College Football Traditions

How a hashtag reignited Mississippi State’s battle cry

Baby blue? Sky blue? Robin egg? What shade really is the Tar Heels’ iconic color?

Gosh almighty, where did the University of Mississippi’s cheer come from?

From a meaningless word to Virginia Tech’s (mostly) beloved HokieBird

How two former insults became the University of Oklahoma’s favorite saying

Hoo originated the University of Virginia’s famous saying?

Auburn’s golden eagles are a thing of (extremely strange) legend

Do you know the origin of Alabama’s greeting heard ’round the world?

An Arkansan introduces a perplexed visitor from abroad to a hallowed Razorback tradition

Tie up your boat with the University of Tennessee’s Vol Navy, where everyone’s welcome and the party lasts all season long

A Louisiana State University veterinarian on what it takes to care for a mascot that’s also an endangered apex predator

Why the long-running… er, -rolling… Auburn University tradition is taking a break again this year

The University of Georgia’s iconic shrubs are still standing after nearly ninety years

The story behind Florida State University’s Sod Cemetery