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Fiorina ditches alma mater, roots for Hawkeyes in Rose Bowl

By Ben Raby

WASHINGTON — Like many Stanford graduates, presidential candidate Carly Fiorina had a rooting interest in Friday’s Rose Bowl. Her choice, though, left many shaking their heads. In the hours leading up to the 102nd Rose Bowl between Stanford and Iowa, Fiorina tweeted that she was putting her support behind Iowa.

Granted, Fiorina has incentive to make friends in the Hawkeye state with the Iowa Republican Presidential Caucus scheduled for Feb. 1 (Fiorina is polling at 3 percent in the latest Gravis poll), but rooting against one’s alma mater may not be the way to go.

Tailgating Terps: U.Md. (and Penn State) fans gather for showdown

By Jack Pointer
The Friday Night Lights shined over College Park, Maryland, as the Terps (2-1) and the No. 12-ranked Penn State Nittany Lions (3-0) kicked off on Capital One Field at Maryland Stadium, in what was the schools' first conference game of the season. As a Friday night college game is a delicious rarity, it was sold out. Classes were even canceled for the day. And because the opponent was from the neighboring state of (checks notes) Pennsylvania, much of that sold-out crowd were clad in (checks again) blue and white.
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