College football players aspire to play in bowls games. Professional players dream of playing in the Super Bowl. For these athletes, playing in mud brings out their inner child.

Mud-splattered sideline official Kellie Gramstorff holds a first down marker during a football game at the Mud Bowl in North Conway, N.H., Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty) ...

Mud-splattered sideline official Kellie Gramstorff holds a first down marker during a football game at the Mud Bowl in North Conway, N.H., Saturday, Sept. 7, 3024. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty) ...

CONWAY, N.H. (AP) — College football players aspire to play in bowls games. Professional players dream of playing in the Super Bowl. A bunch of amateurs in New Hampshire just want to get muddy ...

“You’re playing football in the mud, so you've got to have a smile on your face,” said Jason Veno, the 50-year-old quarterback of the North Country Mud Crocs, who described mud as an equalizer.

Mud-splattered sideline official Kellie Gramstorff holds a first down marker during a football game at the Mud Bowl in North Conway, N.H., Saturday, Sept. 7, 3024. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty) ...

CONWAY, N.H. (AP) — College football players aspire to play in bowls games. Professional players dream of playing in the Super Bowl. A bunch of amateurs in New Hampshire just want to get muddy ...

A bunch of amateurs in New Hampshire just want to get muddy.On Sunday, a three-day sloppy, muddy mess wrapped up for the Mud Bowl, which is celebrating its 50th year of football featuring players ...

A bunch of amateurs in New Hampshire just want to get muddy. On Sunday, a three-day sloppy, muddy mess wrapped up for the Mud Bowl, which is celebrating its 50th year of football featuring players ...

Mud-splattered sideline official Kellie Gramstorff holds a first down marker during a football game at the Mud Bowl in North Conway, N.H., Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty) ...