The Local File

Places

Restaurants, bars, hotels, coffee, and things to do - the local file for every gameday town we cover.

Attractions College Station, TX

A presidential morning on the west side of campus.

Outdoor Activities College Station, TX

Trails and an amphitheater lawn for the Sunday reset.

Restaurants $$ College Station, TX

Downtown Bryan brunch worth the short drive.

Restaurants $ College Station, TX

So good: the original chicken fingers Aggies grew up on.

Bars $ College Station, TX

The Northgate institution; dollar bills on the walls and history in the wood.

Coffee College Station, TX

The late-night College Station coffeehouse institution.

Hotels $$ College Station, TX

On campus, across from Kyle Field.

Breakfast $ College Station, TX

Scratch bakery breakfast before the walk to campus.

Attractions Columbia, SC

Palmetto-lined grounds in the heart of downtown.

Family Activities Columbia, SC

One of the Southeast's best zoos; a full non-football day.

Bars Columbia, SC

The Five Points bar every Gamecock generation claims.

Restaurants $$ Columbia, SC

Five Points burgers built like a tailgate on a bun.