Madness: Brawls, Riots, at 1937 Civil War Game as Ducks and Beavers Escalate a Feisty Rivalry
*At left, Hayward Field in its prime as a football stadium. At right, the modern track-only venue. By Mark Schipper With all of the...
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Mark Schipper
- Jan 25, 2021
Oregon and Oregon State Drop 'Civil War' Name from Historic Rivalry for All the Wrong Reasons
By Mark Schipper THE CIVIL WAR Saturday melees between fans of the Oregon and Oregon State football teams have escalated into mini-riots...
Mark Schipper
- Jan 17, 2021
NCAA Delays Vote on New Compensation and Transfer Rules, but Revolution Remains a Real Threat
By Mark Schipper College athletics under the NCAA’s rule have become a Byzantine mess, which the current push to grant student-athletes...
Mark Schipper
- Dec 12, 2020
Greed Comes for College Football: Knight Commission Recommends FBS Leave the N.C.A.A.
Sometime while you're looking out over the strip-mining operations that blight the otherwise handsome landscape of college football,...
Mark Schipper
- Oct 8, 2020
Georgia Tech's Destruction of Cumberland College in 1916 Wasn't Exactly As It Seemed
Georgia Tech beat Cumberland College 222-0, but there's more to the story than the mind-bending final score.
Mark Schipper
- Oct 8, 2020
Auburn and Pat Dye is a Real College Football Story
Auburn University is honoring their old football coach Pat Dye in simple fashion, and that's a beautiful thing.
Mark Schipper
- Sep 18, 2020
Hayden Fry Classic: North Texas Mean Green Set to Honor Legendary Head Coach against SMU Mustangs
By Mark Schipper If he is looking down from football Valhalla, former North Texas head coach Hayden Fry will see the program he led in...
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