Since 2017 when the University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital opened, Iowa Hawkeyes football fans, away teams, officials and broadcasters at Kinnick Stadium have taken a moment after the first quarter of games to wave to the patients watching from the windows in the nearby hospital.
Sports and rituals have long gone hand in hand, and many of the country’s colleges have their own unique traditions both on and off the field. To settle the score on which tradition is the best, an expert panel nominated their top college sports traditions, then readers and fans voted for their favorites.
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