International Student Dives into American Football

FILE - Vanderbilt wide receiver Will Sheppard (14) is stopped by Hawaii defensive back Peter Manuma during the second half of an NCAA college football game, Aug. 26, 2023, in Nashville, Tenn.

Isabella McNutt, a student from Budapest, Hungary, studying at the College of William & Mary in the U.S. state of Virginia, went to her first American football game at the school.

"It’s a surreal daydream of dressing up in gold and green and going to tailgates before herds of students flood the stadium to see a series of fumbles, sacks and, hopefully, a touchdown or two," she writes in The Flat Hat, the student newspaper. Read her story here. (October 2023)