The Role of Analytics in College Football Strategy

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Credit College football has traditionally relied on instincts, heart, and grit. However, analytics are increasingly reshaping the game, from recruiting to game planning and strategy. Advanced statisti...

Are We in The Greatest Era Of College Football? 

Oct 2, 2024
Picture Credit College football has evolved dramatically over the years, captivating fans with thrilling games and remarkable athletes. From legendary coaches to unforgettable plays, the sport has a r...

Top 7 Heisman Trophy Winners of All Time

Sep 2, 2024
Picture Credit The Heisman Trophy, awarded annually to the most outstanding player in college football, is one of the most prestigious accolades in sports. As we approach the 2024 Heisman Trophy Cerem...

The 4 Best Madden NFL Games

Aug 13, 2024
Recently, Electronic Arts released new footage of the upcoming Madden NFL 25 game to boost the hype around the new game.  The 20-minute video shows two games between Dallas Cowboys star Micah Par...

Who Will Take the Heisman Trophy in 2024?

Aug 6, 2024
Image Source As the 2024-25 college football season approaches, excitement is in the air with the expansion of the College Football Playoffs and teams shifting conferences. With top talents like Caleb...

A Brief Breakdown of the Rise of the Super Bowl

Apr 22, 2024
In the USA, few events bring as much collective excitement and festivity as the infamous Super Bowl. What started as a championship in American Rules Football has changed into a fantastic spectacle th...

7 Essential Strategies for Smarter Sports Betting

Apr 2, 2024
Credit Sports betting can be thrilling. The rush of placing a wager, the anticipation of watching the game unfold, and the potential for winning big – it all adds up to an experience that draws in m...

Players the Rams Must Consider Releasing

Mar 5, 2024
Image Source Heading into free agency, the Los Angeles Rams find themselves in an enviable position. Unlike previous offseasons, where cap space was a stringent limitation, they now boast over $30 mil...

3 NFL Teams Aiming to End Years of Postseason Hurt

Jan 13, 2024
Heading into the NFL postseason, there are a select few teams that have emerged as frontrunners in the race for the Lombardi. At the top of the list is the San Francisco 49ers, who have claimed the co...

NFL Odyssey: The Unseen Challenges of NFL Stardom

Sep 4, 2023
The allure of the National Football League (NFL) is undeniable. Week after week, stars grace our screens, showcasing athleticism, strategy, and sheer will. Their moments of triumph become our collecti...

Betting Trends You Should Know

Jul 2, 2023
Sports betting is a popular form of gambling that has become increasingly mainstream and widespread due to advancements in online betting technology. It involves placing wagers on the outcomes of prof...

7 Fun Ways to Enjoy Soccer with Friends

May 4, 2023
Soccer, the beautiful game, captures the hearts of millions worldwide. It’s a sport that transcends boundaries and brings people together, regardless of age, gender, or background. In today’s ...

NBA All-Star Game 2023: what should we expect from it?

Feb 22, 2023
College basketball is huge all over the USA and this sees it generate a massive amount of interest. With March Madness on its way in 2023, the amount of attention college ball gets will soon ramp up e...

5 Reasons to Support Liverpool

Jan 11, 2023
Liverpool Football Club is a historic club in the world and has been playing football since 1892 when John Houlding founded it. Since then, Liverpool FC has won 18 League Titles, five Champions League...

Top 10 college football placekickers of 2022

Nov 21, 2022
College football is one of the most popular games in America. It has always been considered one of the country’s most popular games. It regularly showcases the early promise of many players who ...

New England Patriots vs Indianapolis Colts: Preview

Oct 26, 2022
The NFL season has already provided us with plenty of drama and excitement, but we can still expect much more in the weeks ahead as the fight for playoff spaces heats up. NFL bettors looking for the b...

Should Poker be a College Sport?

Jun 22, 2021
Did you know that the first college sporting event was a rowing regatta between Harvard and Yale? It was held in 1852, more than 10 years before collegiate football was ever played, and it would rem...

Podcast Trivia | Ep 4: Special Guest Jeff Nadu

Jun 22, 2021
The Ocho is a quick 8 Question Trivia Podcast presented by Student Union Sports. Listen in as Podcasters and Sports Media members compete in a mix of both Sports and Pop Culture Trivia. Come for the T...

Why Have the Buffalo Bills Still Not Won a SuperBowl?

Feb 5, 2021
Anyone who has ever made it a point to visit Buffalo, NY is well aware that this city is famed for its die-hard Bills fans. Often quoting names from the so-called halcyon days such as OJ Simpson and D...

The Sports Don Ep 9 (IGTV Video)

Sep 30, 2020
View this post on Instagram The Sports Don and Lance Windham talk Atlanta #Braves baseball and MLB Playoff predictions. Lance and I also give our top five baseball players in the #mlb playoffs A post ...

Friday Fire

Apr 6, 2018
What up Student Section? With basketball season now over (shout out to GQ Jay and the boys) and college football 140 days from kickoff we decided to try something new over  at Student Union.  We are...

Done with the One and Done

Feb 27, 2018
Many controversies and discussions have hit the NCAA in almost every aspect of the organization and the sport. However, one has remained a constant: the one and done. Since its inception in 2006 by th...

The Jerome 2018 – Staff Picks

Feb 26, 2018
*Jim Nantz voice* Hello friends. Conference Tournament season is upon us. If you’re like me, you’ve pounding beers since 6 a.m. trying to psych yourself up for the Kennesaw State vs. Jacks...

Northwestern: Little Brother of The Big 10

Jan 20, 2018
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...

Tennessee Set to Face Cuonzo Martin, Mizzou

Jan 17, 2018
Number 21 Tennessee rolls into Columbia, Missouri riding a three-game win streak. Two weeks ago, however, Vol fans may have been wondering what happened to the team they were so fond of before confer...

Vols Look to Bounce Back Against Kentucky

Jan 6, 2018
Tennessee (9-4, 0-2 SEC) has a chance to stop the bleeding Saturday night as the Vols host 17th-ranked Kentucky (12-2, 2-0 SEC). Vols fans may be ready to pull the plug on a promising season after a ...

Why the SEC is the Most Overrated Conference in CFB

Jan 2, 2018
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...

Tennessee Hires Alabama DC Jeremy Pruitt

Dec 8, 2017
The Rocky Top roller coaster is officially over. From fans revolting against the Greg Schiano hire, to getting turned down by Mike Gundy, Dave Doeren, Jeff Brohm and whoever else I’m missing, to...

Bracketbusters: Tennessee Volunteers

Dec 4, 2017
Welcome to the inaugural edition of Bracketbusters, an article series dedicated to the teams who have the chance to bust your bracket, hence the clever name. Sure, it’s early and these teams sti...

Jimbo Fisher Resigns at FSU, Takes Job at Texas A&M

Dec 1, 2017
Well, it looks like that Florida State fan got his answer about Jimbo Fisher’s loyalty. Today, the Florida State coach decided to resign from his position as head coach of the Seminoles, where ...

College Basketball Preseason Round Table

Nov 10, 2017
Merry Basketballmas, friends. The best five months of the year are finally here, so we asked some of our writers to sit down and talk about what they’re most excited about for the upcoming seaso...

Baker Mayfield Deserves the Heisman

Oct 27, 2017
By Patrick Belanger Honestly, who doesn’t love Baker Mayfield? Well, besides Ohio State fans and any people that are fans of the other nine teams in the Big 12. Seriously though, this guy is amazing...

Penn State vs Ohio State

Oct 26, 2017
By:  Patrick Belanger The Big Ten is arguably the hottest conference in college football at the moment. With four teams in the AP Top 25, three of them being in the top 10, the Big Ten is dominating ...

What does Arizona State do?

Oct 25, 2017
By: Joel Carlson Arizona State University (ASU) moved their hockey team from club level to the NCAA D1 level and played its first full season against D1 teams in 2016-17. They weren’t good, but they...

College Hockey Traditions

Oct 23, 2017
By:  Joel Carlson College hockey is a very traditional sport. The fans are crazy about literally everything relating to their teams. Ask any student who attends hockey games on regular basis what is ...

Tom Crean hired by ESPN

Oct 17, 2017
On Monday, ESPN announced that former Indiana head basketball coach Tom Crean would be joining them this year as a college basketball analyst. Personally, I think ESPN hit the jackpot with bringing in...

History 101: Oklahoma Sooners

Oct 13, 2017
By Jesse Crittenden For arguably the most successful and storied college football program in history, the last decade of football for the University of Oklahoma has been a rollercoaster ride. Througho...

Week 7 Top 20 Breakdown

Oct 12, 2017
By:  Ryan Mullican 20. Michigan State Now THAT was Big10 football if I’ve ever seen it. Poor QB play in rough and tumble weather, truly just a torrential downpour. LOVE IT. Sparty came into the...

Student Union Staff CFB Roundtable

Sep 22, 2017
We are now three weeks into the college football season. With conference play beginning for most teams this weekend, some of our writers sat down to discuss the biggest story lines of the season so fa...

Kentucky Keeps Improving

Sep 17, 2017
Kentucky took down South Carolina for the fourth straight time last night in front of a sold-out crowd in Columbia, SC. The Gamecocks pulled out all the stops, including a crowd and uniform blackout, ...

Heisman Hopefuls 2017

Sep 14, 2017
By: Zach Ruocco – University of South Carolina Beaufort Heisman Hopefuls 2017: Sam Darnold USC’s early Heisman front runner, Sam Darnold, struggled last Saturday against Western Michigan, but ...

SEC vs PAC 12 Part 2

Aug 29, 2017
We are ALL tied up 3-3 after yesterday.  Will the PAC 12 continue their Cinderella story like run?  Or will the Tide Roll so the SEC can live up to their number one seed?  Winner has the ACC in the...

SEC vs PAC 12

Aug 29, 2017
Our first matchup involving the SEC, and our last one before the championship.  Winner gets the ACC.  Let’s.  Go. Texas A&M vs Utah Texas A&M – Cody Goggin This is a bit of a we...

3 Most Underrated College Football Playoff Contenders

Aug 25, 2017
Andrew Grimes | St. Petersburg College Every year the preseason polls are released and the chatter for the CFP begins. Along with all the CFP talk there is also conversations about teams who either ge...

B1G vs ACC Part 2

Aug 23, 2017
BIG first day for the ACC as they pulled ahead 5-2 on day one.  Today features Heisman contending (and winning) QBs, a few ELECTRIC running backs, and a dancing PJ Fleck.  Can the B1G pull of a HUGE...

B1G vs ACC

Aug 23, 2017
Welcome to day 3 of our little tournament.  A late run by the Big 12 came up short, as the PAC 12 prevailed 5-3-2.  We now move on to the bottom halves of the B1G and the ACC (as voted on by our con...

Big 12 vs PAC 12 Part Two

Aug 22, 2017
Welcome to day two of our quest to find out who is the one conference to rule them all.  In case you missed day one, you can revisit it here to catch up.  The PAC 12 won day one 3-2 with wins from: ...

Big 12 vs PAC 12

Aug 21, 2017
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

Aug 14, 2017
By Riane Cleveland | TCU Texas Christian University has been known to have some of the best college football uniforms in the country. Who would have guessed that little ole TCU would consistently come...

Pac 12 South Preview

Aug 14, 2017
College football is back, well almost back, and that means it’s time to kick off the preseason hype train with my rankings and team previews. Preseason Rankings 1.) USC  10-3 last year (7-2 co...

Big Ten West Preview

Aug 9, 2017
Lilly Donahue | Indiana University   Ahh, the Big Ten West. As the SEC East of the Big Ten, the division is a crapshoot when compared to its Eastern rival. Outside of Wisconsin, none of its membe...

Knee Jerk Reaction to the First Coach’s Poll

Aug 3, 2017
THIS IS AN ARTICLE, by Luke “Big Takes” Maiers. The first USA Today Coach’s Poll is out for the college football season and there isn’t much to complain about here. Some teams get a to...

Secretary of State Jim Harbaugh

Apr 26, 2017
Lilly Donahue | Indiana University Jim Harbaugh has always been known as a man of unconventional methods, and he’s taking those methods on a global tour. This week, Harbaugh and his University o...

Mike Gundy’s Alternative Facts of College Football

Apr 20, 2017
Lilly Donahue | Indiana University Mike Gundy, the head coach of Oklahoma State football, is quite a character. For starters, the man rocks a full-on mullet at age 49, something that is usually reserv...

Bulldogs Slay The Huskies: The Moment of March

Mar 31, 2017
THIS IS AN ARTICLE, by Luke Maiers. I have never been much of a women’s basketball fan, aside from the Queen Bees here at St. Ambrose University, but what the Mississippi State women just did ha...

PAC-12 Fanboy: Oregon

Mar 27, 2017
    What is up with this tournament, to be honest, I don’t know. So as I am the resident Pac-12 fanboy on this site (Bill Walton is my God), I figure to tell you WHY you should root fo...

Student Union Study Hall: Episode 7

Mar 23, 2017
  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

Mar 22, 2017
The University of Kentucky has officially extended head football coach Mark Stoops’ contract through 2022. This extension is coming off a 7-6 season, 4-4 in the SEC, and finishing 3rd in the Eas...

The Big Ten has been GOOD All Year

Mar 20, 2017
THIS IS AN ARTICLE, by Luke Maiers. All college basketball season Big 12 and ACC fans have been dismantling the good name that is Big Ten Basketball. Those groups have been calling the conference weak...

Tom Crean Out at IU

Mar 16, 2017
Lilly Donahue | Indiana University Today is a day that may IU fans are rejoicing, but for others, like myself, it is one of sadness. IU basketball coach Tom Crean was fired today after 9 years with th...

March Madness Preview: SEC

Mar 15, 2017
There will be five SEC teams in the Big Dance this postseason, surpassing last year’s total of three. Does this show growth in the league now? Possibly, but it still has some ways to go. After looki...

The Abomination that is the Selection Committee

Mar 13, 2017
THIS IS AN ARTICLE, by Luke Maiers. Every year after the field of 68 teams has been filled for the NCAA Tournament there is outrage over seeding, who got in, and who didn’t get in. This season i...

Instant Reaction: IU Elects Not to Host NIT Opener

Mar 13, 2017
Lilly Donahue | Indiana University On Selection Sunday IU basketball was, to no one’s surprise, selected to play in the NIT. As a reward for beating two NCAA tourney #1 seeds, the Hoosiers were ...

Immediate Reaction: Midwest Region

Mar 13, 2017
Although this is not a typical Monday, it’s the start of MARCH MADNESS!! So with different writers breaking down each region, lets head to the Midwest. Midwest Bracket bracket-ncaa First Look Th...

SEC Tournament Recap

Mar 12, 2017
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?

Mar 11, 2017
Lilly Donahue | Indiana University With yesterday’s loss to Wisconsin in the Big Ten tournament, the IU men’s basketball team has all but guaranteed that they won’t be receiving an i...

Student Union Study Hall: Episode 5

Mar 9, 2017
Student Union Study Hall is a weekly College Basketball recap produced by college students for college students. Each week Student Union writers Ben Shumate, Austin Brown and Luke “Big Takes” Maie...

SEC Tournament Preview and Predictions

Mar 8, 2017
It is officially conference tournament time, one of the best times of the year. Due to this I thought I would preview my favorite conference tourney, the SEC Tourney. Possible Sleepers: The most dange...

History 101 : Kentucky Basketball

Mar 8, 2017
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

Mar 6, 2017
This is an article by Luke Maiers. As the end of the Big Ten regular season hit Sunday night, all of the athletes stats for the season were final. With every point, rebound, and assist tallied, it was...

The Debate: Fultz Vs. Ball

Mar 3, 2017
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

Mar 2, 2017
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

Mar 2, 2017
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

Mar 2, 2017
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?

Mar 1, 2017
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

Mar 1, 2017
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...

Stats 101: UCLA Basketball

Feb 24, 2017
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.

Feb 20, 2017
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?

Feb 20, 2017
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

Feb 16, 2017
  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

Feb 13, 2017
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?

Feb 13, 2017
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

Feb 11, 2017
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?

Feb 10, 2017
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...

Luke-Warm Takes: Big Ten POY Watch AND ONE

Feb 6, 2017
THIS IS A WEEKLY BIG TEN PLAYER OF THE YEAR WATCH, by Luke Maiers. It is a damn shame that two of the best players in the nation are from the same conference because both Ethan Haap and Caleb Swanigan...

AL-right CBB Gambling Picks

Feb 4, 2017
WEEKLY BETTING LINES, done by Luke Maiers and Austin Brown who are members of Team Joey Freshwater. Current Record: 14-16 We just can’t seem to find a winning week. With that being said, I am ne...

Is Iowa Better Without Jok?

Jan 31, 2017
THIS IS AN ARTICLE, by Luke Maiers who is a member of Team Joey Freshwater. Now before everyone gets all excited and calls me an idiot, I would just like to say that I appreciate what Peter Jok has do...

Luke-Warm Takes: Weekly Big Ten POY Watch AND ONE

Jan 30, 2017
THIS IS A WEEKLY BIG TEN PLAYER OF THE YEAR WATCH, by Luke Maiers. What did we learn in the Big Ten this week? Iowa can win convincingly without Peter Jok, Melo Trimble and Maryland are running away w...

AL-right CBB Gambling Picks

Jan 28, 2017
WEEKLY BETTING LINES, done by Luke Maiers and Austin Brown who are members of Team Joey Freshwater. Current Record: 9-11 I will admit that last week we led you into a losing record, but in our defense...

Air Bud: 5 Star Recruit

Jan 27, 2017
Lilly Donahue | Indiana University If you’ve ever seen Air Bud: Golden Receiver you know that Buddy is a legit wide receiver, despite being a dog. Unlike Odell Beckham, Jr. in the post season, B...

No Place Like Home

Jan 26, 2017
THIS IS AN ARTICLE, by Luke Maiers who is a member of Team Joey Freshwater. There is nothing like the home court advantage, especially when it comes to college basketball. The roar of the crowd, the o...

The Cinderella Story: FGCU Eagles

Jan 25, 2017
Next team on my Cinderella list is none other than Florida Gulf Coast. This is a team that is not far from the last time they were the Cinderella Team of the NCAA Tournament. In 2012-2013 they stunned...

The problem with college football recruitment

Jan 24, 2017
Just last week, Ryan Dickens, a New Jersey high school senior and University of Connecticut recruit, sat at his high school awards ceremony after receiving an award celebrating his athletic, academic ...

Collins Trying to Take the Wildcats Dancing

Jan 24, 2017
THIS IS AN ARTICLE, by Luke Maiers who is a member of Team Joey Freshwater. The History There are 351 schools in NCAA Division 1 men’s basketball, and there are only a hand full of teams that ha...

2017-18 Florida Football: Fun in the Sun

Jan 23, 2017
The state of Florida has always provided two constants: wild headlines and good football. From the glory days of the U, to Tebow Time, to FSU’s recent dominance, the wackiest state in the USA ha...

Conspiracy Behind Johnny Football

Jan 23, 2017
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...

History 101: Arizona State and the Todd Graham Era

Jan 23, 2017
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

Jan 23, 2017
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

Jan 21, 2017
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

Jan 18, 2017
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

Jan 18, 2017
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

Jan 16, 2017
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 ...

Another Feather in Swanigan’s Hat

Jan 14, 2017
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

Jan 10, 2017
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...

History 101: Boise State Football

Jan 10, 2017
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.

Jan 8, 2017
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

Jan 5, 2017
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

Jan 4, 2017
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...

History 101: Ohio State Football

Jan 3, 2017
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

Jan 2, 2017
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

Jan 2, 2017
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

Dec 30, 2016
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

Dec 29, 2016
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

Dec 28, 2016
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

Dec 27, 2016
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

Dec 12, 2016
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

Dec 2, 2016
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

Dec 1, 2016
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...

The Catwalk: Rivalry Trophy Edition

Nov 21, 2016
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

Nov 14, 2016
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

Nov 7, 2016
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

Nov 5, 2016
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

Nov 3, 2016
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

Nov 1, 2016
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

Oct 31, 2016
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 Catwalk: The Best (and Worst) Uniforms of Week 8

Oct 24, 2016
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

Oct 23, 2016
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 ...

Ryan Plugge: Tailgating In South Bend

Oct 21, 2016
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

Oct 20, 2016
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...

Luke-Warm Takes: Weekly Big Ten Power Rankings

Oct 17, 2016
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...