5:30 PM – 6:30 PM: Start with a pregame visual journey led by UMKC Professor David Trowbridge, exploring the 1850s Missouri–Kansas Border War—the origin of this football rivalry. A Q&A session will follow in American Royal Hall.

7:00 PM: Watch the return of this historic rivalry in American Royal Hall, high above the KS/MO border. We will stream the game on a big-screen TV array, complete with Rock Island Eats and full bar service. Tigers, Hawks … be sure to wear your colors!