Fight songs still ring true as college football tradition in face of ever-changing changes in sport

The sounds of college football have changed over the years, with pop culture songs becoming part of the show at stadiums ...

The wartime origins of college football’s most famous fight songs

How military marches, borrowed melodies and century-old rivalries shaped the anthems that still define college football ...
Southeast Missourian

Putting the fight into Southeast's own fight song

Fans of Southeast Missouri State University can't sing the school's fight song. That's because the upbeat tune doesn't have any words unless you count the brief chant "Go Southeast." The Southeast ...
The Daily Illini

A history of Big Ten fight songs: Part 1

Illinois fans are used to hearing the school’s fight song around campus, but a lot went into the tune before it was blasted at every sporting event. Every school in the now 18-team Big Ten Conference ...

‘The Grand Ole Opry,’ a fixture in country music, turns 100

The famous country music venue and radio show “The Grand Ole Opry” turns 100 years old today. Grand Ole Opry host Charlie ...