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NYC: Come To The Distraction LIVE On October 4

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Live Event

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.

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Death To The NCAA

The Market Made A Meal Out Of The Pac-12

<p>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 <em>Point B</em>. Handsomest man in the world.</p>


Drew Magary

Fans of the Michigan State Spartans write ''state'' on their chests during a game against the Southern California Trojans at the Rose in Pasadena, California. Michigan State won the game 20-17.

Funbag

Can I Stop Caring About My College Team?

Lauren Theisen

Mark Few testifies during the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee hearing titled NCAA Athlete NIL Rights

New NCAA NIL Rules: Guilty Until Proven Innocent

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<p>Charles P. Pierce is a writer at <em>Esquire</em> and the author of four books, most recently <em>Idiot America</em>, and has been a working journalist since 1976. He lives near Boston with his wife but no longer his three children.</p>
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Charles P. Pierce

Charlie Baker Is The NCAA’s Attempt To Put The Horses Back In The Barn

Chris Thompson

Volleyball player dives into table. Blue court, table is press row but empty. South Dakota 1 point vs Houston 5 points Houston leads 1-2 (Best of 5)

Volleyball

Out Of The Way, Table!

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

Virginia Tech's Storm Murphy celebrates after beating Duke

College Basketball

Here’s The Bracket For The Men’s NCAA Tournament

Steve Spurrier on the sidelines during a 1994 game in which his Florida Gators beat Kentucky by nearly 70 points.

Podcasts

Let’s Remember Some College Football Guys, With Spencer Hall

Laura Wagner

NCAA president Mark Emmert listens during a Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee hearing on “NCAA Athlete NIL (name, image, and likeness) Rights” on Capitol Hill on June 9, 2021 in Washington, DC. Congress hopes to pass legislation on NIL compensation at the federal level before it takes effect in several states across the country on July 1.

NCAA Decides That Someone Else Can Pay Its Unpaid Athletes

Kalyn Kahler

Awesome! Supreme Court Rules That Exploited College Athletes Can Have Free Laptops

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