Rivalries. They are as essential to college football as tailgating and body paint in your team’s colors. Each season we see animosity between teams renewed when two schools collide for conference supremacy, a trophy, or just plain ol’ bragging rights.
Ancient rivalry game such as Michigan vs. Ohio State and Harvard vs. Princeton are some of the classic examples of rivalries while new ones such as Houston vs. Memphis and South Florida vs. Central Florida are developing their own place in college football lore.
These rivalry games split families, communities, areas and states and rile up fans, providing the charm of college football.