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When it comes to Americans loving their favorite college football team, no one does it quite like Iowans, according to new Nielsen data.

The Survivalists is available this weekend for XBOX Game Pass Ultimate, Premium and Essential members to play from Thursday, September 3until Sunday, September 6, 2026.

Birmingham remains the top college football market headed into the season, per new data from the Nielsen Local College Football Fandom Index. Rounding out the top five are Des Moines/Ames, Columbus, Omaha and Knoxville.

Another season of college football is underway, following a record-breaking year where viewers consumed more than 179 billion minutes across Nielsen-rated networks—a 9% increase year-over-year. Building on the inaugural NFL Fandom Index, Nielsen is expanding the franchise to the gridiron’s other powerhouse: the Nielsen Scarborough Local College Football Fandom Index, which identifies where the sport’s…

Alabama football’s team runs out of the tunnel at Byrant-Denny Stadium (University of Alabama Athletics)

Ahead of Week 1 of the 2026 college football season, Nielsen has released the “Nielsen Scarborough Local College Football Fandom Index.” The metric takes into account multiple different factors while determining the most avid media markets for college football.

The 2026 college football season has kicked off, and Week 1 begins Thursday night. The slate doesn’t pack as much of a punch as some years past with only one ranked matchup and eight games between power conference teams. But it’s college football nonetheless, and we’re happy to have it back.

College football fandom isn’t always family-friendly. If you’ve spent any time in a student section, a tailgate lot, or scrolling game-day threads online, you already know that some fanbases treat profanity as a second language, while others keep things PG no matter the stakes.

“Take It From Me” is a TODAY.com series where experts use their wisdom to explain trends or make recommendations within their fields. In this latest installment, an anthropology professor explains what Dolly Parton has to teach us all.

A small, clustered community of mostly college fraternity and sorority homes seems very safe. Everyone is near and close by, which means, unfortunately, a killer has various homes and victims to select. But in this Idaho tragedy, the perpetrator appeared to have already known his victims. In most cases, loved ones find themselves discovering the…