College Football

Want to go to a football game? Get vaccinated

The college football season is kicking into high gear, the NFL season starts Sept. 9, and the baseball pennant races are heating up. For the first time since 2019, nearly all stadiums will be fully open to fans. In the so-called Before Times, sitting shoulder to shoulder inside a stadium with tens of thousands of boisterous spectators — after a few hours of pregame tailgating — was a highlight of many fans’ autumn. But with Covid-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths soaring from the delta variant, many fans are wondering if that is a wise idea. Kaiser Health News (KHN) and…

UGA and Clemson: Football rivals, but peach partners

Georgia and South Carolina share a border, a passion for football and pride in their peaches. With the University of Georgia and Clemson University campuses separated by a mere 70 miles, the Bulldogs and Tigers began fighting it out on the football field in 1897. Over dozens of games, UGA and Clemson have had many dramatic moments that have changed the championship hopes of both teams. The Bulldogs and Tigers are set to meet for the 65th time on Saturday, Sept. 4. As pitched as the battle is on the football field, there’s an even deeper rivalry between the two…