Are you a resident of Fairfield Residential and a college football fan too? If you are, you’re probably aware that some of our properties are located near the top college ranked teams! Yup, meaning you can easily attend games all season long. Score!

When you live near a top-rated college football team, you might end up taking on some traditions that regular folk just don’t get. Like tailgating. A time-honored tradition of pre-game parking lot grub and drinks with your best friends. And perhaps friendly strangers who become best friends by the time game is over. A must do for every home game.

As you stand there in your team gear, beer in one hand, watching the game on a battered TV in the back of your pickup, you may get emotional with pride for your school’s team. This may also happen in the bleachers surrounded by fellow fans or fans of your rivals. The emotions of your pride can go one of two ways. A jolly great time or bouts of head smacking and yelling in disbelief in your team’s inability to make that play…come on! This is totally normal.

There are so many time-honored traditions that warm our hearts from schools nationwide. Let’s check out a few of the top college football cities where you’ll want to join in on the fun.

Top College Football Cities For Fairfield Residents

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University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI

For residents in the Detroit, Lansing and Kalamazoo metro areas.

If you’re a Wolverine’s fan, you may get a bit teary-eyed at just the sight of the Go Blue banner on the field. Since 1962!

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Ohio State in Columbus, OH

For residents in the Akron, Cleveland and Columbus metro areas.

It’s all about Buckeye leaves helmet stickers and the victory bell at Ohio State.

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UCLA in Los Angeles, CA

For residents in the Los Angeles are metro.

Did you know that UCLA’s first mascots were live bears in the 1930s into the 1960s? These days Joe and Josephine Bruin are costumed student mascots. A little easier to manage.

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USC in Los Angeles, CA

For residents in the Los Angeles metro area.

Speaking of live animals, USC Trojans the noble white Traveler (a white horse ridden by a Trojan warrior) still makes game appearances to this day.

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San Diego State in San Diego, CA.

For residents in the San Diego metro area.

Since 1930, post-game fireworks have lit up the skies for die-hard Aztec fans.

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University of GA in Athens

For residents in the Atlanta metro area.

Between the “hedges”, calling all “dawgs” and appearances of yes, yet another live animal, this time the bulldog, University of GA fans have no shortage of football traditions.