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Ohio State’s Comeback Tour Ends With A Championship

Ray Ratto

MIAMI GARDENS, FL - JANUARY 09: Notre Dame Fighting Irish players celebrate following the Penn State Nittany Lions versus Notre Dame Fighting Irish College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Capital One Orange Bowl on January 9, 2025, at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Notre Dame Derangement Syndrome Is Real

Maitreyi Anantharaman

UCLA Bruins center Lauren Betts (51) huddles up with her team during a women's basketball game against the Indiana Hoosiers on January 4, 2025, at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana.

The Growing Pains Are Over For UCLA

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Dan McQuade

Washington Crossing the Delaware but it's Joe Paterno

Becoming A Penn State Fan Again Means Remembering How To Hate Notre Dame

Burying The SEC Feels Too Good To Be Wrong

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

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

During an interview with sportscaster Greg Gumbel (right), American disc jockey (from WLUP radio, 'The Loop') Steve Dahl breaks a disco record over his head prior to hosting an anti-disco promotion at Comiskey Park, Chicago, Illinois, July 12, 1979. The event, held between games of a doubleheader between the Chicago White Sox and the Detroit Tigers, allowed fans to attend the games for 98 cents along with an unwanted record and, following the detonation of those records, eventually resulted in the White Sox forfeiture of the second game due to unsafe playing conditions when fans stormed the field causing serious damage to the venue and playing surface.

Greg Gumbel Kept It All In Perspective

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

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.

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

Patrick Redford

Doug Gottlieb Humbled By Michigan Tech, Life

Kiyomi McMiller does a spin move during a game against Wagner

Kiyomi McMiller’s Gorgeous Spin Move Has Graduated To College

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - NOVEMBER 30: Dylan Harper #2 of the Rutgers Scarlet Knights runs out the court before their game against the Texas A&amp;M Aggies during the Players Era Festival basketball tournament at MGM Grand Garden Arena on November 30, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Aggies defeated the Scarlet Knights 81-77. (Photo by Candice Ward/Getty Images)

Dylan Harper Is Big-Time

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.

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.

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.

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

Hannah Hidalgo Plays Like A Woman Possessed

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.

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.

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

The college football playoff logo on an ESPN camera.

We Finally Have Our College Football Playoff

Justin Ellis

Actor Timothee Chalamet answers questions on a press tour.

This Is So Stupid

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

Hailey Van Lith #10 of the TCU Horned Frogs goes to the basket against the Houston Christian Huskies in the second half at Schollmaier Arena on November 5, 2024 in Fort Worth, Texas.

Hailey Van Lith Is Getting Her Groove Back At TCU

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.

The Games Will Always Matter

Lauren Theisen

Tafara Gapare #6 of the Maryland Terrapins dunks the ball

Ohio State Suffers Most Brutal Loss Since Saturday

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.

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