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NCAA President Charlie Baker said the quiet part out loud about transferringThere’s a difference between how things are supposed to work, and how they actually work. And very rarely do the ones in charge publicly address the things that are silently understood, but never spoken about. It’s why what Charlie Baker said this week was so out of the norm....

Mark Richt Unable To Recruit His Own NephewUniversity of Miami head coach Mark Richt seemed all set to have one of the best high school quarterbacks in the country join his program next year. Not only had four-star quarterback Max Johnson verbally committed to Miami in February of 2016, he also happens to be Richt’s nephew. So it came as a b...

Recalling The Time Bennie Blades Pulled A Bazooka Out Of His Car Trunk To Settle A Fight Here's a nice, terrifying memory from Lomas Brown—the former NFL player who now says things on ESPN for money—regarding his former Detroit teammate Bennie Blades. Brown told Dan Le Batard and Le Batard's father today that Blades was the "craziest teammate" he ever had, and then shared this special...

Deadspin I-Team: Which Miami Player Necessitated A Stripper's Abortion?

The latest Yahoo Sports NCAA investigation is more of the usual: a lot of investigative horsepower and details devoted to NCAA rules that don't make a whole lot of sense in the first place. But, as Barry tweeted, this story, unlike SI's Tressel investigations, has stripper abortions....

Michael Irvin Wants To Restore 80s-Style Discipline To Miami Football

Today, University of Miami (by way of North Philadelphia) football coach Al Golden took to Twitter with a major announcement. It involved "U Discipline," his desire to "Uphold The Legacy," and a quote from human-hurricane Michael Irvin....

Here's Video Of UNC's Anticlimactic Buzzer-Beater

UNC came back from down 17 19 against Miami this afternoon. Their only lead of the game came at the buzzer, when Kendall Marshall drove valiantly to the hoop and... dished it off to Tyler Zeller for a lay-up. Still, a game-winning buzzer-beater is a game-winning buzzer-beater, a win is a win, and ...

Your Early Game College Football Open Thread

Are you hoping those scrappy purple-clad kids from NW can somehow derail the mighty Iowa? You want Miami's Jacory Harris to say something silly to the UVA d-line? Can Central Florida not lose by 50 to Glandorf University? [LMK]...

This Story Is Trying To Break Your Heart, Part II

For those who, like me, are pathetic saps when it comes to feel-good stories of fathers, sons, and sports well the tale of Miami Hurricane walk-on Chris Hayes will destroy you. WARNING: Some of you may cry. [Sun-Sentinel]...