history, from the Victory Bell to the 2026 Battle of LA at the Rose Bowl on Nov. 28, plus…
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