College football media loves a good fairy tale. They are currently packaging Indiana’s stunning 27-21 national championship victory over Miami as a feel-good Cinderella story. They call it a miraculous fluke born from the chaos of the expanded...
College football still treats the Heisman Trophy like a clean, heroic ending. A star quarterback lifts the stiff-arm trophy, smiles in New York, thanks his parents, and returns to campus as the face of the sport. That version of the story is...
Every August, the sport goes through the same ritual. The preseason Top 25 drops, and college football fans treat it like scripture. Talk shows spend entire segments debating whether Notre Dame should be ahead of Oregon. Beat writers tweet...
Not every retired jersey is about records. Not every honored number belongs to a player who had years to build a résumé, stack accomplishments, and leave behind a long trail of highlights. Sometimes a jersey is retired because a program suffers a...
The national media is selling you a fairy tale. They are treating Indiana’s stunning 27-21 national championship victory over Miami as a feel-good Cinderella story. They call it a miraculous fluke of the expanded playoff era. They claim the stars...
