# Prof. Gavin Kilduff on rivalries in college football

1 Faculty News November 27, 2014 ![Wall Street Journal logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/wsjlogo.jpg?itok=5Qt0z3WX)>

Excerpt from [The Wall Street Journal](http://online.wsj.com/articles/the-science-of-hate-in-college-football-1417139872) -- "The oomph in every rivalry, [Kilduff](http://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/gavin-kilduff) said, comes from similarity, proximity and history. Auburn versus Alabama—an intrastate matchup of public universities that dates to 1893—could be a case study. His research also shows that sports rivalries are stronger when their historical records against each other are closer."

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