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November 2024

Deion’s Really Doing It

Believe it or not, the college football world is not paying enough attention to Deion Sanders and the Colorado Buffaloes. Let's watch them while we can.

Nov 21 •

The Old Man and the Sun

A breakdown of how and why the Cowboys have the only stadium in the league where players regularly get blinded by the sun.

Nov 14 •

HERE ARE SOME SPORTS YOU MISSED. A post-Olympics roundup

North Korea's youth soccer dynasty, a huge upset in the world of Fancy Cycling, an American call to action in a sport that's kinda like baseball, and…

Nov 7 •

October 2024

College football's biggest losers are thriving in 2024. Thank the transfer portal.

The transfer portal has allowed college football teams to build solid rosters overnight. Even teams like Indiana and Vanderbilt.

Oct 31 •

The Trent Dilfer Debacle, a case study in why you need to believe in yourself

This is the story of a program which had a lot to be proud of, but decided its own remarkable revival was less interesting than ESPN's 248th-most…

Oct 23 •

Army is undefeated. Navy is undefeated. What happens next?

Army and Navy are dominant for the first time in forever—and a peculiar College Football Playoff scenario could put a newfangled spin on this…

Oct 16 •

This week's college football things: Some perjury and a new-era QB swap

College football is different now. But that doesn’t mean it’s worse.

Oct 1 •

September 2024

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