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" This weekend marked the beginning of the much anticipated 2010 College Football season and to say I&amp;#039;m excited would be an understatement. I&amp;#039;ve been bleeding the colors of my Alma Mater (go Noles!) since I was two and football has been a regular part of my Saturdays for as long as I can remember. But, not playing favorites, to get you as excited as I am about college game days and all that comes with them like tailgating, good food, friends and family, I thought I&amp;#039;d share 10 interesting facts about the beloved college football phenomenon. What is your favorite thing about football season?  1. Penn State&amp;#039;s head coach Joe Paterno, leads college football coaches with the most wins of all time\u2013with just three more victories, he will hit 400 total wins. 2. Unlike any other football field in the world, Boise State University&amp;#039;s Bronco stadium is named &amp;quot;The Blue.&amp;quot; The field contains the only blue Astro Turf in the world. 3. The first official college football game was played on November 6, 1869 at College Field in New Brunswick, New Jersey between Rutgers University and Princeton University. 4. Florida State University&amp;#039;s Jimbo Fisher begins his first year as head coach this year, taking over for legend Bobby Bowden. Bowden is second in line after Joe Paterno for having the most wins ever in college football history\u2013leaving one of the strongest, inspiring and most influential legacies of all time. FSU&amp;#039;s 2010 season is sure to be under a microscope\u2013 all eyes are on Fisher and this historical team. 5. Just last season, Nike introduced the new Pro Combat uniforms that are customized for each position and much lighter than current uniforms. This year&amp;#039;s teams will wear the new uniforms at least once this season and include the schools of Pittsburgh, Boise State, University of Miami, Virginia Tech, Ohio State, West Virginia, TCU, Oregon State, University of Florida and Alabama. When debuted last year, Clemson, Florida State, LSU, Mizzou, Texas and Oklahoma all sported them as well. 6. The University of Michigan football program holds the title for most wins in college football history. They&amp;#039;ve won 878 games since they started playing in 1879 as of the 2009 season and hold a strong lead over Notre Dame who is in second place with 837 wins. 7. Every year The Heisman Trophy is awarded to the most outstanding collegiate football player in the country, but who is it named after and where did it come from? The award is named in memory of John William Heisman, a Brown University and University of Pennsylvania player. Heisman coached at Oberlin College, Auburn University, Clemson University, Georgia Tech and later became the athletics director of the Downtown Athletic Club in Manhattan, awarding a trophy every year to the best football player of the season east of the Mississippi River. This award he created, was later renamed to what we know it as today\u2013 the Heisman Memorial Trophy, highlighting the country&amp;#039;s best football player for the season and keeping his legacy alive each and every year. 8. It&amp;#039;s no surprise every team has a huge rival, but the 10 biggest college football rivalries according to Bleacher Report include: Michigan vs. Ohio State Texas vs. Oklahoma Georgia vs. Florida Stanford vs. California Alabama vs. Auburn Pittsburg vs. West Virginia Notre Dame vs. USC BYU vs. Utah USC vs. UCLA Georgia Tech vs. Georgia 9. Oklahoma holds the record for the longest home winning streak of all time. From 1953 to 1957 the team came out on top in 47 straight home games. 10. The largest college football stadium in the country is The University of Michigan&amp;#039;s &amp;quot;Michigan Stadium&amp;quot; in Ann Arbor, Michigan. This Big Ten team&amp;#039;s stadium was first built in 1927 and holds approximately 107,501. Also in the top five are Penn State, Tennessee, Ohio State and UCLA&amp;#039;s stadiums. Photos courtesy of Getty Images. -Olivia Putnal, Assistant Editor "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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