The Beast Running Back (RB). From mixed martial arts to football, from an obscure rookie to a superstar sweeping the league, from an outsider who knew nothing to a terrifying beast... He left numerous legends on this field and became a myth that changed the sport, yet at the beginning of the story, the creator of all these legends claimed innocently, Football, what’s that? I’m truly not a football prodigy, really.
Boom, boom-boom-boom—
The noise rolled on; the heat, blazing.
AT&T Stadium was packed to the brim with not a single seat to spare. All ninety thousand seats were sold out, heralding the new football season's start in the most grandiose and raucous fashion.
Historically, the Alabama Crimson Tide Storm and the USC Trojans had no deep-seated rivalry, mainly because the two schools were quite a distance apart. In their hundred-year history, they had faced each other only seven times, the last encounter being way back in 1985, with the Crimson Tide Storm prevailing.
If it weren't for this "Cowboy Kickoff Classic," neither team would have found themselves under the spotlight together.
So, what was it that drew such a massive audience?
"East vs. West."