If you like tradition, football, rivalries, among other things, you’re going to love today. It’s officially Rivalry Saturday in college football, basically a national holiday. Yesterday was an absolutely wild day in college ball, so we can only imagine what we’ll see today. We’ll give you some background on all the biggest you’ll see today, and some of the craziest moments you could have missed yesterday. Let’s GET STUMPIN!

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Today’s Trivia🧠

(answer at the bottom of the Stump!)

On This Day…

⚽️ On this day in 1872, the first international soccer game took place in Glasgow, Scotland, between England and Scotland.

The two drew the match (0-0), but the sport has now grown bigger than ever before internationally.

Today’s Stump Story…

🏈 Rivalry Saturday: Ain’t it Pretty

College football’s most historic weekend, rivalry weekend, heads into day two today, let’s break it down!

• The Game: Michigan and Ohio State are two colleges synonymous with the history of the sport, and the rivalry may be the most heated in all of sports. The teams first met in 1897, and played annually and uninterrupted from 1918 to 2020. The Game has been highlighted throughout the year by legendary coaches, players, announcers, and moments. The two face off at noon Eastern time in Columbus, Ohio. All-time record: Michigan leads (61-5-6).

• Palmetto Bowl: The annual South Carolina - Clemson football game has been taking place since 1896. The two largest universities in the state of South Carolina, the campuses are separated by only 132 miles. The two colleges’ bitter hatred goes far beyond the football field, as its roots go back towards political feuding in the post-Civil War era. The two play at 12:00 PM Eastern on ESPN. All-time record: Clemson leads 73-43-4.

• The Iron Bowl: As hinted at in our trivia question, the Iron Bowl was first played in the late winter of 1893. The game features two charter members or the SEC and two of the largest universities in the state of Alabama: Auburn University and the University of Alabama. The name comes from where the game was originally played in Birmingham, Alabama, which was a leading industrial city in the early 20th century southern United States. The two face off at 3:30 PM on ABC. All-time record: Alabama leads 50-37-1.

• The Duel in the Desert: One of the oldest football rivalries in the US will have its 125th edition today, as Arizona and Arizona State face off at 3:30 PM on Fox. First played in 1899, the two universities battle for the Territorial Cup. The rivalry has had its ups and downs, with both teams having their eras of domination. All-time record: Arizona leads 51-44-1.

• The Lone Star Showdown: A rivalry renewed! Texas A&M and Texas University first met in 1894, playing each other each year until 2011, when Texas A&M left the Big 12 for the SEC. The rivalry was put on hold, and the two will face off today for the first time since. The game kicks off at 7:30 PM in College Station on ABC. All-time record: 76-37-5.

• Other rivalries being played:

  • Border War: Oregon vs Washington

  • Farmageddon: Iowa State vs Kansas State

  • Fremont Cannon: UNLV vs Nevada

  • Battle Line Rivalry: Arkansas vs Missouri

  • Old Oaken Bucket: Purdue vs Indiana

  • Land of Lincoln Trophy: Illinois vs Northwestern

  • Sunshine Showdown: Florida vs Florida State

  • Battle for the Barrel: NC State vs North Carolina

Quick Hitters

🏈 Chicago Bears finally fire their head ball coach Matt Eberflus after losing their 6th straight game. This comes one day after the Bears furious comeback attempt fell short thanks to poor clock mismanagement. Eberflus compiled a 14-32 record in nearly three seasons after being hired in late January of 2022. The Bears have lost SIX one-score games this year, all ending in an array of different poor coaching decisions. The Bears fired their offensive coordinator, Shane Waldron, two weeks ago. His replacement, Thomas Brown, will take over as the interim head coach.

⚾️ Playoff hero and utility man on steroids, Tommy Edman, agreed to a five-year, $74 million contract extension that will keep him with the Los Angeles Dodgers for the foreseeable future. Edman was acquired by the Dodgers at the trade deadline this year and played a pivotal role in their run to the World Series. Edman can play all over the field and has shown he will produce no matter where he bats in the lineup. A guy like him is extremely important to a team like the Dodgers with stars up and down the lineup.

🏈 In the football world, we saw Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs win thanks to another late-game miscue by their opponent. The Raiders snapped the ball when the Raiders QB wasn’t expecting the ball, and the Chiefs fell on it. In the world of College Football, (25) Colorado handled their business against Oklahoma State, 52-0 at home. While (11) Boise State, (14) Ole Miss, and Minnesota won their respective rivalry game.

🏈 EIGHT OVERTIMES! EIGHT! Clean, Old Fashioned Hate! Georgia survives an absolutely INSANE game in Samford! Haynes King and Tech gave #8 ranked UGA all they could handle, and then some. Thanks to some late-game heroics on both sides of the ball, Kirby Smart and his Bulldogs are still alive in the College Football Playoff. Shoutout to Georgia Tech QB Haynes King, who literally left it all out there. Tech is on the rise!

💯Top Performers:

• 🏈 Travis Hunter (COL): 10 receptions, 116 yards, 3 touchdowns, one INT

• 🏈 LaJonthay Webster (COL): 11 receptions, 175 yards, 2 TDs

• 🏀 Jayson Tatum (BOS): 35 points, 14 rebounds, W

• 🏈 Haynes King (GT): 303 passing yards, 110 rushing yards, 5 total TDs

Stump Top Plays❗️❗️ 

🏈 IOWA WALKS IT OFF

🏈 UGA SURVIVES!

🏒 Hockey guy with the smelling salts

🏀 Jaylen Brown with a THUNDEROUS slam

💯 Full Scoreboards: MLB, Soccer, PGA, NFL, WNBA, NCAAF, NHL

Today’s Slate

*All times are ET*

🏀 NBA: Hawks vs Hornets (6:00 PM), 76ers vs Pistons (7:00 PM), Wizards vs Bucks (8:00 PM), Warriors vs Suns (9:00 PM), Mavs vs Jazz (9:30 PM), full schedule

🏀 CBB (M): (21) Creighton vs Notre Dame (1:00 PM), Texas A&M vs Rutgers (3:30 PM), Furman vs (1) Kansas (6:00 PM), (2) UConn vs Maryland Eastern Shore (7:30 PM), SDSU vs (6) Houston (7:00 PM on TNT), Oregon vs (9) Alabama (9:30 PM), full schedule

🏈 NCAAF: Michigan vs Ohio State (12:00 on FOX), (8) Tennessee @ Vanderbilt (12:00 PM on ABC), (15) South Carolina vs (12) Clemson (12:00 PM on ESPN), (5) Notre Dame vs USC (3:30 on CBS), Auburn vs (13) Alabama (3:30 PM), (1) Oregon vs Washington (7:30 PM), (3) Texas vs (20) Texas A&M (7:30 PM), (24) Kansas State vs (18) Iowa State (7:30 PM on FOX), full schedule

🏀 CBB (W): (4) South Carolina vs Purdue (11:00 AM), Fresno State vs (1) UCLA (5:00 PM), (3) Notre Dame vs Utah (5:00 PM), full schedule

🏒 NHL: Hurricanes @ Panthers (4:00 PM), Capitals vs Devils (7:00 PM), Oilers vs Avs (10:00 PM), Utah vs Golden Knights (10:00 PM), full schedule

⚽️ EPL: West Ham United vs Arsenal (12:30 PM) ; LALIGA: Barcelona vs Las Palmas (8:00 AM) ; Bundesliga: Borussia Dortmund vs Bayern Munich (12:30 PM); Women’s International: England vs United States (12:20 PM); MLS: Orlando City vs New York Red Bulls (7:30 PM)/ LA Galaxy vs Seattle (10:00 PM)

Trivia Answer:

D. 1893! On February 22, 1893, at Lakeview Park in Birmingham, Alabama, Auburn defeated Bama 32-22 in front of 5,000 spectators. The two have played each other every year since!

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