@MitchLight

Senior Editor, College Sports at The Athletic

 Nashville, Tenn.
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Joined November 2009
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CJ Moore@CJMooreHoopsOct 13
SEC preview and predictions: nytimes.com/athletic/7684401…

SEC men’s basketball preseason rankings: Can anyone challenge a loaded Florida? (Gift Article)

Texas, Arkansas and Tennessee all loaded up this offseason and could have Final Four-caliber squads.

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Joe Rexrode@joerexrodeSep 30
One-month overreaction (?): The SEC is much better than the Big Ten in 2026. Free to read. nytimes.com/athletic/7644034…

The SEC is much better than the Big Ten, and that should show up in the Playoff bracket (Gift...

The Southeastern Conference is so back that it’s reclaiming ownership of bizarre misconduct stories (check out what happened at Auburn!).

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Coach Rexrode chimes in.
Joe Rexrode@joerexrodeSep 23
NC State just suffered one of the worst losses in college football history. It involved a critical player mistake, as most do. But coaching malpractice made it possible. Free column. nytimes.com/athletic/7621024…

NC State’s all-time loss lies at the feet of Dave Doeren, not the QB who fumbled (Gift Article)

When one of the worst losses in the history of college football happens, it’s important to assign blame correctly.

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David Ubben
@davidubbenSep 16
How much did your team spend on its roster? Our staff @TheAthletic spent months and talked to countless people inside and outside of every Power 4 program in search of the answer. Here's what we found. Free story: nytimes.com/athletic/interac…

Does your college football roster cost $8M or $50M? Here's our report on 68 teams (Gift Article)

The best teams are, on average, the ones paying players the most, but there's a wide disparity between the schools at the top and the bottom of major conferences.

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They announced the fumble by KU was under review a full 2 minutes after the play ended. And of course the review took forever.
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Joe is very proud of this tweet.
Joe Rexrode@joerexrodeSep 7
Nice first drive from Louisville, Jeff Brohm keeping Ole Miss off balance, stalls and the Cards settle for a field goal. They lead 3-0 with ... well, there's no reason to relay the time left. TV/stadium clocks have been ruled theoretical.
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Some better reporting from @skhanjr might have revealed some info on the sides. Loaded baked potato every night?
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How does a Group of 6 program reload a raided roster in a hurry? North Texas HC Neal Brown and GM Errin Joe took me inside their January frenzy, which resulted in 70 new players and 52 incoming transfers. “You’ve got to replace 50 kids in 10 days.” nytimes.com/athletic/7553179…
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Chris Vannini
@ChrisVanniniAug 26
Get to know all 138 FBS teams in our Mega College Football Preview. Playoff odds, why they're interesting, Coach/QB and more, for every team: nytimes.com/athletic/7528021…

College football is back! Get to know all 138 FBS teams: Are they better or worse? (Gift Article)

What do you need to know about all 138 major college football teams before the season kicks off? Let our experts be your guide.

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Ira Gorawara@IraGorawaraAug 23
I grew up 7,000 miles from college football. When I moved to the U.S. for college, I entered a world I'd only seen in movies. It was so foreign, so tempting. I’ve wanted to write this story for a looong time. On how international students see this wild sport. Free 🔗 below:
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Are you eligible to play college sports? Take our quiz. nytimes.com/athletic/7528511…

The rules in college football and basketball are constantly changing. Can you keep up? (Gift...

The state of eligibility in college sports is perplexing. See how you do with these nine cases.

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Joe Rexrode@joerexrodeAug 20
Curt Cignetti isn’t just the best coach in college football. He’s the most interesting man in the college football world in 2026. Another preseason top-25 list to enjoy, for free. nytimes.com/athletic/7522873…

Curt Cignetti tops the list of college football’s 25 most interesting people of 2026  (Gift Article)

More interesting than Lane Kiffin? Yep. The wonder of Cignetti's work in Bloomington remains difficult to overstate.

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Tim Corbin on Skip Bertman: nytimes.com/athletic/7513197…
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My annual "I was there!" retweet.
Old School 80s
@OldSchool80sJul 24
July 24, 1983: the George Brett "Pine Tar Incident" took place. #80s
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Braden Gall@BradenGallJul 15
College Football Dream Road Trip 2026 with Mitch is loading…
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Roch Cholowsky and Drew Buress lived up to the hype. Others top prospects did not. How the top Class of 2023 baseball recruits fared in college nytimes.com/athletic/7386575…

How Roch Cholowsky, Drew Burress and the top Class of 2023 baseball recruits fared in college

Daniel Cuvet (Miami), Ryder Helfrick (Arkansas) and Tre Phelps (Georgia) were among the other notable top-100 recruits to show up on campus.

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Joe Rexrode@joerexrodeJul 2
Michael Jordan? Flyin’ Illini? Vegas? When it comes to the height of sports apparel fashion — baggy basketball shorts — you must look to Ann Arbor in the early '90s. Free to read: nytimes.com/athletic/7413891…

Michael Jordan? Flyin’ Illini? When it comes to baggy shorts, give Fab Five its flowers (Gift...

Others may have started the trend. But the Fab Five finished the job. The Fab Five made it it “a thing."

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Joe Rexrode@joerexrodeJun 29
What was it like to guard Shaq in college? The guys who got him early are grateful they did. Free article. nytimes.com/athletic/7397576…

What was it like to guard Shaq in college? ‘Glad I got him as a freshman’ (Gift Article)

Southern Miss forward Clarence Weatherspoon, who went on to play in the NBA, was the first college player to guard Shaq in a game.

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Any excuse to call up Steve Spurrier is a good one. @TheAthleticCFB is looking back at what made the '90s the most fun decade of college football, and Spurrier is high on that list. nytimes.com/athletic/7336141…

They’ll never forget Steve Spurrier in Florida. He’s going to make sure of it

Few people are more associated with 1990s college football than Steve Spurrier, whose Fun 'n' Gun offense revolutionized the Florida Gators.

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Mitch Light@MitchLightJun 23
Final college baseball top 25. Sooners No. 1! nytimes.com/athletic/7373695…

Final college baseball top 25: Oklahoma wins national championship, takes No. 1 spot (Gift Article)

The Sooners, unranked in the preseason, finished the year on one of college baseball's all-time great runs.

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