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The Defector Crewneck Sweatshirt Is Back In Stock

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Israel Daramola

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: JAN 02 CFP Quarterfinal Allstate Sugar Bowl – Notre Dame vs Georgia

College Football

Burying The SEC Feels Too Good To Be Wrong

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Ray Ratto

Safety Xavier Watts #0 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Defensive Lineman Howard Cross III #56 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Linebacker Jack Kiser #24 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and Quarterback Riley Leonard #13 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish hoist the Allstate Sugar Bowl trophy after the Notre Dame Fighting Irish versus Georgia Bulldogs College Football Playoff Quarterfinal at the Allstate Sugar Bowl on January 2, 2025.

Upsets Aside, The College Football Playoff Is Going According To Plan

Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl – Texas v Arizona State

Arizona State Showed Us How Good The 12-Team Playoff Can Be

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Samer Kalaf

Cam Ward #1 of the Miami Hurricanes celebrates with Jacolby George #3 after connecting for a touchdown in the first quarter during the 2024 Pop-Tarts Bowl

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Cam Ward Tarnishes The Sanctity Of Bowl Game Sponsored By Toaster Pastry

A video message displayed in the stadium after Notre Dame Fighting Irish defeated the Indiana Hoosiers on December 20, 2024, during the CFP First Round playoff game at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Indiana.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: DEC 20 CFP First-Round – Indiana at Notre Dame

The College Football Playoff’s Shitty First Weekend Did Its Job

Columnist. Author of many <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Drew-Magary/e/B001JS8R52/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_book_1">fine works of literature</a>, including Point B. Handsomest man in the world.

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Drew Magary

Travis Hunter University of Colorado cornerback/wide receiver puts his tongue on the Trophy during the Heisman Trophy press conference at the Marriott Marquis on December 14, 2024.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: DEC 14 Heisman Trophy Ceremony

Travis Hunter Wins Heisman, Hopefully Won’t Become Like His Coach

Defensive tackle Landon Robinson #96 of the Navy Midshipmen celebrates a sack against the Army Black Knights during the first half of 125th America's Game between the Army Black Knights and the Navy Midshipmen.

Army v Navy – 125th America’s Game

Navy Consecrates Football’s Year Of The Fat Guy With Decisive Fake Punt

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Tom Ley

CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA - DECEMBER 12: Head Coach Bill Belichick of the North Carolina Tar Heels poses during a press conference on December 12, 2024 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

North Carolina Tar Heels Present New Football Coach Bill Belichick

It’s A Good Time Be One Of Bill Belichick’s Lackeys

Bill Belichick, former NFL coach, looks on during the game between the Washington Huskies and the Michigan Wolverines at Husky Stadium on October 5, 2024.

Michigan v Washington

Bill Belichick Isn’t The First Coaching Legend Who Doesn’t Know How To Quit

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL: JAN 01 CFP Semifinal – Allstate Sugar Bowl – Texas vs Washington

We Finally Have Our College Football Playoff

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Justin Ellis

Actor Timothee Chalamet answers questions on a press tour.

“A Complete Unknown” Minneapolis Special Screening

This Is So Stupid

SHOCKER: This Handsome Actor Is In Fact A Ball-Knower

Michigan Wolverines defensive back Rod Moore (9) walks on the field holding a Michigan flag with his teammates after the game against the Michigan Wolverines and the Ohio State Buckeyes on November 30, 2024, at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, OH.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: NOV 30 Michigan at Ohio State

The Games Will Always Matter

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Dan McQuade

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UConn And UMass Created And Abandoned College Football’s Goofiest Rivalry Trophy

DALLAS, TEXAS - NOVEMBER 30: A detail view of the College Football Playoff championship trophy is shown prior to the game between the Dallas Cowboys and the New York Giants at Gerald J. Ford Stadium on November 30, 2024 in Dallas, Texas.

California v SMU

Funbag

You Are Not Prepared For How Cool The 12-Team Playoff Will Be

Investigations Editor. You can reach her at diana@defector.com or, if you prefer protonmail, dfmoskovitz@protonmail.com. If security is a concern, download the Signal app and send her a text at 929-251-8187.

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Diana Moskovitz

Michigan Wolverines players fly a flag prior to a brawl between players from both teams following a 13-10 Michigan win against the Ohio State Buckeyes at Ohio Stadium on November 30, 2024 in Columbus, Ohio.

Michigan v Ohio State

Police Pepper Spray Players During Michigan-Ohio State Postgame Fight

Color print of late Victorian marketing for bathroom and sanitary equipment. It's for Twyford’s Improved Independent Canopy Bath combining plunge, shower, and spray. There is also a Cabinet Bath Enclosure that looks like a coffin (and also a cabinet, I guess)

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Showering After A Loss Is Just Too Self-Indulgent

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David Roth

Fans throw trash onto the field during the college football game between the Georgia Bulldogs and the Texas Longhorns on October 19, 2024, at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: OCT 19 Georgia at Texas

College Football Is In A Golden Age Of Throwing Garbage