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Bob Dylan wrote All Along the Watchtower in 1966 or 1967 when recuperating from a motorcycle accident, none of which has anything to do with football…
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This is #15 in a series covering football’s original 61 rules adopted by the Intercollegiate Football Association in 1876. We review one rule each…
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Football developed mainly in academic settings, but the U.S. military also played a role in the game's spread, especially outside the U.S. For example…
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The Indiana Hoosiers are known more for their innovations on the basketball court than the football field, but no one can take away football coach Ewald…
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American football originated as a college club sport controlled by the players. Initially, the game did not have coaches, especially professional ones…
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We are all familiar with "bootlegs" in football, which entered the game with Pop Warner's 1927 Stanford team when they ran what appeared to be a Statue…
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Cal and Stanford first met on the gridiron in March 1892. They played again in December of that year and then annually until 1905, a game represented in…
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