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Fireworks go off over Beaver Stadium as Penn State hosts Michigan in State College, Pennsylvania, in October 2019. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

2024’s Best Places to Watch a College Football Game

College football season looks different than ever before after two years of realignment frenzy. With the Pac-12 Conference all but disbanded and mega-conferences stretching from coast to coast, SportsTravel is taking a different approach this fall. With a massive season about to get underway, we’ve picked out a series of destinations that would be great […]

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College Football Playoff Experience Worth the Expense for Alabama, Michigan Fans

In a sea of college football bowl games, the Rose Bowl will always stand out. As Keith Jackson said every New Year’s Day for decades, it is the “Granddaddy of Them All.” So when your favorite team earns a spot in the College Football Playoff and the destination is Pasadena, California, you make the trek […]

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The UCLA vs Cal game on November 25 was the final regular season match-up in Pac-12 history. Photo by Justin Shaw/SportsTravel

The Rose Bowl Bids Farewell to the Pac-12 After a Century

Two historic West Coast institutions intersected one last time on November 25, one looking ahead to a bright future and the other digesting a sudden demise. The Pac-12 Conference’s roots date to 1915 when charter members California, Oregon, Oregon State and Washington started the Pacific Coast Conference. Washington State joined in 1917, Stanford in 1918, […]

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LA Galaxy, LAFC to Open 2023 MLS Season at Rose Bowl

Major League Soccer is returning to the Rose Bowl next year with an event that will resonate throughout Southern California. The LA Galaxy announced that the club will open their 2023 MLS regular season campaign by playing host to intercity rival LAFC at Rose Bowl Stadium on February 25 in a match presented by Yaamava’ […]

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The Rose Bowl, site of the 1994 Men’s and 1999 Women’s FIFA World Cup Finals, will host the Mexican National Team and Peru in a friendly on September 24.

Mexican National Team to Play Twice in California Ahead of World Cup

The Mexican Men’s National Soccer Team will begin the road to Qatar with two visits to California in late September. El Tri will face Peru and Colombia ahead of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar as part of the “MexTour Sendoff Series” that will also include fan and media-facing events such as media day, […]

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The San Gabriel Mountains reflect in the sunset as UCLA prepares to host its season opener in September against Hawaii at the Rose Bowl. Photo via Rose Bowl Stadium on Twitter

Rose Bowl Stadium Receives $500,000 Grant from ‘Save America’s Treasures’

The Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, California, will receive a $500,000 preservation grant award as part of the Save America’s Treasures grant program funded by the Historic Preservation Fund and administered by the National Park Service. It is the first such award given to the Rose Bowl Stadium, which will celebrate its centennial in 2022. […]

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So, What Happens to College Football’s Bowl Season?

Last year’s college football season was historic — the 150th anniversary of the sport became a season-long celebration culminating with one of the modern era’s most dominant teams ever, LSU, crushing Clemson to win the College Football Playoff championship game. This year’s season will be perhaps even more historic … and not for celebratory reasons. […]

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