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The Defector Crewneck Sweatshirt Is Back In Stock

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Merch v3

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Patrick Redford

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College Football

Here Is The Most Futile Trick Play Of The Weekend, Possibly The Season, Maybe Even The Decade

ANN ARBOR, MI - NOVEMBER 16: Michigan Wolverines head football coach Jim Harbaugh watches the pregame warm ups prior to the start of the game against the Michigan State Spartans at Michigan Stadium on November 16, 2019 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. (Photo by Leon Halip/Getty Images)

Michigan State v Michigan

Jim Harbaugh: The Problem With Jim Harbaugh’s Michigan Is Jim Harbaugh

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David Roth

Chasing a football 20 yards is not ordinarily what a punter does on a punt play.

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Washington-Oregon State Delivered 13 Seconds Of Avant-Garde Football

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Tom Ley

Nebraska v Northwestern

Very Short Debates

Is 53 Football Games A Lot Of Football Games?

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Chris Thompson

Pittsburgh Steelers v Dallas Cowboys

Sports Leagues Have Stopped Even Pretending To Give A Shit

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Drew Magary

Clemson v Notre Dame

Get Rid Of The Fucking Fans

Dave McKenna

This is a Dutch guy affiliated with Red Bull Racing throwing a football. I just liked the photo.

An Arm And A Legend: Rick McIvor And The 100-Yard Throw

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Luis Paez-Pumar

Fans storm the field after the Notre Dame Fighting Irish defeated the Clemson Tigers 47-40 in double overtime at Notre Dame Stadium on November 7, 2020

Having Fans In The Stands Has Never Seemed Like A Worse Idea

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Maitreyi Anantharaman

Head coach Dabo Swinney of the Clemson Tigers looks on in the first half against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish during the College Football Playoff Semifinal Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic at AT&T Stadium on December 29, 2018 in Arlington, Texas.

College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic – Clemson v Notre Dame

Death To The NCAA

College Football Coaches Are Having A Hard Time Understanding What A Holiday Is

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An Eight-Lateral Touchdown Doesn’t Have To Count To Be Awesome

A sideline view of Nebraska's Memorial Stadium, where the Defector Idiots hope to achieve ultimate glory in the sport of college football

This Is So Stupid

The Nebraska Cornhuskers Must Face Us On The Gridiron This Weekend

Aerial general view from a drone of of Michigan Stadium and Crisler Center on March 15, 2020 in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

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Who’s In Charge When An Outbreak Hits A College Town?

Central Florida v Florida Atlantic

Please Look After Your Football Coaches

Rice misses a field goal thanks to a quadruple doink off the upright

Rice Misses Quadruple-Doink Field Goal to Win Game

College Football Welcomed Rice Back With A Quadruple Doink In Overtime

Nick Saban, not wearing a mask, yells at a referee

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The Mask Stops Working When You Take It Off

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Samer Kalaf

A photo of Nick Saban from November 2019.

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Nick Saban’s Got COVID-19

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Texas A&M attempts a field goal against Florida in front of a crowd of 24,709

A Willingness To Risk A Superspreader Event Is Now A Competitive Advantage

Guardian Credit Union FCS Kickoff – Austin Peay v Central Arkansas

Where Do They Think All This Is Going?

College Football Playoff Semifinal at the PlayStation Fiesta Bowl

Big 10 Football Players Are Guinea Pigs

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Barry Petchesky

during the first half against the Georgia Southern Eagles at Sanford Stadium on November 21, 2015 in Athens, Georgia.

Georgia Southern v Georgia

Just Say Money

Head coach Jim Harbaugh of the Michigan Wolverines looks on in the first half while playing the Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Michigan Stadium

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Big Ten Coaches, In Power Struggle With School Presidents, Discover Their Own Uselessness