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Death To The NCAA

Ray Ratto

A football and helmet set up outside the Pac-12's media days in Las Vegas, which were held just a few weeks before the conference ceased to exist.

The Market Made A Meal Out Of The Pac-12

Custom painted Pac-12 University of Colorado Buffaloes football on display at Zouk Nightclub at Resorts World Las Vegas on July 21, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

In Realignment, It’s Survival Of The Fattest

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

Dan McQuade

BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA - JUNE 25: Head Coach Skip Holtz celebrates after defeating the New Orleans Breakers to win the USFL South Division Championship at Protective Stadium on June 25, 2023 in Birmingham, Alabama.

This Is So Stupid

My Belief In The USFL Has Been Shattered

Israel Daramola

Head coach P.J. Fleck of the Minnesota Golden Gophers walks off the field against the Purdue Boilermakers at Huntington Bank Stadium on October 1, 2022 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Purdue defeated Minnesota 20-10.

Report: P.J. Fleck Built A “Toxic Culture” Celebrating P.J. Fleck

Tom Ley

Northwestern Wildcats head coach Pat Fitzgerald looks on during the college football game between the Northwestern Wildcats and the Purdue Boilermakers on November 19, 2022, at Ross-Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana.

Northwestern’s Hazing Scandal Isn’t Going Away

LINCOLN, NE - OCTOBER 2: Head coach Pat Fitzgerald of the Northwestern Wildcats watches the team warm up before the game against the Nebraska Cornhuskers at Memorial Stadium on October 2, 2021 in Lincoln, Nebraska. (Photo by Steven Branscombe/Getty Images)

Northwestern Has Bigger Problems Than Pat Fitzgerald

Head coach Pat Fitzgerald of the Northwestern Wildcats runs off the field after losing to the Wisconsin Badgers at Ryan Field on October 08, 2022 in Evanston, Illinois.

Northwestern To Reconsider Pat Fitzgerald’s Suspension After Hazing Details Emerge

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Diana Moskovitz

MOBILE, AL - FEBRUARY 04: A general view of a Georgia Bulldogs helmet during the Reese's Senior Bowl on February 4, 2023 at Hancock Whitney Stadium in Mobile, Alabama. (Photo by Michael Wade/Icon Sportswire)

When Georgia Football Players Are Accused Of Crimes, This Fixer Shows Up

BOULDER, UNITED STATES - APRIL 22: University of Colorado football head coach Deion Sanders secures his headset under his cowboy hat during the Spring football game as part of Black and Gold Day on April 22, 2023. (Photo by Michael Ciaglo for The Washington Post)

Vegas Doesn’t Stay Down For Long

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

BOULDER, COLORADO - APRIL 22: Head coach Deion Sanders of the Colorado Buffaloes watches as his team warms up prior to their spring game at Folsom Field on April 22, 2023 in Boulder, Colorado. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)

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Don’t Rank Your Children, You Domineering Prick

Lauren Theisen

Shemy Schembechler Experiences Sudden Change Of Heart About Slavery After Short-Lived Michigan Job

Look At This Asshole’s Asshole Truck

Elder Wisdom

Getting Old Is Rude But It Beats The Alternative

Dave McKenna

TEMPE, AZ - SEPTEMBER 21: A Colorado Buffaloes helmet on the field during the college football game between the Colorado Buffaloes and the Arizona State Sun Devils on September 21, 2019 at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona.

He Was A Colorado Recruit. Then Dozens Of Women Came Forward

Patrick Redford

Deion Sanders’s Great Transfer Portal Experiment Has Buffaloes Fleeing

TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA - NOVEMBER 26: ead coach Nick Saban of the Alabama Crimson Tide looks on during pregame warmups prior to facing the Auburn Tigers at Bryant-Denny Stadium on November 26, 2022 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

Alabama’s NIL Hub Is The Future Of Silly College Football Spending

HBCUs Are More Than Stepping Stones For Famous Football Coaches

GLENDALE, ARIZONA - DECEMBER 31: Head coach Jim Harbaugh of the Michigan Wolverines looks on during the third quarter of the College Football Playoff Semifinal Fiesta Bowl football game against the TCU Horned Frogs at State Farm Stadium on December 31, 2022 in Glendale, Arizona. The TCU Horned Frogs won 51-45. (Photo by Alika Jenner/Getty Images)

Bidding Is Now Open On Jim Harbaugh

Inglewood, CA - January 09: Quarterback Stetson Bennett #13 of the Georgia Bulldogs lights a cigar with teammate wide receiver Luke Bennett #29 of the Georgia Bulldogs after defeating the TCU Horned Frogs 65-7 to win the CFP National Championship Football game at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood on Monday, January 9, 2023. (Photo by Keith Birmingham/MediaNews Group/Pasadena Star-News via Getty Images)

Sometimes The Statement Matters The Most

Pasadena, CA - January 02: Quarterback Sean Clifford #14 of the Penn State Nittany Lions after defeating the Utah Utes 35-21 to win the 109th Rose Bowl game in Pasadena on Monday, January 2, 2023.

Penn State Finally Gets The Rose Instead Of The Thorn

Kelsey McKinney

TCU Horned Frogs tight end Jared Wiley (19) hugs a teammate after the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl between the Michigan Wolverines and the TCU Horned Frogs on Saturday, December 31st, 2022 at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, AZ

The Big 12 Is Back, Baby

Laura Wagner

Dabo Swinney Reaches New Level Of Self-Parody

Sacramento State RB Marcus Fulcher treats himself to some beer after scoring a TD early in Sacramento State's loss in the Division I-AA quarterfinals.

Sacramento State’s Post-TD Beer Wasn’t The Wildest Part Of The Year’s Best College Football Game

Hugh Freeze Is Thinking Massively

Deion Sanders introduced as CU Buffs head coach