7 highly effective tips to cure your college football withdrawal

It’s the middle of the college football season and die-hard fans are getting restless so here are some tips to curing your college football withdrawals.

Spring football gave college football fans a little sliver of an appetizer after going months without their favorite sport. It’s been a long time since Clemson beat Alabama in the National Championship Game and fans are growing restless and need something to fill the massive void in their life.

If you’re like me and you’ve got a hole in your life the size of Michigan Stadium, here are some tips to cure your college football withdrawals.

1. Check out the NBA playoffs – I hit the snooze button on the NBA Playoffs and will be ready to dive in once the second round starts. There are games on every night and despite the absence of LeBron James, there are plenty of great players worth keeping an eye on.
2. Give the NHL playoffs a chance – The NHL Playoffs have been insane. Both No. 1 seeds (Calgary, Tampa Bay) were upset in the first round and there are a pair of Game 7’s on tap Tuesday and depending on Monday’s outcomes, there could be two more on Wednesday.
3. Take me out to the ballgame – Play ball! If the NBA or NHL aren’t your cups of tea, perhaps America’s pastime will fill the void.
4. Exercise – Get out and enjoy the weather and go for a walk around your neighborhood. Take up swimming. Go for a long bike ride and enjoy the trails. It’ll feel good to get your heart pumping and the blood flowing.
5. Get hooked on a new show – The opposite of exercise, but binge-watching is a marathon, albeit one that can be done from the comfort of your couch. Rewatch Game of Thrones, catch up on Stranger Things before season 3 comes out on the Fourth of July, revisit old favorites on Netflix or Hulu.
6. Go out on a date – Take your spouse out for a special date night. Even better, go away for a long weekend and make some memories.
7. Start a new hobby – Have you always wanted to learn how to do something but didn’t have the time? Well, now’s your chance. Pick up a new hobby, take a class at a community college, get out of your comfort zone and try something new and different.

There won’t be anything that can replace the four hours of watching your favorite team on Saturdays in the fall, but these seven tips can go a long way toward curing your college football withdrawal symptoms until the greatest sport in the world returns in four months.