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Maitreyi Anantharaman

Madison Booker #35 of the Texas Longhorns shoots over Destiney McPhaul #2 of the Mississippi State Bulldogs during the first half at Moody Center on February 22, 2026 in Austin, Texas.

College Basketball

Madison Booker’s Game Punishes The Tryhard Defender

Mikaylah Williams #12 of the LSU Tigers celebrates after making a basket during the second half of a game against the Texas Longhorns at Pete Maravich Assembly Center on January 11, 2026 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana

LSU Actually Did Not Eat Too Many Cupcakes Before Dinner

Israel Daramola

Ray Ratto

College Football

We’re Nearing The Finish Line Now

A Florida Gator tackles a Texas Longhorn in a college football game.

Things Can Always Get Worse

Death To The NCAA

It’s Time To Overreact To Arch Manning

Kelsey McKinney

Mia Scott, wearing the all white Texas uniforms, runs between second and third base.

College Softball

My Queen Mia Scott Is A National Champion

Ndjakalenga Mwenentanda #32 of the Texas Longhorns reacts in front of Hailey Van Lith #10 of the TCU Horned Frogs during the second half in the Elite Eight round of the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament at Legacy Arena at the BJCC on March 31, 2025 in Birmingham, Alabama.

Texas Cut TCU To Pieces

JuJu Watkins #12 of the USC Trojans is defended by Paige Bueckers #5 of the Connecticut Huskies during the second half of an NCAA women's basketball game at the XL Center on December 21, 2024 in Hartford, Connecticut.

The Case For And Against Every Contender In The Women’s Tournament

Burying The SEC Feels Too Good To Be Wrong

Arizona State Showed Us How Good The 12-Team Playoff Can Be

David Roth

Fans throw trash onto the field during the college football game between the Georgia Bulldogs and the Texas Longhorns on October 19, 2024, at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium.

College Football Is In A Golden Age Of Throwing Garbage

Tom Ley

Texas A&M Aggies head coach Jim Schlossnagle during the post game press conference after the 2024 SEC Baseball Tournament game between the Tennessee Volunteers and the Texas A&amp;M Aggies on May 23, 2024 at the Hoover Metropolitan Stadium in Hoover, Alabama.

College Baseball

Texas A&M Baseball Coach Leaves For Texas, One Day After Scolding Reporter Who Asked If He Might Leave For Texas

A camera with the college football playoff logo on it

The College Football Playoff Was Always Just A TV Show

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

Dan McQuade

TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA - SEPTEMBER 09: Adonai Mitchell #5 of the Texas Longhorns celebrates with teammates after defeating the Alabama Crimson Tide 34-24 at Bryant-Denny Stadium on September 09, 2023 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

Texas Is Back! Definitely? Maybe!

Laura Wagner

Texas Fires Coach Chris Beard Following Arrest On Felony Domestic Violence Charge

It Should Be Simple For Texas To Do The Right Thing Here

Texas Men’s Basketball Coach Chris Beard Arrested For Domestic Violence

Jocelyn Alo #78 of the Oklahoma Sooners throws her hands in the air after a softball play.

Do Not Root For The Vile Oklahoma In Tonight’s Softball World Series

Fine, I Will Coach The University Of Texas Football Team

Media Meltdowns

We Must Do Everything In Our Power To Stop This From Happening Again

Samer Kalaf

Life's Rich Pageant

The Case Of “Pole Assassin” And The Monkey-Child Halloween Incident

Infinite Replay

The Bubble Screen That Haunts Me

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

DALLAS, TEXAS - OCTOBER 12: A general view of play between the Texas Longhorns and the Oklahoma Sooners during the 2019 AT&T Red River Showdown at Cotton Bowl on October 12, 2019 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)

A Bigger SEC Is Better Football

SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS - DECEMBER 29: DeMarvion Overshown #0 and D'Shawn Jamison #5 of the Texas Longhorns react after a turnover in the fourth quarter against the Colorado Buffaloes during the Valero Alamo Bowl at the Alamodome on December 29, 2020 in San Antonio, Texas. (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images)