Road trip: Meet Joe Connor

What do you get when you combine a lime green Mercedes-Benz running on biodiesel, passionate sports fans and writer who loves to travel? One entertaining and informative season-long college football trip!

Joe Connor, whose freelance writer credits include ESPN.com and FOXSports.com, is sharing his four-month odyssey with you as he visits schools throughout the Pac-10, Big 12, Big 10 and everywhere else in between.

Each week this season, you'll get reports from Joe on how the other fans live — especially division foes. This weekend, he visited Stanford and Cal. Look for his first article Wednesday.

Connor's no stranger to raising awareness of renewable energy via college football travel. Last season, he drove his lime-green renewable energy machine more than 35,000 miles, visiting more than 114 sporting venues in 116 days, including college stops at Nebraska, Clemson, Georgia, Auburn, Alabama, Texas, Tennessee, Michigan, Ohio State and LSU, among many others. ESPN.com dubbed his journey “Road trip of the year," adding "it’s a great trip and a great cause."

For more on Connor, check out the Green Power Sports Tour Blog, chronicling his adventures from last year.

Photos: Joe Connor with his sweet ride (top), on the road at LSU (right, with lunch) and at Louisville (bottom, with new friends).