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![If you don’t like players in college sports getting paid, you're really not gonna like this](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/5be108c86ff64a8b72f9d2818863decb.jpg)
![NCAA athletes are trying to unionize again — but this time it feels different](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/f61d163f92dd687bc690c08e20d05162.jpg)
![Hiring Hue Jackson would be a huge mistake for Morehouse College](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/9317cbe9d775504e22b0e4b1a69b707b.jpg)
Hiring Hue Jackson would be a huge mistake for Morehouse College
Morehouse football desperately needs a shot in the arm. Hue Jackson is a dose of bad medicine....
![Ohio State is buying the best team NIL can get. It better pay off](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/30b0ba3252da1ef86b96e50cbca2d8f7.jpg)
Ohio State is buying the best team NIL can get. It better pay off
Don’t get mad, get even. Or in the case of Ohio State, get everybody you can....
![Alabama should be applauded for defying historical trends by hiring Kalen Deboer](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/fbb9080a8810a6b35c7a2048e6814929.jpg)
Alabama should be applauded for defying historical trends by hiring Kalen Deboer
In 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....
![Does Kalen DeBoer know what he’s getting into at Alabama?](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/53b0c6a66ffc56e45d71a78fd3845627.jpg)
Does Kalen DeBoer know what he’s getting into at Alabama?
It’d be interesting to see how many Alabama fans knew the name Kalen DeBoer before this season. Hell, I’d love to see the numbers a month and a half ago. It took all of two days for the Crimson Tide to find a replacement for Nick Saban, which feels fast, but with players diving into the transfer poo...
![Every NFL team's retired jersey numbers](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/3c917ffc3e54540407c8eab091ce2d07.jpg)
Every NFL team's retired jersey numbers
One of the biggest honors in all of sports is to have your number retired by your respective franchise. No one else will be able to wear it after you, cementing your legacy in the rafters or in a ring of honor/team hall of fame. Here are all of the officially retired numbers by the NFL (minus the Ba...
![Jalen Hurts’ fugazi QB record is evidence that sometimes numbers do lie](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/ca8f52607951381d77768c33adc41bd0.jpg)
Jalen Hurts’ fugazi QB record is evidence that sometimes numbers do lie
The NFL’s Big Data complex, including Next Gen Stats and Pro Football Focus, would have you believe that numbers don’t lie, but the truth is that numbers can be untrustworthy little digits. They don’t explicitly generate faux stats, but accurate statistics can be framed deceptively. For instance, on...
![This week in football: Aaron Rodgers finally sees the end; FSU boycotting the Orange Bowl?; Oregon hit with Title IX suit](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/721a36d611e232d2cfa2471406d8a5d3.jpg)
This week in football: Aaron Rodgers finally sees the end; FSU boycotting the Orange Bowl?; Oregon hit with Title IX suit
Injured New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers had a lot going on over this first weekend in December. He turned 40 on Saturday, then stood on the sideline Sunday and watched the Jets lose to the Atlanta Falcons while scoring eight points. That could be when it dawned on Mr. Rodgers that suiting up...
![Notoriously cheap owner has to pay for A's to leave Oakland](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/fe5e5e0e2eeb29d45b880c291681d07f.jpg)
Notoriously cheap owner has to pay for A's to leave Oakland
The Oakland Athletics are about to pay more than their entire 2022 payroll just to leave Oakland....
![Despite Deion Sanders' success, worthy HBCU coaches still aren't getting advancement opportunities](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/a28b0b308ad8bcb91ac880c7813f5d47.jpg)
Despite Deion Sanders' success, worthy HBCU coaches still aren't getting advancement opportunities
One year ago, Deion Sanders’ swift exit from Jackson State’s sideline brought a swell of attention to HBCU football that hadn’t existed in decades. What it didn’t bring were more opportunities for the coaches who are essentially lifers, no matter how much they’ve proven themselves. Before Sanders to...
![Oregon just got hit with a Title IX lawsuit and the allegations are rough](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/c1a19649b32c52e2d55df073d07f4249.jpg)
Oregon just got hit with a Title IX lawsuit and the allegations are rough
On Friday, 32 members of the University of Oregon’s women’s beach volleyball and rowing teams filed a class action lawsuit in federal court that accuses the University of depriving female athletes of “equal treatment and benefits, equal athletic aid, and equal opportunities to participate in varsity...
![NCAA wants to try something new with NIL](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/9492b6e7e401feacb3abcd28630d2ef4.jpg)
NCAA wants to try something new with NIL
The NCAA has proposed a new rule to its NIL format that would allow for Division I schools to directly enter deals with its athletes. ...
![This year’s College Football Playoff controversy is the sport at its best](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/eb6369fc77e866d1b7dc8efed99fcaf7.jpg)
This year’s College Football Playoff controversy is the sport at its best
Amidst all the outrage and taunting on Sunday, I hope everyone took the time to enjoy the rush. A reminder about college sports: the athletes are not as good as the pros. The game is not nearly as polished. What makes up for the majority of participants having no chance at becoming well-paid profess...