College Football Gridiron
This mastermind behind the "Process" shocked the sports world by retiring from Alabama in January 2024 after winning 6 national titles with the Crimson Tide and 1 with LSU.
Who is Nick Saban?
Affectionately known as "Coach K," Mike Krzyzewski retired in 2022 after capturing 5 national titles at this elite ACC university.
What is Duke University?
In 2018, this ACC team made unwanted history by becoming the first #1 seed to ever lose to a #16 seed when they fell to UMBC.
What is the University of Virginia (Cavaliers)?
This former Florida quarterback and cultural phenomenon became the first sophomore to ever win the Heisman Trophy in 2007.
Who is Tim Tebow?
Played on January 1, 1902, this Pasadena classic between Michigan and Stanford was the first-ever postseason college football bowl game.
What is the Rose Bowl?
From 1958 to 1982, this legendary coach led Alabama to 6 national championships, famously pacing the sidelines in his signature houndstooth hat.
Who is Paul "Bear" Bryant?
Known as the "Wizard of Westwood," this legendary coach led the UCLA Bruins to an unprecedented 10 national championships in a 12-year span.
Who is John Wooden?
Strutting out of Jersey City, this #15 seed shocked Kentucky and Purdue in 2022 to become the first 15-seed to ever reach the Elite Eight.
What are the Saint Peter's Peacocks?
To this day, this legendary 1970s Ohio State running back remains the only player in college football history to win the Heisman Trophy twice.
Who is Archie Griffin?
Before every home game, college football fans flock to see this university’s live mascot—a massive live tiger named Mike VII—housed near the stadium.
What is LSU (Louisiana State University)?
Led by Heisman winner Joe Burrow, this undefeated 2019 SEC powerhouse put together what many consider the most prolific offensive season in college football history.
Who are the LSU Tigers?
John Wooden's Bruins pulled off this jaw-dropping feat by winning consecutive games without a single loss from 1971 to 1974.
What is an 88-game winning streak?
Coached by Don Haskins, this historic underdog program started an all-Black lineup to defeat heavily favored Kentucky for the 1966 national title.
What is Texas Western College? (Now UTEP)
Playing for Michigan in 1997, this lockdown cornerback and return specialist became the only primarily defensive player to win the award.
Who is Charles Woodson?
Every March, the winning team of the NCAA basketball tournament participates in this mandatory, celebratory tradition involving ladders and scissors.
What is cutting down the nets?
This Big Eight program's undefeated 1971 team dominated their schedule and defeated Oklahoma in the historic "Game of the Century."
What is the University of Nebraska (Cornhuskers)?
Coach K passed this historic milestones in 2015 against St. John's, becoming the first men's Division I coach to reach this career win count.
What is 1,000 wins? (He finished with 1,202)
Led by future NBA star Stephen Curry, this small #10 seed capturing the nation's heart during a thrilling run to the Elite Eight in 2008.
What is Davidson College?
This university holds the record for the most individual Heisman Trophy winners in history, boasting 8 total recipients including Caleb Williams, Reggie Bush, and Matt Leinart.
What is the University of Southern California (USC)?
The annual college football rivalry game between the Indiana Hoosiers and the Purdue Boilermakers plays for a trophy named after this old-school wooden farm vessel.
What is the Old Oaken Bucket?
Under head coach Bud Wilkinson, this university set an unbreakable FBS record by winning 47 consecutive games between 1953 and 1957.
What is the University of Oklahoma (Sooners)?
Before building his legacy at Duke, Coach K played basketball and began his head coaching career at this United States service academy.
What is the United States Military Academy (West Point / Army)?
Trailing by 25 points in 2022, this program pulled off the largest comeback victory in National Championship Game history against North Carolina.
What is the University of Kansas (Jayhawks)?
The bronze Heisman Trophy was modeled after Ed Smith, a 1930s running back who played for this New York university.
What is New York University (NYU)?
Invented by a student in 1911, this loud, handheld noisemaker is a fiercely protected tradition permitted exclusively at Mississippi State home football games.
What is a cowbell?