Will Leitch

@williamfleitch

Author, LLOYD MCNEIL'S LAST RIDE, HOW LUCKY. Writer, @nymag @MLB @washingtonpost @theathletic @griersonleitch. Founder, Deadspin. Illini. Mattoonian.

Athens, GA (via Mattoon, IL) williamfleitch.substack.com Joined January 2009

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Will Leitch @williamfleitch May 19

The paperback version of LLOYD MCNEIL'S LAST RIDE is out today. It is a good book that I am proud of, and I think if you have not read it, you would like it. You can buy it wherever books are sold, and also here: harpercollins.com/products/lloyd…

Will Leitch @williamfleitch 5d

For @TheAthletic, I wrote about what you lose when you lose college football conference championship games.
nytimes.com/athletic/77691…

www.nytimes.com College Football Playoff expansion changes everything. I’ll miss the SEC title game most of all... College football legislated out any need for the SEC title game to exist, a sad moment for the sport.

Will Leitch @williamfleitch Nov 3

For @TheAthletic, I wrote about Pat McAfee, and the MrBeast-ification of ESPN. nytimes.com/athletic/77491…

www.nytimes.com We’re watching the MrBeast version of ‘College GameDay,’ and it will run out of gas (Gift Article) "College GameDay" ratings may be strong, but affection for the show has diminished. It's become less about football and more about itself.

Will Leitch @williamfleitch Oct 30

You know it's almost college basketball season because I am writing 4,200 words on the Illini for a fansite for free. It's less "writing" than it is "lancing a boil," in that I have to get this stuff out of me or I will explode. illiniboard.com/illini-power-r…

www.illiniboard.com Illini Power Rankings: Why Can't It Go On Like This Forever? My Fighting Illini, your Fighting Illini, debuted in the AP Top 25 this year at the No. 3 spot. As has been pointed out ad nauseum, this is the highest the Illini have been in the preseason poll...

Will Leitch @williamfleitch Oct 27

For @TheAthletic, I wrote about Cody Campbell (real name: @CodyC64), and The Billionaire Problem(s). nytimes.com/athletic/77274…

www.nytimes.com Cody Campbell can spend millions on Texas Tech players. But on Saturday, he’s just like us (Gift... Cody Campbell's response to Texas Tech having the audacity to lose a game is classic pound-the-table-and-ask-to-see-the-manager behavior.