Are college football’s spring games on the verge of extinction?

TAMPA, Fla. — Like many college football bastions, Nebraska’s annual spring intrasquad game had evolved into a hallowed custom, rife with pomp and three-point stance. A glorified practice that attracted thousands, it was equal parts recruiting tool and rite.

Same at places such as USC, Ohio State and Texas, where this alliance of social event and scrimmage embedded itself on a community’s calendar.

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