WKOW: Wisconsin and Minnesota’s other football battle for the ax (picture)

per WKOW:

Wisconsin sports fans are familiar with the football rivalry between the University of Wisconsin Badgers and the Minnesota Gophers.

The trophy is Paul Bunyan’s ax, which has resided in the state of Wisconsin every season since 2004.

But there’s another Wisconsin-Minnesota football rivalry that will battle for a different ax on Saturday.

The Wisconsin School for the Deaf football team in Delavan will host the Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf, with the winner taking home The Hilltoppers Ax, according to the Wisconsin School for the Deaf Facebook page.

The rivalry began in the 1900s when WSD and MSAD had the same mascot, The Hilltoppers. Although WSD's mascot became the Firebird in the 1970s, this lighthearted rivalry continues.

http://www.wkow.com/story/36585110/2017/10/12/wisconsins-other-football-battle-for-the-ax



Go Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf!!

Love it

Awesome! Hope the Minnesota team wins!

I covered a game with an area team playing the MN State Academy for the deaf a few years ago. The deaf school had some good athletes. It was weird watching a game where the QB didn't call out a cadence. all the plays started on a silent count (obviously). And if there was an audible, the QB used sign language to change the play.