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.

As the Wolverines and Illini reconvened Saturday 100 years and one day later, CBS paid tribute to the 1924 game with an old-style intro.

Announcers Brad Nessler and Gary Danielson—along with sideline reporter Jenny Dell—dressed in period clothing, while Nessler read a poem legendary sportswriter Grantland Rice wrote about Grange.

The Fighting Illini, in the spirit of their stadium's centennial, wore helmets painted to resemble the leather helmets of a bygone era.

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This article was originally published on www.si.com as CBS Pays Tribute to 1924 Michigan-Illinois Game With Old-Fashioned Intro, Outfits.