To paraphrase The Beatles, "It was 40 years ago today / Cal and Stanford brought the world “The Play.’’ On Nov. 20, 1982, it was the Stanford Band — not Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band — that ...

On Nov. 19, 1982, the day before the 85th annual Big Game between Stanford University and the University of California, Stanford coach Paul Wiggin was asked by Bay Area reporters what fans should ...

Despite standing 5-6 and weighing 148 pounds, Gary Tyrrell found himself thrust into what 40 years later remains one of the most memorable moments in the history of college football. Tyrrell and the ...

The play that ended John Elway's college career is shown repeatedly at the College Football Hall of Fame -- in the bloopers section. Though it caused pain for a while, he laughs about it now. The play ...

The bandmates tried to take the field, but the players all refused to yield. When the football teams of Stanford and the University of California-Berkeley play tomorrow in the 125th edition of the Big ...

BERKELEY, Calif. -- Joe Starkey thought he had blown the call. Hours after "the most amazing, sensational, dramatic, heartrending, exciting, thrilling finish in the history of college football," ...

Longtime University of California broadcaster Joe Starkey announced he will be retiring from the booth after the 2022 college football season. The Hall of Fame broadcaster is most known for his ...