Kansas State vs. Kansas is not the Only In-State Rivarly Game for Week 9
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Here is a look at the four in-state rivalry games being played in college football for week nine play.
Rivalry Name/Trophy: Anniversary Award, which was given to the winner of this game beginning in 1985.
Distance between schools: 136 miles between the two universities.
Start of the rivalry: This in-state rivalry began in 1920 when Kent State first started its football program.
The last 5 years of this series: The Golden Eagles have won three of the last five times that they have played the Falcons.
The last 20 years of this series: Kent State has won nine times, and Bowling Green has been victorious 11 times over the past 20 times they have played one another.
Overall series leader: Bowling Green leads this series with a record of 64-24-6 all-time.
Current winning streak: The Falcons have a two-game winning streak in this series.
Game Prediction: Bowling Green 3,1 Kent State 17
Rivalry Name/Trophy: The Old Oil Can trophy is given to the winner of this game.
Distance between schools: 353 miles between the two universities.
Start of the rivalry: They began playing each other in 1923, when both were members of the Southern California Junior College Conference.
The last 5 games of this series: Fresno State has won three of the last five games they have played against San Diego State.
The last 20 games of this series: The Bulldogs have won 11, while the Aztecs have won nine times over the past 20 games these two football programs have played one another.
Overall series leader: San Diego State leads the overall series between these two California schools with an overall record of 31-27-4 against the Bulldogs all-time.
Current winning streak: The Aztecs are on a one-game winning streak.
Game Prediction: San Diego State 34, Fresno State 21
Rivalry Name/Trophy: The Paul Bunyan trophy is given to the winner of this game.
Distance between schools: 62 miles between the two universities.
Start of the rivalry: These two schools first played one another in football in 1898.
The last 15 games of this series: Michigan State has won eight of the last 15 contests against Michigan.
The previous 25 games of this series: The Wolverines have won 14 of the last 25 times they have faced off against the Spartans.
Overall series leader: Michigan leads the all-time series with a record of 74-38-5
Current winning streak: The Wolverines are on a three-game winning streak.
Game Prediction: Michigan 20, Michigan State 17
Rivalry Name/Trophy: The Sunflower Showdown is the name of the rivalry between these two schools in the state of Kansas, and they compete for the Governor's Cup trophy, which is awarded to the winner of this game.
Distance between schools: 74 miles between the two stadiums of Kansas and Kansas State.
Start of the rivalry: They began playing each other in 1902 and have played against one another every year since 1911.
The last 5 games of this series: Kansas State has won the last five games they have played against Kansas.
The last 20 games of this series: The Wildcats have won 17 of the last 20 games in this in-state rivalry, while the Jayhawks have won only three times over the past 20 games these two football programs have played one another.
Overall series leader: Kansas leads the overall series between these two state of Kansas schools with an overall record of 64-53-45against Kansas State all-time.
Current winning streak: The Wildcats are on an impressive 16-game winning streak.
Game Prediction: Kansas State 41, Kansas 38
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Ryan Kay is a journalist who graduated from Michigan State in 2003 and is passionate about covering college sports and enjoys writing features and articles covering various collegiate teams. He has worked as an editor at Go Joe Bruin and has been a contributor for Longhorns Wire and Busting Brackets. He is a contributor for Kansas State On SI.