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...
Hawkeye Tailgate Report – 9/7/21
IT’S HATE WEEK! The Hawkeye Tailgate Report boys break down the Indiana blowout and preview what’s ahead for the Cy-Hawk Game this Saturday. Subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotif...
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 ...
Week 1 College Football Picks
Current Record: 2-0 What’s up guys! Working on sweat and generator power as Hurricane Ida came through and caused massive damage to the Gulf South, but here we are. Week 1 is here after a profit...
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...
Hawkeye Tailgate Report – 9/1/21
IT IS GAME WEEK! On this week’s HTR, the boys break down the Indiana game and have a draft of Iowa athletes they’d most like to get a drink with. Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts...
UCLA Looks Strong After Week 0 Game, Now Turns Focus to LSU
The UCLA Bruins kicked off the 2021 season against the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors this past weekend. The young Bruins team is reloaded with 42 Freshman on this year’s roster. It was a very positive...
Betting Week 0 of College Football
It’s the most wonderful time of the year. Football is BACK baby! Week 0 starts this weekend with Nebraska-Illinois and just like that we have meaningful football until February. This also means ...
Hawkeye Tailgate Report – 8/23/21
On this week’s HTR, we welcome on 247’s Sean Bock and David Eickholt. The boys preview the 2021 football season with an extra-long football special. They also draft their top bars in Iowa ...
5 NFL Season Win Totals To Watch Out For
Presented by Play BUSR NFL Preseason is officially upon us! For the next 3 weeks, we will see new faces, splash plays and, mostly, rust being shaken off. All 32 teams have a short amount of time to fi...
5 Tips To Become A Better Bettor This Football Season
Folks, the time is here! This month we start the once a week extravaganza of NCAA and NFL football from now until Super Bowl 56. With the arrival of football season comes an opportunity that many peop...
Hawkeye Tailgate Report – 8/14/21
On this week’s Hawkeye Tailgate Report, we cover everything from the last couple months. Garza, Wiesy, Clark, Gilman, and everything in between. Football is only three weeks away! Subscribe to t...
Coming Soon Live From The Moon: Barstool Sports Arizona Bowl
Move over Neil Armstrong, there’s a new man on the moon. David Scott Portnoy and the rest of the pirate ship at Barstool Sports are taking over the Arizona Bowl New Years Eve 2021. With exclusiv...
2021 Heisman Watch: Early Front Runners, Odds & Picks
Admit it, you have been counting down the days on your calendar until college football kicks off. It’s ok, no need to explain, because I’m right there with you. Nothing screams College Foo...
Should Poker be a College Sport?
Did you know that the first college sporting event was a rowing regatta between Harvard and Yale? It was held in 1852, more than 10 years before collegiate football was ever played, and it would rem...
Hawkeye Tailgate Report – 6/17/21
On this week’s Hawkeye Tailgate Report, we are back from our hiatus! The boys wrapped up last basketball season and looked ahead to the next football. They power ranked the streets in Iowa City ...
Detroit Lions Draft Grade
GM Brad Holmes and Head Coach Dan Cambell wrapped up their first NFL draft as the new regime of the Detroit Lions Sunday night, and I think it’s safe to say it was a good one. The Lions had a ve...
NFL Draft: Grading Every First Round Pick
The Christmas of the NFL offseason. The first round of the 2021 NFL draft offered some interesting picks and some big slides by players I expected to go early. Now that the first round has concluded i...
2021 NFL Draft Sleepers: Eight Potential Late Round Gems
The first round of the NFL Draft brought us tons of excitement. We saw six skill position players taken in the first six picks and had multiple intriguing trades. While the first round is the headline...
2021 NFL Mock Draft w/ Donovan James
It’s officially NFL Draft Eve, ladies and gentlemen, we are now just 24 hours away from the NFL Draft. It has been a crazy lead-up to the draft, with multiple trades that have already been made, and...
2021 NFL Mock Draft w/ Bryce Tinson
Check out my Mock Draft 1.0 and Bryce’s 2.0. *This was recorded before Trey Lance and Mac Jones became the runner-ups to be the #3 overall pick.*...
Jeff Bridich Resigns: Rockies Look Forward to Better Days?
On Monday, Colorado Rockies general manager, Jeff Bridich, resigned from the position after much scrutiny from the media. The Colorado Rockies have historically been considered one of the worst organi...
Trevor Lawrence: 2021 Draft Breakdown
This is the moment all football fans have been waiting for. Ever since quarterback Trevor Lawrence was in high school, he was destined to be the number one pick in the NFL Draft. Now, the wait is over...
Justin Fields: 2021 Draft Breakdown
Justin Fields is a very interesting prospect. Before the season started, it seemed as if Fields was a lock to be the second quarterback taken in the draft behind Trevor Lawrence. However, with Zach Wi...
Mac Jones: 2021 NFL Draft Breakdown
Alabama’s Mac Jones has flew up the draft boards after his sensational Junior season. Jones won the Manning award to finish off his career at Alabama, an award given to the top quarterback in th...
Terrace Marshall Jr.: 2021 NFL Draft Breakdown
Terrace Marshall Jr. was set to breakout during the 2020 season for the LSU Tigers. With Justin Jefferson being drafted, and Ja’Marr Chase opting out, Marshall Jr. was the number one option on t...
NFL Mock Draft 1.0 w/ Trades
This is the first mock draft I’ll ever put out for other people to critique. Obviously, like any other football head, I’ve done my own, but I’ve always kept them to myself. This time...
Bryan Mills: Potential Sleeper Of The Draft
Every year I dive into the lists of prospects to find one player that I put my stamp of approval on. Are my stamps of approval worth anything? No, they are not. However, I will always take the time to...
Trevon Moehrig: 2021 NFL Draft Breakdown
Trevon Moehrig was recruited to play CB out of high school in Spring Branch, Texas and soon moved to safety once he got to TCU. He is widely considered the top safety in this class and is the *only* s...
Caleb Farley: 2021 NFL Draft Breakdown
Caleb Farley might be the best defensive player in the 2021 NFL Draft. He played quarterback in high school and then signed on to play wide receiver at Virginia Tech before switching to corner. It sur...
Christian Darrisaw: 2021 NFL Draft Breakdown
Christian Darrisaw is a lock in the first round. He has the prototypical size and power to be a great player in the league. He was a three-year starter at Virginia Tech, which gives him the experience...
Brevin Jordan: 2021 Draft Breakdown
Everything coming into this draft regarding the tight end class is about Kyle Pitts. It’s not undeserved, Pitts is the best prospect at the position we have seen in years. With that said, it for...
Jalen Mayfield: 2021 NFL Draft Breakdown
Jalen Mayfield, the Michigan man, is one of those underrated prospects that could go day one or fall all the way to a late day two pick because of the class depth. He has the size and strength that ev...
Nick Bolton: 2021 Draft Breakdown
The middle linebacker is almost always the defensive leader on the field. The position is responsible for relaying signals from coaches and covering sideline to sideline. No player embodies that more ...
Trey Sermon: 2021 NFL Draft Breakdown
Ohio State running back Trey Sermon rose to stardom after the injury to former starting Buckeye running back Master Teague III. In Sermon’s first game as a feature back in the Big Ten championsh...
Patrick Surtain II: 2021 Draft Breakdown
During the 2020-2021 College Football season, Alabama’s Patrick Surtain II was one of the most feared cornerbacks in the country. Surtain II was a vital piece to the championship-winning Alabama...
Azeez Ojulari: 2021 NFL Draft Breakdown
Azeez Ojulari is a very interesting prospect. The EDGE rusher from Georgia holds some great attributes, but also struggles with some aspects of his game. Ojulari was redshirted his freshman year and t...
Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah: 2021 NFL Draft Breakdown
JOK is the do-it-all linebacker that made Notre Dame’s defense so good this past season. He is by far the most versatile player in this draft class and one of the most pro-ready. He’s a na...
Micah Parsons: 2021 NFL Draft Breakdown
Athletic freak. That’s the best way to describe Micah Parsons. Like the Youtube video says, he’s a generational talent. He sat out the 2020 season but was so good in 2019 that it did nothi...
Dylan Moses: 2021 NFL Draft Breakdown
Dylan Moses is the kind of guy offensive players don’t want to see in the hole. He’s not flashy, but he gets the job done. He was the leader of the Alabama defense that won the CFP this pa...
Kyle Pitts: 2021 NFL Draft Breakdown
Kyle Pitts is undoubtedly the best TE in this draft class. Pitts, the 2021 John Mackey Award winner, had an exceptional senior season that impressed many people with his combination of size and athlet...
EA Sports NCAA Football: Which Players Would be a 99 Overall?
When you think of legendary sports games, the first one that would come to mind for most people would be the NCAA football series. Whether you were playing with your Heisman winning Road to Glory crea...
Men of March Podcast Episode Five: Let’s Enjoy the Madness Interview with Aaron Torres
Conference Tournament season is one of the best times of the sports calendar. Our college basketball has you covered breaking down the top teams from each conference. Covid took this from us last year...
Jay Tufele: 2021 NFL Draft Breakdown
Jay Tufele is one of the rawest prospects in this draft. He is an athletic freak that headed USC’s defensive line. He opted out in 2020 due to the incompetence of the PAC 12. When he did play he...
Trey Smith: 2021 NFL Draft Breakdown
Do you like offensive linemen that are trying to rip their matchup’s head off? Trey Smith is your guy, come the second or third round of this year’s draft. Originally a 5-star left tackle ...
Levi Onwuzurike: 2021 NFL Draft Breakdown
Levi Onwuzurike was a 4 star recruit coming out of high school in Allen, Texas. Following a few years in the pacific northwest playing for the Washington Huskies, it’s easy to say that he exceed...
Christian Barmore: 2021 NFL Draft Breakdown
Christian Barmore is the top interior D-line prospect on a lot of boards coming into the 2021 draft. IDL is not a strong position group at the top of this draft, but Barmore just might be the best of ...
Daviyon Nixon: 2021 NFL Draft Breakdown
Daviyon Nixon is one of those players that makes your jaw drop when he makes a play. He’s 6’3 305 lbs and is quick. A year after AJ Epinesa, the Hawkeyes put another player into the draft ...
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...
Alim McNeill: 2021 NFL Draft Breakdown
Alim McNeill has quite possibly the highest ceiling of any of the interior D-lineman in this draft class. The 6’2 320 lb. NC State product started all three years, being a key piece to their def...
Marvin Wilson: 2021 NFL Draft Breakdown
Marvin Wilson was a man amongst boys on the football field during his college career. One of the few shining lights on a poor Florida State team, Wilson, 6’5 305 lbs, proved why he’s one o...
Lecture Hall 2/23: Prayers Up for Tiger
What’s up and welcome to Lecture Hall! Hosted by Bryce Hopwood and Harrison Sillings and presented by Student Union Sports. This week we dive into: NHL at Lake Tahoe Fernando Tatis Jr contract e...
Conference Realignment: The Power 13?
Our guy @BryceTinson came up with some hypothetical College Football Conferences that actually make sense.....
Oregon QB Tyler Shough Enters Transfer Portal
Last week, there was significant PAC 12 news regarding the transfer portal. Tyler Shough, who started every game but saw his playing time dwindle late in the season, is leaving the program. Given this...
Monday’s Mock of the Mock Pt. 2
Everybody’s favorite recurring article is back for another! This time we’re taking on the heavy hitters: Todd McShay. Let’s get into the spots I liked, loved, or questioned. ESPNR...
CCAA Commissioner Mitch Cox Empathizes with Student Athletes at Division 2 Schools
The commissioner of the CCAA (California Collegiate Athletic Association) Mitch Cox understands what some students may be going through and supports them. Mitch Cox was appointed as the commissioner o...
Monday’s Mock of the Mock
Alright, the Super Bowl is over and we are all in on #DraftSZN here at Student Union. So to kick things off, I’m going to do what so many armchair experts around the country do: talk about anoth...
Not Gonna Lie Podcast: Super Bowl LV Preview
National Champion FB/TE Carl Tucker joins the pod to recap his year at Alabama. We also get into off the field interest and how he aims to be a difference maker at the next level. After that, Liam and...
Ten Hypothetical “30 For 30s” We Want to Watch
Nothing dominates the sports documentary landscape quite like ESPN’s “30 for 30” series. Since their debut in 2009, these looks at memorable moments in sports history have captivated...
The WAC Brings Back Football with Conference Expansion: Adding Five New Schools
Houston- Football is officially back in the WAC. As soon as next season, college football fans will be able to enjoy #Waction football for the first time in a decade. The WAC was one was the top-tier ...
Michigan Wolverines Re-sign Jim Harbaugh
The Michigan Wolverines have decided to re-sign Jim Harbaugh to be their coach for, at least, the immediate future. The five-year deal through 2026 pays out a base salary of four million dollars. The ...
2021 National Championship Preview: #1 Alabama vs. #3 Ohio State
The 2021 College Football National Championship will feature Alabama (12-0), and Ohio State (7-0). The last time these two teams played was in the Sugar Bowl in 2015, as the Ezekiel Elliot led Buckeye...
Kiffin Agrees to Contract Extension with Ole Miss
Just hours ahead of their matchup against the No.11 Indiana Hoosiers in the 35th annual Outback Bowl, Ole Miss decided to reward Lane Kiffin. The Rebels ended up pulling off the upset in Tampa winning...
2021 Gator Bowl: #23 NC State vs Kentucky
Jacksonville, Fl– TIAA Bank Field will be hosting the No.23 NC State Wolfpack (8-3) and the Kentucky Wildcats (4-6) for the 76th annual Gator Bowl. How They Got Here: Kentucky The Wildcats start...
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...
2021 Orange Bowl: No. 5 Texas A&M vs. No. 13 North Carolina
This year’s Orange Bowl presents a question that we often see in bowl games: which team wants it more? For No. 5 Texas A&M, a team that feels they were snubbed by not receiving an invitation...
2021 Rose Bowl Preview: #4 Notre Dame vs. #1 Alabama
The 2021 Rose Bowl features two great football teams, #4 Notre Dame (10-1) and #1 Alabama (11-0). The winner of this game will take on the winner of the Sugar Bowl in the National Championship. How Th...
2021 Sugar Bowl: #3 Ohio State vs #2 Clemson
For the second straight year, Ohio State and Clemson will be meeting up in the College Football Playoff. This time, they will battle at the Sugar Bowl. How They Got Here: Ohio State The Buckeyes have ...
2020 College Football Playoff Odds Guide
When it comes to betting college football playoff futures prior to the playoff, things are pretty straightforward. There are four teams in the College Football Playoff and the winners of each New Year...
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 ...
2021 Peach Bowl Preview: #9 Georgia vs. #8 Cincinnati
The 2021 Peach Bowl should be a good one. We will see #9 Georgia (7-2) and #8 Cincinnati (9-0), square off on New Years Day. How They Got Here: Georgia Georgia was the #4 ranked team in the country to...
Arizona Bowl: Ball State vs. #22 San Jose State
It’s one of the few bowls left without a sponsor, and in its sixth year, the Arizona Bowl has a great matchup for us. The original tie-ins for this game consisted of Conference USA and the Mount...
2020 Armed Forces Bowl: #24 Tulsa vs Mississippi State
Bowl season continues on New Year’s Eve, with a matchup between No.24 Tulsa and Mississippi State at the Armed Forces Bowl. The game is set to be played at Amon G. Carter Stadium, in Fort Worth,...
2020 Cheez-It Bowl: #21 Oklahoma State vs #18 Miami
The only bowl game outside the New Years Six to feature two ranked teams, the #21 Oklahoma State Cowboys and the #19 Miami Hurricanes are set to square off in Orlando in the newly rebranded Cheez-It B...
Utah RB Ty Jordan Passes Away
Utah running back Ty Jordan passed away Friday night, the Denton, Texas police department told ESPN. The police department also told ESPN that they believe Ty accidentally shot himself. Utah announced...
2020 LendingTree Bowl: Western Kentucky vs Georgia Southern
Bowl season continues on December 26, with a matchup between Western Kentucky (5-6) and Georgia State (5-4) in the 2020 LendingTree Bowl, set to kickoff in Mobile, Alabama at Ladd-Peebles Stadium. How...
SERVPRO First Responder Bowl: #19 Louisiana vs. UTSA
In previewing the Coastal Carolina-Liberty game, I said that was the battle of the mascot nicknames. I rescind that statement and would like to add this game in place of it. The SERVPRO First Responde...
2020 Camellia Bowl: Buffalo vs. Marshall
While people are enjoying their Christmas Day NBA and NFL action, squeezed in at 2:30 PM is the 2020 Camellia Bowl. This year’s game pairs two teams that got off to hot starts before disappointi...
2020 Cure Bowl: Liberty vs. #12 Coastal Carolina
One of the best non New Years 6 bowls this year takes place in sunny Orlando, Florida: The Cure Bowl. It brings together Liberty (9-1) and #12 Coastal Carolina (11-0). Not to mention, this is the bowl...
2020 Montgomery Bowl: Memphis vs. FAU
The first edition of the Montgomery Bowl will match up Memphis and Florida Atlantic. Two contrasting styles of play should make for a fun game to watch. The Tigers, led by QB Brady White, love to thro...
R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl: Louisiana Tech vs. Georgia Southern
The R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl taking place in, you guessed it, New Orleans, gives us a solid matchup between 5-4 Louisiana Tech and 7-5 Georgia Southern. LA Tech is playing for their 7th straight ...
2020 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl: Tulane vs. Nevada
The second slated bowl game this year takes place in Boise Idaho, pitting Tulane (6-5) against Nevada (6-2). In a regular year, both teams would have been bowl eligible. The Green Wave and Wolf Pack r...
2020 Boca Raton Bowl: Brigham Young vs Central Florida
Arguably the most exciting non-NY6 Bowl will pit a match up between two of the countries most explosive offenses. BYU, led by future first-round pick Zach Wilson will take on UCF’s high powered ...
2020 New Mexico Bowl: Hawai’i vs Houston
Bowl season continues on Christmas Eve, with a matchup between Hawai’i (4-4) and Houston (3-4) in the New Mexico Bowl. In a somewhat ironic twist, this year’s New Mexico Bowl kicks off in ...
2020 Myrtle Beach Bowl: App State vs. North Texas
Happy bowl season everyone! We kick things off with a battle between App State (8-3) and North Texas (4-5) in the Myrtle Beach Bowl. With the way bowl games are structured this year, teams like the Me...
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...
Donovan Edwards Signs with Michigan
Donovan Edwards, the West Bloomfield, Michigan product and number four ranked running back in the class of 2021 according to 247Sports composite ranking, decides to stay home. He has chosen to commit ...
What did Cincinnati do to the CFP Committee?
If there was ever a dream for a Group of 5 Team intruding the CFP under this format, it died Tuesday Night. The undefeated Cincinnati Bearcats, ranked as high as 7th this season, came in at number nin...
THE Game: A Michigan Fan’s Perspective
Albert Einstein once said, “the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, expecting different results.” Insanity. That’s the only word I can think of that e...
If you Don’t Like Coastal Carolina, You Can Pound Sand
Coastal Carolina just finished playing in quite possibly the best game in the history of college football. You may be asking yourself, what’s so great about a 22-17 game, well there’s no r...
Five Takeaways from Purdue’s Loss to Nebraska
Nebraska handed Purdue their fourth straight loss 37-27. Don’t let the scoreboard fool you, this game was not as close as it may suggest. A blocked punt on the first possession of the game led t...
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...
Purdue vs Nebraska: Week Seven Keys to the Game
Thank you, Nebraska for bringing back Big Ten Football so we’re able to watch these two incredible football programs play Saturday afternoon in West Lafayette. Purdue vs Nebraska is only one ste...
Hawkeye Tailgate Report – 12/2/20
The HTR boys are back! After a short hiatus, Luke, Joey, and Stin gathered at Luke’s new apartment to talk about the hot-as-hell football and basketball teams! Luka is the GOAT and Brian Ferentz...
Sarah Fuller Makes History In College Football
Sarah Fuller was known for her athletic performance as a goal keeper for Vanderbilt. Now she will be known as the first woman to play in a Power 5 game. Watching the Vanderbilt play Missouri yesterday...
Purdue Loses Three in a Row With Loss to Rutgers
Rutgers, an 11 point underdog, moves to 2-4 after a 37-30 win over Purdue in West Lafayette. As expected, this game was a shootout from start to finish. Both teams took advantage of nonexistent defens...
Best Running Back Performance of All-Time?
Waking up on Saturday morning, I’m sure University of Buffalo running back Jaret Patterson was ready for a big game against 3-0 Kent State. However, I’m not sure that he would’ve had...
Purdue vs Rutgers: Week Six Keys to the Game
This Thanksgiving isn’t what we’re used to in the Big Ten. Usually, at this time we’re getting ready for bowl speculations and a big rivalry weekend. But because of the delayed start...
An Open Letter to the College Football Playoff Selection Committee
Dear Members of the College Football Playoff Committee, I’ll put it simply: It’s time to shake things up a little bit. 2020 has been the year of irregularities, and no sport has suffered mor...
Bring Out the Robot Referee Because Something Needs to Change
If you don’t know what I’m talking about from the headline then you’re either not a college football fan or you live under a rock. Last night Purdue went on the road to Minnesota and...
ICYMI: No. 25 Tulsa stuns Tulane in 2OT
While Russell Wilson and Kyler Murray were battling it out in Seattle, perhaps an even better game was taking place in Tulsa, Oklahoma. In a back-and-forth defensive battle, Tulane looked like it woul...
Week 11 NFL Preview: Picks, MVP Race and Fantasy Advice!
Welcome to the second week of my NFL weekly previews! Last week in the National Football League was certifiably wild, and now we’re seeing some serious playoff chatter heat up for Week 11. My fi...
Lecture Hall 11/17: No One Comes into Ryan Field
What’s up and welcome back to another episode of Lecture Hall brought to you by Student Union Sports! This week Harrison is a little too excited about Northwestern Football and seems to be a big...
Purdue Falls to #23 Northwestern
A rainy night in West Lafayette set the stage for the Big Ten West matchup of the year as Purdue hosted Northwestern. #23 Northwestern went into Ross-Ade Stadium and defeated the Purdue Boilermakers 2...
Jim Harbaugh is a perfect fit for the Jets
The New York Jets are on the verge of being historically bad, led by everyone’s favorite coach, Adam Gase. It’s pretty impressive he still even has a job, but it’s likely the Jets are keeping hi...
Purdue vs #23 Northwestern: Week Three Keys to the Game
In typical 2020 fashion, the matchup of the year in the Big Ten West might be Northwestern at Purdue on Saturday night. Northwestern is off to their first 3-0 start since 2000 and sitting at 23rd in t...
What can the Patriots do at QB?
Patriots quarterback Cam Newton is on pace for 5 passing touchdowns on the season. This is just one season removed from 20 years of absolute dominance from the greatest of all time. I like Cam Newton,...
COVID-19 Impacting Community College Athletics
Every single sport that is being played from pro level to school level has been affected by the current pandemic. However, with many professional sports and some college sports starting back up, commu...
The Jim Harbaugh Era: Disappointing
December 29, 2014, a date that changed the course of Michigan football forever. On that date, it was announced that Jim Harbaugh would be the next head football coach at the University of Michigan. Th...
Can U-C Cincy in the College Football Playoff?
2020 has been a year full of oddities, and college football has had plenty of them. Although the Big 10 and Pac-12 are joining the party, this could be the first year in the playoff era that a Group o...
Chill Out, Badger Fans
With the news of Graham Mertz officially testing positive for COVID-19 and still awaiting Chase Wolf’s confirmation, I need a favor from my fellow Badger fans. Chill out. The season isn’t ...
Pump the Brakes on Baker Mayfield Slander
Although the Browns were utterly destroyed 38 -7 by the Steelers last Sunday, people have lost their minds with overreactions to one bad game. Now, I’ve been saying since the beginning of this seaso...
Purdue Scores Late to Win Opener Over Iowa
For the first time since 2016, Purdue has won a season opener. The Boilermakers defeated the Iowa Hawkeyes 24-20 in West Lafayette on Saturday afternoon. Going into the game there were more questions ...
Rondale Moore Ruled OUT Against Iowa
Purdue kicks off the 2020 football season Saturday afternoon and will be without their star wide receiver Rondale Moore. The school announced at 12ET Friday that Moore would not be playing in the game...
Purdue vs Iowa: Week One Keys to the Game
After months of uncertainty, scrutiny, and anticipation, Big Ten football finally kicks off this weekend. For the Purdue Boilermakers, a tough week one opponent is nothing new in the Jeff Brohm era. W...
Iowa/Penn State – Pure Greatness in 2004
On this date, Oct. 23, 2004, the greatest football game in the history of the sport was played. The Iowa Hawkeyes traveled to Happy Valley to take on the Penn State Nittany Lions. This game had everyt...
“Vacuous Turd” Adam Schefter is Once Again Showing His Privilege
Adam Schefter made headlines (headline) when he dared to send out quite possibly, the most distasteful joke in recorded history. I don’t know about you, but I have not had a decent nights sleep ...
Hawkeye Tailgate Report – 10/20/20
On this week’s episode of the HTR, IT IS GAME WEEK! The full cast previews everything Iowa related: favorite offensive/defensive players, record predictions, bold statements and over/unders for ...
Jimmy Butler is a God
In this episode, Jacob and Tyler discuss the greatness that is Jimmy Butler and how his historic performance help the Heat grab the game 3 win in the NBA finals. They begin by talking about what Jimmy...
Minshew Mania will have no part of Tank For Trevor
The Jacksonville Jaguars were Vegas’ preseason bet to take Trevor Lawrence with the #1 pick in the 2021 NFL draft. Why has everyone all of a sudden forgotten about Gardner Minshew? He had his ...
BREAKING: Shaun Wade Returning To Ohio State
After opting-out of the college football season on Monday, Shaun Wade announced live on ESPN’s SportsCenter that he will return for one more season at Ohio State. This announcement comes in the ...
Hawkeye Tailgate Report – 9/16/20
FOOTBALL IS BACK! The Big Ten announced Wednesday that football is returning in October. Luke, Joey, Austin and Space Cowboy hopped on to discuss the news. Follow the show on Twitter and Facebook. ...
BREAKING: Big Ten Football is Back
A month after postponing the 2020 fall football season, the Big Ten has announced that they have approved new guidelines to resume the football starting October 24th. It has been teased for a couple o...
SUS Lecture Hall 9/15: Big Ten Football is Back? Featuring Sir Yacht
Lecture Hall is back and oh boy do we have a doozy for you. The man, the myth, the legend, Sir Yacht joins us on the show. He burst onto the scene with his behind the scenes reporting of the Big Ten&#...
Louisiana Becomes Nationally Ranked in Major Polls
For the first time in 77 years, the University of Louisiana football program appeared in the Associated Press Top 25. After defeating previous No. 25 Iowa State 31-14 on Saturday, the Ragin’ Caj...
Devin Kirkwood: UCLA’s Next Big Thing
With the lack of recent success in UCLA football program, they show signs of hope with the recruitment of 4 Star Athlete, Devin Kirkwood. He has the skill set and talent needed to become the Bruins...
Fantasy Sleepers That Aren’t On Your Roster (Yet)
Staying persistent in the waiver wire is a huge key in staying successful in Fantasy Football. Injuries and material changes are always apart of the game. But with COVID-19, yet another challenge will...
Buffalo Bills 2020 Season Preview
2019 Record and Finish The Buffalo Bills are continuing to make strides and their record showed as they made the playoffs with a 10-6 record. Unfortunately, they could not get it done in the playoffs ...
SUS Lecture Hall 9/8: Are You Ready for Some Football??
You didn’t ask for it but we gave it to you anyways! Lecture Hall is BACK with another banger of an episode! The boys finish their NFL previews in the AFC and NFC Easts, take you through their N...
Green Bay Packers 2020 Season Preview
2019 Record and Finish: Last season the Green Bay Packers finished an outstanding 13-3. This was good enough for 1st in the NFC North Division. The team got past the divisional round against the Seatt...
Philadelphia Eagles 2020 Season Preview
2019 Record and Finish: The 2019-2020 Philadelphia Eagles finished their season going 9-7 for a .563 winning percentage. This was good enough for the NFC East’s division crown and a berth into t...
Hawkeye Tailgate Report – 9/4/20
On this episode of HTR, we talk about there being no football season, what we are going to miss the most of game day, we touch on why football is shutdown and we power rank our favorite Busch Light ca...
Los Angeles Rams 2020 Season Preview
Coming off a Super Bowl appearance in 2018, the 2019 Rams had a disappointing season where they failed to make the playoffs, mostly due to inconsistent play from their franchise QB. 2019 Record: 9-7, ...
24 To Go: Brewers Playoff Push
GUESS WHO’S BACK! It’s me again with my third straight year of Brewers end of the season blogging. This year, it isn’t coming on my website… ITS COMING TO YOU VIA STUDENT UNION...
Jamie Newman Opts Out of 2020 Season
Jamie Newman, who was projected to be the starting quarterback for the Georgia Bulldogs this season, has chosen to opt out. to focus on the 2021 NFL Draft. 🙏🏽. #GODSPLAN pic.twitter.com/1LMOi1ly...
App State & The Greatest Upset Ever
13 years ago today, the world saw THE greatest and most memorable football games in history. However, there’s SO much more to this game than meets the eye. I’m of course talking about when the App...
The Impact of UCLA suing Under Armour
On Wednesday, August 26, UCLA had sued the athletic apparel company Under Armour for terminating their $280 million sponsorship agreement. Both sides have their own statements on the situation and wil...
Central Arkansas vs Austin Peay Gambling Lines
Central Arkansas vs Austin Peay: 9 PM EST on ESPN Did anyone else wake up this morning with a little pep in their step? Well, you probably did, because college football is back. Tonight, on ESPN, we h...
The Earth Peaked During The 2013 Fiesta Bowl
Do you ever just sit back and reminisce on all the great BCS bowl games of yesteryear? One of the memories was of the 2013 Fiesta Bowl between Oregon and Kansas State. Now you may be asking yourself &...
Ole Miss Football Players Walk Out of Practice
The Ole Miss Football program has joined in on the spark of activism that had hit the sports world Wednesday. The spark ignited when the Milwaukee Bucks chose to not show up on the court for their NBA...
The Los Angeles Clippers Are Finally Here
Tuesday night, we saw a Clippers team that we have been waiting to see since the Bubble Restart began. The Clippers were firing on all ends, both offensively and defensively. They’re looking lik...
Top 2 Teams in Pac-12 based on AP Poll Won’t Play This Season
How will the Pac-12 Cancellations Impact National Rankings? With the newly released AP Poll with it’s rankings of all college football teams, it will definitely look different. The top 2 teams i...
Student Union Sports Lecture Hall w/ guest Matt Fortuna
Lecture Hall is back for another week! Huge episode this week featuring Matt Fortuna, national college football writer for The Athletic. We discuss the current situation of college football and what t...
South Carolina Hits Big, Get’s Commitment from 5-Star QB Gunner Stockton
Gamecock fans ended their Thursday on a high note with some amazing news. 2022’s number 1 dual-threat quarterback, Gunner Stockton committed to South Carolina over Georgia, and other high power ...
USC’s Jay Tufele Opts Out, Will Declare for NFL Draft
USC defensive lineman Jay Tufele will opt out of the Pac-12’s postponed season and will declare for the 2021 NFL Draft, he announced Wednesday. ESPN’s Mel Kiper ranks Tufele No. 22 on his Big ...
Big Ten’s Kevin Warren Indirectly Responds to Justin Fields, Permanently Cancels 2020 Fall Sports
The Big Ten ensured the world on Wednesday night there would be no fall sports in 2020. The conference has no plans to overturn its sport-altering decision, cancelling all fall sports competition in 2...
Former LSU/NFL RB Derrius Guice Faces New Allegations
Along with his current domestic violence charges, Derrius Guice has been accused of rape by two former LSU students. The students claim that this happened during Guice’s freshman year at LSU in ...
Breaking: Wake Forest Star WR Sage Surratt Opts out of CFB Season
Wake Forest wide receiver Sage Surratt announced Wednesday that he is opting out of the 2020 college football season to focus on preparing for the 2021 NFL draft. Take a look down below to see his off...
Can Justin Fields Accomplish the Impossible?
Over the weekend, Justin Fields created a petition to relaunch the Big 10 season that was pushed to the spring. The petition, at this moment, has over 200,000 signatures. About 200 come from me. This ...
Justin Fields has no business skipping this season
It seems as though Justin Fields has played his last game as a Buckeye. After last week’s announcement that the B1G 10 will postpone their fall 2020 season, Fields was reportedly and understandably ...
Where Are They Now? Last Chance U: Season 5
Like any good sports documentary, the fifth season of Netflix’s Last Chance U is a Trojan horse. It rides out of the tunnel showing football and then opens into a story about everything but athletic...
Nick Saban: Spring Season May Look Like JV
Nick Saban appeared on ESPN’s “Get Up” on Tuesday and wondered aloud what a potential spring football season could mean. He was less-than-optimistic, put simply. The Alabama coach reacted to the...
Sir Yacht – the hero we need or one, big cock tease?
2020 wound up and kicked Big Ten football programs, players and fans square in the pills early last week. The season was ‘postponed‘ which was vague to say the least. Clearly, the presiden...
SWAC Releases Spring Football Schedule
Following the announcement in July that the Southwestern Athletic Conference would postpone all fall competition in 2020. The SWAC announced today the schedule for all 10 football programs that will t...
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...
Ohio State Commit Jack Sawyer to Forgo Senior Season
There is a growing trend among high school athletes. And within the Ohio State football program, the trend is as prominent as it is anywhere else. Buckeye commit Jack Sawyer announced Friday aft...
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...
NCAA D-I Council Recommends Eligibility Extensions Amid Pandemic
The NCAA Division I Council recommended that the Division I board of directors decided to give student-athletes impacted most by the COVID-19 pandemic an additional year of eligibility on Wednesday. T...
Big Sky, WAC, and WCC Join Season Cancellation Parade
The Big Sky, Western Athletic Conference (WAC), and West Coast Conference (WCC) are the latest conferences to postpone all fall sports. This including football for the Big Sky and WAC, until at least ...
The NCAA and the Pandemic: What Should’ve Been and What Could Be
The NCAA has absolutely failed in its reaction to the coronavirus pandemic. And its failures are costing millions of dollars and once-in-a-lifetime experiences for the student-athletes it claims to ca...
SUS Lecture Hall 8/12: A Sad Day for Sports
Lecture Hall is back this week and we’re jumping right into the only thing anyone is talking about, the Big Ten and PAC 12 have postponed fall sports. We talk about the lasting impact of this de...
Make Ohio State-Michigan a Night Game
So the Big Ten officially announced its conference only schedule and there is one big important change this season that will rattle the college football world. As you can see, Ohio State will be trave...
Florida Grabs Commitment From 5-Star CB Jason Marshall
Florida football fans had a pretty good start to their Sunday afternoon. Why do you ask? Well, the Gators are getting an upgrade at cornerback. Jason Marshall, a 5-star corner from Miami Palmetto High...
Not Gonna Lie Podcast Ep 89: Mock Draft with Adam Rank of NFL Network
NFL Network’s Adam Rank joins the podcast for a fantasy football mock draft! We talk all sorts of NFL news and get you ready for the season: a true can’t miss episode. The NBA Award Finali...
2020 College Football on Thin Ice
Following Sunday’s reports of College Football getting into its “Critical stage” by Sports Illustrated’s Ross Dellenger and Pat Forde, the Big Ten voted in favor of the cancellatio...
Rutgers, stay in your lane
2020 may not have a college football season. That is still up in the air and who knows what in the hell is going to happen. But, Big Ten presidents did meet this past weekend to discuss this decision....
Mid-American Cancels Fall Sports Amid Pandemic
Dear fellow companions and football fanatics, It is with a heavy and somber heart, I bring you terrible news of great tragedy in the football world. The high powered and highly popular Mid-American Co...
The New York Yankees Are Scary Good
Written August 4th, 2020 The New York Yankees have jumped out to a quick 8-1 record, one of the best in baseball right now. The stars on the team are embodying the “savages in the box” men...
Big 12 Follows 9+1 Format for Football Schedule
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...
WCC Implements “The Russell Rule” to Promote Diversity
The West Coast Conference on Monday became the first Division I league to implement a policy requiring schools to include a minority finalist for job openings in athletics. Endorsed by 11-time NBA cha...
Pac-12 Players Threaten to Boycott
On Sunday morning ThePlayersTribune.com posted a message from an anonymous group of Pac-12 players on their website. The Pac-12 players expressed their concerns and list their demands for the upcoming...
The Houston Rockets: Will ‘Small-Ball’ Work?
This season has been a strange one to say the least for the Houston Rockets. From trading for Russell Westbrook to dishing off Clint Capela to Atlanta, the team has a whole new identity that is turnin...
SEC 2020 Football Update
The Southeastern Conference is set for football to return this fall. SEC presidents have approved a 10-game, conference-only schedule for 2020. SEC athletic directors approved the plan on Wednesday, t...
The Sports Don & Friends: Episode One Ft. Tyler Vertin & Eric Robinson
Donovan James of Student Union Sports sits down and talks to Tyler Vertin, the Director of Marketing of the Macon Bacon. Then we bring you our top 5 breakfast foods. In the second half of the show we ...
Baylor Lands Kendall Brown, Another Elite Recruit
2021 five-star wing Kendall Brown committed to Baylor on Monday, he announced on Instagram. With his decision, he became the third player to commit to Baylor in the past week, joining Langston Love an...
Clinton Burton Jr. Switches from Florida to Boston College
2021 recruit Clinton Burton Jr. verbally committed to playing in Florida’s secondary last fall but recently changed his mind. The four-star cornerback announced this weekend he was retracting his de...
Former Utah QB Jason Shelley Transfers to Utah State
Jason Shelley is going from one in-state rival to the other. After entering the transfer portal in February, the former Utah quarterback announced his decision to leave for Utah State on Monday. The 5...
Jordan Hancock Retracts Commitment to Clemson, Could Choose Ohio State
Four-star cornerback Jordan Hancock decommitted from Clemson on Tuesday, becoming the second player to turn away from a previous commitment to Dabo Swinney and the Tigers in under three months. Hancoc...
Does The Sanctity Of The Iron Bowl Mean Nothing Anymore?
There is nothing better than being a fan of a team with a long, hate-fueled sports rivalry. If it’s the Red Sox vs the Yankees, Ohio State vs Michigan, or Alabama vs Auburn, It is must-see TV ev...
Attaching Emotions to Entertainment: Respecting the Humanity in College Athletes
The coronavirus pandemic has made this a summer like no other. Social distancing. Stay-at-home orders. Things you’ve never heard of. Pretty soon, those bouts of uncertainty will circle back to w...
Big Ten Lays Out Plan for Football: What it Means and What Could be Next
The Big Ten became the first Power Five conference to introduce major changes to its 2020 football schedule when it announced its intention to employ a conference-only scheduling model amid the COVID-...
Sports Are “Totally” Going To Happen
I’m starting to see the vision. With every passing day, my optimism for watching college football is waning. This recent news doesn’t help. Now I understand that a school like Harvard is n...
NCAA Football 13 Chronicles: Reality Check
Shooter is back and the last dance of his college career in NCAA Football 13 continues. When we last left off, Shooter and the boys were off to a 4-0 start and were absolutely rolling. However, the re...
Ivy League Cancels Fall Sports
Didn’t J.K. Rowling, Noam Chomsky, Margaret Atwood and a few more people just sign an open-letter unironically canceling “cancel culture”? Yet, here we are. As some may remember, the...
In Defense of Jameis Winston
And how the Saints found their rightful successor The New Orleans Saints have entered their name into the list of the greatest QB rooms of all time, joining the likes of the 2018 Eagles, the late 80s ...
A Change in Washington?
The current racial tensions throughout the country and the world have no doubt made their way into the sports world. The NFL just delivered an apology being issued to Colin Kaepernick, whose message i...
Cam Newton is a Patriot
The NFL season lives in the hypothetical, much like almost every other sport during COVID. New England dropped us a bomb shell when it was announced that Cam Newton would be signing with the team. The...
Madden 21 Brings us Closer to NCAA Football
Like last year’s Madden football game, Madden 21 allows you to pick from a select choice of college teams for their career mode. Most of the teams on this list were in the game last year, howeve...
The College Athlete: From Scholarships to Cash
The Bill In early June, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis revolutionized college football by signing the NIL bill to pay college players. The state of Florida became the very first to sign the new NIL bil...
SUS Lecture Hall 7/1: CFB Conference Realignment and Deacon Hill
Harrison and Hoppa are back for another week of Lecture Hall! This week the boy’s interview four-star Wisconsin Badgers QB commit Deacon Hill. They also discuss the Patriots signing Cam Newton, ...
I WON
I, Zachary Scott Spiecker from Surprise, Arizona, just won Student Union Sport’s first Madden Tournament! I went 2-1 in region play and was the 3 seed going into the playoffs. I beat Luke in a c...
Alabama Football Posts Black Lives Matter Video and Fans React
It is essential during today’s times for schools, businesses, and programs to show their responses towards racial justice and equality. The University of Alabama football program took some time ...
SUS Lecture Hall June 25th: Tender Daddy and Cryptids
On this week’s episode of Lecture Hall, the Tender Daddy joins the boys to talk about joining up with Student Union Sports.. and of course tenders. Other topics include American Cryptids and Har...
Ole Miss Football Set to Retire Eli Manning’s No.10
On Monday June 22nd, Eli Manning was visited by current Ole Miss Athletic Director, Keith Carter. He went down to the Rebel legend’s home (in Oxford) to let him know that his jersey would be ret...
Not Gonna Lie Podcast: Max Browne | MLB Players vs. Owners | NFL Power Rankings
Student Union Sports is happy to welcome “Not Gonna Lie” under the SUS umbrella. Check out his interview with former USC QB, Max Browne! You can listen on Spotify, Anchor, or Apple Podcast...
No one is safe from COVID, even college football
Still at large: Covid-19 As the media has switched narratives from the Covid-19 pandemic that shut down nearly everything, including sports, to the severity of the racial injustices in the world the n...