Iowa Hawkeyes' wave to children's hospital headlines return of college football's best fan traditions

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With the true start of college football season underway Saturday, some of the sport's great traditions have also returned.

Perhaps the most heartwarming happens at the University of Iowa.

Fans wave to children at the University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital during the first half of a matchup between the Iowa Hawkeyes and Rutgers Scarlet Knights Sept. 7, 2019, at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa.  (Matthew Holst/Getty Images)

In 2017, the University of Iowa Children's Hospital opened its new building that overlooks the stadium. When the hospital opened, a fan pitched the idea of a new tradition.

It's known as the "Hawkeye Wave," the "Kinnick Wave" or simply "The Wave." At the end of the first quarter at every home Iowa Hawkeyes game, the crowd turns to the hospital to wave to child patients. Players — including the opposition — officials, staff members and even broadcasters have joined in.

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The tradition is only five years old, but memories of it will last a lifetime.

The Wisconsin Badgers don't play until 7 p.m., but House of Pain might be blaring through some pregame tailgates already.

At the end of the third quarter at every Badger home game, their 1992 hit "Jump Around" blasts through the public address system. And, well, you can guess what fans do. 

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Some teams have trolled Wisconsin with the song though. After Minnesota upset Wisconsin last year to win the Paul Bunyan Trophy, Golden Gopher fans stormed the field,