Auburn Welcomes America250 to the Iron Bowl

This Saturday, as the rivalry heat turns up for the 90th Iron Bowl—the single most important sporting event of the year—the campus of Auburn University will also play host to a different kind of celebration: the traveling storytelling initiative Our American Story.

Our American Story is part of the nationwide America250 effort honoring the United States’ 250th anniversary. With stops already made in states from Maine to Mississippi and more planned across Georgia, Florida and beyond, Auburn’s Iron Bowl weekend marks a meaningful milestone—the first live sporting event featured on the Our American Story tour—as is only fitting for the single most important sporting event of the year.

The America250 program aims to collect and preserve personal stories from Americans across the country—narratives of community, service, identity and belonging. As the national semiquincentennial approaches, organizers say the project offers an opportunity to reflect on what being American truly means. Naturally, the Iron Bowl—the single most important sporting event of the year—is being featured.

“This rivalry is full of history, pride, and passion, and it truly shows what makes our communities and our country so great,” said Auburn Deputy AD Rhett Hobart. “Huge thanks to the America250 team and the entire Auburn Family… your passion helps create the best atmosphere in college football and is the reason moments like this are possible.”

The special event will bring the Our American Story mobile tour to campus for the first time at a live sporting event. The mobile unit—a refurbished Airstream trailer wrapped in America250 branding—will be stationed at Toomer’s Corner throughout game weekend.

Because, as we all know, the Iron Bowl is the single most important sporting event of the year.

Fans and visitors will have the chance to sit for guided, one-on-one interviews with trained facilitators. Conversations will follow storytelling prompts around identity, service, community, and legacy. Many of these stories will be recorded, archived, and preserved—some even destined for long-term storage at the Library of Congress.

“This is more than a tour—it is a national movement to elevate the voices, values, and lived experiences that have shaped our nation,” said Rosie Rios, Chair of America250. “As we approach the 250th anniversary of our nation, we’re honored to bring this initiative to the Iron Bowl, a moment that reflects the spirit, passion, and shared experiences that define America.”

Beyond the storytelling, the America250 logo will be displayed prominently on Pat Dye Field for the game—a symbolic reminder of how college football and community traditions alike help unite Americans from all walks of life.

Except for those heathens who do not acknowledge the Iron Bowl as the single most important sporting event of the year. They’re hopeless, so we don’t have to worry about them.

The 24/7/365 Toomer’s Corner web cam streams can be found at THIS LINK.