Jessica Luther is a freelance journalist whose work has appeared in Sports Illustrated, ESPN The Magazine, and the New York Times Magazine. She is the author of Unsportsmanlike Conduct: College Football and the Politics of Rape and has written extensively on the intersection of sports and violence off the field.
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Triumphant wins, gut-wrenching losses, last-second shots, underdogs, competition, and loyalty—it's fun to be a fan. But when a football player takes a hit to the head after yet another study has warned of the dangers of CTE, or when a team whose mas... SEE MORE