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College Football Means Finding Something To Get Mad About
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (219+ words) 9:01 AM EDT on September 13, 2026 Anyway, Missouri won the football game, it did score a late touchdown it didn't need for emphasis, and Drinkwitz said as much. Or, in case links aren't your thing: He then tossed in this confetti grenade…...
The NFL Opener Had That Wednesday Night Football Feeling
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (1106+ words) The National Football League is back, in case you haven’t already been lectured, hectored, and badgered into aural submission by the various communication venues that have been screeching about it for weeks. This post-modern Christmas, with all the soul-crushing commercialism…...
A Loss Would Have Been Less Embarrassing Than Michigan's Win Over Western Michigan
1+ week, 1+ day ago (817+ words) A Loss Would Have Been Less Embarrassing Than Michigan’s Win Over Western Michigan Defector A Loss Would Have Been Less Embarrassing Than Michigan’s Win Over Western Michigan 12:01 PM EDT on September 6, 2026 Even before it slipped into janky comedy in its…...
TCU Bans Hometown Newspaper After Locker Room Fight Report
1+ week, 4+ day ago (534+ words) On Aug. 23, Texas Christian University Athletics announced they were pulling the credentials for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. The announcement came after the paper reported on a locker room fight that led to the hospitalization of wide receiver Dozie Ezukanma and…...
49ers Owner Jed York Red-Faced After Arrest In Ohio
2+ week, 6+ day ago (218+ words) 3:22 PM EDT on August 24, 2026 San Francisco 49ers owner Jed York was arrested this weekend in Ohio, originally on the charge of engaging in prostitution, though a plea agreement amended it to misdemeanor charges. According to Columbiana Court records, York was fined…...
The 2026 College Football Offseason Recap
3+ week, 3+ day ago (101+ words) 11:43 AM EDT on August 21, 2026 Welcome to the Defector College Football Watch Guide, where Israel Daramola and Ray Ratto will tell you which of the weekend’s college football games are worth giving a crap about. At least his dad has been…...
Texas Tech's Administration Is Just As Embarrassing As Its Football Program
3+ week, 3+ day ago (272+ words) 2:59 PM EDT on August 20, 2026 It’s been a summer of bad news for anybody with favorable feelings (me!) about Texas Tech. The New York Times joined the pigpile this week with a feature story whose subhead said the school had become…...