ARKADELPHIA, Ark. — Even though the ESPN show ‘College Gameday’ didn’t come to Arkadelphia after much anticipation, that didn’t dull fans’ enthusiasm for the 98th Battle of the Ravine.

The game is unusual regardless of whether any major networks show up; for instance, it’s not often you see the road team walking to a college football game with their fans lining the streets.

“It’s different from every game you have throughout the year,” Cody Aderholt, a senior at Ouachita Baptist University (OBU), said.

The main reason the rivalry between OBU and the Henderson State Reddies is so special?

The two schools’ stadiums are just a five-minute walk.

“It’s- what, not even a mile away?” Tripp Campbell, a Henderson State University (HSU) junior, said. “And it's just a great game to come to and t

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