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Clemson's Offensive Line Turned Da'Ron Payne Into A Blocking Sled

For an interior defensive lineman, short fourth downs and goal-line stands seem like the most exciting situations a football game can offer the position—their shot to get low, blow through an aggressive wall of meat, and make the play in the backfield. But as Alabama’s Da’Ron Payne discovered, if y...

It's Deshaun Watson's Time

This National Championship game felt familiar, Clemson slogging early against a world-class Alabama defense before, gradually, luring them into exactly the Tigers’ type of game: a shootout. (The only difference being, maybe, that this year the clock ran out with the score in Clemson’s favor.) The co...

That Last Alabama Drive Was Terrifying

More than any other team in sports, Alabama football feels the most futile to root against. Over and over, they’ve stamped out nascent comebacks with two well-timed turnovers or turned a 14-10 game into a 28-10 game in two minutes of work. These are the sorts of ways you can win games when you’re bi...

Clemson's National Championship-Winning Touchdown, As Heard On 10 Different Networks [Update: Now With Alabama Radio]

Clemson capped off a national championship finish we’ll never forget with Hunter Renfrow’s touchdown catch with just one second remaining. Above is how it sounded on ESPN; below are how commentators on eight other networks—including Clemson radio—reacted to the play....

Clemson Dethrones Alabama And Wins National Championship With Last-Second Touchdown

The National Championship rematch between Alabama and Clemson was just as fraught and close as 2016's all-time classic, but unlike last year, it ended with Alabama getting their hearts ripped out and Clemson wining their first title since 1981....

This Is Not Targeting, Somehow?

Mike Williams hung on and got the first down here, but it cost him a huge shot from Alabama DB Tony Brown. There was no penalty called on the play, even if it appeared to be a fairly clear targeting violation. The Tigers held him out for the rest of the drive, but ESPN reported that he was medically...

Your National Championship Game <i>Tecmo Super Bowl</i> Simulation Is Live

Clemson. Alabama. Tecmo Super Bowl. The simulation is LIVE:...

Clemson Director Of Sports Medicine Not Into Scientific Studies, Very Into Knee Braces

Tonight, millions will tune in to watch two very good college football teams play again for the national championship. There will be Ben “I Love Butts” Boulware, no Lane Kiffin, and lots of knee braces on uninjured fat guys. ...

Jabari Parker's Shorts Game Is Extremely Strong

Get a load of this cool motherfucker:...

Lane Kiffin Says He's Too Focused On Making FAU A Playoff Team To Coach In Title Game

Monday, Alabama announced via a Nick Saban statement that new FAU head coach Lane Kiffin will not join the Crimson Tide on the sideline or in the booth as offensive coordinator for its upcoming rematch with Clemson in the national title game. Given the curious timing and Kiffin’s tendency to wear on...

Alabama Ditches Lane Kiffin One Week Before Championship Game

Alabama offensive coordinator Lane Kiffin will be the head coach at FAU next season, but he continued to serve as Alabama’s OC during Saturday’s playoff game against Washington. It was assumed that he would do the same during next week’s championship game, but head coach Nick Saban just announced th...

What Horrible Things Did We Do To Our Penises Last Year?<em></em>

OK, so you’ve already learned about all the things we shoved inside ourselves last year. But what about our dangly bits? Rest assured, we punished them....

Say Goodbye To 2016

You’ll never guess how it ends....

OM NOM NOM

Sark takes over for Lane Kiffin in running Alabama’s offense next year, and I think he’ll fit in just fine....

Can't Believe National Media Would Say That

Jabari Parker Is Turning Into A Nice Sidekick For Giannis Antetokounmpo

If not for the fact that he shares the floor with a lovable 6-foot-11 point squid, Jabari Parker would get a lot more of our affection. Last night he feasted on the Pistons for 31 points, nine rebounds, and seven assists:...

Doug Martin Will Enter Drug Treatment Facility

Buccaneers RB Doug Martin revealed that he failed a drug test and will serve a four-game suspension, and announced that he’s entering rehab....

What Did We Get Stuck In Our Rectums Last Year?<em></em><em></em>

Deadspin’s Christmas Day tradition returns. It is time to sound the depths of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission’s database of emergency room visits. Below are the strangest, most awkwardly shaped, and least pleasant objects that America has shoved into its various holes. God bless us, eve...

One Player Helped Get Both Goalies Knocked Out Of The Red Wings-Lightning Game

It’s not a good night for goalies in Tampa. First came an injury to Lightning goaltender Ben Bishop, on a seemingly routine save of a shot from rookie Nick Jensen in the first period. Though the play seemed innocuous enough, Bishop soon left the game, and the team later announced that he was out wit...

The Bucs' Defense Finally Figured Things Out, And Now It's Scary

Wait. How are the Buccaneers 8-5 and currently in line for the NFC’s second wild-card spot? Weren’t they once 1-3 and giving up more points than any team in the NFL? Was that really this season? And wasn’t it just six weeks ago that Matt Ryan and the Falcons did this to the Bucs in prime time, which...