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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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You DID Hear It From Us: There's Normal Gossip Merch

NEW NORMAL GOSSIP MERCH!

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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

Michigan players celebrate during a game against Ohio State.

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This Is So Stupid

After Defeating Ohio State, Michigan Faces The Ultimate Test: Iowa

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Tom Ley

The Ohio State University Marching Band performs prior to a game between the Ohio State Buckeyes and the Penn State Nittany Lions at Ohio Stadium on October 21, 2023 in Columbus, Ohio.

Penn State v Ohio State

College Football

Report: Connor Stalions Lurked In The Shadows At 11 Big Ten Games

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Lauren Theisen

Indiana v Michigan

Connor Stalions Implicated In Latest Alleged Scheme Carried Out By Jim Harbaugh

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Maitreyi Anantharaman

Maryland Terrapins head coach Brenda Frese talks to Maryland Terrapins guard Diamond Miller (1) during the NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Championship sweet sixteen round game between the Stanford Cardinal and the Maryland Terrapins on March 25, 2022, at Spokane Veterans Memorial Stadium in Spokane, WA.

NCAA BASKETBALL: MAR 25 Div I Women’s Championship – Sweet Sixteen – Stanford v Maryland

College Basketball

The Maryland Terrapins Are So Crazy They Just Might Work

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Dan McQuade in front of a march madness basketball court

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Dan McQuade

Matthew Mayer giving an interview at practice

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That’s Too Many Energy Drinks

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David Roth

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

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

2021 Big Ten Championship – Iowa v Michigan

Holy Frickin’ Heck Michigan Kicked So Much Iowa Butt

ACC Men’s Basketball Tournament – Miami v Georgia Tech

Historic Alliance Is Neither

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What Big Ten Basketball Game Is Playing In The Background Of The Latest ‘The White Lotus’ Episode?

Demarcus Elliott #94 of the Indiana Hoosiers applies pressure to quarterback Justin Fields #1 of the Ohio State Buckeyes

Indiana v Ohio State

Proud Hoosiers, Now Is The Time To Take Up Arms Against Your Hated Buckeye Neighbors

Head coach Scott Frost of the Nebraska Cornhuskers argues a call in the first half against the Iowa Hawkeyes at Kinnick Stadium on November 27, 2020 in Iowa City, Iowa.

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The Big Ten Is Getting The Football Season It So Dearly Wanted

Aerial general view from a drone of of Michigan Stadium and Crisler Center on March 15, 2020 in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

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Who’s In Charge When An Outbreak Hits A College Town?

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Patrick Redford

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The Big Ten Coming Back Is My Personal Battle Of Camulodunum

Head coach Jim Harbaugh of the Michigan Wolverines looks on in the first half while playing the Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Michigan Stadium

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Big Ten Coaches, In Power Struggle With School Presidents, Discover Their Own Uselessness

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