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Displaying all articles tagged:
College Football
games
Nov. 25, 2023
Michigan Won At All Costs and Your Team Would Too
Scandals be damned; just by defeating Ohio State on Saturday, the team prevailed over its critics.
By
Will Leitch
games
Nov. 1, 2023
What Happened to College Basketball?
The sport, already fading in relevance, is paying a big price for being second fiddle to football.
By
Will Leitch
games
Sept. 20, 2023
The Deion Sanders Hype Train Is Probably About to Derail
And that’s a good thing for college football.
By
Will Leitch
games
Aug. 22, 2023
College Football’s Sad Last Dance
Enjoy one final season before everything turns upside down.
By
Will Leitch
college football
Jan. 8, 2023
The Dawgs Versus the Underdogs
This Georgia fan looks forward to a national championship game against TCU and its Hypnotoad mystique.
By
Ed Kilgore
games
Aug. 27, 2022
College Football Is Now NFL Lite
A sport once defined by regional charm is awash in money and becoming more like the pros every week.
By
Will Leitch
games
July 8, 2022
College Football Is About to Change Drastically — and Not for the Better
The 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 Tonight
In a winner-take-all league, the Georgia Bulldogs need a championship to get the 1980 monkey off their backs.
By
Ed Kilgore
games
Aug. 24, 2021
College Football Is the Wild West Now
As 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 Reasons
Competition, 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 Walker
His 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 Senate
A 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 Model
The 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 Trumpland
Nobody 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 Forward
Some 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 Season
President 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 Trump
In 2020, everything eventually turns into a political rally.
By
Will Leitch
games
Dec. 2, 2019
The Sports Scolds Are Winning
Elijah 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 Villain
He’s everything wrong with college football.
By
Will Leitch
games
Jan. 9, 2019
College Football Players Are Going to Start Quitting Bowl Games
Maybe 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 Book
Now 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 Trump
It’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’ Atlanta
The 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 Democrats
The 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 Assault
A 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 Lives
Over 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 Suspensions
Teammates 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 Football
Journalist 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 Thought
Four gang rapes were reported.
By
Claire Landsbaum
rape culture
Sept. 17, 2016
Rice Mocks Baylor Rape Scandal With Classy Football Halftime Show
Rice’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 Championship
The 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 Game
Alabama 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 Change
Ole 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 Edition
People are mean. People tweet.
By
Jesse David Fox
the national interest
Dec. 30, 2014
Why Jim Harbaugh Came Home to Michigan
Romanticism scores a touchdown over cynicism.
By
Jonathan Chait
the sports section
Sept. 8, 2014
NCAA Ends Penn State Football’s Postseason Ban Early
They’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 Pain
He 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 Sketch
And it is great.
By
Margaret Lyons
terrible things
Aug. 10, 2013
Four Former Vanderbilt Football Players Charged With Rape
Three 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 Woman
As 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
I Went to My First BCS Title Game and Watched My Team Get Hammered
A Notre Dame fan reflects on watching her team lose to Alabama.
By
Heather Cocks
insta-hotties
Jan. 8, 2013
73-Year-Old Perv Turns Random Hottie Into Helen of Troy of Football
Update: ESPN apologizes for taking lechery “too far.”
By
Maureen O'Connor
bcs championship game
Jan. 8, 2013
Regional Sport Crowns Regional Champion
Yeah, college football is just for the South.
By
Will Leitch
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