THE COLLEGE GAME · 2026
Answers about the college game, its schools and traditions.
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An archived university feature cites historian Joseph Caver for a first game against Tuskegee in 1901. It separately dates the Thanksgiving series tradition to 1924. These are distinct historical milestones; the account does not make every early meeting a Turkey Day Classic.
Checked 2026-10-31 · Sources: Alabama State University - 2021 Turkey Day Classic tradition and history
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