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Alabama should be applauded for defying historical trends by hiring Kalen DeboerIn response to Nick Saban’s sudden retirement, the Crimson Tide hired Washington’s Kalen Deboer and averted the mistake that’s plagued program after program over the last half-century. Bravo to Alabama for expanding beyond their horizons....

It doesn’t get any more pathetic than watching the LLWSIt’s mostly accurate that youth sports are the last true, untainted brand of competition. Children are too naive to grasp the concept of money, and too preoccupied with having fun to care about the result, so they just run around and chase a ball for all the character-building reasons, but largely t...

Nebraska's biggest embarrassment this week wasn't OU, Georgia Southern, or Scott FrostEvery time Nebraska fires a coach — Scott Frost being the fifth straight person to occupy that position and then get shown the door — there’s this narrative that who on earth would want that job. The expectations don’t match the resources, and it’s no longer an attractive gig for big-name coaches....

Frank Solich Still Has Some Tricks Up His Sleeve

We are thick in the middle of the most hilariously named bowl games, and while Wednesday’s Frisco Bowl can’t compete on that front with this, the day before, or this, the day after, perhaps we can take some solace in the fact that until last year the Frisco Bowl was the Miami Beach Bowl, meaning all...

Deadspin 25: Ohio Is All About That MACtion

Welcome to the Deadspin 25, a college football poll that strives to be more democratic and less useless than every other preseason poll. Leading up to the college football season kickoff, we will give you previews of the 25 teams that you, the readers, voted to be most worthy of writing about. Now, ...

When Football Coaches Dope Themselves

This Frank Solich GHB/DUI story? Honestly, it's a gift that keeps on giving....

Do Not Give Frank Solich The Date Rape Drug

Remember that alleged email that circulated a while back about Ohio football coach Frank Solich and how his drunk driving arrest was actually a case of him being dosed with GHB? Well, it turns out ... it's absolutely true. The Sporting News has learned that Solich's attorneys do plan on fighting t...

The Frank Solich Conspiracy Theory

Remember when former Nebraska and current Ohio football coach Frank Solich was arrest for an apparent DUI back in November?...