There’s something pure about FCS football. It largely serves the farthest frontiers like the Dakotas and Montana, and fills in the gaps in the mid-south and northeast coast. It doesn’t have the glamour of the SEC or the exposure of the Big Ten, but history in Division I-AA runs just as deep. Fans are just […]
For decades, the Mid-American Conference served as the heartbeat of college football. It introduced us to the madness that is mid-week MACtion, paving the way for other leagues (Conference USA, Sun Belt) to capitalize on the TV window. It’s given us unlikely national heroes like Jordan Lynch and Chad Pennington. And if you look, the […]
Perhaps the most idealistic image of American culture is the classic Road Trip. Whether it’s packing up a family in the station wagon or a solo soul-search, a days-long trek through the southwest centers around Historic Route 66. From The Grapes of Wrath to Cars, Route 66 represents freedom and summertime, with the cross-country roadway often serving as […]
There’s something magical about a fall Saturday in a college town. For casual fans, the fun isn’t in memorizing rosters or checking rankings — it’s in the energy of the crowd, the buzz on campus, and the local culture spilling into the streets. College football travel doesn’t have to be intimidating. Football road trips can […]
There’s bowl season — and then there’s Bowl Season done right. For some fans, it’s a once-a-year vacation. For others, it’s a bucket-list pilgrimage. And for a few lucky ones, it’s both. Every December, college football fans flood warm-weather cities, casino corridors, beach towns, and playoff hubs chasing one more weekend of football and memories. […]
