Prospects that have left New Jersey
Hello guys, my name is Fur and this is my first article for Student Union Sports, so lets just get right into it. The other day I was on twitter and saw this tweet. I just watched my first college foo...
Teams We Missed Playing With in NCAA Football
Another anniversary of NCAA Football 14 has come and gone. The game turned 5 years old on July 9th, with it being the last iteration before the series was cancelled. NCAA 14 still lives on today, with...
The Johnny Rambos Podcast Episode 25 with Clemson football commit Sheridan Jones and Clemson writer Riley Morningstar
Sheridan Jones comes on the podcast to discuss his decision to commit to Clemson and who some of the people he models his game around are. He is the peoples corner. Then Riley Morningstar, former Tige...
Hokies Recruiting for Bright Future
Last season didn’t end exactly the way Virginia Tech had hoped it would, having to watch Miami go to the ACC Championship game and then losing to Oklahoma State in the Camping World Bowl. Not having...
Returning Players to Watch for in the SEC
College football season is almost upon us! It’s finally the time of year where college football fans awake from their offseason hibernation as the hype and anticipation for the upcoming season b...
Jake Fromm is Bad at Lakes, Breaks his Hand
Over the holiday week, Georgia quarterback Jake Fromm broke his non-throwing hand in a “freak lake accident.” The incident occurred Monday on Lake Burton in Georgia. Georgia fans can hold ...
Throwback: Were the 2013 Spartans the Best Team in Big Ten History?
‘You will be the ones’ Mark Dantonio famously declared about the 2013 edition of the Michigan State Spartans. Never before had a Big Ten team won all of their games by at least ten points ...
Northwestern Looking to Impress in the Big Ten this Season
When you take coaching careers into context, Pat Fitzgerald might be the second best coach in the Big Ten behind Urban Meyer. Northwestern is the Stanford or Vanderbilt of the Big Ten. It is one of th...
An 18-year-old is the front runner to be the starting QB for USC this Fall: How did we get here?
How did this happen. How is one of the most prolific football schools in the country going to potentially put their seasons fate in the hands of a teenager? Well, lets starts from the top. J.T. Dani...
Bold Takes: South Carolina is Winning the SEC
Drew Lock is widely considered the best quarterback in the SEC. That just isn’t true. The best QB in the SEC resides in the other Columbia. In fact, Jake Bentley is the best QB in the SEC. Besid...
Fireside Chat w/ ARJ (Andrew Ryan Jones)
Hello folks, I am currently on vacation in the Mountains of Big Bear (my old hometown) and camping out. As the #Blogger I am, while sitting around the campfire and just twiddling my thumbs, I have dec...
College Football Prediction: North Carolina Tar Heels
Continuing on with our series after talking about Tennessee, we have the North Carolina Tar Heels. After posting an abysmal 3-9 record, the Tar Heels will be trying to restore some of their credibilit...
The Worst of Sports Twitter
Twitter can be both a great place and a dirty cesspool at the same time. There are some great follows, users who have great takes and a true understanding of the sport they cover. But then you’v...
Jerry Rice Talking About a Return Makes me Wonder
Recently one of the greatest players in the history of the NFL, Jerry Rice made a wild yet not totally unrealistic claim. The 55-year-old said that he could still play in the NFL. Also, former teammat...
The Carrier Dome: A Diamond in the Rough
When thinking of some of the greatest college football venues, places like “The Big House” and “Death Valley” come to mind among a number of many others. And due to the fact that there are so ...
National Sporting Event/Soccer Alternative for Americans’ Pleasure
Nothing says, “wow, I definitely won’t be watching that,” quite like a soccer event that doesn’t involve the USA. Of course, that’s the case with this year’s World Cup, an...
College Football Teams as World Cup Participants
In the wake of world soccer giant Germany getting bounced from the tournament in the group stage, I will look back at college programs from last season and compare them to the teams currently at the W...
Why Mental Health/CTE Needs To Be Talked About
(Note: This will be more of a serious article, so if you’re looking for a good laugh, you won’t find it here) A while back, we heard the news about Tyler Hilinski and the tragic incident t...
The Sports Fans You Meet Working At Lowe’s
It’s summer time and it means I’m doing one of two things: Chilling at home with real food, spending time with my family and girlfriend (editor’s note: sick brag, bro) Working at the...
Baker Plants a Flag Down Center-field At Cowherd University
Baker is back in the mainstream media once again, and oh boy is it for good reason after Baker was invited onto one of the worst sports talk shows in the entire universe, “The Herd with Colin Co...
Why Texas Can’t Have Nice Things
Tom “The Crazy Hip Uncle” Herman. Bringing his swagger and all that jazz over to Austin to help bring back Texas. Well, spoiler alert: Texas is not back… They have had improvement in...
What if Terrelle Pryor Didn’t Get Suspended in 2011?
We are officially in the terrible dead area between college basketball ending and college football beginning. So with fall camp not starting for a little while, I am going to take a look back at the p...
Rich Rodriguez: An Odyssey
Rich Rodriguez recently found himself out of a job. His path leading to quasi-retirement is one of the most fascinating stories in college football. Rich Rod started in the old Big East and eventually...
Strike Up The Band…
If you don’t know by now, all of us here at Student Union love music. We grade NBA draft prospects based off of Ye songs.. Hell, we even give out our favorite songs of the week for Friday Fire. ...
Will Uber’s Announcement Lead to More Coaches Being Fired?
Everyone knows that to be an elite coach for pretty much any college program you need to be good at two things: recruiting and dealing with/covering up crimes. I’m not saying all athletes are crimin...
Pablo EsCATbar
The NCAA is at it again. They are so damn stubborn when it comes to paying players that players now have to do whatever they can to live while in school. For Kentucky safety Marcus Walker, this appare...
Ten Things To Do at Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, Kansas
With at least one more season of David Beaty unfortunately on the horizon, it’s apparent that the only reasons to attend a Kansas Jayhawks football game is for Family Weekend, you know somebody ...
Surprise, Surprise, the NCAA Does Something Bad Again
On a day where something actually went well for the NCAA, in only the way they can, they found a way to fuck it up. Two days before announcing that changes were coming to the transfer rule, the NCAA a...
I Was Julius Caesared by Not Being Invited to Last Week’s Student Union Summit
This past weekend, Student Union Sports held its first annual SUS Summit somewhere near Atlanta, Georgia. To receive an invite, you had to be one of the top dogs at the blog, producing content and pag...
The Decision: Kyler Murray Edition
If you’ve been paying any attention to the MLB Draft (which literally 3 people in the world I think actually watch past the 1st pick), then you heard a very interesting name drafted by the Oakla...
LeBron James and HBO Announce New NCAA Documentary
LeBron James, coming off yet another NBA Finals loss, has switched teams again, this time partnering with HBO to bring a new student-athlete focused NCAA documentary to the network this fall. Typical ...
Hunter Johnson Transfers: Hate to See Him Go, But Love to Watch Him Leave
Today it became official that Hunter Johnson will transfer to Northwestern University. He’ll sit out the 2018-2019 season, but be left with 3 years of eligibility after that. This came as absolu...
Throwback: Let’s Go Inside the Mind of a Greg Jennings
“THIS DUDE BROKE HIS LEG THOUGH.” Today we are going to look back at one of the greatest YouTube videos of all time. The infamous Greg Jennings broken leg video. It’s honestly hard n...
Alabama Doesn’t Need an Ultimatum at QB
Between Tua Tagovailoa and Jalen Hurts, Alabama has the most intriguing QB battle in the nation heading into this fall. A lot of the takes surrounding this competition indicate that Nick Saban can hav...
Heisman Campaigns Gone Awry
The Heisman Trophy is probably the most prestigious individual award in American sports. Summer is the perfect time to get a Heisman campaign going. I’m already campaigning for Will Grier and JK...
Row Tide: Bama Up A Creek…without any gas
It’s the start of June, Summer is in full swing, Darty SZN is officially activated, and College Football is just less than 3 months away. So, lets take a look into how Nick Saban and the Nationa...
Campus Cover 031: Delayed NFL Draft Talk with Andy Jones
The Campus Cover (@TheCampusCover) is a Student Union Sports podcast featuring Cody Goggin (@CodyGoggin) and PJ Guippone (@pjguip1) primarily focusing on college sports gambling and pure nonsense. Thi...
College Football Prediction: Tennessee Volunteers
We are a few months away from the beginning of college football. So until then I will attempt to go over all Power 5 teams schedule and predict their W-L record. We will be starting with the SEC and t...
Tinder Coaches: #2
Dabo, 48 Clemson Bio: “Thank god for puberty… and Deshaun Watson” Spotify Anthem: Forever and Ever, Amen – Randy Travis Thank god for Deshaun Watson is right, Clemson has bec...
Who Are The System QB Teams In College Football
We hear it all the time. “*Insert NFL QB Here* is a system Quarterback.” Most notably, QB’s such as Blake Bortles, Joe “Elite” Flacco, and even Thomas Edward Patrick Brad...
Johnny Football is Back(ish)
Johnny Manziel took a big step in his attempt at an NFL comeback this week, announcing that he is signing a two-year contract with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football league, as first rep...
Danny Kanell Weighs in on the Saban vs. UCF Saga
Earlier in the week, Nick Saban was questioned about the University of Central Florida’s self-proclaimed “National Champion” status after finishing their season 11-0. Saban, coming o...
Friday Fire #5
We all made it through the work or school week once again and we have been greeted by the best weekday of all time, aka the WOAT, Friday. It’s been a very interesting week with some NHL and NBA ...
“Happy Holidays, Commissioner”
This past December, I delivered Commissioner Mike Slive and his wife Liz their annual mason jar of cheese potato soup. The delivery is a tradition that we’ve been doing since who knows how long, and...
3 Most Exciting Non-Conference Games in the First Month of the 2018 Season
For the most part, the NCAA is pretty good at scheduling some quality (or at least appealing on paper) non-conference games every season. 2018 will definitely be no exception to that as proud die-har...
Acceptable reasons to be a fan of a college
I feel like I should include a trigger warning at the beginning of this because people really value their fandom. People create reasons to love teams and they convince themselves that it is a valid ra...
Saquon Barkley is a bad golfer
I have a beef that is pointless and a complete waste of time but also I didn’t have to go to work today and I just ate my last pack of ramen so I’m bored. This picture of Saquon Barkley go...
The Worst Thing You Could Do: Betting on College Athletes
Gambling can become an addiction. As a former gambler, I don’t recommend it to anyone. The whole system is designed similar to how casinos or any form of gambling is designed. The bookies are th...
Joe Burrow Transfers from Ohio State
This week QB Joe Burrow from Ohio State announced on twitter that he will be leaving the program. It was long speculated that Burrow would leave as he is a 5th year senior and is also expected to curr...
Top 5 Dynasties in College Football Since 1960
Becoming a dynasty is perhaps one of if not the highest accomplishment a team can reach in sports. Over the past nearly 60 years, college football has certainly had their fair share of dynasties. Many...
What If Every NFL Team Was Replaced By Their Local College?
Sometimes when I day dream during class I think over a lot “what if” scenarios, and I recently had one that pertains to my favorite sport, football. So the question is what would the NFL l...
The Harbaugh Method: Finding a Different Perspective Overseas
A year after taking his program to Italy, Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh is continuing the tradition of Europe trips in 2018, this time in France. ESPN reporter Marty Smith was there to help docume...
Top 2019 NFL Draft Prospects
The 2018 Draft is now over, and I am going through withdrawal right now. So my only fix for now is talking about prospects for next season. Obviously I expect a lot to change a year from now, but I ...
Michigan State’s Offense is Changing
Mark Dantonio teams have had a clear identity during his tenure in East Lansing. Ground & pound, fullbacks, three yards and a cloud of dust, etc. Incumbent quarterback Brian Lewerke gave the MSU o...
Weeks 3 & 4: Curb Your Optimism
These two weeks feature some make or break games for teams with zero margin for error in 2018. In parts of America, fall will start to creep into college football stadiums. In other parts, it’s ...
Shea Patterson: Bad?
Michigan got some real big news this past week when it was reported that Shea Patterson would be eligible for Michigan immediately. Good for them! Ever since Wilton Speight got hurt way back in 2016, ...
The Spring Game: The Most Meaningful Preseason in All of Sports?
In professional sports, the preseason is often just an afterthought and tease for what’s to come when the games are for real. For the NFL and MLB, it’s much more about getting different p...
What Would Happen If College Football Had One-And-Done’s?
If only Mark Emmert was off of his bulls***. It is the middle of the college sports so-called “Dead Period” and we have arguments over QB Accuracy (aka the best QB in the draft, Josh Allen...
Tinder for Coaches: #1
As we slump towards the start of football season, a dead spot in the college athletics calendar is at hand. For everyone of all ages, though, it’s almost #SavageSzn, and that means a lot of righ...
Why Fans Are The Greatest Thing In All Of Sports…
As many of you have heard by now, we had a tragedy occur this weekend. The Humboldt Broncos were a Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League and heading to a semifinal series when their team bus was struck...
Texas A&M Kicks Off Jimbo Fisher Era at Spring Game
Texas A&M kicked off the Jimbo Fisher era on Saturday with their annual spring game. The 12th Man has been chomping at the bit for some Aggie football since the well publicized hiring of Jimbo Fis...
Following College Gameday: The Prelude
Spring is a wonderful time of year. The snow melts (then falls again) and darty szn is in full force. Fake jerseys from China will find their way all over college campuses as winter gives way to Sprin...
Friday Fire: Rough n Rowdy Edition
IT. IS. FRIDAY. The weekend is basically knocking on the door and it wants in badly. After the first full week on no “exciting” college sports, we needed this. It is like the IV to help ca...
Campus Cover 029 with Dan Rubenstein
The Campus Cover (@TheCampusCover) is your primary source of college betting action. Hosted by PJ Guippone (@pjguip1) and Cody Goggin (@CodyGoggin), this podcast will give you picks of the week and pr...
HBO Struck Gold With “Paterno” Movie
I have long been a fan of HBO programming, ever since I discovered The Wire and The Soprano’s (two of the greatest shows ever, don’t even try to argue with me). Once again, HBO has outdone...
Wiscansin is about to win all of the Natty’s
“We Can’t Believe It Either” I was only 9 when the song “I Can’t Believe It” by T-Pain came out. My old iPod Nano would play the song and I’d be bobbing my he...
The Masters: Student Union Edition
“Hello friends and Welcome to a Tradition like any other… The Masters: Student Union Edition” -Jim Nantz The Master’s are here. The next stop on the Tiger Comeback tour has hit...
Making a Starting 22…Out of College QB’s
If you don’t know by now, I am the resident QB expert for Student Union and just an all around QB guy. I went by Andy (Jon)es Gruden for a few weeks in our Slack and love writing all about QB...
Best College Entrances/Traditions Pt.2
WE ARE BACK….. A lot of people loved and hated my last one… So with the official college “offseason” starting, I’m gonna be cranking these out weekly. In my last one, a...
TBTQB: Chase Daniel
Now, growing up watching Texas A&M play in the Big 12, I vaguely remember hearing Chase Daniel’s name every once in a while. He also played for the Chiefs and,, in a week 17 game, eliminated...
Dear Joey Freshwater: Volume VI
We’re back, folks! After a few weeks on the job for me and a few weeks of off-the-grid redneck shenanigans for Joey, we’ve returned to give you an Easter edition of the best question and a...
Going Into 3rd Season, Does Syracuse Coach Dino Babers Need to Have a Winning Season?
This upcoming season will mark Syracuse Orange football head coach Dino Babers’ third with the program. In both of his first two, his teams went 4-8 but pulled out some major upsets in both sea...
Should CFB Playoff Committee Take Notes From March Madness?
I’m not really much of college basketball fan or just basketball fan in general, but I still can’t deny the excitement that comes with March Madness. Every year you always hear, “You...
Why is Vince Young the Biggest QB Bust of the BCS Era?
Recently, CBS Sports’ Tom Fornelli compiled a list of the five biggest NFL Draft QB busts of the BCS Era. Somehow, Vince Young ended up in the top-ranked spot. Yes, you read that correctly. Vinc...
Notre Dame-Alabama Home and Home? Let’s Do It
According to several reports, two of college football’s most storied (and hated) programs, Notre Dame and Alabama, are in the works of scheduling a home and home series. Apparently, Alabama is a...
FBFQB: The Ohio State 3 (Miller, Barrett, Jones)
So a little back story. I played QB all throughout my football career before it was cut short due to a knee injury. When I played in high school, before every game, I would look up college football pu...
College Footballs Hidden Gem: Diontae Johnson
Ever hear one of those scouting stories like, “Oh I found (insert player) while watching film on (insert player)”. Well, I’m not a scout. But I was watching some film on Quarterback ...
UCF’s Unbeaten Season Worth $200 Million, Say What?
I recently stumbled across an article on ESPN.com in which the headline reads; “The price of glory: UCF says unbeaten season worth $200 million” Some of my first thoughts after reading t...
Why I Love/Hate Sports Betting…
So, March Madness is now in full swing. Sister Jean is carrying a team on her back, Nova looks like a lock for the Natty, and UVA has made history by blowing it. Now, I know what you’re thinking...
Syracuse Zones Michigan State to Death, Advances to Sweet 16
Syracuse barely got into the NCAA Tournament, getting the 68th and final spot. The Orange have now earned the right to keep playing in NCAA Tournament and no one will be excited about facing that zone...
Saquon Barkley Day
In honor of the GOAT’s day in PA I thought it would be fun to look back in time at Saquon Barkley’s Penn State Career and look at his top 5 runs. This is not his top 5 plays just runs. In a career...
Brawling Green: Some Spring Break MACtion
Multiple BGSU Football players were caught on camera in a fight on the beach in Miami. I talked to Mike Jinks. He says they’re aware of the situation and they’re handling it internally. Th...
March Madness Guide For Football Guys: Part 2
After writing the first part of this so-called “guide”, everything is still confusing. Add on to the fact that filling out a bracket can be both nerve-racking and disastrous. “Who th...
The Buzzer-Beater, Fifth Edition: It’s Tournament Time
Welcome to the fifth edition of The Buzzer-Beater, my weekly Monday column about college basketball and what’s going on around the country. This week’s column comes to you from Birmingham, AL, wh...
Film Study: Triple Option Evolution
The Read-Option Spread: A Butterfly The spread that is proliferate in college football today is the natural evolution of another style of play. If the spread (particularly the brand of read-option spr...
March Madness Guide For Football Guys: Part 1
As a huge football guy, I’m not shy in saying I probably haven’t watched about 30-40% of the March Madness teams play at all. I do love basketball and play it or will watch it when itR...
TBTQB: JaMarcus Russell
Okay so a tiny back story, I was stuck between some QB’s to write this on and decided to ask for some help from our slack channel. I got a few responses but 2 caught my eye: Colt McCoy and JaMar...
Shaquem Griffin: The Sigil of Hope
sigil: noun. an inscribed or painted symbol considered to have magical power. I know what you’re thinking, “why are you writing about a former collegiate athlete on a site that is all abou...
Friday Funday: Top College Entrances/Traditions
“Its Friday, the weekend is peaking its head out of the door, the work week/school week is done, have yourself a great one.” -Pat McAfee It. Is. Friday. This sports week has been pretty ch...
PAC-12 Players to watch at the 2018 NFL Scouting Combine
USC SAM DARNOLD, QB UCHENNA NWOSU, EDGE RONALD JONES II, RB RASHEEM GREEN, DE DEONTAY BURNETT, WR STEVEN MITCHELL, WR Quarterback Sam Darnold is a “must watch” player in this year’s combine. Dar...
Congrats To Texas A&M For The 20– CFB Championship
As soon as I was hired to write for Student Union, I was asked who my teams were. I’m a So Cal kid so I said UCLA, SD Chargers (I won’t accept the LA), LA Angels, Lakers, and Anaheim Ducks...
Student Union Wonderlic Test
*Mel Kiper Voice* TODD TODD TODD TODD TODD TODD Ladies and Gents, it is officially NFL Draft season, and with it comes the 8th wonder of the world: The Wonderlic Test. This is a cognitive ability te...
Bucky’s Breakdown: Martez Carter, Grambling State
As we get closer to the NFL Drraft, there are more and more breakdowns of every big name player that will hear their names called. While I plan on doing that as well, I also plan on showing some love ...
Is Gonzaga for Real?
Gonzaga went to the National Championship last year and narrowly lost to North Carolina. Many say if lottery pick Zach Collins was in the game they would have won, but after 14 minutes he fouled out w...
TBTQB (Wednesday Edition): Pat White
“He and Steve Slaton were fun as hell to watch Together. That’s what I remember about him” -Austin Brown “Pat White Broken Finger was my history 101 when i started” -Cody...
TBTQB (Wednesday Edition): Sam Bradford
I know it has been a very hot minute since I have put one of these out. I originally was planning on releasing one every week, but reality (AKA College and my Pre-Physical Therapist Degree) had other ...
If College Football Had Trades…NCAA, Are You Listening?
The NCAA has been pissing off a lot of programs and fans as of late. Investigation after investigation, penalty after penalty, whatever the case may be, there is no arguing they are on many peopleR...
The Underdogs of College Basketball: Texas Tech
The Texas Tech Men’s Basketball team kicked off the season starting 6-0. After their first loss first to Seton Hall, the Red Raiders shocked the nation to then go 14-1, the best starting record ...
BREAKING: Police Dog Plays Better Defense Than Entire Big 12 Conference
On Monday February 26th, a car chase in Orange County, California ended when a police dog chased down a carjacker after a long pursuit by police. Police have arrested a man wanted for assaulting a pol...
What if the FBI Wiretapped College Football Head Coaches cell phones
Cheating goes on in pretty much every single aspect of recruiting in basically every sport. I can guarantee whatever school you go to your rowing team has probably cheated, for God’s sake even t...
Dear Joey Freshwater: Volume V
We’re back on-time! This week, I’m in Tuscaloosa for the Easton Bama Bash against Florida State, Georgia State, and Northern Iowa. Joey is back too after a “damn refreshing” ...
Pater-NO: A Clapback to @PaulHouse “Unbiased” Trailer Review
BACKGROUND I’ll be honest… I’ve angrily tapped out many openings that needed to be deleted for the sake of my future with the company. Before responding to @PaulHouse article (if you havenR...
HBO Releases “Paterno” Trailer
Now I know what you’re thinking, “Oh, a Penn State guy doing an article on HBO’s ‘Paterno.’ He’s gonna hate it and defend Joe to the death.” Well, that’...
The SU Sports Podcast Episode 15: Scandal Season
The Student Union Sports Podcast offers you an inside look at college sports from the perspective of actual college students while also highlighting our talented student writers. Today’s show includ...
National Lampoon’s College Vacation
Did somebody say… VACATION? With all of this talk of vacation out of South Bend, Indiana and Louisville, Kentucky, I can’t help but dream of a warm beach somewhere with the waves crashing ...
NCAA vacating Notre Dame wins from 2012-2013: A Fan’s Perspective
Back in 2016, the NCAA ordered the Notre Dame football team to vacate their 21 victories from the 2012-13 seasons due to academically ineligible players. The University attempted to appeal the decisio...
Georgia’s No.1 Recruiting Class: Something Every College Football Fan Should be Excited About
As National Signing Day came and went, the Georgia Bulldogs came away with the number one class. The program led by Nick Saban disciple Kirby Smart was able to reel in a solid class of recruits. Notab...
Dear Joey Freshwater: Volume IV
Another late week, for which we apologize. I’m in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, for Alabama softball’s appearance in the Black and Gold Tournament at Southern Miss. My travels did, however, r...
Big 12 Star to NFL Starter
The 6’3”, 230-pound former Texas Tech starter, Patrick Mahomes II, broke NCAA and Big 12 records, throwing for 5,052 yards and 41 touchdowns in 2016. The small town quarterback from Tyler, Texas, ...
What Needs to be Done with National Signing Day After Copeland Incident
National Signing Day can be either an exciting or disappointing day for college football fans depending on how your team does. Still, no matter what, there’s always a little bit drama. Highly t...
The Student Union Sports Podcast: Valentine’s Day Edition
The Student Union Sports Podcast offers you an inside look at college sports from the perspective of actual college students while also highlighting our talented student writers. Today’s show includ...
A Jayhawk’s (Half-Hearted) Prayer for Keller Chryst
In the name of James “The Father” Naismith, Bill “The Son” Self and the Almighty Mark “The Holy Spirit” Mangino: A reading from the Book of Jayhawks: Brothers and S...
Dear Joey Freshwater: Volume III
We apologize for the lateness of this week’s advice column from America’s favorite psychologist, Joey Freshwater. I was in Gulf Shores and Orange Beach working Alabama softball and Joey w...
The Name of the Game: A Guide to the Fanatic’s Psyche
There are only ten seconds left on the clock and so many challenges are forming a barrier between you and your goal. What are you going to do? Roll over and face defeat or fight on? You would think I ...
Herm’s Recruiting Class lacks heat…and 5-star Recruits
Herm Edwards says “You play to win the game,” but do you recruit to win the game, too, Herm? Arizona State head coach Herm Edwards’ first recruiting class is not considered to be one of ...
Gig’Em Gang 2018: TAMU NSD
Texas A&M had a pretty mediocre the 2017-18 season and decided to give Kevin “Mr. November” Sumlin the boot. Rumors were spreading that his successor would be the man down in Tallahass...
Temple to seek approval for on-campus stadium
The history of Temple University football is fairly uneventful and generally not very important. Three years ago, Matt Rhule turned the program into one of the best teams in the American Athletic Conf...
A New QB Type in Stillwater
A Changing Offense Change is one of the biggest aspects of coaching a Big 12 team not named Texas or Oklahoma. Teams like Texas Tech and Oklahoma State have constantly thrived on changing offenses and...
Fan-Girling Over Ohio State’s Commitments on NSD
Good afternoon, comrades. I have officially decided to come out of retirement after a long month and a half or so since my last article. Today, I will be absolutely fangirling over National Signing Da...
UCLA 2018 NSD: Hows Chip Kelly Doing?
Chip Kelly is in the Captain seat for UCLA, and his first big task is National Signing Day. Can the offensive mastermind create a new era in LA and bring UCLA back into national contention? So far, he...
The WalkOns: Episode 2 – The Philadelphia Eagles Are Super Bowl Champions
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN WELCOME to the NUMBER 1 sports podcast on Student Union. Probably the number 1 sports pod in the entire world if I had to say so myself. This week the gang of Frank, Andy, and Ant...
WR Justyn Ross signs with Clemson over Alabama and Auburn
The number 1 player in the state of Alabama, Justyn Ross, has pulled one of the biggest stunners in recruiting history and signed with Clemson over Alabama and Auburn. It has only happened once before...
Syracuse Lands 3-star DE Caleb Okechukwu Over Arkansas and Texas
In a video on Twitter this morning, 3-star DE/OLB Caleb Okechukwu has announced his commitment to Syracuse. Okechukwu had narrowed his list to Syracuse, Arkansas and Texas ahead of National Signing Da...
The Student Union Sports Podcast: Trivia Edition
Todays Episode of the Student Union Sports Podcast features the first round of the Student Union Trivia Tournament of Champions (Its a working title…) Writers competing include Johnny Rambos, PJ...
4-Star WR Bryce Thompson Won’t Sign with South Carolina
Bryce Thompson (Irmo, SC), a 4-star wide receiver, will not be signing with the in-state South Carolina Gamecocks on Wednesday, altering his original plan. Thompson had been committed to the Gamecocks...
National Signing Day 2018: Social Media Do’s and Dont’s
National Signing Day is a beautiful and hopeful time, and if you ask me, should be a national holiday. Unfortunately, it also can be a day for top recruits to stay away from social media, fearful of t...
Syracuse Target Caleb Okechukwu to Choose Between Three Schools
Following an official visit to Arkansas this past weekend, Caleb Okechukwu, a 3-star DE/OLB from Washington D.C., has announced through Twitter that he will be deciding between Syracuse, Arkansas, and...
Syracuse Stays in the Family for QB Coach Hire
Football is a game that promotes family, so Syracuse head coach Dino Babers’s recent hire at quarterback coach makes perfect sense. On February 3, Syracuse announced that Kirk Martin, a long-tim...
Syracuse Target Mychale Salahuddin Reportedly Leaning Toward Pitt
With National Signing Day rapidly approaching, college coaches around the country are putting the finishing touches on their recruiting classes. At Syracuse University, things are no different. For he...
Branch Sports Podcast #10 – Super Bowl Preview & Prop Bets With El Pelirrojo & B-Frye
LINK HERE Welcome back to the Branch Sports Podcast! If you don’t know or you’ve never listened before, we are three college students, former college athletes, childhood best friends, and teammate...
Dear Joey Freshwater: Volume II
Last week, I introduced the ultimate nickel-psychologist Joey Freshwater, and the positive response was overwhelming. We got a lot of questions sent in for the second edition of this advice column;...
College Mascots I Would Not Fight
Maybe it’s just me, but every sporting event I go to I size up the mascot (except you Uga, I just want to pet you). For example, I’m fairly confident I could annihilate Brutus the Buckeye....
TBTQB (Friday Edition): Johnny Manziel
Welcome to the first edition of Throw Back Thursday Quarterback or TBTQB. As the inaugural article, I have decided to release it on Friday as a little celebration and as a way to kickoff the weekend r...
By the Numbers: Getting Defensive?
As we roll into February, the college football season can be seen from the rear view mirror. There are many memorable moments that can be taken away from this past year. But I felt that it was time fo...
Football guy Scott Frost puts two of his players in hospital from offseason workout
It appears that new Nebraska head coach Scott Frost is drastically changing the culture of the program he hopes to bring back to glory, first by working his players so hard that two of them spent mult...
I AM HERE FOR THE JOHNNY MANZIEL COMEBACK TOUR
ICYMI: Johnny Manziel tweeted out a hype video of himself today, to show that #Comeback$ZN is in full swing. The video consists of nothing more than Johnny stretching to Drake’s “God’...
Does Jim Harbaugh Need to Have a Big Year in 2018?
As a diehard a college football fan, the offseason can be a bit slow and boring. Much of the focus is centered around former players leaving for the NFL draft, as well as new players coming in throug...
The WalkOns: Episode 1
Welcome ladies and gents to the first recording of The WalkOns with your favorite writers Frank Fanelli, Anthony Ventura, and Andy Jones. In this episode we talk about literally anything you can think...
The UCF Problem, and a Drastic Solution
The First Step is Admitting You Have A Problem And holy shit, CFB do we have a problem. Ever since the end of bowl season, I’ve been hung up on what I’ve been calling “The UCF Proble...
Friday Night Lights: Where are all the Characters now?
I’m currently watching Friday Night Lights for the 28th time (maybe more, I really don’t even know). It is literally the best show to air on TV, and really, there isn’t a close second. Dramatics...
Playoffs? PLAYOFFS!
It’s been a few weeks since the National Championship game and people are still talking about the performance of the Alabama football team. Many forget that Alabama was the fourth seed entering ...
No Backing Down: The Clemson Football Way
It was just 27 days ago when eventual national champion Alabama Crimson Tide resoundingly smashed Clemson in the Sugar Bowl, suffocating the Tigers offense to just two field goals. Everyone knows what...
Should We Speculate Whether or Not Josh Allen Actually Knows Who the Browns Are?
As of recently, Wyoming quarterback Josh Allen has expressed major interest in being drafted by…the Cleveland Browns. Yea I shit you not, this dude actually wants to play for the 0-16 team that...
Desert Hot Takes Episode #12
Another episode of Desert Hot Takes is presented by the boys in the Valley with talk about college sports on the West Coast. The show is joined by new co-host Andy Jones who is an up and coming...
2018 Senior Bowl Wrap Up
DONT PANIC, BUT THIS IS THE LAST OF COLLEGE FOOTBALL UNTIL SUMMER. (Okay, I guess there’s Spring Ball but who really cares about glorified two-hand touch with pads?) The 2018 Senior Bowl has com...
Sorry for Rambling: Let’s Talk Money
It’s late January and college sports are somewhat slow. The Super Bowl’s keeping everyone’s attention before College Basketball really takes off. I’ll be honest, I ramble to my...
Draft Analysis: Luke Falk
Ah, the Pac-12. Conference of Champions. At least that’s what I’ve been told; I haven’t seen a Pac-12 Champion in a while, but, you know. Soccer, Bocci Ball, whatever. Today, we̵...
Dallas Goedert ruled out of Senior Bowl due to injury
It was reported Wednesday that South Dakota State’s Dallas Goedert, considered by most to be the top small-school player and best tight end prospect for April’s NFL Draft, will miss Saturd...
5 Players to Watch in the Senior Bowl
This Saturday, some of our favorite players will be stepping on the field as collegiate athletes for one last time. All of their hard work and dedication will be paying off as they look to make it big...
Dear Joey Freshwater: Volume I
For most of the editions of The Hangover that I published during football season, a mysterious figure named Joey Freshwater, a Crimson Tide fan from Eutaw, Alabama, provided his commentary on that wee...
Michigan State’s Malicious Mess
But an Outside the Lines investigation has found a pattern of widespread denial, inaction and information suppression of such allegations by officials ranging from campus police to the Spartan athleti...
Why can’t Hawaii recruit?
It’s 5 degrees outside and it just snowed. I’m sitting in class thinking why am I at American International College in Massachusetts? I fully regret not being at Miami, Florida State, Univ...
Early Prediction For QB Battles Going Into The 2018 CFB Season
The 2017 College Football Season has come and gone, and with it a number of big name play callers will be leaving. What it will leave behind is some of the best internal QB battles that we have witnes...
Making an All-Big Ten team from the NFL’s Final Four
With only three games left this football season and most people’s favorite team out of contention (including mine), #debateSZN is prime. That being said, it’s fair to ask which B1G Ten sch...
Northwestern: Little Brother of The Big 10
The Wildcats are the annoying little brother of Big Ten football. They tend to find themselves in close games, but when it comes to crunch time they can rarely get it done. This past season was differ...
Washington State QB Tyler Hilinski Passes Away
Washington State redshirt sophomore quarterback, Tyler Hilinski was found dead in his apartment due to an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound according to police. A suicide note was apparently found...
Branch Sports Podcast Episode 8: NFL Divisional Playoffs, The Rise of SEC Basketball
Welcome back to the Branch Sports Podcast! If you don’t know or you’ve never listened before, we are three college students, former college athletes, childhood best friends, and teammates. Two of ...
Kevin Sumlin to Arizona
Kevin Sumlin has officially agreed with Arizona to become their next head coach, first reported by SiriusXM. Sumlin’s decision comes after a tumultuous season with Texas A&M. Sumlin is known...
Stanford’s Bryce Love to return for senior season
In the final hours before last night’s midnight deadline for college players to declare for the NFL draft, Stanford running back Bryce Love announced his intention to return to school for the 20...
Alabama OC Brian Daboll Hitches to Buffalo
After just one year with the Crimson Tide, Offensive Coordinator Brian Daboll has gone to the Buffalo Bills to assume the same position. Daboll last coached in the NFL as the Patriot’s Tight End...
Portfolio Builder: College Football Edition
The idea behind this is to build an investment portfolio, but instead of stocks you choose college football teams. In any portfolio you want diversification. You want some high risk and some low risk....
Let’s Give Some Love to the Little Guy
This season seems like it is being dominated by standout freshman and stars in the power conferences. The likes of Trae Young, Marvin Bagley, and DeAndre Ayton have been in the headlines with MVP perf...
Student Union College Football Awards
All-Americans have been chosen. Positional awards are all off the table. The Heisman went to Baker Mayfield. And now, a national champion has been crowned. There is still one set of awards that need t...
The SU Podcast Episode 13: National Championship Recap and Early NFL Draft Talk
The Student Union Sports Podcast offers you an inside look at college sports from the perspective of actual college students while also highlighting our talented student writers. Today’s show includ...
Oklahoma State DC Glenn Spencer Fired
In a relatively unexpected move, Mike Gundy announced Thursday that Glenn Spencer will no longer be working in his capacity as defensive coordinator at Oklahoma State. Gundy made no comment as to the ...
The Johnny Rambos Podcast: Episode 17
On Episode 17 of The Johnny Rambos Podcast Hunt Dad and Johnny discuss the month and a half long hiatus, Jon Gruden’s return to the NFL, DROP HUGE NEWS ABOUT ZION WILLIAMSON, getting in a relati...
College Football’s perfect coaching staff
With the 2017 season now in the rearview, it’s that time of year again: #debateSZN. Time to dive head first into topics that will more than likely never even come close to reality, but we still ...
My Accountability Article
As a Eagle Scout, coach, and former player, I am a man who appreciates honesty and accountability more than anything else. I will take credit for things I get right and never let it down, but also swa...
Where Should Jalen Hurts Transfer?
Jalen Hurts has not said if he is going to transfer, but after compiling a 26-2 record before being benched for a true freshman in the National Championship, it would be hard to imagine he won’t be ...
Nick Saban’s Alabama Crimson Tide: Easy to Hate, Hard Not to Respect
For the 5th time in just 9 seasons, the Alabama Crimson Tide football team have won the national championship. The now 13-1 Crimson Tide were able to overcome a 13 point deficit late in third quarter....
The Hangover, Postseason Edition: Goodbye, College Football
Welcome to the eighth and final edition of The Hangover, where I recap the previous weekend in college football. This week, The Hangover comes from Atlanta, Georgia, where I just saw the Alabama Crims...
WWJD: What Would Jalen Do?
Last night was an incredible night for college sports, and the world in general, as a 19 year old, true freshman quarterback stole the show from the Georgia Bulldogs. Georgia was leading for the entir...
Branch Sports Podcast Episode 7: Titans Win, SEC Hoops, CFP National Championship
Welcome back to the Branch Sports Podcast! If you don’t know or you’ve never listened before, we are three college students, former college athletes, childhood best friends and teammates. Two of u...
Notre Dame Football 2018: Where Do They Go Now?
After coming off their disappointing 4-8 season in 2016, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish had what many would consider an exceptional bounce-back year, going 10-3. They were able to pick up their 10th wi...
The Unlikely Year of Jacob Eason
From spring practices, the Georgia Bulldogs knew they had both the smothering defense and the complimentary offense to make it to the National Championship. They also expected Sophomore Jacob Eason to...
Campus Cover 021: Special National Championship Preview
The Campus Cover (@TheCampusCover) is your primary source of College betting action. Hosted by PJ Guippone (@pjguip1) and Cody Goggin (@CodyGoggin), this podcast will give you picks of the week and pr...
National Championship Game Preview
One year ago, I sat here and told you “Why Alabama was Overrated” and picked Clemson to win the national championship. The first reason was the quarterback difference; Jalen Hurts’ ...
SU64: National Championship
The end of the road is finally here for college football fans. After today, the Student Union 64-team College Football Playoff is no more. Oh, and there’s also an apparently-important SEC game g...
The SU Podcast Episode 12: National Championship Preview
The Student Union Sports Podcast offers you an inside look at college sports from the perspective of actual college students while also highlighting our talented student writers. Today’s show includ...
SU64: Semifinals
We’re coming down to the wire with the Student Union 64-team College Football Playoff and college football in general. Today we’ll narrow down our championship game so the winner can be re...
UCLA Has Something To Look Forward To With Dorian Thompson-Robinson
The UCLA faithful may have been fearful of their quarterback situation for next year with Rosen going to the draft. I am here to say, they have nothing to worry about. The Bruins’ highest ranked...
How the CFB Playoffs Should Actually look
The College Football Playoff is a broken system that will go on until the TV contract and the advertising deals run their course. Everyone has their own opinions about the College Football Playoff. ...
Rich Rod’s Job was safe…. So we thought
Early in the college football preseason, the Wildcats of Arizona were not expected to amount to much, with a realistic expectation at four games. Rich Rodriguez and his team threw away those predictio...
Grab a drink for the CFP National Championship game
The National Championship is all set after a semifinal that consisted of one of the best games in college football history and a game that I couldn’t even sit through. Georgia and Alabama are no...
Separating reality from fantasy on UCF
It’s a little weird to attach a label of “sore loser” to the only undefeated team in college football, but that’s where we are at. Central Florida, now claiming themselves to b...
Rosen and Darnold Declare For NFL
Two days removed from the College Football Playoff semi-finals, both Josh Rosen and Sam Darnold declared for the NFL draft. The two Pac-12 quarterbacks are actually the two youngest of the elite quart...
UCF to Hang National Championship Banner
After claiming defeating Auburn on Monday in the Peach Bowl and competing a perfect 13-0 season, the University of Central Florida made a stunning announcement: Perfection achieved. ?#ChargeOn pic.twi...
The Hangover, Post-Semifinal Edition: Welcome to SEC World
Happy New Year! Welcome to the seventh edition of The Hangover, where I recap the previous weekend (or, in this case, couple of weeks) in college football. This week, The Hangover comes Birmingham, Al...
Why the College Football Playoff should NOT expand
Much like my gut after the holidays, the Playoff has no room for expansion. While most people want an 8, maybe 16 team Playoff field… I’m here to tell you it would be a mistake. Four is th...
Why the SEC is the Most Overrated Conference in CFB
I get it. The SEC has two teams in the National Championship game. But, this still needs to be brought up because the issue is as prominent as it’s ever been. It’s also like beating a dead...
Branch Sports Podcast Episode 6: Early Singning Period, Partying With Athletes, Nick Evans In The Background
Welcome back to the Branch Sports Podcast! We had some technical difficulty uploading our podcast, and we are just not getting to updating the article for it. If you don’t know or you’ve never lis...
Why An Eight Team Playoff Can Solve A Lot Of Problems
The creation of the Playoff was a big step in the right direction for college football. But it simply is not enough anymore. A four team playoff seem to play its role as a transition to final solution...
SU64: Elite Eight
With most major upsets averted up to this point, the Elite Eight of the Student Union 64-team playoff is down to the big boys. The SEC has a chance at three spots in the Final Four, which would in rea...
CFB Playoff Recap: Oklahoma v. Georgia
High class defense clashed against high powered offense in this Pasadena showdown in what was maybe the game of the year. Oklahoma struck first and racked up 140 yards on just 12 plays. Poised and eff...
Three (more) Takeaways from the 2018 Outback Bowl
For the second time in school history, the South Carolina Gamecocks have defeated the Michigan Wolverines in the Outback Bowl. An astounding second half effort, led by Gamecock Quarterback Jake Bentle...
Campus Cover 019 with Clemson Carl
The Campus Cover (@TheCampusCover) is your primary source of College betting action. Hosted by PJ Guippone (@pjguip1) and Cody Goggin (@CodyGoggin), this podcast will give you picks of the week and pr...
A 2017 year in review
2017 is being widely considered as the worst year ever. This is funny because before that, last year was the worst year ever. 2015 was probably the top of the list at the end of 2015. At some point, I...
The Music City Bowl referee has very thin skin
During the second quarter of the Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl, Kentucky running back Benny Snell was tackled, an event that often happens in a football game. After the hit, the referee, ...