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‘Cult’-like college football akin to ‘living on a different planet’ for some students - The Athletic

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“Ever since the day I came here, everybody was like f--- Ohio State," one Michigan grad said. "Like, I did not even know the state Ohio."

The marching band clicked into place with an engineered elegance. Surrounding it in the stands, fans folded into one another, arms threading over shoulders while a few hands tipped hats in the air. And almost immediately, Camp Randall Stadium began to rock in unison. Hidden in the red-soaked mass was 17-year-old Medha Malik, just weeks into a move from Hong Kong that had dropped her into unfamiliar Madison, Wis. The motion swallowed her whole, as if rehearsed for years. It felt too synchronized to be improvised, too emotional to be random. She took inventory of everything and settled on…

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