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In 2015, when Ohio State took on the University of Oregon in the first College Football Playoff championship game, millions of sports fans tuned in. But back in 1869, when Rutgers University and Princeton University played the first-ever college football game, no one predicted the national spectacle that a college football championship game would become. Author Matt Doeden takes readers on a journey from the disorganized games of the early years to...
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Explores race and gender in college sports past and present, and discusses unfair playing fields, those who have spoken out against racism, women's basketball, and the role of money among other subjects. Includes discussion questions, sidebars, photographs, a glossary, and further resources.
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"Both dispatch and dissertation, NPR contributor Diane Roberts, an English professor at Florida State University, gives a insider's account of a big time college football program in the midst of controversy, while examining the impact and legacy of the sport's popularity in America today"--
10) Auburn Tigers
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This title introduces fans to the history of the Auburn Tigers football program.
11) LSU Tigers
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This title introduces fans to the history of the Louisiana State University Tigers football program.
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"Swish! Sweat beads on the basketball players' foreheads as they watch the ball drop through the net just as the buzzer sounds. The stakes are high. Two of college basketball's best teams are facing off in a thrilling Final Four game, and only one team will be crowned the NCAA basketball champion! Young readers will enjoy getting exciting facts about Final Four records, the event's history, and some of its most heart-stopping games"--
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The never-before-fully-told story of how Theodore Roosevelt helped to save the game that would become America's most popular sport. During the late nineteenth century, the game of football was a work in progress that only remotely resembled the sport of today. There was no agreement about many of the basic rules, and it was incredibly violent and extremely dangerous. Numerous young men were badly injured and dozens died in highly publicized incidents,...
16) Oklahoma Sooners
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This title introduces fans to the history of the Oklahoma Sooners football program.
18) Texas Longhorns
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This title introduces fans to the history of the Texas Longhorns football program.