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Tennessee Hires Alabama DC Jeremy Pruitt
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Jimbo Fisher Resigns at FSU, Takes Job at Texas A&M
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Tom Crean hired by ESPN
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Week 7 Top 20 Breakdown
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Student Union Staff CFB Roundtable
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Kentucky Keeps Improving
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Heisman Hopefuls 2017
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Three Most Overrated College Football Playoff Contenders
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SEC vs PAC 12 Part 2
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SEC vs PAC 12
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B1G vs ACC Part 2
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B1G vs ACC
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Big 12 vs PAC 12 Part Two
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Big 12 vs PAC 12
Back in the day, when the NCAA Football series was still a thing, (With all due respect, fuck you Ed O’Bannon….no offense) my buddy and I used to line up each of the conferences and play o...
Fashion 101: TCU Football
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Pac 12 South Preview
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Big Ten West Preview
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Knee Jerk Reaction to the First Coach’s Poll
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Secretary of State Jim Harbaugh
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Mike Gundy’s Alternative Facts of College Football
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Bulldogs Slay The Huskies: The Moment of March
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PAC-12 Fanboy: Oregon
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Student Union Study Hall: Episode 7
Student Union Study Hall is a weekly College Basketball recap produced by college students for college students. Each week Student Union writers Liam Smith, Austin Brown, and Luke “Big Takes...
Instant Reaction: Mark Stoops Extension
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The Big Ten has been GOOD All Year
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Tom Crean Out at IU
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March Madness Preview: SEC
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I Picked a Bracket by Each Team’s Mascot….It’s Not Looking Great
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The Abomination that is the Selection Committee
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Instant Reaction: IU Elects Not to Host NIT Opener
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Immediate Reaction: Midwest Region
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SEC Tournament Recap
The SEC Tournament had a few surprises up its sleeve this year in Nashville, but some things went according to plan. Here’s my recap of the 2017 SEC Tourney. Wednesday: In day one of the SEC tou...
East Tennessee State: Where IU Players Go to Dance?
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Student Union Study Hall: Episode 5
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SEC Tournament Preview and Predictions
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History 101 : Kentucky Basketball
Jared Estep | IUPUI Since 2009 and the arrival of head coach John Calipari at the University of Kentucky an abundance of talent has come through the city of Lexington. Following the miserable Billy ...
Releasing The Baer From His Cage
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The Debate: Fultz Vs. Ball
It is the question on most NBA GM’s minds, and in ALL our thoughts when we think of the upcoming NBA draft. Who is going to be #1, Markelle Fultz or Lonzo Ball? While thinking over my opinion, I...
Jordan Bohannon Keeps Iowa’s Heart Beating
HOLY SANTA CLAUS SHIT, Iowa somehow still has a chance to make the NCAA Tournament after beating Wisconsin on Thursday night. As a die-hard Iowa fan, I could not control my excitement after the Hawkey...
The BIGGEST Play of the College Basketball Season
THIS IS AN ARTICLE, by Luke Maiers who is a member of Team Joey Freshwater. Earlier this college basketball season I wrote an article on how the Northwestern Wildcats had a real chance at making the N...
History 101: Villanova Basketball
By PJ Guippone | Temple University A decade in college basketball is basically a couple generations in the real world. To sustain talent and success for that long, a coach needs to continually reload ...
Who’s Gonna Win the Island?
Lilly Donahue | Indiana University Adidas announced that they will give an ISLAND to the NFL combine prospect who breaks Chris Johnson’s 40 yards dash record of 4.24 seconds. An island. To be fa...
Photography 101: Villanova Basketball
By PJ Guippone | Temple University Growing up in a city like Philadelphia, it was easy to fall in love with basketball at a very young age. With two parents that are alumni of Villanova, it was an obv...
What if Power 5 Conferences Were Sorted Geographically?
Lilly Donahue | Indiana University If you’re anything like me, you probably find yourself constantly questioning why Maryland and Rutgers are in the Big Ten. Trust me, you’re not alone. Bi...
Stats 101: UCLA Basketball
By PJ Guippone | Temple University There have been teams in the past that are offensive juggernaut, but defensively inept. One recent example that comes to mind is the 2014-2015 Notre Dame Fighting Ir...
#FireTomCrean? Maybe. #FireFredGlass? Hell No.
Lilly Donahue | Indiana University After a a last second loss to Minnesota, IU fans took to Twitter to make their usual case for the termination of Tom Crean, spurring the ever-present hashtag, #FireT...
Philosophy 101: What if Colt Didn’t Get Hurt?
Braeden Mueller | Arizona State University Colt McCoy was otherwise known as the winningest QB in NCAA history, with 45 wins in 52 starts was knocked out of the BCS “Natty” against Alabama only f...
Student Union Study Hall: Episode Two
Student Union Study Hall is a weekly College Basketball recap produced by college students for college students. Each week Student Union writers Liam Smith, Austin Brown and Luke “Big Takes...
Give the UCONN Women Some Respect
Lilly Donahue | Indiana University Tonight at 9PM the University of Connecticut women’s basketball team will play South Carolina in search of their 100th straight win. Let me say that again: 100...
Philosophy 101: What if Gordon Haywards Shot goes in?
By: Jacob Allen | Grand Canyon University The 2010 National Championship featured national power Duke and the nations Cinderella story for the 2010 season, Butler. College basketball in March is full ...
AL-right CBB Gambling Picks, 2/10
WEEKLY BETTING LINES, done by Luke Maiers and Austin Brown. Current Record: 17-23 What an ugly week for out betting lines when we had so much confidence. We got absolutely demolished and our lines wer...
What if College Athletics Had Jersey Sponsors?
Lilly Donahue | Indiana University Recently, the NBA announced that it would begin selling ads on jerseys to interested corporations, and some teams have already sold their space. For many fans of tra...
Health 101: The Boilermakers Unfortunate Past Could Have Included a Championship
By: Jacob Allen ⎟ Grand Canyon University There are certain players that seem to linger in college, for what seems like decades. KU’s Perry Ellis, North Carolina’s Tyler Hansbrough, and Wichita ...
Luke-Warm Takes: Big Ten POY Watch AND ONE
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Is Iowa Better Without Jok?
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Luke-Warm Takes: Weekly Big Ten POY Watch AND ONE
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Philosophy 101: What if Ben Simmons Went to KU over LSU?
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The problem with college football recruitment
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The Man. The Myth. The Legend. The Conspiracy? Within the past week, Johnny Manziel has come back into the media light in surprisingly a good way. He said he has become sober and is ready to make life...
Beware the bubble: Blackmon’s heroics make Indiana safe
It’s never too early to start examining teams resumes for the NCAA tournament. The bubble can be scary, all it takes is one bad loss to knock you off it. That being said, let’s take a look at team...
History 101: Arizona State and the Todd Graham Era
By Braeden Mueller | Arizona State December 2011: Hired Coach Todd Graham after only one season at Pittsburgh. His quick departure from Pitt caused some controversy as he notified his players and st...
Luke-Warm Takes: Big Ten POY Watch AND ONE
THIS IS A WEEKLY BIG TEN PLAYER OF THE YEAR WATCH, by Luke Maiers. The Big Ten is going to be a dog fight all the way until tournament time, and I truly believe that any team in the conference can mak...
AL-right CBB Gambling Picks
WEEKLY BETTING LINES DONE, by Luke Maiers and Austin Brown. Last week was a kick to the shorts when Butler made two free throws with one second left to cover against Xavier, that’s how close AL-...
The Cinderella Story: Vermont Catamounts
The Cinderella Story during March Madness is one of the best things in all of sports every year. Small schools getting their moment to shine on the big stage while everyone is watching. People often f...
The Change Iowa Needed
THIS IS AN ARTICLE FOR STUDENT UNION SPORTS, by Luke Maiers. Think of the most boring, predictable thing you can think of (such as grass growing or paint drying), and you have the Iowa Hawkeye’s...
Luke-Warm Takes: Big Ten POY Watch AND ONE
THIS IS A WEEKLY BIG TEN PLAYER OF THE YEAR WATCH, by Luke Maiers . There were some impressive stat lines thrown up in the last week, some of those coming in losses. The race just keeps tightening up ...
Beware the bubble: Can Northwestern actually make the tourney?
It’s never too early to start examining teams resumes for the NCAA tournament. The bubble can be scary, all it takes is one bad loss to knock you off it. That being said, let’s take a look at team...
Another Feather in Swanigan’s Hat
THIS IS ARTICLE IS BY LUKE MAIERS WHO IS A MEMBER OF TEAM JOEY FRESHWATER. Background Thursday night while I was at the Purdue, Iowa game, I was ripping into pretty much every player that the Boilerma...
Luke-Warm Takes: Big Ten POY Watch
THIS IS A WEEKLY BIG TEN PLAYER OF THE YEAR WATCH, by Luke Maiers. Is it the year of the big man in the Big Ten? It only makes sense that it would be because looking at the standings for the conferenc...
The Seven Seas: Clemson and Alabama were on a different level
If you missed this bowl season of college football, I’m sorry. But look no further than right here to catch up on the seven biggest things you didn’t see. Clemson and Alabama were the two be...
History 101: Boise State Football
By Ben Shumate | Brown University It might be hard to believe for some that it’s been ten years since Boise State shocked the world in the Fiesta Bowl against Oklahoma. The game is easily one of the...
Beware the bubble: Don’t sleep on Texas Tech.
It’s never too early to start examining teams resumes for the NCAA tournament. The bubble can be scary, all it takes is one bad loss to knock you off it. That being said, let’s take a look at team...
Fashion 101: Wyoming Football
By Ben Shumate | Brown University Wyoming folks know and love brown and gold like nothing else. If you grew up in the Cowboy State, as I did, you more than likely have some baby photos lying around li...
The Lineup: US Presidential Football Team
Lilly Donahue | Indiana University With our nation’s presidential inauguration on the horizon, I’ve taken the liberty of creating a starting lineup for a football team made up of US presid...
The Fournette and McCaffrey Epidemic: How players skipping bowl games could kill college football
Much has been said of Leonard Fournette and Christian McCaffrey’s decisions to sit their bowl games out to prevent injuries. Some people support their decision and believe it is in their best intere...
History 101: Ohio State Football
History 101: Memorable Moments in Buckeye History When I look back over the past years of Ohio State football it is hard to pick years where Ohio State wasn’t good. But in the years between 2006-20...
The Problem with Musburger and Mixon
Lilly Donahue | Indiana University During last night’s Sugar Bowl matchup between Oklahoma and Auburn, ESPN announcer Brent Musburger elected to make an extremely controversial statement about...
Social Studies 101: Ohio State Football
There’s nothing like Big Ten Football, seriously, I can’t think of anything that tops game day. Especially Ohio State Football traditions, whether it’s the Walk to the Shoe, the tailgates, or th...
Health 101: Ohio State Football
How Cardale “12 Gauge” Jones Brought the Buckeyes all the Glory Looking back at Ohio State’s last couple of seasons as I was going through trying to pick a major injury that hurt the team I deci...
Photography 101: 2014 Ohio State Football
By Anthony Ventura | West Virginia University PRESEASON Braxton Miller, the quarterback at Ohio State, was all anyone knew for a while. Since week 4 of the 2011 season, Miller had been THE guy at Ohio...
Philosophy 101: What if Braxton Miller Never Got Hurt
By Anthony Ventura | West Virginia University The Alabama Crimson Tide won the 2015 College Football Playoff Championship to repeat after winning the 2014 College Football Playoff Championship. Ezekie...
History 101: Ohio State Football
By Anthony Ventura | West Virginia University If we look over the last 10 years, the Ohio State football program has had quite a fun ride, but if we look simply at the comparison between the ends, 200...
Payment Plan
By Clay Weas | University of Iowa What if I told you there was a company that makes nearly a billion dollars a year, $989 million to be exact, pretty much all off of free labor. That company exists an...
The Road to the B1G Championship
It has been a chaotic year for the best conference in college football and it is not over yet. The Penn State Nittany Lions will take on the Wisconsin Badgers in the Big Ten Championship game Saturday...
#CHAOSTEAM: IU Football Truly Embraces Its Role
After my shift ended at work today, I scrolled through my Twitter feed, and started seeing Kevin Wilson’s name all over my screen. At first I figured he said something funny/controversial, but t...
Do Conference Titles Matter? Not Necessarily, But Head to Head Matchups Do
Lilly Donahue | Indiana University For the first time in the young College Football Playoff’s history, we have a major conflict. And, just like the first minor conflict, it’s all about con...
The Catwalk: Rivalry Trophy Edition
Lilly Donahue | Indiana University When I sat down to decide this week’s uniforms, I discovered that Week 12 was one of the most solid uniform weeks of the season! This was great for picking the...
The Catwalk: Week 11’s Best and Worst Looks
Lilly Donahue | Indiana University Still trying to reconcile the results of last week’s election? Give yourself a break with this wild weekend of football! We saw #2, #3, and #4 all fall unexpec...
The Catwalk: Week 10’s Best and Worst Uniforms
Lilly Donahue | Indiana University Week 10 was overall a pretty tame week of college football, with all 5 undefeated teams leaving the week with their goose egg still intact. Even the biggest game of ...
Ryan Plugge: Week 10 Tailgating
Happy Gameday everyone! I recently just traveled to Tuscaloosa for the Texas A&M vs. Alabama game. This wrapped up my traveling for the year as I will not be traveling to Starkville for the Missis...
Luke-Warm Takes: Weekly Big Ten Power Rankings
THIS IS A WEEKLY BIG TEN POWER RANKINGS, by Luke Maiers. What did we learn this week in the Big Ten? The sea of red game (Neb. vs. Wisc.) gave us one hell of a show, Northwestern might actually be goo...
One and Done? PSU Offensive Coordinator Joe Moorhead
Just like every other year of college football, 2016 is chalk full of surprises. One of the biggest has to be the resurgence of Penn State football after a pretty sluggish start. Upon his arrival, hea...
The Catwalk: Week 9’s Best and Worst Uniforms
Lilly Donahue | Indiana University What a week! Upsets were everywhere, and now only 5 teams still have that pretty lil goose egg in their loss column. As an IUFB fan, I say boot Michigan out of the p...
The Seven Seas: Penn State isn’t suddenly a national championship contender.
Don’t hop on the Penn State bandwagon yet. Let’s take a stroll through the 2014 season. The Nittany Lions take the future national champions in Ohio State to double overtime in a game they should ...
James Franklin: From dumpster fire to B1G Coach of the Year Candidate
The Penn State Nittany Lions football season was over. Fans of all ages, including myself, were ready to run head coach James Franklin straight out of town. Penn State was on the verge of a Rutgers-li...
The Catwalk: The Best (and Worst) Uniforms of Week 8
Lilly Donahue | Indiana University Another week, another assault on the eyes from a Michigan team (not BIG Michigan, mind you). We also saw some great uniforms in a somewhat lackluster week of CFB (ex...
Stats 101: The Incredible Lamar Jackson
If you watch college football, it’s possible that six weeks ago, you had no idea who Lamar Jackson was. You do now. The God, the next Michael Vick, the best player in the country, call him what you ...
The 5 things Penn State must do to knock off Ohio State
Penn State hosts the number two ranked team in the nation on Saturday night as Ohio State will be welcomed to Happy Valley by a sea of white. The Nittany Lions are 4-0 at home this season and look to ...
Ryan Plugge: Tailgating In South Bend
It is always special to me to go to other stadiums and enjoy a game day from someone else’s perspective. That is exactly what I did this past weekend. Texas A&M had a bye week so I decided t...
Timmy Talks: Episode 1
Student Union presents the Timmy Talks podcast with Tim Birkmeyer. Tim and his guests talk college sports with perspectives straight from college campuses across the country. Student Union’s goa...
The Seven Seas: Alabama is the best team in the country. Period.
If you missed this weekend of college football, I’m sorry. But look no further than right here to catch up on what happened. Alabama is the best team in the country. Period. Clemson is good. Ohio S...
Luke-Warm Takes: Weekly Big Ten Power Rankings
THIS IS A WEEKLY BIG TEN POWER RANKINGS, by Luke Maiers. What did we learn this week in the Big Ten? Michigan State can’t wait for basketball season, TDs for Harambe has won more at TCF Bank Sta...
The Catwalk: Week 7’s Best and Worst Uniforms
Lilly Donahue | Indiana University Week 7 was features quite a few wild games, including some top 25 shootouts. This week also featured a wide variety of uniforms, some worthy of the likes of Derek Zo...
Sneaky Good Game of the Week: (10) Nebraska at Indiana
Lilly Donahue | Indiana University 3:30 PM EST, ABC & ESPN2 This weekend offers a nice slate of games, including OSU @ Wisconsin, Ole Miss @ Arkansas, and Bama-Tennessee. But a lot of times these ...
Ryan Plugge: Tailgating A Top 10 Match up Against Tennessee
Remember those movies you watched as a kid or the books you read growing up where everything falls into place perfectly? Let’s just say that is exactly what happened last Saturday for the Texas ...
Fashion 101: Oklahoma Football
Written by Charlie Dutton | Oklahoma University There are two kinds of teams in college football. No more, no less. There are the “uniform teams” and there are the winners. It wasn’t...
The Seven Seas: Blame Kevin Hogan for McCaffrey’s struggles
If you missed this weekend of college football, I’m sorry. But look no further than right here to catch up on what happened. The best part of Christian McCaffrey was Kevin Hogan. I can’t think of...
Luke-Warm Takes: Weekly Big Ten Power Rankings
THIS IS A WEEKLY BIG TEN POWER RANKINGS, by Luke Maiers. What did we learn this past weekend in the Big Ten? It really sucks being Joey Julius, Rutgers likes to give up points, Jabrill Peppers is the ...
Fashion 101 | King of the Uniforms: Top 5 Oregon Duck Combinations
By Omar Noujoum Deion Sanders, one of the greatest to ever play football, said, “you look good, you feel good. You feel good, you play good. You play good, they pay good.” Is that factual? Well, i...
History 101 | The Good, The Bad, & Tyrone Willingham: A Decade of Washington Football
By Omar Noujoum Would you consider the Washington Huskies among the powerhouse programs in college football? Yeah, probably not. They’re not Ohio State, they’re not Florida State, and they sure as...
THE COCKBLOCK: WEEK 5
WELCOME TO THE COCKBLOCK. CHECK IN EVERY WEEK FOR TAKEAWAYS, PREDICTIONS, GAMECOCK FOOTBALL ANALYSIS, AND NOTHING POSITIVE ABOUT THAT TEAM FROM THE UPSTATE. &...
Lil’Looks: 8 Landing Spots for Blake Barnett
By Lilly Donahue | Indiana University When Blake Barnett got the starting nod for Alabama’s season opener against USC, Bama fans assumed he’d take the reins and lead the Tide to another title. But...
The Seven Seas: The First Annual Savage of the Year
If you missed this weekend of college football, I’m sorry. But look no further than right here to catch up on what happened. North Carolina’s kicker is savage of the year. Heisman? Maxwell? Forge...
Communications 101: Kevin Wilson
By Lilly Donahue | Indiana University Anyone who knows anything about Indiana football knows about our coach, Kevin Wilson. But if you, like most of America, are not a fan of IU football, then K-Willy...
Luke-Warm Takes: Weekly Big Ten Power Rankings
THIS IS A WEEKLY BIG TEN POWER RANKINGS, by Luke Maiers. What did we learn this week in the Big Ten? Iowa and Michigan State are overrated, there are some pillow fight of games coming up in conference...
Ryan Plugge: Tailgating at Jerry World
Top 20 SEC match up against old school SWC foes. Night game kickoff so fans will be enthused. What could go wrong? Well for starters it’s being played at Jerry World in Arlington, which college ...
Photography 101: The 2015-16 Indiana Football Season
By Lilly Donahue | Indiana University Weeks 1-4 via GIPHY In Indiana’s first four games of the season, they pulled out close win after close win to start 4-0. After barely squeaking by Southern ...
Muschamp accomplishing what he was hired to do
COACH WILL MUSCHAMP IS QUIETLY PUTTING TOGETHER ONE OF THE TOP RECRUITING CLASSES IN THE COUNTRY. As of Wednesday, September 28th, South Carolina holds ...
The Seven Seas: Is it time for Brian Kelly to pack his bags?
If you missed this weekend of college football, I’m sorry. But look no further than right here to catch up on what happened. Get it together, Brian Kelly. Or else. As Notre Dame’s head coach, you...