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Month: April 2026

Pigskin Dispatch April 14, 2026

1887 American Football Season

By 1887, American football had survived its infancy and was entering its “Gilded Age” of expansion. This wasn’t just a year of hard-hitting games;…

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Football History Rewind

Pigskin Dispatch April 14, 2026

1886 American Football Season

The late 1880s saw the introduction of many rules that are still essential to today’s football. These building-block years laid the foundation for our…

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College Football Teams

Pigskin Dispatch April 14, 2026

Worldly Spring Connections to the Rise of Notre Dame Football

How are two events, occurring half a world away from each other in the spring of 1888, milestone moments for Notre Dame football? Imagine…

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Football History Rewind

Pigskin Dispatch April 14, 2026

1885 American Football Season

The debate at the specially convened football rules meeting in November 1884 highlighted the need to define the referee’s and the two judges’ authority……

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College Football Hall of Fame

Pigskin Dispatch April 14, 2026

Eddie Rogers: The Trailblazing End Who Put Carlisle on the Map

Long before Jim Thorpe became a household name, another “free spirit” from the Minnesota wilds was carving out a legend that would change college…

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Football History Rewind

Pigskin Dispatch April 13, 2026

1884 American Football Season

By 1884, American football had outgrown its “experimental” phase and was rapidly becoming a game of total domination. This was the year that witnessed…

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NFL Draft

Pigskin Dispatch April 13, 2026