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NYC: Come To The Distraction LIVE On October 4

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Live Event

Ray Ratto

Landen King #14, Jaylon Glover #1, Munir McClain #4, Nate Johnson #13 of the Utah Utes lead the team onto the field before the start o their game agianst the Florida Gators at Rice Eccles Stadium August 31, 2023 in Salt Lake City, Utah.

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College Football

The Pac-12’s Demise Will Be Rich With Metaphors

David Roth

Georgia head coach Kirby Smart and his team react incredulously to a call during the 2023 College Football Championship Game.

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Podcasts

The Kings Of Shrimp Country, With Spencer Hall

Patrick Redford

INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA - JULY 26: A Northwestern Wildcats helmet is seen at Big Ten football media days at Lucas Oil Stadium on July 26, 2023 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images)

If It’s Northwestern Against The World, Lay The Points

Israel Daramola

Arts And Culture

New Documentary Makes It Clear Johnny Manziel Has Learned Nothing From His Glory Days

A football and helmet set up outside the Pac-12's media days in Las Vegas, which were held just a few weeks before the conference ceased to exist.

Death To The NCAA

The Market Made A Meal Out Of The Pac-12

Custom painted Pac-12 University of Colorado Buffaloes football on display at Zouk Nightclub at Resorts World Las Vegas on July 21, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

In Realignment, It’s Survival Of The Fattest


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Dan McQuade in front of a march madness basketball court

Dan McQuade

BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA - JUNE 25: Head Coach Skip Holtz celebrates after defeating the New Orleans Breakers to win the USFL South Division Championship at Protective Stadium on June 25, 2023 in Birmingham, Alabama.

This Is So Stupid

My Belief In The USFL Has Been Shattered

Head coach P.J. Fleck of the Minnesota Golden Gophers walks off the field against the Purdue Boilermakers at Huntington Bank Stadium on October 1, 2022 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Purdue defeated Minnesota 20-10.

Report: P.J. Fleck Built A “Toxic Culture” Celebrating P.J. Fleck

Tom Ley

Northwestern Wildcats head coach Pat Fitzgerald looks on during the college football game between the Northwestern Wildcats and the Purdue Boilermakers on November 19, 2022, at Ross-Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana.

Northwestern’s Hazing Scandal Isn’t Going Away

LINCOLN, NE - OCTOBER 2: Head coach Pat Fitzgerald of the Northwestern Wildcats watches the team warm up before the game against the Nebraska Cornhuskers at Memorial Stadium on October 2, 2021 in Lincoln, Nebraska. (Photo by Steven Branscombe/Getty Images)

Northwestern Has Bigger Problems Than Pat Fitzgerald