Big Ten Treasure Hunter

A box of Badger relics from the 1940s gets assessed; a basement collection spans the annals of Illini yesteryear; and a friendly bidding war with a Michigan alum.

John meets George, the chairman of the Penn State Advisory Board, who has collected since his acceptance to PSU; a Big Ten bibliophile shows off his college football shrine; and Hoosier hysteria with Brett, a third-generation IU man.

A novice Purdue collector; a Hawkeye fan and farmer; former Michigan SID Jim Schneider gives his collection to his brother.

A tip about Buckeye finds; a board game enthusiast's Gopher den; top table-top football games.

Visiting a Nebraska super fan; a Badger "fan cave"; a Terrapin and Buckeye fanatic's uniform and jewelry collection.

An Illini fan with vintage memorabilia dating back to George "Papa Bear" Halas and Red Grange; a Rutgers alum displays his pre-WW II treasure trove; and an Iraq War veteran's Husker haven.

A Wildcat devotee sells his whole Northwestern collection; a fan drives a hard bargain on a lithograph of champion Boilermakers; and Penn State tailgate legend "Mr. Blue Hair" at his lion's den.

A seven-year-old infatuated with Michigan State memorabilia; a unique stash of Wolverine paraphernalia centering around the 1890s and early 1900s; and an unapologetic Iowa fan who furnished his own Hawkeyes nest in the middle of Cornhusker country.