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Death To The NCAA

Samer Kalaf

Deion Sanders tells the Jackson State football team that he is leaving for Colorado.

Deion Sanders Is Like Any Other College Football Coach

Dave McKenna

Quarterback Caleb Williams #13 of the USC Trojans celebrates USC Trojans defeated the Notre Dame Fighting Irish 38-27 during a NCAA football game at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles on Saturday, November 26, 2022.

Before He Was At USC, Caleb Williams Was A Can’t-Miss Kid

David Roth

Hugh Freeze runs off the field, accompanied by Mississippi State Troopers, after a home win against Georgia Southern in 2016.

Hugh Freeze Never Really Left

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

Did Your Favorite College Football Team Hire A Shitbag? Let’s Find Out!

Ray Ratto

Head Coach David Shaw of the Stanford Cardinal waits to enter the stadium before an NCAA college football game against the BYU Cougars on November 26, 2022 at Stanford Stadium in Palo Alto, California.

David Shaw Leaves Stanford In The Dark

Nothing Redeems A Bad Football Game Like Huge Piles Of Snow

Lauren Theisen

Jim Harbaugh shakes hands with Mel Tucker

MSU Football Player’s Lawyer: My Girlfriend Was Attacked By A Cup Of Phlegm In 1995

Michigan State players fight Michigan cornerback Ja'Den McBurrows in the tunnel after Saturday's game.

Michigan State Suspends Four Players For Postgame Tunnel Attack

Patrick Redford

A referee puts a safety symbol (both hands clasped together) over his head as a player hands a football to him

Four Safeties And A Loss

Tennessee offensive tackle Jeremiah Crawford vomits in the direction of the Alabama defensive line late in the Vols' 52-49 win.

Barf To Win

Dan McQuade was a founding member of Defector. He died in January 2026.

Dan McQuade

A triptych of Israel Abanikanda running for two touchdowns, and then celebrating

Israel Abanikanda May Still Be Running

Kansas Jayhawks celebrate after scoring a touchdown

Kansas Has A Football Team

SALT LAKE CITY, UT - OCTOBER 16: Head coach Herm Edwards of the Arizona State Sun Devils reacts after the loss to the Utah Utes at Rice-Eccles Stadium on October 16, 2021 in Salt Lake City, Utah. (Photo by Chris Gardner/Getty Images)

Herm Edwards Fired Over Embarrassing Loss Before He Could Be Fired Over NCAA Investigation

Kelsey McKinney

Deshawn McKnight #48 of the Appalachian State Mountaineers celebrates defeating the Texas A&amp;M Aggies at Kyle Field on September 10, 2022 in College Station, Texas.

Prayers Up For The Livers Of All Appalachian State Fans

Tom Ley

Scott Frost Must Get Himself Fired Before The End Of The Month [Update]

College Football Has Something For Every Type Of Degenerate

The College Football Season Already Has A Fake Fake Punt And A Puke-Six

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The Hater’s Guide To The 2022 College Football Season, With Eric Eager

Manti Te’o Picks A New Ending For His Story

Sir Big Spur in 2008 with a BEAT GEORGIA sticker. He does NOT have a crown

Cock-Up Over Gamecock Means South Carolina Must Rename Its Rooster

That’s Too Many Barfs

STILLWATER, OK - NOVEMBER 27: Offensive coordinator Cale Gundy of the Oklahoma Sooners greets his brother, head coach Mike Gundy of the Oklahoma State Cowboys, before their game at Boone Pickens Stadium on November 27, 2021 in Stillwater, Oklahoma. (Photo by Brian Bahr/Getty Images)

Oklahoma Assistant Cale Gundy Resigns After “Shameful” Film-Room Incident

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Chris Thompson

Jim Harbaugh Had Some Dumb Things To Say At An Anti-Abortion Event

Michigan quarterback John Navarre, seen here getting ready to do something dull.

The Bigger Big Ten And The Soul Of A Michigan Man, With Ben Mathis-Lilley

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 23: The USC Trojans run onto the field prior to a game against the UCLA Bruins at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on November 23, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)