College Football

games July 8, 2022

College Football Is About to Change Drastically — and Not for the BetterThe rise of two super-conferences will make the sport more like the NFL, and rob it of much of its character.

By Will Leitch

politics Jan. 11, 2022

Who Is Biden’s Big Voting-Rights Speech in Georgia Really For?Spurring action on a stalled bill would be tricky enough, and that’s not all the president is trying to accomplish.

By Ed Kilgore

college football Jan. 10, 2022

41 Years of Frustration Could End TonightIn a winner-take-all league, the Georgia Bulldogs need a championship to get the 1980 monkey off their backs.

By Ed Kllgore

games Aug. 24, 2021

College Football Is the Wild West NowAs a new season kicks off, it’s clear that the Supreme Court–weakened NCAA isn’t really in charge anymore.

By Will Leitch

games May 11, 2021

States Are Starting to Fix the NCAA — For the Wrong ReasonsCompetition, not morality, is driving legislation that allows college athletes to make some money.

By Will Leitch

2022 midterms Apr. 22, 2021

Georgia Republicans Wonder What to Do About Herschel WalkerHis indecision about a 2022 Senate race after Trump urged him to run is complicating life for other would-be senators.

By Ed Kilgore

republican party Feb. 24, 2021

Agonized Georgia Republicans Long for Herschel Walker to Run for SenateA battered and deeply divided state party bent on suppressing Black votes could use a Trump-friendly Black sports legend.

By Ed Kilgore

reality tv Dec. 8, 2020

Below Deck Guest Sorry for Eating Sushi Off Nude ModelThe college quarterback claimed the idea “was brought up by producers.”

By Justin Curto

college football Oct. 15, 2020

Nick Saban’s Positive Test Makes COVID-19 Real in the Heart of TrumplandNobody pays more attention to detail than the legendary Alabama coach. Now college football in the South is as imperiled as COVID-19 denial.

By Ed Kilgore

games Oct. 13, 2020

The Fans Can Go to Games Again. Will They?The stadiums are open, but fans aren’t exactly rushing through the doors.

By Will Leitch

games Sept. 1, 2020

College Football Is Still Recklessly Barreling ForwardSome of the big conferences canceled their seasons. Others seem to have adopted a “let’s hope for the best” pandemic strategy.

By Will Leitch

games Aug. 11, 2020

Don’t Just Blame COVID-19 for College Football’s Lost SeasonPresident Trump, the NCAA, and many of the sport’s most loyal fans had their chance to improve the odds. They blew it.

By Will Leitch

games Jan. 14, 2020

The College Football Championship Was All About the Crowd — and TrumpIn 2020, everything eventually turns into a political rally.

By Will Leitch

games Dec. 2, 2019

The Sports Scolds Are WinningElijah Moore’s peeing-dog touchdown celebration was a fun, funny moment — not a threat to our children.

By Will Leitch

vision 2020 Sept. 24, 2019

This College Football Fan Thinks Buttigieg Is Right: The Game Is ‘Problematic’If you really love college football, it’s time to admit the truth about the exploitation the game involves.

By Ed Kilgore

games Aug. 14, 2019

Dabo Swinney Is College Football’s Real Evil VillainHe’s everything wrong with college football.

By Will Leitch

games Jan. 9, 2019

College Football Players Are Going to Start Quitting Bowl GamesMaybe even on college football altogether. The only question is how soon.

By Will Leitch

games Sept. 19, 2018

This Football Play Didn’t Just Trick the Other Team, It Gamed the Rule BookNow look for a lot of coaches to take advantage of new safety rules this way.

By Will Leitch

games Aug. 15, 2018

Why Aren’t We Talking About Football’s Culture of Brutality?The environment which led to the death of a Maryland college football player in practice isn’t an aberration. It’s normal.

By Will Leitch

Jan. 8, 2018

College-Football Fans at Title Game Squeezed by Ticket Prices, Ice, and TrumpIt’s going to be a complicated evening in downtown Atlanta.

By Ed Kilgore

unlikely fans Jan. 3, 2018

Trump to Attend His First Kendrick Lamar Concert… inadvertently, at the College Football Playoff National Championship.

By Tolly Wright

Jan. 3, 2018

Trump’s Going to the College Football Title Game in ‘Crime Infested’ AtlantaThe White House is hoping for a warm reception but Trump might be in for a surprise.

By Adam K. Raymond

Aug. 14, 2017

2017’s Special Elections Are Telling a Hopeful Story for DemocratsThe Donkey Party has been getting a lot more votes than expected.

By Ed Kilgore

sexual assault June 7, 2017

Michigan State Football Players Charged With Sexual AssaultA judge issued arrest warrants for three players following an assault in January.

By Sarah Spellings

May 25, 2017

4 Women On How One of The Worst Campus Rape Scandals Changed Their LivesOver the past year, one of the worst campus sexual-assault scandals has unfolded at Baylor University. Four women describe how it changed their lives.

By Claire Landsbaum

campus sexual assault Dec. 16, 2016

Minnesota Boycotts Football After Sexual-Assault Inquiry Results in SuspensionsTeammates said they’re boycotting football games after 10 players were suspended following an investigation into sexual assault.

By Theresa Avila

sports Nov. 23, 2016

Meet the Woman Who Wants to Fix Sexual Assault in College FootballJournalist and author Jessica Luther has some ideas for the sports industry.

By Claire Landsbaum

sexual assault Oct. 28, 2016

The Baylor Sexual Assault Scandal Is Worse Than Anyone ThoughtFour gang rapes were reported.

By Claire Landsbaum

rape culture Sept. 17, 2016

Rice Mocks Baylor Rape Scandal With Classy Football Halftime ShowRice’s marching band formed an IX on the field — yes, as in Title IX.

By Jenni Miller

the sports section Jan. 12, 2016

See the Gutsy Alabama Onside Kick That Swung the College Football ChampionshipThe Crimson Tide won their fourth title in seven years.

By Joe DeLessio

the sports section Jan. 11, 2016

5 Things to Know About Tonight’s College Football Championship GameAlabama is favored.

By Joe DeLessio

dumb things Nov. 7, 2015

College Football Fans Suggest Alabama ‘Finish What Katrina Started’ Against LSU“Flood their homes and drown their families!” apparently wouldn’t fit on the banner.

By Chas Danner

the sports section Aug. 17, 2015

Mississippi Coaches Call for State Flag ChangeOle Miss coach Hugh Freeze and Mississippi State coach Dan Mullen were among those whose names appeared in a newspaper ad calling for a change.

By Joe DeLessio

last night on late night Jan. 13, 2015

Jimmy Kimmel Live’s Mean Tweets: College Football EditionPeople are mean. People tweet.

By Jesse David Fox

the national interest Dec. 30, 2014

Why Jim Harbaugh Came Home to MichiganRomanticism scores a touchdown over cynicism.

By Jonathan Chait

the sports section Sept. 8, 2014

NCAA Ends Penn State Football’s Postseason Ban EarlyThey’ll get their full complement of football scholarships back in 2015–16.

By Joe DeLessio

the sports section Dec. 11, 2013

George W. Bush Feels Alabama Kicker’s PainHe said so in a note.

By Adam Martin

Oct. 21, 2013

Bill Murray Body Slammed a Guy on ESPN This Weekend In his ongoing quest to out-Bill Murray himself, Bill Murray appear on ESPN’s College Gameday on Saturday, and when broadcaster Lee Corso […]

By Elise Czajkowski

the player formerly known as mousecop Sept. 13, 2013

Key and Peele Did Another Football Names SketchAnd it is great.

By Margaret Lyons

terrible things Aug. 10, 2013

Four Former Vanderbilt Football Players Charged With RapeThree are in custody, and one is still at large.

By Delia Paunescu

real dead girlfriends Jan. 17, 2013

Notre Dame Finds Fake Dead Woman Easier to Talk About Than Real Dead WomanAs Notre Dame rushes to defend star Manti Te’o, a reminder of the sexual assault victim the school failed.

By Kat Stoeffel

bcs championship game Jan. 8, 2013