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This is the best time of the year in college football, for multiple reasons. While teams are jockeying for position in the College Football Playoff rankings and fighting for conference titles, they’ll do so with the added bonus of competing against their rivals.

While rivalry games are spread throughout the calendar, they’re concentrated in the home stretch of the season—and none better than Thanksgiving weekend. With games like Michigan-Ohio State, Notre Dame-Southern California, Florida-Florida State, Clemson-South Carolina, Georgia-Georgia Tech, Washington-Washington State, Auburn-Alabama and more, the week is full of compelling rivalry matchups.

Many of these rivalries also have excellent, tradition-rich trophies. Let’s take a look at the 10 best rivalry trophies out there.