The air feels different this week. Not just colder, not just louder, but heavier like the past 121 Egg Bowls are pressing down on this one moment. One team is fighting for a path to the College Football Playoff, the other is fighting for its season to survive. Pride, legacy, and the Golden Egg hang in the balance, waiting to crown a hero and expose a victim. In Oxford this weekend, history isn’t just remembered, it's rewritten.
The Iron Bowl is notorious for comebacks, upsets, and CFB history. In a year where one team is fighting for a playoff spot and the other for their program's reputation, the 90th Iron Bowl is setting up to have massive implications going forward for both teams. Will the hype and notoriety live up to precedent?
Before De’Anthony Thomas and Bucky Irving, there was LaMichael James. From being thrust into the starting role to taking the Pac-10 (and world) by storm, James quickly became the greatest Oregon running back of the 21st century, even if his pro career didn’t pan out.
The Field Rush and Idaho Football debut the new “Fightin’ Taters” helmets, designed by Field Rush’s very own Kyle Little, in the home opener vs. St. Thomas.