[7] Although match-ups generally have not taken place annually, in recent years, the series has been played more frequently.

As a result, any future meetings between the two schools will be labeled as a Big Ten vs. SEC matchup.

They played six straight seasons from 1975–80, helping to start a series in men's basketball.

Unlike the Arch Rivalry, the annual Braggin' Rights game is still an active tradition.

For the majority of the history of the series, it had traded off between Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Illinois, and Faurot Field in Columbia, Missouri.