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The Little Brown Jug that the Michigan Wolverines and Minnesota Golden Gophers Play for is College Football at Its Best
The Little Brown Jug that the Michigan Wolverines and Minnesota Golden Gophers Play for is College Football at Its Best
Mark Schipper
Oct 4, 2024


The Early Days of College Football and the NCAA Demonstrated that the English Model of Amateurism was a Bad Fit for the United States
The NCAA's notion of Amateurism came from Victorian England and never really fit the athletic model of the United States.
Mark Schipper
Sep 27, 2024


Yale's JJ Hogan Was An Early Name, Image, & Likeness (NIL) Star In College Football
The colleges were making lucrative financial deals with elite football players long before Name, Image, and Likeness existed.
Mark Schipper
Aug 29, 2024


Florida Gators Legend Steve Spurrier Remembers Hula Bowl as First Time with Black Teammates
By Mark Schipper Steve Spurrier played three brilliant seasons at the University of Florida in the middle 1960s, quarterbacking the...
Mark Schipper
Aug 4, 2022
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