The NFL preseason has come to an end as fans, players, and coaches across the country prepare for kickoff. The preseason games have failed to bring the excitement of the regular season, with starters only playing one or two quarters per game.
Read moreReflections of a Football Fan
It was the Fall of 2002 when I was first introduced to college football. I was six. My dad, a lifelong Iowa Hawkeye fan, was following the game on gamecast—we didn’t have cable—while he renovated our house. He explained the basics to me: first downs, false starts, extra points, etc. By the end of the season, when Iowa was playing USC in the Orange Bowl, I was as rabid a fan as anyone.
Read more"I'm Going to Stand for the People"
“I cannot stand and sing the anthem. I cannot salute the flag; I know that I am a black man in a white world.” No, Colin Kaepernick did not say this.
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