How I Came to Love College Football

Eight college football writers. One question: How did you come to love college football? On the latest AP Top 25 College Football Podcast, AP’s Ralph Russo asks that question some of his friends and colleagues who cover the game for a living. Each shares a story of being drawn into the passion and pageantry of college football, though some were smitten later than others and in various ways.Telling their tales are Andy Staples, Stewart Mandel, Bruce Feldman and Nicole Auerbach from The Athletic; Heather Dinich and Adam Rittenberg from ESPN; Pat Forde from Sports Illustrated; and Paul Myerberg from USA Today.