Fans at Charles Schwab Field in the College World Series have gone shirtless.It's a trending sweeping through sports called "Tarps Off."The fans, typically younger men or boys, congregate in the stands. They take their shirts off and wave the shirts in circles like a rally towel. A group has done it as Ole Miss baseball's CWS opener against North Carolina on June 12.Here's what to know about Tarps Off.What is Tarps Off?Tarps Off began during the 2025 college football season at an Oklahoma State game. According to The Athletic, it started when a fan was bet $10 by his sister that he wouldn't go stand in an empty section of Boone Pickens Stadium during an Oct. 11 game against Houston while twirling his shirt over his head. The fan, Trent Eaton, accepted the challenge and went through with it.Other fans eventually joined in. The section grew and it turned into a rowdy section.Other fanbases caught on, and eventually Tarps Off was appearing at games across the country.College football is solving the male loneliness epidemic with Shirtless Dude Sections. pic.twitter.com/Kcad6HzUeS Chris Vannini (@ChrisVannini) October 25, 2025End of the third quarter: Georgia 38, #MississippiState 14 pic.twitter.com/kHGtKxaCuw Sam Sklar (@sklarsam_) November 8, 2025Tarps Off largely went away in the winter, but resurfaced during the MLB season. It boomed again with the St. Louis Cardinals, starting with a group from the Stephen F. Austin club baseball team.Want to join the movement? Starting tonight, the upper right field bleachers at Busch Stadium will become a dedicated high-energy fan section, inspired by the Tarps Off atmosphere fans have brought to the ballpark.Any fan in the ballpark, regardless of seat location, can pic.twitter.com/wW2jPMNLkD St. Louis Cardinals (@Cardinals) May 20, 2026Tarps Off at Ole Miss baseball vs UNC in CWSThe ESPN broadcast of Ole Miss vs North Carolina first showed a group of fans with Tarps Off midway through the game.They formed outside North Carolina's bullpen in left field.A large group of fans above the UNC bullpen are going tarps-off. pic.twitter.com/SJMrA37H1D Sam Hutchens (@Sam_Hutchens_) June 13, 2026By the top of the seventh inning, the Tarps Off group had expanded even further in the outfield.2026 College World Series scheduleAll times CentralFriday, June 12Game 1:West Virginia 7, Troy 5Game 2:Ole Miss vs. North Carolina, 6 p.m. on ESPNSaturday, June 13Game 3:Oklahoma vs. Alabama , 2 p.m. on ESPNGame 4:Georgia vs. Texas, 7 p.m. on ESPNSunday, June 14Game 5:Troy vs Game 2 loser, 1 p.m. on ESPNGame 6:West Virginia vs Game 2 winner, 6 p.m. on ESPNMonday, June 15Game 7:Game 3 loser vs Game 4 loser, 1 p.m. on ESPNGame 8:Game 3 winner vs Game 4 winner, 6 p.m. on ESPNTuesday, June 16Game 9:Game 5 winner vs Game 6 loser, 1 p.m. on ESPNGame 10:Game 7 winner vs Game 8 loser 7 p.m. on ESPNWednesday, June 17Game 11:Game 6 winner vs. Game 9 winner 1 p.m. on ESPNGame 12: Game 8 winner vs Game 10 winner, 6 p.m. on ESPNThursday, June 18Game 13 (if necessary):TBD, ESPNGame 14 (if necessary):TBD, ESPNCWS finals championship seriesBest-of-threeGame 1: Saturday, June 20, 7 p.m. on ESPNGame 2: Sunday, June 21, 1:30 p.m. on ABCGame 3:Monday, June 22, 6 p.m. on ESPN, if necessarySam Sklaris the Mississippi State beat reporter for The Clarion Ledger. Email him at ssklar@usatodayco.com and follow him on X @sklarsam_.This article originally appeared on Mississippi Clarion Ledger: College World Series 'tarps off' meaning explained for shirtless fans