Best NFL Bets – Week 2

Sep 15, 2020
It was a fun first week in the NFL. It was also a prosperous one, as my picks last week went 4-1 (should have known Dallas was a trap). We saw a late Raiders cover, a Cardinals win straight up, and th...

Saints Sign Alvin Kamara to Lucrative Extension

Sep 12, 2020
The New Orleans Saints and super star running back Alvin Kamara have come to an agreement on a contract extension keeping the All-Pro in NOLA. The extension is for five more seasons with up to $75 mil...

Lecture Hall 2020 NFL Season Preview

Sep 9, 2020
If you haven’t been listening, you’ve been missing out first of all, but here is a recap of the Lecture Hall boys 2020 NFL Season Preview! Seeding After 7 long weeks, the boys predicted al...

Philadelphia Eagles 2020 Season Preview

Sep 5, 2020
2019 Record and Finish: The 2019-2020 Philadelphia Eagles finished their season going 9-7 for a .563 winning percentage. This was good enough for the NFC East’s division crown and a berth into t...

Los Angeles Rams 2020 Season Preview

Sep 4, 2020
Coming off a Super Bowl appearance in 2018, the 2019 Rams had a disappointing season where they failed to make the playoffs, mostly due to inconsistent play from their franchise QB. 2019 Record: 9-7, ...

Tennessee Titans 2020 Season Preview

Sep 4, 2020
The Tennessee Titans are coming off a season that saw them incredibly overachieve. In 2019 the Titans managed to appear in the AFC Championship game for first time since 2002, but came up short agains...

Indianapolis Colts: 2020 NFL Preview

Sep 4, 2020
Coming in at the 10 spot in the 2020 Student Union Sports NFL power rankings is the Indianapolis Colts. Indianapolis is a city with high expectations for its football team. They were thought to be rea...

Pittsburgh Steelers 2020 Season Preview

Sep 3, 2020
2019 Record and Finish: The Pittsburgh Steelers finished their 2019-2020 campaign with a record of 8-8 (No Playoffs) for a .500 winning percentage. This was good enough to finish second in the AFC Nor...

NFC South Preview: Campus Cover Episode 051

Sep 3, 2020
The NFC South gains some intrigue with the addition of Tom Brady to the league. Matt Rhule and Joe Brady joining the Panthers also spice things up in the division. There are some interesting things ab...

Denver Broncos 2020 Season Preview

Sep 3, 2020
One of the hottest teams at the end of the season, the Denver Broncos finished the year 4-1. Drew Lock proved to be the starter in Denver and the team built an offense around him to help; Adding stud ...

Minnesota Vikings 2020 Season Preview

Sep 3, 2020
2019 was an interesting year for the Minnesota Vikings. They came into the season with decent expectations and were expected to compete for the NFC North crown. That did not happen, but they still man...

NFC East Preview: Campus Cover Episode 050

Sep 2, 2020
On Episode 050 of the Campus Cover, Cody Goggin and Patrick Norton take a look at this year’s NFC East. We analyze the divisions, give our best bets, and maybe even reveal who one of us likes to...

SUS Lecture Hall 9/2: Drew Lock is my Cocaine

Sep 2, 2020
Lecture Hall is back this week with yet another episode! This week the boys discuss the MLB trade deadline, its impacts, and predict the second half of the MLB season. They also continue their NFL bre...

Houston Texans 2020 Season Preview

Sep 2, 2020
2019 Record and Finish: The Houston Texans finished the 2019-2020 season going 10-6 (Playoffs) for a .625 winning percentage and coming away with the AFC South crown. The Texans won their first playof...

Cleveland Browns 2020 Season Preview

Sep 2, 2020
The Cleveland Browns once again come into the new NFL season with high expectations, maybe a little less this time. They were humbled last season after only going 6-10 in Baker Mayfield‘s second...

Are The Jacksonville Jaguars Tanking?

Sep 2, 2020
Tanking is always a hot topic and discussed in every major sport. In the NFL, there is always one team that’s rumored to be the team that is “tanking”. Last year it was the Dolphins,...

AFC South Preview: Campus Cover Episode 049

Sep 2, 2020
On episode 049 of the Campus Cover, Cody Goggin and Patrick Norton cover the AFC South. In 2020 this division looks to have a wide open race at the top, but are there certain teams that they prefer to...

The Impact of UCLA suing Under Armour

Sep 1, 2020
On Wednesday, August 26, UCLA had sued the athletic apparel company Under Armour for terminating their $280 million sponsorship agreement. Both sides have their own statements on the situation and wil...

AFC East Preview: Campus Cover Episode 048

Aug 31, 2020
Give the 2020 AFC East Preview from the Campus Cover a listen. Cody Goggin (@CodyGoggin) and Patrick Norton (@pdnorton3) give their best bets for this NFL season. We look at Cam Newton, Josh Allen, an...

Atlanta Falcons 2020 Season Preview

Aug 31, 2020
From a technical perspective, the Atlanta Falcons have put together a historic offense. They boast a former first round pick at 10 out of the 11 offensive positions. The Falcons finished off the seaso...

Las Vegas Raiders 2020 Season Preview

Aug 31, 2020
No team underwent more changes than the Oakland Las Vegas Raiders this past season. While they signed numerous free agents, the biggest change was leaving The Town for the Vegas Strip. Although many f...

What Should The Warriors Do With The 2nd Pick?

Aug 31, 2020
The Warriors are in a pretty good position for a team who finished 15-50. They get their MVP back in Steph Curry, along with their second all-star level talent in Klay Thompson. Not to mention they ha...

The Process: No Shortcuts In Contending

Aug 30, 2020
The Process is no more. The Process was a failed attempt at thinking you can shortcut your way to building a championship team. To think that all you need is a high draft pick a few years in a row is ...

Yannick Ngakoue Finally Gets His Wish

Aug 30, 2020
Former Jacksonville Jaguars star Yannick Ngakoue finally gets out of Jacksonville, just like he wanted. On Sunday morning the Jaguars traded Yannick Ngakoue to the Vikings in exchange for a 2021 secon...

Detroit Lions 2020 NFL Season Preview

Aug 30, 2020
2019 Finish and Record: The Detroit Lions finished the 2019-2020 season with a record of 3-12-1 (No Playoffs) for a poor winning percentage of .219. Detroit finished dead last in the NFC North. Return...

Miami Dolphins 2020 Season Preview

Aug 30, 2020
The Miami Dolphins finished 2019 at 5-11 and look to improve in their second year under Brian Flores. Returning Starters: 12 (5 offense/7 defense) Key Additions: Byron Jones, Kyle Van Noy, Emmanuel Og...

Where Do The Philadelphia 76ers Go From Here?

Aug 29, 2020
Internally the Philadelphia 76ers went into the 2019-20 season with championship aspirations. Yesterday they were swept in the first round, ending a season that was full of disappointment. What went w...

Central Arkansas vs Austin Peay Gambling Lines

Aug 29, 2020
Central Arkansas vs Austin Peay: 9 PM EST on ESPN Did anyone else wake up this morning with a little pep in their step? Well, you probably did, because college football is back. Tonight, on ESPN, we h...

The Earth Peaked During The 2013 Fiesta Bowl

Aug 29, 2020
Do you ever just sit back and reminisce on all the great BCS bowl games of yesteryear? One of the memories was of the 2013 Fiesta Bowl between Oregon and Kansas State. Now you may be asking yourself &...

New York Giants 2020 Preview

Aug 29, 2020
2019 Record and Finish: The New York Giants finished the 2019-2020 season at 4-12 (No Playoffs) for a .250 winning percentage and third in the NFC East. New York Giants Returning Starters: Offensive S...

Cincinnati Bengals 2020 Preview

Aug 29, 2020
A New Era Begins for the Cincinnati Bengals. 2019 Record: 2-14 Saying year one under Zac Taylor was a disaster for the Cincinnati Bengals would be an understatement. Star WR A.J. Green suffered an inj...

Ole Miss Football Players Walk Out of Practice

Aug 28, 2020
The Ole Miss Football program has joined in on the spark of activism that had hit the sports world Wednesday. The spark ignited when the Milwaukee Bucks chose to not show up on the court for their NBA...

Carolina Panthers 2020 Preview

Aug 27, 2020
2019 Record A lot happened to the Carolina Panthers during its 25th season in the NFL. In Week 14, when the team was 5-7, head coach Ron Rivera was fired after nine seasons which may have had a harsh ...

2020 New York Jets Preview

Aug 27, 2020
2019 Record and Finish: The New York Jets finished the 2019-2020 season at 7-9 (No Playoffs) with a .438 winning percentage. This was good enough for third in the AFC East. New York Jets Returning Sta...

Washington Football Team 2020 Preview

Aug 27, 2020
2019 Record and Finish: The Washington Football Team finished the 2019 season going 3-13 (No Playoffs) for a measly .188 winning percentage. This record was good for last place in the NFC East. Washin...

Several NFL Teams Cancel Practice Symbolically

Aug 27, 2020
On Thursday morning, several NFL teams decided to call off scheduled practices for the day. The Cardinals, Colts, Jets,Washington Football Team, Titans, Bears, Broncos, Chargers and Packers were the t...

Jacksonville Jaguars 2020 Season Preview

Aug 27, 2020
The Jacksonville Jaguars have been voted 32nd in the Student Union power rankings. The NFL season is upon us and that means anything can happen. Well, almost anything. Many of our esteemed writers hav...

The Los Angeles Clippers Are Finally Here

Aug 27, 2020
Tuesday night, we saw a Clippers team that we have been waiting to see since the Bubble Restart began. The Clippers were firing on all ends, both offensively and defensively. They’re looking lik...

Sixers Fans, How Did We Get Here?

Aug 26, 2020
It’s January of 2017, TJ McConnell has just hit a game-winning, buzzer-beating jump shot over Carmelo Anthony and Kristaps Porzingis. This game then sparked an 8-4 run by the Sixers that the pro...

Cardinals Make Budda Baker Highest Paid Safety

Aug 25, 2020
On the morning of August 25, the Arizona Cardinals decided to make Budda Baker the NFL’s highest paid safety. The Cardinals extended Baker on a 4- year deal worth $59 million with $33.1 million ...

Earl Thomas the Free Agent

Aug 23, 2020
Former Ravens star safety Earl Thomas was sent home from Thursday’s practice following a fight with position-mate Chuck Clark. When the Ravens returned for practice on Friday Thomas was no where...

Injury Bug Continues to Bite Yankees

Aug 20, 2020
The baseball gods are not known for being forgiving. However, they seem to have some sort of grudge against the New York Yankees in recent years. They have once again sent the injury bug to the Bronx....

Former LSU/NFL RB Derrius Guice Faces New Allegations

Aug 19, 2020
Along with his current domestic violence charges, Derrius Guice has been accused of rape by two former LSU students. The students claim that this happened during Guice’s freshman year at LSU in ...

Are the Clippers On Upset Alert?

Aug 19, 2020
Hope seemed lost when Marcus Morris hit a three to put the Clippers up 18-2 over the Mavericks with 8:30 left in the first quarter. Luka Dončić had already turned the ball over 5 times in the first ...

Can Justin Fields Accomplish the Impossible?

Aug 19, 2020
Over the weekend, Justin Fields created a petition to relaunch the Big 10 season that was pushed to the spring. The petition, at this moment, has over 200,000 signatures. About 200 come from me. This ...

Patriots Won’t Host Any Fans This September

Aug 18, 2020
Despite the New England Patriots initial plan of hosting 20% of their stadium’s capacity on July 14. Gillette Stadium officials announced today that no fans will be attending stadium events this...

NBA Playoffs First Round Predictions

Aug 17, 2020
Well my friends, we have made it. The time has come for the NBA playoffs and I am absolutely stoked to see who will come out on top in November. Since there are eight series to be played, I’m no...

Travis Kelce: First Purchase on His New Contract

Aug 15, 2020
Following a season in which Travis Kelce had over 1,200 yards with 5 touchdowns, a Second team All-Pro selection, and a Super Bowl victory. The Chiefs rewarded Kelce on a 4 year extension worth $57 mi...

George Kittle Inks Record Extension

Aug 13, 2020
On Thursday super star tight end,George Kittle, signed a 5 year extension worth $75 million with $30 million guaranteed at signing, per Ian Rapoport. Kittle managed to secure the largest contract ever...

Big Ten Postpones Fall Season, Including Football

Aug 11, 2020
The Big Ten became the first Power Five conference to postpone fall sports season over concerns about COVID-19 on Tuesday. The decision applies to both regular-season play and conference championships...

Make Ohio State-Michigan a Night Game

Aug 10, 2020
So the Big Ten officially announced its conference only schedule and there is one big important change this season that will rattle the college football world. As you can see, Ohio State will be trave...

2020 College Football on Thin Ice

Aug 10, 2020
Following Sunday’s reports of College Football getting into its “Critical stage” by Sports Illustrated’s Ross Dellenger and Pat Forde, the Big Ten voted in favor of the cancellatio...

Washington Releases Derrius Guice

Aug 7, 2020
The Washington Football Team announced Friday evening that they would be releasing RB Derrius Guice. The release came following Guice turning himself in on domestic violence charges Friday afternoon. ...

The New York Yankees Are Scary Good

Aug 6, 2020
Written August 4th, 2020 The New York Yankees have jumped out to a quick 8-1 record, one of the best in baseball right now. The stars on the team are embodying the “savages in the box” men...

Big 12 Follows 9+1 Format for Football Schedule

Aug 5, 2020
The Big 12 ‘s Board of Directors announced a scheduling model that makes way for football this season. Featuring nine conference contests and an additional non-conference game, Big 12 is mandati...

Aaron Rodgers’ Future in Green Bay

Aug 5, 2020
In the 2020 NFL draft the Green Bay Packers decided to trade up in the first round to get their guy. Instead of drafting Aaron Rodgers his very first 1st round weapon, their “guy” ended up being R...

Pac-12 Players Threaten to Boycott

Aug 2, 2020
On Sunday morning ThePlayersTribune.com posted a message from an anonymous group of Pac-12 players on their website. The Pac-12 players expressed their concerns and list their demands for the upcoming...

Notre Dame Football Joining ACC for 2020

Jul 30, 2020
The ACC announced Wednesday its plan to include Notre Dame as part of the conference for the 2020 football season. Under the plan, all conference schools and Notre Dame will play 10 games against ACC ...

SEC 2020 Football Update

Jul 30, 2020
The Southeastern Conference is set for football to return this fall. SEC presidents have approved a 10-game, conference-only schedule for 2020. SEC athletic directors approved the plan on Wednesday, t...

Damien Williams Latest Chief to Opt-Out

Jul 30, 2020
The Kansas City Chiefs once again have another starting offensive player opt-out of the 2020 season. This time it’s running-back Damien Williams who has announced that he is opting out of the se...

6 Patriots Will Sit Out of 2020 Season (so far)

Jul 28, 2020
The New England Patriots and Bill Belichick will go into the 2020 season without two veteran defenders. The two vets are starting players (SS) Patrick Chung and (IBL) Dont’a Hightower. They are ...

Jets Deal Jamal Adams to Seahawks

Jul 25, 2020
The New York Jets have finally granted their (former) super star safety, Jamal Adams, the wish that he asked for over a month ago. After months of contract disputes, the 1st team all pro informed the ...

NFL Set to Return in 2020

Jul 24, 2020
The NFL will be returning this fall, while the NCAA and high-school programs are still scrambling to find a healthy concrete plan to have football this fall. The NFLPA player representatives approved ...

Baylor Lands Kendall Brown, Another Elite Recruit

Jul 22, 2020
2021 five-star wing Kendall Brown committed to Baylor on Monday, he announced on Instagram. With his decision, he became the third player to commit to Baylor in the past week, joining Langston Love an...

Antonio Brown Retiring (again)?

Jul 20, 2020
Former NFL superstar WR Antonio Brown is back in the headlines by claiming he’s hanging up the cleats. Antonio took to Twitter to announce the “news”. “Is it time to walk away ...

Jordan Montgomery Could Be Yanks’ Secret Weapon

Jul 20, 2020
Jordan Montgomery has never particularly been one for the spotlight. The South Carolina native was a 4th-round pick of the Yankees in 2014 and quickly, but quietly, moved through their minor league sy...

Derrick Henry and The Titans Beat The Buzzer

Jul 15, 2020
July 15th 2020- Derrick Henry was the next big named franchise tagged player, next to Dak Prescott and Chris Jones. The two parties were able to agree to a 4 year extension worth $50 million before th...

Not Gonna Lie Episode 85 Ft. Joon Lee of ESPN

Jul 15, 2020
Joon Lee hops on the podcast to talk about the MLB restart, some unique opportunities that arise from it and his early World Series predictions. Then I dive into Patrick Mahomes’ contract and wh...

Chris Jones The Newest Chief to Ink Extension

Jul 15, 2020
July 14 2020- The Chiefs are back giving out an extension just 8 days after extending Mahomes to the largest contract in sports history. The deadline to extend this year’s franchise tagged playe...

Sports Are “Totally” Going To Happen

Jul 9, 2020
I’m starting to see the vision. With every passing day, my optimism for watching college football is waning. This recent news doesn’t help. Now I understand that a school like Harvard is n...

Hot Seat: Every Sport Ever

Jul 6, 2020
Ok, this is officially the coolest thing that I have ever seen and it is not even close. I cannot believe that this is the first I am ever seeing of this. MMA BUT ITS MEDIEVAL KNIGHTS!?!?!?! COMPLETE ...

Madden 21 Brings us Closer to NCAA Football

Jul 2, 2020
Like last year’s Madden football game, Madden 21 allows you to pick from a select choice of college teams for their career mode. Most of the teams on this list were in the game last year, howeve...

I WON

Jun 30, 2020
I, Zachary Scott Spiecker from Surprise, Arizona, just won Student Union Sport’s first Madden Tournament! I went 2-1 in region play and was the 3 seed going into the playoffs. I beat Luke in a c...

The Best DH Options for Every NL Team

Jun 30, 2020
As part of the rule changes for the upcoming MLB season, National League teams will feature a DH in their lineups for the first time in history. This leaves all 15 teams with several intriguing option...

Predicting the NBA Restart

Jun 29, 2020
For the last few months, anyone involved in sports journalism has been doing mainly three things: predicting, analyzing, or projecting. With the announcement of the schedule release for the NBA restar...

Not Gonna Lie Ep 83: Delvin Breaux Interview

Jun 29, 2020
Former Saints CB and current Hamilton Tiger-Cat, Delvin Breaux joins the pod to talk about his career path in football. Hit up https://www.breauxshow.com/ for merch and more details on his story. Afte...

NFL Power Rankings

Jun 28, 2020
For the last two months on my podcast, Not Gonna Lie, I have been counting down my rankings for the upcoming season. Naturally there were some surprises, but I think the overall list was solid. Every ...

Winner and Losers of the NBA Restart

Jun 28, 2020
Winners The Fans Sports are back! How could we not be the big winners here? Although we missed out on a couple months of hoops, we are setting ourselves up for the weekend in October of the NFL, The M...