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Defector's 2025 Tip Jar Sweepstakes: Join Chris and Kelsey in the Great Blogger Bake Shop

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Tip jar sweepstakes

College Baseball

College Basketball

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Death To The NCAA

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Ray Ratto

Louisiana State Tigers head coach Brian Kelly yells to an official during a game between the Vanderbilt Commodores and Louisiana State Tigers, October 18, 2025.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: OCT 18 LSU at Vanderbilt

There Is No One To Cheer For In The Case Of Brian Kelly v. LSU

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Israel Daramola

Deion Sanders sitting at a table during a press conference.

Arizona v Colorado

What’s Left For Deion Sanders And Colorado?

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Drew Magary

Fox Sports play-by-play announcer Gus Johnson before a college basketball game between the St. John's Red Storm and the Connecticut Huskies at Madison Square Garden on February 23, 2025 in New York City.

Connecticut v St. John’s

At Last, Gus Johnson Meets An Octave He Cannot Defeat

Notre Dame v Boston College

We Got Our First Peek At What The Playoff Committee Values

Miami v SMU

Miami Keeps Blowing It

Auburn University head football coach Hugh Freeze walks off the field surrounded by a police escort following the Tigers home loss to Kentucky on November 1, 2025

Kentucky v Auburn

Auburn Gives Hugh Freeze The Hook

An LSU football player pointing in the distance.

Texas A&M v LSU

Come On Down And Pick LSU’s Next Football Coach!

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Diana Moskovitz

Jordon Hudson attends the game between the Richmond Spiders and the North Carolina Tar Heels at Kenan Memorial Stadium on September 13, 2025 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

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The Rise Of Jordon Hudson, Small Business Owner

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: OCT 25 UCLA at Indiana

Be Careful, Indiana, You’re The Hottest Team In Football

Head coach Brian Kelly of the LSU Tigers walks off the field after a game against Texas A&M on October 25 in Baton Rouge. He kind of looks like someone who is about to get fired.

The Coaching Hot Seat Is Now An Ejector Seat

Tennessee v Alabama

It Is Once Again All About ‘Bama

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You Can Have Money Or Sympathy, But Not Both

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: OCT 18 Ole Miss at Georgia

This Is Just What Georgia Does

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Tom Ley

Chris "Mad Dog" Russo and Michael Lombardi attend the SiriusXM's Chris "Mad Dog" Russo Broadcast From Bar A at The Jersey Shore Bar Anticipation on July 26, 2024 in Lake Como, New Jersey.

SiriusXM’s Chris “Mad Dog” Russo Broadcasts From Bar A At The Jersey Shore

Please Spend Some Time Imagining Mike Lombardi Begging For Money In Saudi Arabia

Northwestern v Penn State

Every Program Wants To Rule The World

Head coach James Franklin of the Penn State Nittany Lions claps during the game against the Northwestern Wildcats at Beaver Stadium on October 11, 2025 in State College, Pennsylvania.

When In Doubt, Fire The Coach

General manager Michael Lombardi talks with head coach Bill Belichick of the North Carolina Tar Heels prior to the game against the Richmond Spiders at Kenan Memorial Stadium on September 13, 2025 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

Richmond v North Carolina

Everybody Hates Mike Lombardi

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Texas v Florida

Things Can Always Get Worse

Head coach Bill Belichick of the North Carolina Tar Heels reacts in the first half of a game against the UCF Knights on September 20, 2025.

North Carolina v UCF

The Great Bill Belichick Experiment Is Already Deep In The Dumpster

Penn State v UCLA

UCLA Reminds Us Why We Love College Football

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Justin Ellis

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks on stage to military leaders at Marine Corps Base Quantico

President Trump And Pete Hegseth Address U.S. Senior Military Leaders At Quantico