Chaos Theory Rooting Guide: Week 1
Welcome back to college football boys and girls! For those of you who remember, this is my “Chaos Theory Rooting Guide,” detailing for you the games to take a rooting interest in each week if ...
2017 Bold Predictions
Brandon Wimbush Is The Truth This kid could be a stud or a complete bust, but you know what? I have faith in him sight unseen to lead the Irish at quarterback. Notre Dame will win double digit games t...
The Campus Cover: Week 1
Cody and PJ are back with their predictions for week 1. Check out the Soundcloud. Subscribe to the channel, comment, let us know what you think. Tweet at @StudentUSports, @CodyGoggin and @pjguip1. Lis...
FCS Upsets In Store?
Every year there are a handful of Division I-AA teams that shock their FBS counterparts at the start of the year and crush all hopes for those fan bases. I think there are quite a few teams with a sho...
Three Most Overrated College Football Playoff Contenders
Andrew Grimes | St Petersburg College Every year when the preseason polls are released and the chatter for the CFP begins there are teams that either get too much hype and teams who don’t get en...
CFB Preview Week 1
As we reach the end of the offseason and start up one of the best times of the year, we take a look at some teams that are on the bid for upsets. Let’s dive into some of the most intriguing game...
SEC vs PAC 12 Part 2
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...
A non-football guy’s picks for week one
College Football is not generally my wheelhouse. I am constantly evolving and growing, but my college football knowledge is still in its early-childhood years. Out of necessity, my research and unders...
SEC vs PAC 12
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...
Campus Cover
Cody and PJ go bold with their preseason predictions as they pick conference champions, sleepers, and their favorite over/unders. Also, week 0 action! Listen as The Campus Cover guys discuss gambling ...
3 Most Underrated College Football Playoff Contenders
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...
Heisman Predictions and Bovada Prop Bets
Over the course of the year, you will see me publishing college football articles about the best gambling wagers in college football and basketball season. On the offshore betting site Bovada, ...
B1G vs ACC Part 2
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
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...
Two NC State Players Dismissed from Team, Three More Suspended
With the whole nation getting ready for the upcoming college football season, some NC State players seem like they weren’t completely in the same mindset. On Tuesday afternoon it was announced t...
Teams AGI Loves
As the second part of my AGI series, I will unveil teams that AGI, my new projection system, is much higher on than the preseason polls and general sentiment among fans. In case you missed it yesterda...
Big 12 vs PAC 12 Part Two
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: ...
The Eclipse is a Good Reminder of Why Sports are Great
In case you have not heard because you live under a rock without wifi, there is a solar eclipse today. If you are unfamiliar with what that is, then you should have paid attention in your seventh grad...
Introducing Student Union’s AG Index and AGI Top 25
Hey guys! It’s your boy Cody Goggin back with you. If you know who I am or have been following me on Twitter lately, (@CodyGoggin) then you are aware that I have been working on my own projectio...
FAU Betting Preview
Odds: FAU Over 4.5 -110 (4.5 units). Conference USA champions +2000 (0.5 Units) Team Preview: Florida Atlantic is one of my favorite over bets for this season. Last season FAU finished 3-9, but could ...
Big 12 vs PAC 12
Back in the day, when the NCAA Football series was still a thing, (With all due respect, fuck you Ed O’Bannon….no offense) my buddy and I used to line up each of the conferences and play o...
James Franklin Inks Long-Term Deal at Penn State
After his rebuild of Penn State football exceeded all expectations, James Franklin got his payday. The school announced a new six-year contract for Franklin on Friday, with an average yearly payout of...
MAC Preview
To continue our series of conference previews here on Student Union Sports, we make a stop at everyone’s favorite weekday conference: the MAC. Who doesn’t love a little bit of #MACtion?! This conf...
Fashion 101: TCU Football
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
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...
Mountain West Preview
Week three of conference previews is here, and it’s time to turn the spotlight on the Mountain West, an entertaining league last year that should be just as wide open this season. With all-due respe...
Pac 12 North Preview
The Pac 12 North Division, the presumably weaker division in the conference, may not have as much depth as the Pac 12 South, but it is still loaded with talented players. Washington, the defending di...
Big Ten East Preview
Fellow Big Ten fan Anthony Ventura and I decided to team up and tackle the East together, which is by far the better of the two divisions in the Big Ten. It is a division whose competitiveness is obv...
Big Ten West Preview
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...
Big 12 Preview
The Big 12 was the worst of the Power 5 conferences last year, but that will most likely change in 2017. Oklahoma and Oklahoma State will look to represent the Big 12 in the College Football Playoff (...
The Student Union Sports Podcast: Episode 1
We hope you enjoy the first ever episode of the Student Union Sports Podcast. The goal of this specific Podcast is to offer a look at college sports from the perspective of actual college students whi...
ACC Atlantic Preview 2017
The ACC Atlantic is at the head of the charge against the SEC. Not only is it home to the defending National Champions, but also a Florida State team that is absolutely loaded. In terms of prestige, i...
Knee Jerk Reaction to the First Coach’s Poll
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...
SEC West Preview
The SEC West is one half of arguably the most prestigious conference in College Football. With big time programs like Alabama and LSU, the SEC West never fails to provide fans with quality football, s...
ACC Coastal Preview
In recent memory, the Atlantic Division of the ACC has dominated the conference championships. That looks like it will hold true this year as there are about three teams that have a legitimate chance ...
American Conference Preview
Can you feel it in the air? It is finally August and that means one thing: less than one month until the college football season starts. It is the best time of year for fans filled with optimism, wher...
James Franklin has already pulled off the rebuild of the century
After he took the Penn State head coaching job in 2014, it was easy to feel pity for James Franklin. What’s clear from the job he’s done since then, is that he never pitied himself. Taking...
Student Union College Football Preseason Power Rankings
College football is back! Okay well not quite, but it’s close enough to start getting excited about. With kickoff just five weeks away, we are officially kicking off our preseason coverage with ...
Buh Bye Mr. Freeze
Well, well, well, looks like Hugh Freeze wasn’t the second coming after all, as you all know he resigned today From Ole Miss after he made a call to an escort (prostitute) on his business phone....
The Life of the Alabama Starting QB
Lets just be honest here, would there be anything better than being the starting Quarterback at the University of Alabama? Quick answer is probably not. You basically get to go through your entire car...
Bob Stoops will go down as one of the greatest to ever do it
Bob Stoops is hanging up the whistle and calling it a career after 18 seasons at Oklahoma. The winningest coach in Oklahoma’s storied history announced yesterday that he was resigning effective ...
All Aboard the Josh Allen Hype Train
With the 2017 NFL draft in the books, it’s only natural to start speculating wildly about how things will turn out a year from now at the 2018 Draft. Draft nerds like Mel Kiper Jr. and Todd McSh...
Secretary of State Jim Harbaugh
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...
Ishmail Wainright plays football for Baylor now and is actually good
Ishmail Wainright spent the last four years of his life putting in work on the hardwood for the Baylor basketball team. He had a solid senior season averaging 5.5 points, 5.1 rebounds, 3.2 assists and...
Mike Gundy’s Alternative Facts of College Football
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...
Instant Reaction: Mark Stoops Extension
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...
Keeping competition in college sports
During bowl season, there was controversy over some very high-profile college athletes not playing in their bowl games. Two of the biggest names were Christian McCaffrey and Leonard Fournette. Two cam...
WKU Football Players Involved in Masked Frat House Attack
On Sunday night in Bowling Green Kentucky, a very unfortunate and devastating event happened involving the football team at WKU. Several Western Kentucky University football players are under investig...
Nick Saban to the NFL? Not as Unlikely as You Think
According to ESPN College Football reporter Paul Finebaum, Alabama head coach Nick Saban may be looking for another shot at coaching in the NFL. Finebaum explains that Saban is represented by agent Ji...
Who’s Gonna Win the Island?
Lilly Donahue | Indiana University Adidas announced that they will give an ISLAND to the NFL combine prospect who breaks Chris Johnson’s 40 yards dash record of 4.24 seconds. An island. To be fa...
What if Power 5 Conferences Were Sorted Geographically?
Lilly Donahue | Indiana University If you’re anything like me, you probably find yourself constantly questioning why Maryland and Rutgers are in the Big Ten. Trust me, you’re not alone. Bi...
Ole Miss Self-Imposes Bowl Ban for 2017 Season
After the NCAA announced new allegations against head coach Hugh Freeze and the University of Mississippi football team, the school has announced a self-imposed bowl ban for the 2017 season. In addit...
Rejected Kansas State T-Shirt Ideas
Kansas State fans don’t get the chance to celebrate very often. They’ve never seen their football team win a BCS/New Years Six bowl, and most of them weren’t alive the last time thei...
#FireTomCrean? Maybe. #FireFredGlass? Hell No.
Lilly Donahue | Indiana University After a a last second loss to Minnesota, IU fans took to Twitter to make their usual case for the termination of Tom Crean, spurring the ever-present hashtag, #FireT...
Philosophy 101: What if Colt Didn’t Get Hurt?
Braeden Mueller | Arizona State University Colt McCoy was otherwise known as the winningest QB in NCAA history, with 45 wins in 52 starts was knocked out of the BCS “Natty” against Alabama only f...
Bill Snyder has throat cancer; will continue coaching
America’s most beloved college football coach has been diagnosed with throat cancer. This is an excerpt from the official press release from Kansas State University. “I have been diagnosed...
What if College Athletics Had Jersey Sponsors?
Lilly Donahue | Indiana University Recently, the NBA announced that it would begin selling ads on jerseys to interested corporations, and some teams have already sold their space. For many fans of tra...
Air Bud: 5 Star Recruit
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...
College Football Recruiting Report: K’Lavon Chaisson
Continuing my series on unsigned recruits before signing day took me to an unexpected turn. There was an unsigned player, LeBryan Ray, who is unsigned and I could have written an article on, however, ...
The problem with college football recruitment
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 ...
2017-18 Florida Football: Fun in the Sun
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
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
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...
College Football Recruiting Report: Joseph Lewis
Hey guys, National Signing Day is coming up really soon, February 1st. To get ready for that I’ve begun to give a rundown of top unsigned recruits. If you missed my article on top defensive tack...
College Football Recruiting Report: Marvin Wilson
Over the next couple weeks I will be doing a series on the top unsigned recruits in college football. I will be overviewing them and their recruitment as well as making predictions for their final cho...
The Change Iowa Needed
THIS IS AN ARTICLE FOR STUDENT UNION SPORTS, by Luke Maiers. Think of the most boring, predictable thing you can think of (such as grass growing or paint drying), and you have the Iowa Hawkeye’s...
BCS Blowup: 1998 Season
It’s only been about a week and half, and the lack of college football has already left a void in our hearts. That is why over the next few weeks (or months) looking back at every college football s...
Dime a Dozen: Episode 7
Austin Brown and Jack Rogers talk about Baylor’s brief stint at #1 (1:00), West Virginia’s inconsistency on the road (5:14), and Texas Tech’s home court advantage (8:27). Later Stephen Brunson j...
ACC: The King of Conferences
The Champ is here! Not really as I planned on writing this piece regardless of if Clemson won or not on Monday night, but it helps my case so here we are. The ACC rounds out an amazing season by cappi...
Looking Forward: Ohio State 2017
By Anthony Ventura | West Virginia University After that 31-0 embarrassment at the hands of Deshaun Watson, Ben Boulware and the entire Clemson team, it’s hard to find much positive in that game. It...
The Seven Seas: Clemson and Alabama were on a different level
If you missed this bowl season of college football, I’m sorry. But look no further than right here to catch up on the seven biggest things you didn’t see. Clemson and Alabama were the two be...
History 101: Boise State Football
By Ben Shumate | Brown University It might be hard to believe for some that it’s been ten years since Boise State shocked the world in the Fiesta Bowl against Oklahoma. The game is easily one of the...
Why Alabama is Overrated
There have been numerous people across the nation crowning this Alabama Crimson Tide football team as one of the best to ever grace the college football gridiron. Watching a lot of Alabama down the st...
Palmetto Rivals: Episode 10
Student Union presents the Palmetto Rivals podcast with Liam Smith. Liam and his guests talk college sports with perspectives straight from college campuses across the country. Student Union’s g...
Fashion 101: Wyoming Football
By Ben Shumate | Brown University Wyoming folks know and love brown and gold like nothing else. If you grew up in the Cowboy State, as I did, you more than likely have some baby photos lying around li...
The Lineup: US Presidential Football Team
Lilly Donahue | Indiana University With our nation’s presidential inauguration on the horizon, I’ve taken the liberty of creating a starting lineup for a football team made up of US presid...
The Fournette and McCaffrey Epidemic: How players skipping bowl games could kill college football
Much has been said of Leonard Fournette and Christian McCaffrey’s decisions to sit their bowl games out to prevent injuries. Some people support their decision and believe it is in their best intere...
History 101: Ohio State Football
History 101: Memorable Moments in Buckeye History When I look back over the past years of Ohio State football it is hard to pick years where Ohio State wasn’t good. But in the years between 2006-20...
The Problem with Musburger and Mixon
Lilly Donahue | Indiana University During last night’s Sugar Bowl matchup between Oklahoma and Auburn, ESPN announcer Brent Musburger elected to make an extremely controversial statement about...
Social Studies 101: Ohio State Football
There’s nothing like Big Ten Football, seriously, I can’t think of anything that tops game day. Especially Ohio State Football traditions, whether it’s the Walk to the Shoe, the tailgates, or th...
Outlining a Possible Group of 5 Playoff
As ESPN’s Brett McMurphy wrote, there is growing buzz around the coaches of Group of 5 schools concerning a separate playoff system. The “Group of 5” encompasses schools from the Ame...
Health 101: Ohio State Football
How Cardale “12 Gauge” Jones Brought the Buckeyes all the Glory Looking back at Ohio State’s last couple of seasons as I was going through trying to pick a major injury that hurt the team I deci...
Photography 101: 2014 Ohio State Football
By Anthony Ventura | West Virginia University PRESEASON Braxton Miller, the quarterback at Ohio State, was all anyone knew for a while. Since week 4 of the 2011 season, Miller had been THE guy at Ohio...
Palmetto Rivals: Episode 9
Student Union presents the Palmetto Rivals podcast with Liam Smith. Liam and his guests talk college sports with perspectives straight from college campuses across the country. Student Union’s g...
Philosophy 101: What if Braxton Miller Never Got Hurt
By Anthony Ventura | West Virginia University The Alabama Crimson Tide won the 2015 College Football Playoff Championship to repeat after winning the 2014 College Football Playoff Championship. Ezekie...
Beat the Spread: Bowl Mania’s Perfect Parlay
Russell Athletic Bowl: West Virgina (+2.5) vs Miami: An old Big East rivalry will be renewed on Dec. 28 in the Russell Athletic Bowl, as West Virginia meets Miami for the first time since 2...
History 101: Ohio State Football
By Anthony Ventura | West Virginia University If we look over the last 10 years, the Ohio State football program has had quite a fun ride, but if we look simply at the comparison between the ends, 200...
Palmetto Rivals: Episode 8
Student Union presents the Palmetto Rivals podcast with Liam Smith. Liam and his guests talk college sports with perspectives straight from college campuses across the country. Student Union’s g...
The Flexbone: Wake Forest Commentator Leaks Game Plans to Opponents
USA Today – A radio announcer for Wake Forest’s football games “provided or attempted to provide” details about the Demon Deacons’ upcoming game plans to opponents during the past three...
Remember When? : 2016 CFB Season
A lot of things happen over the course of a college football season, and despite all the analysis from so-called experts, there are a lot of times when they are just flat wrong. I wrote this article t...
Baylor fans should be excited about Matt Rhule
For the first time in over six months, I woke up optimistic about the future of Baylor football. The days since Art Briles’ firing in May have been filled with pessimism, uncertainty and a barel...
Contender or Pretender?: Ranking the Heisman Finalists
The Heisman committee has officially announced the five finalists for this year’s Heisman Trophy award. Last year, only three finalists were invited to New York, in a very talented class. This y...
Touchdowns & Tailgates: Championship/Title Game Previews
Get your greasy pizza and 30 racks of Busch light ready folks, because we got one hell of a weekend of college football coming up! Conference Championship/Title Games are here and they are going to pr...
The Road to the B1G Championship
It has been a chaotic year for the best conference in college football and it is not over yet. The Penn State Nittany Lions will take on the Wisconsin Badgers in the Big Ten Championship game Saturday...
#CHAOSTEAM: IU Football Truly Embraces Its Role
After my shift ended at work today, I scrolled through my Twitter feed, and started seeing Kevin Wilson’s name all over my screen. At first I figured he said something funny/controversial, but t...
Extra Points: Week 14
Student Union presents Extra Points by Delphi High School. Faculty member Brian Tonsoni and his students have some fun while talking about the upcoming college football weekend....
Palmetto Rivals: Episode 7
Student Union presents the Palmetto Rivals podcast with Liam Smith. Liam and his guests talk college sports with perspectives straight from college campuses across the country. Follow us on twitter at...
Contender or Pretender?: Heisman Stock Watch Week 13
It’s almost over. Everything is beginning to wind down, whether it be the semester (thankfully), the college football season, or the Heisman Race. But, like the old cliche goes, all good things ...
On the Ball: Video Game Stats for week 13
(This is a weekly article on Student Union Sports covering the most ridiculous stat lines of the week) We all expected rivalry week to be a crazy week, but I think this even exceeded our expect...
Do Conference Titles Matter? Not Necessarily, But Head to Head Matchups Do
Lilly Donahue | Indiana University For the first time in the young College Football Playoff’s history, we have a major conflict. And, just like the first minor conflict, it’s all about con...
Touchdowns & Tailgates: Week 13 Preview
The regular season of college football is slowly drawing to an end and I can’t believe how fast it has gone! Week 13 is looking like it could be one of our best weeks all year with major rivalri...
Palmetto Rivals: Episode 6
Student Union presents the Palmetto Rivals podcast with Liam Smith. Liam and his guests talk college sports with perspectives straight from college campuses across the country. Student Union’s g...
Week 13 Chaos Theory Rooting Guide
Welcome to your Week 13 rooting guide! At this point in the season, there isn’t too much more “chaos” to have as many teams have been eliminated from having any chance, but if a few of the top t...
Playoff Eliminator Week 12
One more week, three less teams in the race. As we approach rivalry week, anything can happen and the picture should shape itself. Prime Position Alabama– Basically a lock at this point unless t...
Extra Points: Week 13
Student Union presents Extra Points by Delphi High School. Faculty member Brian Tonsoni and his students have some fun while talking about the upcoming college football weekend....
Contender or Pretender?: Heisman Stock Watch Week 12
Have the mighty fallen? Not quite, but it has made the Heisman Trophy race much closer than it was just a few short weeks ago. Lamar Jackson has struggled for another week, this time as Louisville was...
The Catwalk: Rivalry Trophy Edition
Lilly Donahue | Indiana University When I sat down to decide this week’s uniforms, I discovered that Week 12 was one of the most solid uniform weeks of the season! This was great for picking the...
On the Ball: Video Game Stats for week 12
(This is a weekly article on Student Union Sports covering the most ridiculous stat lines of the week) Outside of the #5 Louisville and #12 Utah losses, this week had a handful of close games t...
Chaos Theory Rooting Guide Week 12
Michigan State vs. Ohio State On paper, this one should be a blowout, but this Michigan State team has some talent and good at least make this game close at home. I don’t think the Buckeyes will cov...
Touchdowns & Tailgates: Week 12 Preview
I want to open up this week’s article with the famous words of Mickey Redmond, “Holy Jumpin!” That was one hell of a week 11. 3 of the top 4 teams in the country were upset, throwing...
The Flexbone: Blunt Rolling 101 with Chad Kelly
So real rough day for ya boy Chad Kelly…actually if we are being honest he has had a pretty damn rough collegiate career. I’ve low key been a fan of Chad ever since he got kicked off of Cl...
Extra Points: Week 12
Student Union presents Extra Points by Delphi High School. Faculty member Brian Tonsoni and his students have some fun while talking about the upcoming college football weekend....
Playoff Eliminator Week 11
The football gods heard us complaining about no good games this week, so they dropped a whole mess of upsets on us. Safe to say, these all changed the playoff positions and now I would like to admit t...
Palmetto Rivals: Episode 5
Student Union presents the Palmetto Rivals podcast with Liam Smith. Liam and his guests talk college sports with perspectives straight from college campuses across the country. Student Union’s g...
Contender or Pretender?: Heisman Stock Watch Week 11
Another exciting week of college football has come to an end, but don’t worry, we’ll have some MACtion to spice up our typically boring Tuesday nights. 3 of the top 4 teams lost, a couple ...
On the Ball: Video Game Stats for week 11
(This is a weekly article on Student Union Sports covering the most ridiculous stat lines of the week) If only there were some noteworthy games that were worth mentioning in this opening paragr...
The Catwalk: Week 11’s Best and Worst Looks
Lilly Donahue | Indiana University Still trying to reconcile the results of last week’s election? Give yourself a break with this wild weekend of football! We saw #2, #3, and #4 all fall unexpec...
Extra Points: Week 11
Student Union presents Extra Points by Delphi High School. Faculty member Brian Tonsoni and his students have some fun while talking about the upcoming college football weekend....
Touchdowns & Tailgates: Week 11 Preview
Welcome back to another week of Touchdowns & Tailgates! I can’t believe it’s already week 11. There are only a few more weeks left in the regular season and for many schools, the next ...
Pay for Play?: The NCAA and Student-Athlete Debate
The NCAA sells recruits on a dream. But are they the ones that are actually killing that dream? The student-athletes that are employed by the NCAA are unlike any other employee in the fact that while ...
Playoff Eliminator Week 10
We are now down to just 15 contenders who have a shot to make it to the CFB Playoffs. After an uproar last week for Texas A&M being over Washington, A&M proceeded to lose to a below average Mi...
Chaos Theory Rooting Guide Week 11
Most of our wishes were fulfilled last week with Ohio State, Washington State, and almost every top Big 12 team coming out victorious. The only one we didn’t get to cause true uproar was LSU over Al...
On the Ball: Video Game Stats for week 10
(This is a weekly article on Student Union Sports covering the most ridiculous stat lines of the week) This college football season keeps getting weirder and weirder which is adding more and mo...
The Catwalk: Week 10’s Best and Worst Uniforms
Lilly Donahue | Indiana University Week 10 was overall a pretty tame week of college football, with all 5 undefeated teams leaving the week with their goose egg still intact. Even the biggest game of ...
Contender or Pretender?: Heisman Stock Watch Week 10
Kind of a light week in college football, as there were only three upsets, as Mississippi State took down Texas A&M so Washington can rightfully claim its spot in the CFB Playoff top 4, Arkansas d...
Beat the Spread: Balls to the Wall Moneyline Calls Week 10
Oregon (+16.5) (+530) @ USC: The matchup in the Coliseum features two touted freshmen quarterbacks and two head coaches who appear to be on the hotseat. A redshirt freshman, Darnold has led the Trojan...
Ryan Plugge: Week 10 Tailgating
Happy Gameday everyone! I recently just traveled to Tuscaloosa for the Texas A&M vs. Alabama game. This wrapped up my traveling for the year as I will not be traveling to Starkville for the Missis...
Extra Points: Week 10
Student Union presents Extra Points by Delphi High School. Faculty member Brian Tonsoni and his students have some fun while talking about the upcoming college football weekend....
Touchdowns & Tailgates: Week 10 Preview
It’s already week 10 and we have just over a month left in the College Football Playoff race. The pressure is on and I can already tell it is going to be a wild ride! This weekend is no exceptio...
Luke-Warm Takes: Weekly Big Ten Power Rankings
THIS IS A WEEKLY BIG TEN POWER RANKINGS, by Luke Maiers. What did we learn this week in the Big Ten? The sea of red game (Neb. vs. Wisc.) gave us one hell of a show, Northwestern might actually be goo...
Contender or Pretender?: Heisman Stock Watch Week 9
What a week in college football. More, what a week in sports. Between the World Series wrapping up, the NBA and NHL starting back up, and of course, the first CFB Playoff Rankings being released, spor...
Playoff Eliminator Week 9
Prime Position Alabama- At this point it’s pretty clear that Alabama may be the most talented team that we’ve seen in awhile, if they win out, they’re for sure in. Even with one loss, they still...
Chaos Theory Rooting Guide: Week 10
If you’re like me, at this point of the season, your team has no chance of making the College Football Playoffs. At this point, aren’t we all just rooting for upsets and chaos to throw off the sea...
The Coaching Carousel: Purdue
For the rest of the College Football season, each week I will be looking at the jobs that are most likely to be (or already are) open and who the best fits for those teams are. Ah, with every passing ...
Palmetto Rivals: Episode 4 ft. Stingray Steve
Student Union presents the Palmetto Rivals podcast with Liam Smith. Liam and his guests talk college sports with perspectives straight from college campuses across the country. Today’s Topics -Speci...
One and Done? PSU Offensive Coordinator Joe Moorhead
Just like every other year of college football, 2016 is chalk full of surprises. One of the biggest has to be the resurgence of Penn State football after a pretty sluggish start. Upon his arrival, hea...
On the Ball: Video Game Stats for week 9
(This is a weekly article on Student Union Sports covering the most ridiculous stat lines of the week) This week was certainly not a good week to be going into your game undefeated. Four teams ...
The Catwalk: Week 9’s Best and Worst Uniforms
Lilly Donahue | Indiana University What a week! Upsets were everywhere, and now only 5 teams still have that pretty lil goose egg in their loss column. As an IUFB fan, I say boot Michigan out of the p...
Beat the Spread: Balls to the Wall Money-Line Calls Week 9
Balls to the Wall Call #4 Michigan @( +24.5)Michigan St: Throw all the records and stats in the garbage during rivalry games. Cause of that logical fallacy Michigan St is a good pick here. A win again...
Touchdowns & Tailgates: Previewing MSU-Michigan
How’s it going guys! Welcome back to another edition of Touchdowns & Tailgates. Week 8 was a crazy weekend of football and I’m still not sure how Erik Oakley is alive after how lit Pen...
Contender or Pretender?: Heisman Stock Watch Week 8
So this article is a little late this week, and I apologize for that. It has been quite the week so far for me, with 4 tests, a quiz, and two papers due next week. Ouch. I know you guys didn’t c...
Extra Points: Week 9
Student Union presents Extra Points by Delphi High School. Faculty member Brian Tonsoni and his students have some fun while talking about the upcoming college football weekend....
Palmetto Rivals: Will Clemson Blow it Against FSU?
Student Union presents the Palmetto Rivals podcast with Liam Smith. Liam and his guests talk college sports with perspectives straight from college campuses across the country. Today’s Topics -C...
The Seven Seas: Penn State isn’t suddenly a national championship contender.
Don’t hop on the Penn State bandwagon yet. Let’s take a stroll through the 2014 season. The Nittany Lions take the future national champions in Ohio State to double overtime in a game they should ...
James Franklin: From dumpster fire to B1G Coach of the Year Candidate
The Penn State Nittany Lions football season was over. Fans of all ages, including myself, were ready to run head coach James Franklin straight out of town. Penn State was on the verge of a Rutgers-li...
Approach the Bench: Week 8 Big 12 Golden Bench Awards
THIS IS A WEEKLY COLUMN WHERE WE GIVE OUT AWARDS TO THE BEST (AND WORST) PERFORMANCES OF THE WEEK IN THE BIG 12. Eric Taylor Coach of the Week – Dana Holgorsen (West Virginia) West Virginia is good,...
On the Ball: Video Game Stats for Week 8
(This is a weekly article on Student Union Sports covering the most ridiculous stat lines of the week) I don’t know about you, but I thought this was a very weird week of college football...
The Catwalk: The Best (and Worst) Uniforms of Week 8
Lilly Donahue | Indiana University Another week, another assault on the eyes from a Michigan team (not BIG Michigan, mind you). We also saw some great uniforms in a somewhat lackluster week of CFB (ex...
Stats 101: The Incredible Lamar Jackson
If you watch college football, it’s possible that six weeks ago, you had no idea who Lamar Jackson was. You do now. The God, the next Michael Vick, the best player in the country, call him what you ...
Beat the Spread: Balls to the Wall Calls Week 8
Balls to the Wall Call During last week’s column we highlighted Syracuse’s upset victory over Virginia Tech. Check out to see who we have on upset alert this week. #2 Ohio State @ (+20) (+789) Pen...
Beat the Spread: Lock of the Week
Lock of the week: East Carolina (2-4) @ Cincinnati (3-3) (-2) Saturday, October 22, 2016 at 7:00 pm (Nippert Stadium) Tv: CBS Sports Network: This is a resurrection game for College Football journeyma...
The 5 things Penn State must do to knock off Ohio State
Penn State hosts the number two ranked team in the nation on Saturday night as Ohio State will be welcomed to Happy Valley by a sea of white. The Nittany Lions are 4-0 at home this season and look to ...
Touchdowns & Tailgates: Week 8 Preview
Will this be the week Alabama finally falls from grace? Can Iowa pull the upset over a Wisconsin team that has lost two in a row? How bad will Michigan embarrass Illinois? Does Auburn have what it tak...
Ryan Plugge: Tailgating In South Bend
It is always special to me to go to other stadiums and enjoy a game day from someone else’s perspective. That is exactly what I did this past weekend. Texas A&M had a bye week so I decided t...
Timmy Talks: Episode 1
Student Union presents the Timmy Talks podcast with Tim Birkmeyer. Tim and his guests talk college sports with perspectives straight from college campuses across the country. Student Union’s goa...
Extra Points: Week 8
Student Union presents Extra Points by Delphi High School. Faculty member Brian Tonsoni and his students have some fun while talking about the upcoming college football weekend....
The Best Friday Night Lights QB: A Debate
Written by Austin Brown and Brooks Hepp Friday Night Lights was the single greatest television series of all time. For five glorious years, the Dillon Panthers (and later the East Dillon Lions) became...
The Seven Seas: Alabama is the best team in the country. Period.
If you missed this weekend of college football, I’m sorry. But look no further than right here to catch up on what happened. Alabama is the best team in the country. Period. Clemson is good. Ohio S...
Palmetto Rivals Episode 2: Shotgun Formation
Student Union presents the Palmetto Rivals podcast with Liam Smith. Liam and his guests talk college sports with perspectives straight from college campuses across the country. Today’s episode o...
The Flexbone: The Perfect College Football Entourage
Alright, so last weeks edition of The Flexbone featured my all-star backyard football team. This week I thought I’d change it up (ever so slightly) and toss out my dream entourage of College Foo...
Luke-Warm Takes: Weekly Big Ten Power Rankings
THIS IS A WEEKLY BIG TEN POWER RANKINGS, by Luke Maiers. What did we learn this week in the Big Ten? Michigan State can’t wait for basketball season, TDs for Harambe has won more at TCF Bank Sta...
Contender or Pretender?: Heisman Stock Watch Week 7
Another crazy week in college football has ended, therefore it is also time for my Heisman Stock Watch. First, let’s get a quick recap of the week that was. Ole Miss and Arkansas played one of, ...
Approach the Bench: Week 7 Big 12 Golden Bench Awards
THIS IS A WEEKLY COLUMN WHERE WE GIVE OUT AWARDS TO THE BEST (AND WORST) PERFORMANCES OF THE WEEK IN THE BIG 12. Eric Taylor Coach of the Week – Bob Stoops (Oklahoma) A lesser man might have panicke...
On the Ball: Video Game Stats from Week 7
(This is a weekly article on Student Union Sports covering the most ridiculous stat lines of the week) Week 7 brought us a very mixed bag of results. We had a close top-10 game in Wisconsin vs....
The Catwalk: Week 7’s Best and Worst Uniforms
Lilly Donahue | Indiana University Week 7 was features quite a few wild games, including some top 25 shootouts. This week also featured a wide variety of uniforms, some worthy of the likes of Derek Zo...
Beat the Spread: Balls to the Wall Moneyline Calls Week 7 Upset Special
Balls to the Wall Moneyline Call: In this edition of Beat the Spread, we will have a feature dedicated to calling upsets in this week slate. There are a lot of big games this college football weekend ...
Beat the Spread: Balls to the Wall Moneyline Upset Calls
Balls to the Wall Moneyline Call: In this edition of Beat the Spread, we will have a feature dedicated to calling upsets in this week slates. There are a lot of big games this college football weekend...
Touchdowns & Tailgates: Week 7 Preview
Man oh man, what a weekend. Ah, yes week 6 was a wild week of College Football, full of kickass tailgates and blocked game-winning PATs. Houston can say goodbye to their playoff hopes after getting u...
Sneaky Good Game of the Week: (10) Nebraska at Indiana
Lilly Donahue | Indiana University 3:30 PM EST, ABC & ESPN2 This weekend offers a nice slate of games, including OSU @ Wisconsin, Ole Miss @ Arkansas, and Bama-Tennessee. But a lot of times these ...
Ryan Plugge: Tailgating A Top 10 Match up Against Tennessee
Remember those movies you watched as a kid or the books you read growing up where everything falls into place perfectly? Let’s just say that is exactly what happened last Saturday for the Texas ...
Fashion 101: Oklahoma Football
Written by Charlie Dutton | Oklahoma University There are two kinds of teams in college football. No more, no less. There are the “uniform teams” and there are the winners. It wasn’t...
Extra Points: Week 7
Student Union presents Extra Points by Delphi High School. Faculty member Brian Tonsoni and his students have some fun while talking about the upcoming college football weekend....
Approach the Bench: Big 12 Power Rankings Week 7
THIS IS A WEEKLY COLUMN WHERE WE BREAK DOWN THE POWER RANKINGS IN THE BIG 12 CONFERENCE. 1. Baylor (Last week: 1) Baylor was off this week which makes it kind of hard to bump them off the top spot. Th...
Palmetto Rivals: Pilot Episode
Student Union presents the Palmetto Rivals podcast with Liam Smith. Liam and his guests talk college sports with perspectives straight from college campuses across the country. In the first ever episo...
The Flexbone: The Ultimate Backyard Football Team
Ahh….Don’t you just love College Football in October? The air is starting to get a little crisper and fridges are starting to fill up with Sam Adams Octoberfest (or Angry Orchard if you ...
The Seven Seas: Blame Kevin Hogan for McCaffrey’s struggles
If you missed this weekend of college football, I’m sorry. But look no further than right here to catch up on what happened. The best part of Christian McCaffrey was Kevin Hogan. I can’t think of...
Contender or Pretender?: Heisman Stock Watch Week 6
Another exciting week in college football has ended, so once again, it’s time to check out my Heisman Stock Watch. October is one of the most exciting sports months for me, between college footb...
Luke-Warm Takes: Weekly Big Ten Power Rankings
THIS IS A WEEKLY BIG TEN POWER RANKINGS, by Luke Maiers. What did we learn this past weekend in the Big Ten? It really sucks being Joey Julius, Rutgers likes to give up points, Jabrill Peppers is the ...
Approach the Bench: Week 6 Big 12 Golden Bench Awards
THIS IS A WEEKLY COLUMN WHERE WE GIVE OUT AWARDS TO THE BEST (AND WORST) PERFORMANCES OF THE WEEK IN THE BIG 12. Eric Taylor Coach of the Week – David Beaty (Kansas) It’s not often that Kansas...
On the Ball: Video Game Stats from Week 6
(This is a weekly article on Student Union Sports covering the most ridiculous stat lines of the week) Well, here we are, another week of college football in the books. I can’t believe w...
Beat the Spread: Locks of the Week, Trap Game, and Balls to the Wall Moneyline Call
Going into week three of this column we have learned that Vegas knows there stuff. Over that time period, we have picked 6 pushes. Many of them coming from last minute garbage time scores… (Tennesse...
Touchdowns & Tailgates: Week 6 Preview
Welcome back to another edition of Touchdowns & Tailgates. Week 5 had some really awesome matchups and it showed us a lot about the top teams in the country. For one, Deshaun Watson and Clemson re...
Fashion 101 | King of the Uniforms: Top 5 Oregon Duck Combinations
By Omar Noujoum Deion Sanders, one of the greatest to ever play football, said, “you look good, you feel good. You feel good, you play good. You play good, they pay good.” Is that factual? Well, i...
Approach the Bench: Big 12 Power Rankings Week 6
THIS IS A WEEKLY COLUMN WHERE WE BREAK DOWN THE POWER RANKINGS IN THE BIG 12 CONFERENCE. 1. Baylor (Last week: 1) Baylor barely scraped by against Iowa State on Saturday. Any time a game comes down to...
History 101 | The Good, The Bad, & Tyrone Willingham: A Decade of Washington Football
By Omar Noujoum Would you consider the Washington Huskies among the powerhouse programs in college football? Yeah, probably not. They’re not Ohio State, they’re not Florida State, and they sure as...
Extra Points: Week 6
Student Union presents Extra Points by Delphi High School. Faculty member Brian Tonsoni and his students have some fun while talking about the upcoming college football weekend....
THE COCKBLOCK: WEEK 5
WELCOME TO THE COCKBLOCK. CHECK IN EVERY WEEK FOR TAKEAWAYS, PREDICTIONS, GAMECOCK FOOTBALL ANALYSIS, AND NOTHING POSITIVE ABOUT THAT TEAM FROM THE UPSTATE. &...
Lil’Looks: 8 Landing Spots for Blake Barnett
By Lilly Donahue | Indiana University When Blake Barnett got the starting nod for Alabama’s season opener against USC, Bama fans assumed he’d take the reins and lead the Tide to another title. But...
The Seven Seas: The First Annual Savage of the Year
If you missed this weekend of college football, I’m sorry. But look no further than right here to catch up on what happened. North Carolina’s kicker is savage of the year. Heisman? Maxwell? Forge...
History 101: A Decade of Mizzou Football
One could argue that the last ten years for Mizzou sports may have been one of the best periods in their entire history. Gary Pinkel took this team to levels they have never been to and a couple of ti...
The Flexbone: Recapping GameDay at Clemson
If you’ve read any of my other posts, you’ve probably picked up on the fact that I’m not the biggest fan of the Clemson Tigers. Well that’s putting it lightly….I FUCKING ...
Approach the Bench: Week 5 Big 12 Golden Bench Awards
THIS IS A WEEKLY COLUMN WHERE WE GIVE OUT AWARDS TO THE BEST (AND WORST) PERFORMANCES OF THE WEEK IN THE BIG 12. Eric Taylor Coach of the Week – Mike Gundy (Oklahoma State) Gundy did his homework be...
Communications 101: Kevin Wilson
By Lilly Donahue | Indiana University Anyone who knows anything about Indiana football knows about our coach, Kevin Wilson. But if you, like most of America, are not a fan of IU football, then K-Willy...
Contender or Pretender?: Heisman Stock Watch Week 5
What an entertaining weekend it was. Two Top-10 match-ups, and the ultimate dual-threat QB duel between DeShaun Watson and Lamar Jackson (more on that later). A startling 9 Top-25 teams were defeated ...
Luke-Warm Takes: Weekly Big Ten Power Rankings
THIS IS A WEEKLY BIG TEN POWER RANKINGS, by Luke Maiers. What did we learn this week in the Big Ten? Iowa and Michigan State are overrated, there are some pillow fight of games coming up in conference...
On the Ball: Video Game Stats for Week 5
(This is a weekly article on Student Union Sports covering the most ridiculous stat lines of the week) Ladies and gentlemen, it has finally happened. While Lamar Jackson did not have an awful d...
Beat the Spread: Balls to the Wall Moneyline Call
Wake Forest (+12.5) (+375) @ NC ST After back to back 3-9 season Wake Forest is off to a surprising 4-0 start. Over the course of their 4 games, Wake Forest has already had a couple quality road w...
Beat the Spread: Perfect Parlay
West Virginia (-3) vs Kansas St: West Virginia is the one of two undefeated team in the Big 12 and their perfect should not take blemish here. West Virginia has one of the best-running defenses in t...