Rachel Bachman, WSJ sports reporter
@realbachscore.bsky.social
I write about sports for @wsj.com. Sometimes I post about old-timey sports.
There were Black players in college football long before then. For instance, Michigan and Northwestern play for a trophy named for George Jewett, who played at UM in 1890 and later at Northwestern.
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Michigan and Northwestern Establish George Jewett Trophy - University of Michigan Athletics
The University of Michigan and Northwestern University have established the first rivalry game trophy named for an African American player in Football Bowl S...
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December 8, 2025 at 2:52 AM
There were Black players in college football long before then. For instance, Michigan and Northwestern play for a trophy named for George Jewett, who played at UM in 1890 and later at Northwestern.
mgoblue.com/news/2021/2/...
mgoblue.com/news/2021/2/...
Maybe it’s technically a follow-up show. But a panel of experts on espn is still talking about the playoff
December 7, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Maybe it’s technically a follow-up show. But a panel of experts on espn is still talking about the playoff
It is
December 7, 2025 at 8:55 PM
It is
the very same
December 7, 2025 at 8:43 PM
the very same
Correction: As @lovesportsfacts.bsky.social notes, Taliaferro was a freshman in 1945, and was drafted in 1949: www.profootballhof.com/news/2005/01...
1949 National Football League Draft | Pro Football Hall of Fame
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December 7, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Correction: As @lovesportsfacts.bsky.social notes, Taliaferro was a freshman in 1945, and was drafted in 1949: www.profootballhof.com/news/2005/01...
Thank you for sharing this!
December 7, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Thank you for sharing this!
Yes. And the Michigan State teams of the mid-1960s were the original integrated juggernauts. Hugely influential:
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The influence of the 1965, 1966 MSU football teams on the integration of college football - The State News
Nearly 60 years after the MSU 1965 and 1966 football teams played their last games together, both squads will be inducted into the MSU Hall of Fame. The teams were led by Head Coach Duffy Daugher...
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December 7, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Yes. And the Michigan State teams of the mid-1960s were the original integrated juggernauts. Hugely influential:
statenews.com/article/2024...
statenews.com/article/2024...
Thank you for the reading list, about to make my book order
December 6, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Thank you for the reading list, about to make my book order
As part of the House antitrust lawsuit settlement, colleges can directly share athletic revenue with athletes for the first time as of this year. Total rev-share permitted per school for all sports is $20.5M, and it will go up slightly in the coming years.
December 3, 2025 at 11:02 PM
As part of the House antitrust lawsuit settlement, colleges can directly share athletic revenue with athletes for the first time as of this year. Total rev-share permitted per school for all sports is $20.5M, and it will go up slightly in the coming years.