2023 Liberty Bowl Preview | Memphis vs Iowa State
The 2023 Liberty Bowl is taking place in Memphis, Tennessee. We have the matchup of the (9-3) Memphis Tigers and the (7-5) Iowa Cyclones. Memphis comes into this one winning five out of their last six...
2023 Alamo Bowl Preview | Arizona vs Oklahoma
The 2023 Alamo Bowl is taking place in San Antonio, Texas at the Alamodome. We have the matchup of the 9-3 Arizona Wildcats and the 10-2 Oklahoma Sooners. Arizona comes into this one winning six strai...
2023 Pop-Tarts Bowl Preview | NC State vs Kansas State
The 2023 Pop-Tarts Bowl taking place at Camping World Stadium in Orlando. We have the matchup of the 9-3 NC State Wolfpack and the 8-4 Kansas State Wildcats. NC State comes into this one on a five gam...
2023 Texas Bowl Preview | Texas A&M vs Oklahoma State
The 2023 Texas Bowl is taking place at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas, with the matchup of 7-5 Texas A&M and the 9-4, Big 12 Championship runner-up Oklahoma State Cowboys. The Aggies come in here l...
2023 Duke’s Mayo Bowl Preview | UNC vs West Virginia
The 2023 Duke’s Mayo Bowl is taking place at the Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina. We have the 8-4 UNC Tar Heels going up against the 8-4 West Virginia Mountaineers. UNC comes in...
2023 Gasparilla Bowl Preview | Georgia Tech vs. UCF
The 2023 UnionHome Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl is a battle of two teams that I enjoyed watching this past season. We have the 6-6 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets going up against the 6-6 UCF Knights. Georgia...
Power Ranking Every 2023 College Football Conference Championship Game
Conference championship week is finally here and I’m here to tell you how excited you should be for all 10 games. The formula for these rankings is constructed in my own brain but takes into acc...
One Thing Each College Football Playoff Contender Should Be Thankful For
1. Georgia- Kirby Smart There are a lot of things Georgia and their fans can be thankful for. But what Kirby Smart has done for the Bulldogs is astonishing. Back-to-back national championships after y...
The ONLY Five College Football Teams that can win the national championship this year
The 2023 college football season has been one of the best in recent memories. All I can think about during the day is all the wacky scenarios that lie ahead and which four teams will be selected to co...
I have a Nuclear Whale Missile Play today in college football
That is right, ladies and gentlemen. The man that is 2-0 his last two game of the year’s now has a Nuclear Whale Missile Play. What is the difference? Not much. A game of the year is something I...
Top 5 Football Games Your Eyes Should Be on Saturday
With only a few football games left in 2023, I think it is CRUCIAL to use your Saturday in the most efficient way possible. I decided to rank the 5 football games you MUST watch on your football Satur...
The Don’s Week Ten College Football Best Bets
In the Wednesday slate of MACTION games, we took the ugly under and it did not hit. We are now 24-20 (+1.49u) on the season. The best bets are hitting at a 54.5% clip this season and we have a busy Sa...
The Don’s Week Seven College Football Best Bets
After a challenging loss on Friday night, our week stands at 3-3 (-0.04u), while our best bets record remains at 18-14 (+3.89u). We’re maintaining a 56.2% success rate on the season for our best...
The Don’s College Football Week Seven Thursday Night Football Best Bet
A Big 12 showdown is just what the doctor ordered for Thursday night college football. Last night we went 1-1 (-0.1u)after I fell into the trap of the Miami Vice jerseys. FIU has one of the worst defe...
The Don’s College Football Week Six Best Bets
We went 1-3 (-2.33u) last week which is not great. Back to back losing weeks, and a record of 12-10 (+2.03u) is what we are at right now in best bets. This week I am back and ready to get back to my w...
Bayou’s Best Bets: College Football Week 5
Week 4 Record: 2-2-1; Record YTD: 11-9-1 After a brief hiatus last week, I am back here to give my Week 5 edition of BBB. As we start heading into conference play, the picture starts to get a little c...
Diaz: My Post Week 3 Top 25
1. Florida State (3-0) Even though they struggled vs Boston College in Chestnut Hill, I don’t have a doubt in my mind that the Seminoles are the best team in the country. A 21 point win in week ...
Owens: My Top 25 After Week 3
If there’s one thing I hate in this world it is preseason rankings. And snakes. But snakes don’t apply here. After watching three weeks of ball, it becomes a little easier to see where tea...
The Don’s College Football Week Three Best Bets
We are back for week three in college football. Last week we had a fantastic showing, finishing 4-1 (+3.38u). We had a Triple winner on the Miami Hurricanes spread, moneyline and the over in that game...
Bayou’s Best Bets: College Football Week 3
Week 2 Record: 2-3; Record YTD: 6-7 Miami (OH) +14 at. Cincy You may notice a recurring trend of prior teams we targeted in this article. It’s not so much a fact of “Fool me once, shame on...
College Football Week 2 Best Bets From The Don
After a rough week zero for the best bets, we bounced back with a 2-1 record last week. Called the Colorado and Clemson game with ease. LSU disappointed us, but we shake that off and we get ready for ...
Bayou’s Best Bets: College Football Week 2
Week 1 Record: 2-3; YTD: 4-4 The write-ups were a rough go as we went 0-3, but we did cash 2 tweet plays so we finished an underwhelming 2-3. I highly implore you to follow my twitter @bayoubets225 so...
College Football Week 1 Best Bets from The Don
Last week wasn’t the start of the college football season that we were looking for. However, we now are ready for the bounce back for a great comeback. 0-3 (-3.37u) on the best bets article so far t...
Will Utah get revenge on Florida for last season? Week 1 Thursday Night Best Bets
There’s a lot to be excited for as the fall season approaches, but I’m personally most excited for week one of college football. Last week was an appetizer, but as the great Eric Cartman o...
Big 12 + AAC College Football Preview
This week, Luke, Diaz, and Hop take a look at two of the deepest conferences in college football in the Big 12 and American Athletic. In the Big 12, Texas and Oklahoma headline their final season in t...
Breaking Down Each of the Preseason AP Top 25 Teams
Do you feel it? Do you reealllyy feel it? Can you smell it? Can you smell all those smells? The burgers. The pasta salad… The beer. We have the first collegiate football rankings of the year and...
Is It Saturday Yet? TCU LB Johnny Hodges Interview
Second-team All-Big 12 LB Johnny Hodges from TCU joins the boys to talk about the incredible season the Horned Frogs had, culminating in a Fiesta Bowl win and national championship game appearance. Jo...
Can The West Virginia Mountaineers Get Above The Mediocrity Hump?
The West Virginia Mountaineers have been mediocre since the start of the Neal Brown era in 2019. They haven’t gotten more than six wins in a season and haven’t contended for the Big 12 title in ye...
UCF Knights: The Big 12’s Newest Challenger
The UCF Knights have left the AAC and have joined the Big 12. It is now Gus Malzahn’s second power five conference that he has coached in his coaching career. The UCF Knights have a good group comin...
Can the Texas Tech Red Raiders Build Off Last Season?
The Texas Tech Red Raiders took a huge step forward in 2022. They won their last four games and finished with eight wins, the most wins since 2013. Optimism is high in Lubbock, Texas right now. The Re...
TCU Horned Frogs: College Football Playoff Hangover?
The TCU Horned Frogs are coming off a season like they haven’t seen since 1938, which was the last time they won the national championship. In Sonny Dikes’ first season as head coach of TCU, h...
2023 Oklahoma State Cowboys Preview
The Oklahoma State Cowboys haven’t had a losing season since 2005. Gundy’s streak will be put to the test this season. A lot of question marks on the offensive and defensive side of the football m...
Can Texas be “back” before leaving the Big 12?
The Texas Longhorns enter their final season in the Big 12 with a lot to prove. Some think Texas moving to the SEC is a bad move for them long term. However, if Steve Sarkisian gets this team to finis...
2023 Oklahoma Sooners: One Final Hurrah In The Big 12
The Oklahoma Sooners are looking to come back from a beyond disappointing 2022 campaign. Brent Venables is entering year number two and is looking to get the Sooners back on track in 2023. Oklahoma lo...
Kansas State: Back To The Big 12 Title Game?
The Kansas State Wildcats are looking to build off a successful run last year that included a Big 12 Championship. Last year was the best record in the Chris Klieman era. Kansas State won their first ...
2023 Kansas Jayhawks Football Preview
The 2022 Kansas Jayhawks had their best overall season since 2008. Kansas has the tools to take that step forward again in 2023. They have Lance Leipold entering his third season and they have some ke...
2023 Iowa State Cyclones Preview
Matt Campbell has changed the culture of Iowa State football in his tenure as the head coach for the Cyclones. He has brought winning football to Ames, and Cyclones fans are always happy that he is th...
2023 Houston Cougars Preview
The Houston Cougars are entering their first season in the Big 12. For head coach Dana Holgorsen, it is his second stint in the Big 12. Houston is entering a new era in a power five conference with te...
Cincinnati Bearcats: From Top Team In The AAC To Mediocre In Big 12?
The Cincinnati Bearcats are officially starting a new era in 2023. They are in a new conference and have a new head coach to lead the charge of the new era for the Bearcats. Scott Satterfield is the n...
2023 Baylor Bears Football Preview
The Baylor Bears had some hype around them last season after they won the 2021 BIG 12 Conference Title. However, 2022 was a real disappointment for Baylor. They finished 6-7 and it led to some changes...
BYU Cougars: First Year In Big 12 Jitters?
A new era begins for BYU as they join the Big 12 after a dozen years of being an FBS Independent team. However, the road will be tough for the first year Big 12 team. BYU has a new defensive coordinat...
Breaking: San Diego State Is Leaving The Mountain West Conference
We have some big news coming out of the Mountain West Conference. According to ESPN, San Diego State gave the Mountain West a written notice this week that the school “intends to resign from the...
Even in blowout loss, TCU delivers historic season
TCU was doubted every step of the way this season. They were unranked to start the season. They opened up with a three quarterback system against Colorado. And they were projected to finish 7th in the...
Is it Saturday Yet? National Championship Preview | Bowl Season Recap
Luke, Big Hoppa, and Diaz are back and the TCU debates continue with the Horned Frogs big win over Michigan. Then, the guys question Ryan Day’s decisions down the stretch causing Ohio State to f...
Is It Saturday Yet? 2023 College Football Playoff Preview
Luke, Hop, and Diaz are back after the holidays to dive into the craziness of Bowl Season and the transfer portal going crazy. Then, the guys break down both playoff games, starting with Michigan-TCU ...
2022 Guaranteed Rate Bowl Betting Trends | Wisconsin vs. Oklahoma State – The Don’s Best Bet
If this Guaranteed Rate Bowl matchup was brought to me at the beginning of the season, I would have been beyond excited for this matchup. Now seeing where these teams are, it is just a disappointing b...
2022 College Football Coach of the Year Candidates
TCU Head Coach Sonny Dykes (12-1) TCU was unranked coming into the 2022 season and lost their starting quarterback in Week One. That might be too much for some teams, but not Coach Dykes and the Horne...
Diaz: Updated CFB Top 25 Post-Championship Weekend
1. Georgia (13-0) The Bulldogs didn’t look impressive down the stretch this season, but on Saturday, they dominated. They were more talented, athletic, and better coached than LSU, and they went...
The Most Disappointing Teams of the 2022 College Football Season
Texas A&M (5-7) What a disaster. I don’t even know if I can categorize Texas A&M as disappointing because, year after year, they’re a fool’s gold team. Once again, Jimbo Fish...
Diaz: Week 14 College Football Top 25
1. Michigan (12-0) For the first time in my rankings, we have a shakeup at number one. My reasoning behind this is because in the past four weeks, Michigan has looked more complete than Georgia, and t...
Is it Saturday Yet? Rivalry Week Edition
It’s a skeleton crew this weekend with just Luke Owens and Andrew Diaz, but the guys had a lot to jump into including Michigan-Ohio State and Notre Dame-USC, the two biggest games this weekend. ...
Ten Candidates for Auburn Football Head Coach
Jackson State Head Coach Deion Sanders With how successful Deion Sanders has been at Jackson State, he’s bound for bigger and better. With a current record of 23-5 and a conference record of 14-...
College Football Bet of the Night: 10/29/2022
Are you new to gambling? A veteran? A numbers nerd or always trusting your gut? No matter who you are, you’re looking for a bet to cash tonight. I have that bet for you. Last night was unfortunatel...
Pay Off College Parlay – College Football Week 8
Last week, the payoff college parlay flopped and it flopped hard. There were some tight moments where I felt like it could cover and then I’d check the Texas game and all hope would disappear. S...
Andrew Diaz’s Week 5 CFB Gambling Picks
Yearly Record: 10-14-1 Lock Of The Week: Baylor -2 vs Oklahoma State Baylor is 3-1 against the spread this season, with margins ranging from large odds to tight spreads. They’ve also played bett...
Andrew Diaz’s Week 4 CFB Gambling Picks
Yearly Record: 9-10-1 Lock Of The Week: Kansas -7.5 vs Duke It’s the BASKET-BOWL. The Jayhawks are quickly becoming America’s team, and that’s why I’m riding with them this wee...
Best Week Four College Football Bets
I am all the way back, baby. My picks last week were so hot, Adam Levine has been sliding in my DMs praising them. Troy and Western Kentucky almost won outright, and probably should have, and Washingt...
Is it Saturday Yet? CFB Week Four Edition
On this weeks episode, the guys are forced to eat their words about Oregon QB Bo Nix, Hop reacts to a crazy App State win, and Luke has a bold statement about the PAC 12. Plus, a Week Four preview wit...
Diaz’s Week Three CFB Gambling Picks
Yearly Record: 7-7-1 Lock Of The Week: BYU +3.5 vs Oregon Oregon has proved to be frauds after getting trounced by Georgia and BYU proved to be for real when they beat Baylor. BYU has a stellar defens...
Best Week Two College Football Bets
I told everyone Week One was tough. However, I didn’t think it would be 1-4 tough. To be completely honest, I couldn’t buy a winner last week, even outside of the games I wrote about. This...
Best Week One College Football Bets
We survived Week 0. After a solid 2-1 start to our best bets, we turn with wide eyes toward a beautiful full slate of games this weekend. Week One presents a similar challenge. Trying to figure out wh...
Pre-Season Picks: Four NCAAF Win Totals to Bet on This Season
Football is back, baby! College Football kicks off with Week Zero on August 27, and I could not be more excited. There is nothing I enjoy more than coming together and watching the greatest sport on e...
Top 15 College Football Players in 2022
HONORABLE MENTION: USC OT Andrew Vorhees, Alabama RB Jahmyr Gibbs, Clemson DT Bryan Bresse, Notre Dame DE Isaiah Foskey, Kansas State RB Deuce Vaughn, Army OLB Andre Carter, Clemson LB Trenton Simpson...
2022 Heisman Trophy Big Board
The Favorites Alabama QB Bryce Young Young is the returning Heisman winner and is undoubtedly the favorite to win the award again. Last season, in a very loaded SEC, the sophomore threw for 4,827 yard...
Who The 2024 Republican Candidates Would Root For In College Football
While we are a ways away from the 2024 presidential election, debates and polling are approaching quickly. I do get excited for debates and the caucuses because it’s absolutely looney and entert...
The Ultimate College Football Realignment
Look at what we currently have for FBS football conferences. Take a good long look at it. Maybe you like it, maybe you believe it could be improved. Well, completely scrap it. Throw it in the trash an...
Dropping The Ball With The PlayStation Fiesta Bowl – Notre Dame Clashes With Oklahoma State
Ring in the New Year with the “Best of The Rest” Bowl between Oklahoma State’s Cowboys and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. When the dust settled upon the conclusion of the 2021 campai...
Luke’s Top 25 Rankings: Week 6
Week 5 saw a MAJOR shakeup in my rankings. Ole Miss and Arkansas were both crushed on the road, solidifying Bama and Georgia as the two best teams in the country. We also saw Oregon lose a brutal game...
Luke’s Top 25 Rankings: Week 5
Week 4 in college football was another great one, with Arkansas knocking off Texas A&M (just like I predicted) and setting the stage for a huge Saturday matchup at Georgia. Notre Dame was able to ...
Luke’s Top 25 Rankings Week 4
1. Alabama Maybe have some competition this year in the SEC? 2. Georgia Good start to conference play. 3. Oregon Kind of mean to do a SUNY school like that but I’ll allow it. 4. Iowa Iowa is the bes...
Luke’s Top 25 Rankings: Week 3
Week 2 in the NCAA saw a handful of surprising outcomes. Oregon handed it to Ohio State on the road, Texas fell to Arkansas, and USC got its doors blown off by a bad Stanford team, just to name a few....
Luke’s Top 25 Rankings: Week 2
As we go through my first Top 25 rankings, let’s remember a couple things. First, I don’t care what AP has to say. Second, rankings should never come out until after at least one week of p...
Quick Hits: Recapping a wild Week One in College Football
Week One of the college football season was everything we could have asked for as fans. Upsets, great games, and all day action. In case you missed any of it, here are some of the big headlines after ...
The Five best non-ranked match ups of week one
Everyone is excited for the return of college football. Week 0 gave the people a little taste but the real action begins Thursday night. Among the blockbuster games is Georgia traveling to Death Valle...
Creed Humphrey: 2021 NFL Draft Breakdown
Interior O-line is a very small class this year. There aren’t many guys that will still be there on day three. Creed Humphrey, the top center in this class, is one of the ones that will be taken...
Les Miles, Kansas Part Ways Amid Resurfaced Allegations
Two years after signing on to build the football program in Lawrence, Kansas, Les Miles’ harrowing past flooded with sexual misconduct allegations while in charge of the Louisiana State Tigers r...
Fiesta Bowl: #25 Oregon vs. #10 Iowa State
This will be the 50th game of the PlayStation Fiesta Bowl with two powerhouse teams going at it. The game will be played at State Farm Stadium on January 2, 2021. How They Got Here: Oregon The Oregon ...
Dan Mullen, What are You Doing?
Dan Mullen and his Florida Gators were recently taken to the woodshed by an Oklahoma Sooners team that was out for blood. The game started with star Florida QB, and Heisman finalist, Kyle Trask throwi...
The Liberty Bowl: West Virginia vs. Army
Betting Lines: West Virginia -6.5, O/U 41 The Autozone Liberty Bowl this season sees an intriguing match up between the West Virginia Mountaineers and Army Black Knights. West Virginia is closing out ...
Oklahoma Lands Caleb Williams
The #1 Quarterback from the 2021 class, Caleb Williams, will be a Sooner. After verbally committing to the program back in July of 2020, he makes it official on National Signing Day. This is a huge si...
Opinion: Expand the CFP to 8 teams (at least for this year)
Ever since the College Football Playoff began in 2014, people have been calling for more teams to be allowed in. This has become a controversial point of discussion for many. For me, I’ve always...
Oklahoma RB Kennedy Brooks Opts Out of 2020 Season
Oklahoma running back Kennedy Brooks opted out of the upcoming season on Sunday, according to The Athletic. Neither Brooks nor the Sooners have confirmed the report at this time. The report comes afte...
Oklahoma HC Riley: Nine Players Test Positive for COVID-19
Oklahoma football coach Lincoln Riley announced on Saturday nine players have tested positive for COVID-19 in the team’s latest round of testing. The team received the test results just before R...
Texas lands 5-Star, 2022’s No. 1 Prospect QB Quinn Ewers
The Texas Longhorns found their quarterback of the future Friday when 2022 recruit Quinn Ewers announced his commitment to the program. Ewers, a Southlake, Texas native, took to his personal Twitter a...
Big 12 Follows 9+1 Format for Football Schedule
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...
Three-Star TE Gunnar Helm Commits to Texas
Gunnar Helm announced his commitment to Texas via social media on Monday, ending the anticipation created by his recent recruiting rounds. A three-star tight end from Englewood, Colo., Helm chose the ...
JD Spielman Leaving Nebraska, Heading to TCU for Final Year of Eligibility
When JD Spielman took a leave of absence in March before spring practices began, there was speculation of his departure. The rumors came to fruition on Saturday night as 247Sports reported the receive...
Zachary Spiecker’s 2020 NFL Mock Draft 2.0
We finally have something to watch! The 2020 NFL Draft is today! That means I included some trades here and these are my last few educated guesses as to where some of these guys are going. Let’s...
Zachary Spiecker’s 2020 NFL Mock Draft 1.0
Originally posted before legal tampering/free agency: updated edition coming soon! There’s nothing else to write about, so it’s time to talk about the NFL Draft. As maybe the only sports e...
James Lynch: 2020 NFL Draft Breakdown
Could James Lynch be a Day 1 starter I have been impressed with how well the Baylor defense have played when I watch them. Then I looked at James Lynch and just saw all kinds of potential. He definite...
Way Too Early 2020 Top 25
I had to write a way too early 2020 top 25. I miss college football so damn much, it actually hurts. It has not even been a week and I just feel empty inside. But, the season-ending will not stop me f...
Dave Aranda Hired as New Baylor HC
On January 16th, it was announced that Dave Aranda would be the next Baylor head coach. In his four years as defensive coordinator at LSU, Aranda was regarded as one of the best coordinators in colleg...
Chuba Hubbard returns to Oklahoma State
My god the mullet man did it. In the midst of the buildup to the 2020 National Championship game, there was another buildup occurring on the plains of Oklahoma. Around 5:00 P.M. central time, the nati...
2020 National Championship Odds
As soon as the final whistle blew in New Orleans, books were already posting their 2020 National Championship odds. While this isn’t unusual, at this point we still don’t know who may decl...
2020 Early Heisman Odds
2020 Early Heisman Odds Following Joe Burrow’s masterful Heisman-winning season, 2020 early Heisman odds dropped on Monday night. At this point, their are still players who haven’t declare...
Matt Rhule Is Leaving Baylor for Carolina Panthers
In a shocking turn of events, it was announced that Matt Rhule is leaving Baylor for the Carolina Panthers. This comes as a bit of a surprise due to the extension Rhule received this September, keepin...
2019 Allstate Sugar Bowl: Georgia vs Baylor
The persona around tonight’s Allstate Sugar Bowl defines the end of the college football season. For Georgia, the appearance is a disappointing way to end the season, but for Baylor, it is satis...
2019 Alamo Bowl Texas vs. Utah
The 2019 Alamo Bowl pits the Texas Longhorns against the Utah Utes. Alright, I’ll admit it, I was off the mark with these teams. I had both making it to the CFP and only one was close. I still h...
2019 Liberty Bowl: Kansas State vs. Navy
The 2019 Liberty Bowl pits Kansas State (8-4) against Navy (10-2). The Liberty Bowl is the 7th oldest bowl game in the history of college football, with this being the 60th installment of the storied ...
2019 Texas Bowl: Oklahoma State vs Texas A&M
The 2019 Texas Bowl jogs memories from a time in the not-so-distant past. Ah how we all miss the old Big 12, when the conference actually had twelve teams and they were all in the central time zone (w...
SP+ Conference Round Robin
On Twitter this week, there was a tweet from fellow Student Union writer Clemson Carl that claimed the ACC would have a winning record if there was a conference round robin with the SEC and Big Ten. K...
Oklahoma’s Playoff Blueprint
With the release of the latest college football playoff rankings unveiled on Tuesday night, it became clear that the Oklahoma Sooners face an uphill battle for the rest of this season, forcing us to c...
CFP Rankings Week 2: All is Right in the World
The second CFP Rankings of 2019 were just released and all is finally right with the world. Top Four After their dismantling of Alabama last weekend, LSU is holding down the top spot. Did anyone not s...
Examining, power ranking college football’s surprising undefeated teams
You might think Auburn or Florida’s hot starts are surprising. Even a B10 team like Iowa or Penn State being 4-0 may shock some. But those aren’t the teams I want to examine today. This ar...
Week Three After Action Report
This has turned into a weekly thing at this point. My favorite thing about college football is the variety that it offers. All sorts of cool stuff happens in this sport. Without further delay, here...
Week Three Points of Interest
I’m just gonna dive right into this thing. I don’t have anything interesting to open with this week. Actually, here’s a fun fact; if he had never scored a goal, Wayne Gretzky would s...
NCAA Week 1 After Action Report
College football is officially back. In my preview, I declared this particular iteration of games lackluster. On paper, it was pretty accurate, we only had one top-25 matchup. But college football has...
Bucky Picks: Power 5 Predictions
Bucky Picks ….. Bucky Picks: I thought it would be a good idea to cover each Power 5 team and do a game-by-game prediction. Instead of sharing those game-by-game prediction I will share the end ...
CFP Predictions: The 2019 Student Union Sports Edition
Student Union Writers CFP Predictions College Football is back!!! Once again I rounded up a bunch of brave volunteers to weigh in with their CFP predictions. Let us see what our smart writers think...
AGI Model: 2019 Big 12 Projections
For the past three years I have worked on building a college football model that is able to separate narrative from what is actually happening on the field. This model has been able to successfully pr...
Week One Under the Radar Matchups In College Football
Week one of the college football season is always a glorious occasion. We catch our first whiffs of the fall as the 130 FBS teams across the nation begin their pursuit of a National Championship. Whil...
Odds for the Next Program to Receive NCAA Sanctions
It’s that time once again in America. College football teams across the country are putting in the man-hours at practice and vigorously preparing for their season-opener, which for most teams is in ...
Power Rankings: 2019 Big 12 Quarterbacks
In a conference that’s known for its explosive offenses, the quarterback is the center of everything. Big 12 quarterbacks have taken home the last two Heisman Trophies and the conference has hou...
Who are the Best College Football Players We’ve Seen Live?
The Question A couple of days ago in our website group chat someone asked who are the best college football players we’ve seen live? Naturally, this sparked an hour or so of conversation but the...
2019 CFB Preview: Texas Longhorns
Last season, the #9 Longhorn’s finished with a 10-4 record. That was quite an improvement from their 7-6 2017 year. After a Sugar Bowl win over #7 Georgia during last year’s bowl season, it was ...
Ten 2020 Draft Prospects to Watch for This Year
The NFL Draft might not be until April but we have the first look at which 2020 draft prospects you should be watching this college football season. Justin Herbert This Oregon stud, a projected first-...
2019 CFB Preview: Big 12 Power Rankings
The Big 12 has long had a reputation for chaos, but Oklahoma has stifled that over the last four years. The Sooners have been the model of consistency in the conference with four straight titles and i...
2019 CFB Preview: TCU Horned Frogs
Gary Patterson has a habit of bouncing back in a big way after down years. His win totals the year following disappointments: 10, 11, 11, 11, and 12. That means we should expect big things from the TC...
2019 CFB Preview: Iowa State Cyclones
The Iowa State Cyclones showed that they were no longer a cakewalk, thanks to Head Coach Matt Campbell. Posting their first back-to-back 8 win seasons since the 1970’s. It’s a very modest ...
2019 CFB Preview: Oklahoma Sooners
What’s the best way to measure team’s success? Number of wins in a year? Players winning individual awards? Amount of future NFL stars? Any way you ask the “Q’s”, the ...
Power Rankings: The Best Mascot for NCAA Football Mascot Mashup
The NCAA Football video game series is an all time classic, (may it rest in peace.) Until EA Sports works something out with the NCAA, we’re left reminiscing on the past. One of the game modes f...
2019 CFB Preview: Texas Tech Red Raiders
A new era is set to begin in Lubbock, as former head coach Kliff Kingsbury is now coaching the Arizona Cardinals and the team moves further away from the Patrick Mahomes glory days. Enter new head coa...
2019 CFB Preview: Oklahoma State Cowboys
Oklahoma State has been a steady program since 2008 and has won nine games or more every year since then except for two (2014 and 2018). Mike Gundy has turned Stillwater into a desirable destination f...
2019 CFB Preview: Baylor Bears
*This is part of a series of previews for Student Union Sports, for teams other than Baylor, see here. When he took the Baylor job, Matt Rhule knew two things: It was a rebuild, and the school would b...
2019 CFB Preview: Kansas State Wildcats
Kansas State enters 2019 without its longtime head coach Bill Snyder. Snyder will be replaced by former North Dakota State head coach Chris Klieman, who won three national championships in five years ...
2019 CFB Preview: Kansas Jayhawks
In the year of our lord, two-thousand and nineteen, anticipation builds before students crowd Jayhawk Boulevard for the fall semester. For the first time in a long time, there’s genuine exciteme...
Draft Breakdown: Rodney Anderson, Oklahoma
Rodney Anderson is part of the next offensive group of prospects to come out of Oklahoma. In 2018, it was Baker Mayfield, Mark Andrews, and Orlando Brown Jr. This year’s draft, it’s Kyler Murray, ...
Kyler Murray: The NFL’s Next Big Thing
It’s everyone’s favorite time of the year. The NFL Combine. With all the weird psychological questions asked, the bench press, the 40-yard sprint, and of course the measurements, what could be bet...
Freshman We’re Most Intrigued to See in 2019 Spring Games: Part 2
Alright folks, let’s add some names to our list and take another look at some freshman who are ready to take their new teams by storm. Let’s jump right into it! Jadon Haselwood, Wide Recei...
Oh You: Lincoln Riley and the Contract Details
“It’s a time old story… Boy meets university, boy has success at university and university offers boy large extension.” -Me in Oh You: The Lincoln Ri...
Oh You: Lincoln Riley and his Quarterback Conundrum
When you attend Oklahoma as a student, student-athlete, or are an alum of the school you become familiar with or are familiar with The OU Chant. It reads: O-K-L-A-H-O-M-AOur chant rolls on and on!Thou...
Oklahoma Gets *Another* Transfer QB.
They own the market at this point. One of the last, and biggest, dominoes in the QB transfer pool has fallen. Today, Jalen Hurts announced his decision to spend his final...
Kyler Murray to the NFL?
Kyler Murray has just declared for the NFL Draft. This closes the door on returning for his senior year at Oklahoma. But does this mean he’s made his final choice between football and baseball? Murr...
2018 Liberty Bowl Preview
How they got here: Missouri Losses to Georgia, South Carolina and Alabama in consecutive weeks killed any chances of contending for the SEC. A controversial loss to Kentucky could have signaled the tr...
2018 Capital One Orange Bowl Preview
The 2018-19 edition of the Alabama Invitational is back. The second of two playoff semifinals will kick off at 8PM EST. Fourth seed Oklahoma will be taking on Alabama. How They Got Here: Oklahoma The ...
2018 Alamo Bowl Preview
How They Got Here: Iowa State Iowa State has been hovering around the bottom of the top-25 all season. They’re one of the most above-average teams in college football. They started out with back...
2018 Camping World Bowl Preview
(Orlando, FL): No. 16 West Virginia (8-3) vs. No. 20 Syracuse (9-3) The Camping World Bowl kicks off at 5:15 Friday and can be found on ESPN. The game features two teams with very different expecta...
2018 Cheez-It Bowl Preview
Cheez-It Bowl (Phoenix, AZ): Cal (7-5) vs. TCU (6-6) Going to be sad when Christmas is over? Never fear, the Cheez-It Bowl is almost here. This is the first year under the name of the overrated snack ...
Mizzou’s QB Situation Post-Lock Era
Believe it or not, Drew Lock is finally leaving Mizzou after playing for what seems like 7 years (or what we like to call the J.T Barrett Plan) and his future is going to be a bright one. Lock is bein...
5-Star QB’s are the Drama Queens of CFB…
Yeah, I just split the tea. I’m not afraid to say it at all. QB’s can be and are some of the biggest crybaby’s/drama queens/most butt-hurt players ever. The Golden Children of High S...
Ex-Texas A&M QB Wins Award
As if being a Texas A&M fan isn’t depressing enough, we now have to watch our once golden child lifting up the Johnny Manziel Remembrance Trophy. I still remember the day that Kyler AND that oth...
And the Heisman Goes To…
Kyler Murray of Oklahoma is your 2018 Heisman Trophy winner! After being selected in the first round of the MLB draft, Kyler Murray has been voted college football’s best player. After throwin...
Kyler Murray Wins Heisman
After one of the longer Heisman presentation shows of recent memory, this time filled with awkward segments and enough missed jokes to make you think a Kansas quarterback was making them. Where was I?...
The Retirement of Old Man Bill
On Sunday, December 2nd we saw what many deemed impossible. The legendary, vampire man Bill Snyder retired from coaching Kansas State. In his legendary 27 year career, he accumulated 215 wins-117 loss...
Breaking Down the Big 12 Championship
Tale of the Tape #14 Texas (9-3) vs #5 Oklahoma (11-1) Line: Oklahoma -7.5 O/U 78 What’s at Stake? These two teams previously played back on October 6th in what was a thrilling 48-45 victory tha...
Texas Tech hires Matt Wells
Tech got themselves a good one. Just days after firing Kliff Kingsbury, Texas Tech has decided on their next head coach. After initial reports suggested that Mike Leach and Dana Holgorsen, the Red Rai...
Ranking All Ten Conference Championships
There is a lot on the line this weekend. College football playoff berths, matchups with heated rivals, and conference championship games. But which of the 10 conference championship games should you b...
Loser of the Week: Week 12
West Virginia failed to clinch a Big 12 Championship game berth, but they did manage to clinch their second Loser of the Week honors of the season with a loss to Oklahoma State. Oklahoma State QB Ta...
Les Miles to Kansas: Wave the Grass?
Ever since the announcement was made that David Beaty would not be returning for the 2019 season, rumors began flying around Lawrence regarding the next head football coach. But today, sources to Spor...
Tom Herman: Does. Not. Care.
Former Ohio State WR Coach Zach Smith is off the Henny once again, and this time his target is Tom Herman, who does not care one bit. “Ok. Cool Hook Em! 🤘” ARE YOU KIDDING ME? Lest we f...
The Experience: Ranking The Best College Stadium Traditions
Traditions: The sacred ceremonies that make college football and basketball unlike any other experience imaginable. Just about every college has ’em and just about every alumni remembers their s...
Fight On: Ranking The Best College Fight Songs
Call ’em the best, most memorable, most recognizable: fight songs become ingrained in your mind, even if you can’t remember the associated school. When you listen to this list, there’...
Beaty Fired, It’s Basketball Season
After four years of David Beaty football in Lawrence, new AD Jeff Long announced the football program would be moving in a different direction come season’s end. Beaty will exit the scene with t...
CFB: Week Ten Preview
Games to Watch No. 6 Georgia (-9.5) at No. 11 Kentucky (3:30 CBS) Just like everyone expected, the SEC East will be decided this Saturday in Lexington, Kentucky. Each team comes in 7-1, 5-1 and have b...
My Top 4 Predictions
So as I am sure you all know by now, the first CFP rankings came out yesterday. Now a lot of people are pissed because LSU is #3, and pretty much ignoring that they are playing Alabama this week so th...
Scariest CFB Players
It’s Halloween. It means one of two things: You’re out partying until 3am and gonna regret doing so because it’s a god damn Wednesday and it is the middle of a School/Work week. You&...
Comparing this years QB prospects to last years
Now, lets get real…This years QB’s is not great at all, like borderline disgusting. If you had to compare this years class to last years, it’s like choosing between the Prom Queen, a...
Loser of the Week:Week 7
Four teams ranked in the top-10 suffered upsets in week 7; a wonderful weekend for losing. Penn State lost to Michigan State, Washington fell to Oregon in overtime, Georgia got trounced by LSU, but ou...
ATTENTION: We Have Achieved Blood Week 2018
It happened. Mayhem Week, Blood Week, Chaos Week, whatever you call it, it happened Week 7 of the 2018 CFB Season. A Week where every team dreads and prays that their team will not be apart of… ...
Loser of the Week: Week 6
This weeks “Loser of the Week” features a tale of redemption, as the Texas Longhorns (inaugural “Loser of the Week” in week 1) marched into the Cotton Bowl on Saturday and beat...
SU25: Week 7
We’re halfway through the 2018 college football season and our rankings are starting to take tremendous form. More confidence in Michigan and Texas in actual rank, but not too much change in the...
Heisman Watch: The Year of the Back
Quarterback, that is. Remember before the season began when everybody assumed the college quarterback landscape was weak and that any of the talented running backs would be a shoe-in for the coveted t...
Land of Lincoln: Norman, Oklahoma
Well that’s that. The Stoops family is no longer when it comes to the staff of the Sooners. This is Lincoln Riley’s team now. Has been for a year and now he’s shocked the nation in h...
Biggest Win/Most Cupcake Win of the Week: Week 6
This college football season is fun! Cincinnati is ranked for the 1st time since 2012, Notre Dame looks like a contender, and I think it is safe to say that Texas is back! This week’s biggest win wa...
By God, Texas IS Back.
They actually did the damn thing and took down #7 Oklahoma! After losing to B1G powerhouse MARYLAND(!) in the first game of the 2018 campaign, it seemed as though Texas was on it’s way to anothe...
Kansas Football: At Least We Have Volleyball
Well, you can’t win ’em all, and luckily for the Jayhawks, they have two wins already in 2018, so they won’t lose ’em all either. Another fantastic defensive outing washed away...
Buck’s CFB Breakdown: Week 5 Edition
Everybody’s favorite series is back. Who am I kidding every series I do is your favorite series. Nonetheless let me tell what happened over the last few weeks even though you already know what h...
Why all of CFB should be cheering for WVU
West Virginia Mountaineers. Arguably one of if not the hottest teams in all of college football. We knew last season that they were up and coming within the Big 12, but with Baker Mayfield and the S...
Country Roads, Take Me Home…to the College Football Playoff?
Within the Student Union website and even college football as a whole, West Virginia has almost been swept under the rug. Yes, WVU Twitter is in full force, believing they have the talent to compete f...
JJ’s Video Game Player of the Week: Alan Bowman
My Video-Game Player of the Week for this week is Alan Bowman, who put up huge numbers as Texas Tech won in a shootout against Houston. This past Saturday, Bowman threw 5 touchdown passes for……...
KANSAS FOOTBALL IS GOING BOWLING
Cancel the Rutgers Scarlet Knights’ football program IMMEDIATELY. 55-14? Are you kidding me? KU just put up 55 points on a team that only allowed 52 to THE Ohio State. Urban Meyer on the hot sea...
The Best and Worst of CFB: Week One
Week one is in the books and it’s almost time for week two. But first, let’s go look at the best and worst from the first week of college football. Worst The Big Ten East What a tough week...
Loser of the Week: Week 1-Guess Who’s Not Back…
College football is back and after opening weekend we already have some big-time losers. Welcome to my new weekly article where I will be picking a “Loser of the Week” to commemorate the s...
Student Union CFB Preview: Big 12 Poll
The Big 12 certainly seems like the most wide open power five conference. Only half of the league returns their starting QBs, with most of those replacements being from last year’s top half. Mos...
Student Union CFB Preview: Oklahoma Sooners
Led by Heisman trophy winner Baker Mayfield, OU had a great run in 2017. Their offense was electrifying, averaging 45.1 points per game. Their only regular season loss came as a shocker when they fell...
Student Union CFB Preview: TCU
Gary Patterson and his pack of Horned Frogs had a decent 2017-18 season, going 11-3 and having another great year, unlike every other Texas college team. This is their 3rd year out of the past 4 winni...
Big 12 BOLD Predictions
Every season there are multiple events that occur that majority of people don’t see coming. Some people try to predict outrageous things before the season starts so if they actually happen they seem...
Student Union CFB Preview: Oklahoma State
Mike Gundy is replacing two of the biggest stars in school history, yet he seems to have the answers to everything. Zac Robinson, Brandon Weeden, and Mason Rudolph. Hell, even J.W. Walsh wasn’t ...
Student Union CFB Preview: Texas Longhorns
The Texas Longhorns are one of the most prestigious programs of all time. Unfortunately, they seem to have fallen off the wagon as of late. With perennial expectations of Texas being “backR...
Student Union CFB Preview: Kansas State
Is this the final ride for the Purple Wizard? Who the hell knows, honestly. Bill Snyder cannot die. Going into age 78, he still coaches the Wildcats. The most celebrated (and successful) coach in K-St...
Student Union CFB Preview: Iowa State
Iowa State came out of absolutely nowhere last year to upset Oklahoma in Norman and finish tied for 4th in the Big 12. I’m really not sure what to think about this team as most of the games they...
Student Union CFB Preview: Texas Tech
Things can only get better.. right? Coming into the 2017 season, the Texas Tech defense had nowhere to look but up. Ranking near the bottom of the nation in practically every single defensive category...
What Could’ve Been: The Jim Harbaugh/Kansas Saga
Everybody’s favorite milk-drinking, red meat-devouring, chicken-avoiding, khaki-wearing football coach resides in Ann Arbor, Michigan where he belongs, but Jim Harbaugh’s journey to the Bi...
Student Union CFB Preview: Baylor
Hey, Baylor might be okay after all. The first year of the Matt Rhule Baylor era went…. really bad. This is no fault of Rhule’s as the attrition the program went through following the depa...
Student Union CFB Preview: Kansas
The Jayhawks have one of the most negative outlooks you can find in the game. With new Athletic Director Jeff Long in the building, the writing is on the wall for head coach David Beaty. With three w...
Top Pro Prospects From Each FBS Conference
Fur’s pro prospects, Football season is upon us people, so I figured I’d celebrate by throwing out my predictions for the best pro prospects from each FBS conference. Every year you’...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
The Wicked Witch Is Dead
Praise the lord, Sheahon Zenger isn’t in Kansas anymore, and from the looks of it, David Beaty doesn’t appear to be far behind. University of Kansas Chancellor Douglas Girod sent out a sta...
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...
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 ...
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...
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 ...