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This is Defector, a new sports blog and media company. We made this place together, we own it together, we run it together. Without access, without favor, without discretion, and without interference.

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The Defector Crewneck Sweatshirt Is Back In Stock

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Merch v3

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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)

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: JAN 09 CFP Semifinal Capital One Orange Bowl – Notre Dame vs Penn State

College Football

Notre Dame Derangement Syndrome Is Real

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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.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: JAN 04 Women’s – UCLA at Indiana

College Basketball

The Growing Pains Are Over For UCLA

Visual Editor. Runs <a href="http://defectorstore.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">defectorstore.com</a>. Philadelphia-based, if you couldn’t tell.

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Dan McQuade

Washington Crossing the Delaware but it's Joe Paterno

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

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Israel Daramola

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

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

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

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.

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Greg Gumbel Kept It All In Perspective

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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

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Patrick Redford

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Doug Gottlieb Humbled By Michigan Tech, Life

Kiyomi McMiller does a spin move during a game against Wagner

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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)

Players Era Festival: Texas A&M v Rutgers

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.

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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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Hannah Hidalgo Plays Like A Woman Possessed

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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

Death To The NCAA