At UC Davis, even the water tower is part of the football program. What started as a campus landmark has become a game-day tradition, lighting up in Aggie blue after touchdowns. College football ...

UC Davis has not one, but two water towers — and while most people recognize the one along Interstate 80, it’s the other tower near UC Davis Health Stadium that’s now stealing the spotlight.

A pair of peregrine falcons have perched atop the iconic UC Davis water tower, where they have declared their love and commitment — marking the first nesting attempt on campus and the first in all of ...