Thousands of young men will play their final games over the Thanksgiving rivalry weekend. Our own Mark Schofield reflects on his own experiences playing the game he loves for over a decade and the lessons in a football life. People often ask me if playing football was worth it, and I can see why they…
Inside The Pylon was promised the diary of an Arizona State football fanatic at a tailgate, illustrating the prototypical Sun Devil experience. What we received was a drinking log slash photo essay. Apparently they are the same thing. Football is many things to many people. For some it is chance to observe elite athletes pitched…
College football is full of thrilling moments: thirty years ago, on November 23, 1984, the Boston College Eagles and Miami Hurricanes played one of the classic games of all time. Mark Brown takes us back. Few days are better than Thanksgiving, except perhaps the day after. Americans partake in the usual rituals of sleeping in,…
Harvard-Dartmouth on a frigid and rainy Saturday is college football at its finest. Chuck Zodda kicked in many bone-chilling Ivy League contests and he reports on the latest installment in this clash of educational powerhouses playing football for the fun of it. Saturday was the coldest day so far this fall in Hanover, New Hampshire,…