The history of college football as a mass media phenomenon—as a sport businessmen would want to beam via television and radio into millions of households across the country—begins Oct. 18, 1924.
On the same day that Notre Dame's Four Horsemen ran roughshod over Army at the Polo Grounds, Illinois running back Red Grange burnished his legend with a spectacular performance against Michigan. Grange ran the opening kickoff back for a touchdown and tacked on four more scores; he finished the Fighting Illini's 39–14 win with 402 total yards.
