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Wyoming Forces Overtime With One-Handed Catch; Loses Anyway
Wyoming went 97 yards in the game’s final minute, capping the drive with Tanner Gentry’s one-handed touchdown catch on the final play of regulation to force overtime against UNLV—only to lose 69-66 in triple-overtime....
Pitt Stuns Clemson
Chris Blewitt’s 48-yard field goal in the final seconds gave Pitt a 43-42 win over second-ranked and undefeated Clemson, throwing the college football playoff race into chaos....
John Carroll Ends Mount Union's Championship Streak
For the first time in 25 years, the Ohio Athletic Conference has a champion other than Mount Union as the Purple Raiders fell today 31-28 to John Carroll, giving the Blue Streaks only their second league title in history....
Lee Corso Has A #BABYARM
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Kansas Runs Hidden-Man Kick Return
Kansas is, as in most years, a miserably bad football team. But today they did something neat:...
Baylor Confirms Art Briles Knew About Alleged Gang Rape And Chose Not To Report It
Former Baylor head football coach Art Briles and former athletic director Ian McCaw knew about an alleged group sexual assault and chose not to report it, according to a statement issued yesterday by the university. This confirmation also indicates that the assistant coaches who spoke out last week ...
Life Is Futile
Look to the children for inspiration... or don’t, as they tried to retrieve a football stuck in a tree, got another football stuck in the tree, and continue in a futile effort to get back what has probably been lost forever....
Paul Finebaum Renews Call To Suspend Baylor's Season; Says Stadium Built With "Blood Money"
An emotional Paul Finebaum appeared on College GameDay this morning to renew his call for the Big 12 to suspend Baylor’s season due to that university’s tone-deaf response to the ongoing sexual assault scandal within its football team....
Dan Snyder, The Godfather of "Official Mattress" Deals, Makes Another
Dan Snyder is the most consistent man on the planet. The Skins owner announced this morning that his football team now has an “official mattress.”...
11 Sports GIFs That Will Restore Your Faith In Humanity
Boy, it’s been a hell of a week for America. With discord rising as a result of the election results, racists feeling emboldened by Trump’s victory, and Leonard Cohen passing, it’s tough to feel good about anything. In an attempt to spruce up your Friday afternoon, we collected eleven sports GIFs th...
Just Five Minutes Of Philip Rivers Saying Stuff
Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers has always struck me as a sort of charming goober, so it’s nice to hear five minutes of in-game audio that more or less confirms my assessment....
Report: Baylor Also Involved In Run-Of-The-Mill Recruiting Scandal
Baylor has spent the past year embroiled in a huge sexual assault scandal, but according to a report from ESPN, they’re also facing possible infractions over recruiting violations. Offensive coordinator Kendal Briles (son of deposed former head coach Art) went to the NCAA’s Indianapolis headquarters...
Roger Goodell On How Election Will Affect Roger Goodell: It Will Affect Roger Goodell<em></em>
Roger Goodell was interviewed on stage earlier today at the New York Times’s DealBook conference. He and Andrew Ross Sorkin spoke about the election intermittently throughout the 30-plus minute conversation. Goodell—the son of a former Republican congressman whose been known to rub elbows with the G...
FIU Tight End Out For Senior Season After Girlfriend Pours Boiling Water On His Head
Florida International tight end Jonnu Smith, who made the preseason Mackey Award watch list for best tight end in college football, will miss the rest of his senior season after his girlfriend poured a pot of boiling water over his head....
Nick Saban: I Didn't Even Know Yesterday Was Election Day
At Alabama coach Nick Saban’s press conference this afternoon, a reporter asked him for his thoughts on the election and whether or not Saban thought coaches should avoid talking politics in public. “To be honest with you,” Saban lied, “I didn’t even know yesterday was election day. We’re focused on...
Report: Tony Romo Is Healthy Enough To Play
The Cowboys haven’t had much to say about their quarterback situation, which has only gotten more complicated as Dak Prescott has continued to play well and as Tony Romo’s back has continued to heal. But new report from ESPN suggests that the team will have to make a definitive choice sooner rather ...
San Diego Stands Tall, Tells The Chargers To Fuck Off
Bad night last night, right? Real bad. Terrible night. Just the worst....
Jim Harbaugh Really Admires SpongeBob SquarePants's Attitude
On this weekend’s episode of The Simpsons, Michigan coach/zealot Jim Harbaugh was a punchline to a joke about a “sports genius everyone hates.” Naturally, Harbaugh took it and ran, going on an extended tangent about cartoons on his weekly radio show....
Report: NCAA To Skip Penn State-Level Sanctions Against Baylor
Baylor’s interim president, football coaches, fans, board of regents, and current players and students all have an opinion on who should be blamed for the school’s inability to report and address sexual assault. In surprising news, the NCAA does not seem to have an opinion....