Brian Kelly’s Big Chance

Sep 19, 2019
Brian Kelly has been the Head Coach at Notre Dame for a decade now, and depending on who you ask, the results have been a mixed bag. Kelly has brought Notre Dame back into the national spotlight. He h...

Tim Tebow Had the Worst Take of All Time

Sep 19, 2019
So this video of Tim Tebow talking about the new law in California this past week. If you are not familiar, the new law will allow student-athletes in the state of California to profit of their own im...

Purdue Being Purdue

Sep 19, 2019
After what I referred to as a turning point for Purdue football last week, they’re back on their bullsh*t. Not only did they have the ability to possibly win a huge game, it very well could have...

Syracuse needs a statement win this Saturday

Sep 19, 2019
Embarrassing. Disappointing. Subpar. Those are just a few of the many words that have been thrown around about the start for Syracuse football in 2019. The Orange are now 1-2 with their lone win comin...

Montana vs Oregon: Goals For the Week

Sep 19, 2019
Montana vs Oregon is the final non-conference game Oregon will take part in before starting conference games next weekend. To start conference play Oregon will be traveling to Stanford. However, first...

Week Four Points of Interest

Sep 17, 2019
The points of interest is back. This is essentially just me rambling about the things I’m most interested this week. He’s got a great personality! Clay Helton could be the nicest guy in th...

Cam McCormick Out For the Season

Sep 17, 2019
During his weekly press conference, head coach Mario Cristobal announced tight end Cam McCormick will miss the whole season. Adding to that, Cristobal gave updates on other injuries surrounding the te...

Week Three After Action Report

Sep 15, 2019
This has turned into a weekly thing at this point. My favorite thing about college football is the variety that it offers. All sorts of cool stuff happens in this sport. Without further delay, here...

Hawks Bring GameDay to Ames

Sep 13, 2019
Iowa State is already a dumpster-fire, but are we really surprised? After an absolutely stellar week one performance that required the Cyclones to go into three overtimes against Northern Iowa, they h...

Week Three Points of Interest

Sep 11, 2019
I’m just gonna dive right into this thing. I don’t have anything interesting to open with this week. Actually, here’s a fun fact; if he had never scored a goal, Wayne Gretzky would s...

Can Syracuse continue to be Clemson’s kryptonite?

Sep 11, 2019
Clemson football hasn’t had trouble with virtually any opponent recently. In 2018-19, the Tigers went undefeated en route to a national championship. During that run, Clemson’s opponents w...

Week Deux ACC Recap & Breakdown

Sep 11, 2019
By: Aaron J. Bass (ACC Aaron) Another week of ACC football is in the books as much more about has learned about the ACC and her schools. So, what have we learned in this week’s ACC recap? ACC Re...

SU25: 2019 CFB Week 3

Sep 11, 2019
As we enter 2019 CFB Week 3, this is one of the final weeks we’ll see the Playoff caliber squads beating up on the cupcakes and FCS school. In case that’s your thing, don’t fret, Kan...

Dear Tennessee Volunteers & Phillip Fulmer, Hire Us.

Sep 11, 2019
The Tennessee Volunteers coaching staff has proven they’re incapable of doing anything right. They can’t beat a two win Sun Belt team, nor can they take down an Independent team that hasn&...

Has Purdue Caught Up?

Sep 9, 2019
As we saw at the end of last season, Purdue played Auburn in the Music City Bowl. It wasn’t a very pretty showing, as they lost that one 63-14. It seemed as if the Boilers couldn’t catch u...

Oregon Bounces Back, Beats Nevada 77-6

Sep 9, 2019
Following a season-opening loss to Auburn, the Oregon bounce back was in full effect Saturday. With Nevada visiting Autzen Stadium, fans wanted to see a dominant performance from start to finish. That...

CFB Week Two After Action Report

Sep 8, 2019
There’s nothing better than the first big week of the season. Plenty of intriguing matchups on the board turned into a pretty fun Saturday. From start to finish, this was a great day of football...

Ultimate Madden College Teams

Sep 7, 2019
So for the last few years I have composed a roster in Madden where every team had players from a specific college or colleges. This year I decided to fill the rosters to the best of my abilities and t...

College Football Bets of the Week: Week 2

Sep 6, 2019
Let’s get one thing clear out of the gate: I am the furthest thing from a sports betting expert. I had a brief stint with playing guys online in Madden, but after losing close to $60 in a month,...

Week Uno ACC Recap & Breakdown

Sep 6, 2019
By: Aaron J. Bass (ACC Aaron) With the 2019 college football season under way the world is now full again. The birds are chirping, the sun is rising and setting, and we can now justify early morning d...

Waters and Jackson to miss rest of season

Sep 3, 2019
Head coach Mario Cristobal meets with the media every Monday following a game, and today he announced that wide receiver JR Waters and linebacker Adrian Jackson will miss the remainder of the season. ...

The Hangover, Week 1: That Throw-Up Orange

Sep 3, 2019
Welcome to the first edition for the junior season of The Hangover, where I recap the previous weekend in college football. This week, The Hangover comes to you from Lake Martin, Alabama, where I̵...

Pac-12 Week 1 Recap

Sep 3, 2019
The Pac-12 is the most competitive it’s been in the last four years. The last time they sent a representative to the College Football Playoff was 2017, where Alabama dominated Washington 24-7. T...

Oh You: Jalen Hurts

Sep 2, 2019
Close your eyes and imagine this for a minute…you’re the quarterback of arguably the best collegiate football team over the last 10 years. You won a National Championship and went 26-2 as ...

Auburn Beats Oregon in the Final Minute

Sep 2, 2019
“Auburn beats Oregon” is not the phrase Oregon fans wanted to hear following week one. However, here we are. The matchup came in with much hype. College Gameday was on location in Arlingto...

NCAA Week 1 After Action Report

Sep 2, 2019
College football is officially back. In my preview, I declared this particular iteration of games lackluster. On paper, it was pretty accurate, we only had one top-25 matchup. But college football has...

SU25: 2019 CFB Week 1

Aug 30, 2019
It’s that time of the year again: A bunch of college bloggers outsmarting the pros at other sites. It’s the return of the SU25: 2019 CFB Week 1 edition! Reigning champion Clemson Tigers fi...

Kentucky Football is far from a one year wonder

Aug 30, 2019
After a magical 2018 season the Kentucky Football Wildcats are ready to prove to the nation last year was no fluke. For a program that has suffered some of the most brutal losses of any school in the ...

CFB Goals: Pac-12 Edition

Aug 29, 2019
College sports are unlike any other in the athletic world. There are 130 FBS teams competing for one championship. A large portion of teams don’t even crack the Top 25. Therefore, many teams hav...

How serious was the QB “battle” at Ohio State

Aug 29, 2019
When former number one recruit in the country, Justin Fields, decided to leave Georgia for Ohio State, it was a foregone conclusion he would be named the starter. But new head coach Ryan Day claimed t...

2019 CFB Preview: Tennesse Volunteers

Aug 29, 2019
2018 Recap: In the first year with Jeremy Pruitt in charge, the Vols finished with a weak 5-7 record (2-6 SEC) to finish last in the SEC East. They were, however, able to play spoiler during the seaso...

The Boilermaker State Ep 1: Nevada Preview

Aug 29, 2019
Two podcasts in the same week? That’s right we’re back with another podcast. This one is talking anything and everything Purdue athletics. Dan Jakes and I will be bringing you football rec...

Doo-Doo or Drugs?

Aug 29, 2019
The Skinny Georgia Southern’s QB, Shai Werts was pulled over for speeding last Wednesday night. What was thought to be a simple traffic stop turned into much more. The police found a white, cake...

Keys For Oregon to Beat Auburn

Aug 29, 2019
Oregon will be kicking off the 2019 season against Auburn in Arlington, Texas and there are plenty of keys for Oregon to beat Auburn. A lot of the final result of the game will come down to the line o...

How to do Opening Weekend the Wrong Way

Aug 29, 2019
You may find many different articles throughout the internet trying to tell you how to consume college football’s opening weekend the “right way.” In an effort for originality that y...

ACC Quarterbacks Ranked

Aug 28, 2019
ACC quarterbacks have seen a lot of success in recent years. The conference arguably has the best quarterback in the country, but how does the rest of the leagues QB’s rank? 14. Lucas Johnson, G...

2019 CFB Preview: Memphis Tigers

Aug 28, 2019
Coming off back to back heartbreaking losses in the AAC title game, Mike Norvell’s Memphis Tigers appear to be on the precipice of a breakthrough to a New Years 6 game. Armed with one of the nat...

What to Expect in Syracuse’s Opener Against Liberty

Aug 28, 2019
Syracuse football opens their season on the road once again this year. In 2018, it was a 55-42 opening win in Western Michigan that kickstarted the Orange’s 10-3 campaign. This time around, Syra...

Week One Points of Interest

Aug 27, 2019
Week One is here. There’s plenty to be excited about in a seemingly lackluster opening stanza to the 150th season of college football....

2019 CFB Preview: American Athletic Conference

Aug 27, 2019
This is UCFs conference now. A few formidable FBS opponents, but the Knights own the headlines when it comes to the American Athletic Conference. The AAC is yet to receive respect in the eyes of the P...

Now Presenting the Woo Sports Podcast!

Aug 27, 2019
If you follow Student Union Sports you would know that we traditionally cover college sports exclusively. However, it’s been a dream of mine to have my own podcast. I didn’t see an exclusi...

Bucky Picks: Power 5 Predictions

Aug 27, 2019
Bucky Picks ….. Bucky Picks: I thought it would be a good idea to cover each Power 5 team and do a game-by-game prediction. Instead of sharing those game-by-game prediction I will share the end ...

Kevin Austin Out For the Year

Aug 27, 2019
When Notre Dame kicks off their 2019 season, they will be without Sophomore wideout Kevin Austin. Head Coach Brian Kelly announced Monday that Austin would miss the entire 2019 season due to team susp...

CFP Predictions: The 2019 Student Union Sports Edition

Aug 26, 2019
Student Union Writers CFP Predictions College Football is back!!! Once again I rounded up a bunch of brave volunteers to weigh in with their CFP predictions. Let us see what our smart writers think...

When Andrew Luck Had Love for the Game

Aug 26, 2019
NFL organizations loved him. Pac-12 teams envied him. Soon enough, #SuckforLuck was coined, and pro fanbases of subpar franchises across the country pleaded for their teams to tank for the first overa...

Florida makes *slightly* fewer mistakes than Miami

Aug 25, 2019
College football is back and we had an absolutely perfect game to remind us why we love this incredibly dumb and amazing sport. The #8 Florida Gators beat their rival Miami Hurricanes by a score of 24...

Chad Henne Was Terrific at Michigan

Aug 25, 2019
Michigan is one of the greatest programs in all of college football. Throughout their history, they’ve had many great quarterbacks. Tom Brady, John Navarre, Brian Griese, Denard Robinson, all gr...

2019 CFB Preview: Missouri Tigers

Aug 24, 2019
Since Barry Odom took over the Missouri Tigers in 2016, the Tigers haven’t been much better than mediocre. The Tigers are coming off their best season under Odom’s control and have a lot t...

Five Non-Conference Games Flying Under the Radar

Aug 24, 2019
The 2019 college football season is getting underway today. We all already know the biggest non-conference games to be excited about like Florida-Miami, Oregon-Auburn or Florida-Miami. But here’...

2019 CFP Preview: Florida Gators

Aug 24, 2019
Dan Mullen is on the eve of his second season with the Florida Gators. After a few pretty mediocre years, it didn’t seem like expectations were too high for the Gators. But when you have talent ...

SEC Coaching Pyramid

Aug 23, 2019
If you went and asked any college football personality “which conference is the best” well over half of them will answer with the “SEC.” In the past decade, six of the national champions h...

Bo Nix Named Auburn Starting Quarterback

Aug 23, 2019
The Auburn offense has been most effective when Gus Malzahn is getting the most out of a dual-threat quarterback. He used Cam Newton’s gifts to make a national championship run. Nick Marshall g...

2019 SU CFB Preview: LSU Tigers

Aug 23, 2019
Besides being a viral star for his press conference discipline, Ed Orgeron has gotten the LSU Tigers into a strong position in the SEC race. Ohio State transfer QB Joe Burrow is now settled into the o...

2019 CFB Preview: Texas A&M Aggies

Aug 23, 2019
After a somewhat surprising season, the Texas A&M Aggies will look to build on what was a successful first season for Jimbo Fisher. They went 9-4, which is considerably good, but especially in the...

2019 CFB Preview: Arkansas Razorbacks

Aug 23, 2019
Coming off one of the worst seasons in school history, the Arkansas Razorbacks will look to improve in year two of the Chad Morris era. 2018 Record: 2-10 (0-8) SEC 2018 Bowl Game: Did Not Qualify The ...

2019 CFB Preview: Oregon Ducks

Aug 22, 2019
As the Oregon Ducks head into the 2019 season, they are ranked 11th in the country in the preseason AP poll. In the second season under head coach Mario Cristobal, they hope to make some noise in the ...

2019 CFB Preview: Vanderbilt Commodores

Aug 22, 2019
As per usual the Vanderbilt Commodores enter 2019 with little to no expectations from the media and fan base. Can they shock the college football world with a breakout season? 2018 Record: 6-7 (3-5) S...

2019 CFP Preview: Washington State Cougars

Aug 21, 2019
Without a doubt, Washington State was one of the most surprising teams in football last year. A lot of questions surrounded the group as Luke Falk graduated and moved on to the NFL. Gardner Minshew, w...

2019 CFB Preview Arizona State Sun Devils

Aug 21, 2019
*This is part of a series of previews for Student Union Sports, for teams other than Arizona State, see here. So, year one for Herm Edwards and Arizona State was a pleasant surprise. Many thought that...

Mycah Pittman Injured: Breaks Collarbone

Aug 21, 2019
Oregon freshman wide receiver Mycah Pittman injured his shoulder on Saturday. We now know the severity of the injury, as head coach Mario Cristobal has come out and announced that Pittman will miss si...

CFB Preview: UCLA Bruins

Aug 21, 2019
The UCLA Bruins are entering their 100th season as a program as the 2019 season inches closer. They will need to make some huge improvements from their abysmal 2018 campaign finishing the regular seas...

AGI Model: 2019 Big 12 Projections

Aug 20, 2019
For the past three years I have worked on building a college football model that is able to separate narrative from what is actually happening on the field. This model has been able to successfully pr...

Week One Under the Radar Matchups In College Football

Aug 20, 2019
Week one of the college football season is always a glorious occasion. We catch our first whiffs of the fall as the 130 FBS teams across the nation begin their pursuit of a National Championship. Whil...

2019 CFB Preview: Stanford Cardinal

Aug 16, 2019
The Stanford Cardinal are facing a lot of change on both sides of the ball for 2019. David Shaw will have to rebuild the offensive line and receiving core for the offense to be successful. That doesn&...

2019 CFB Preview: Washington Huskies

Aug 16, 2019
The Washington Huskies have been transformed into a perennial power under Chris Petersen. In the last 3 years, they’ve made a College Football Playoff appearance, won the PAC 12 twice, and won t...

2019 CFB Preview: Utah Utes

Aug 16, 2019
Utah’s 2018 campaign ended on a bad note. If not for the season-ending injury to their starting quarterback, the Utah Utes might’ve been destined for a trip to the Rose Bowl for the first ...

2019 CFB Preview: Arizona Wildcats

Aug 15, 2019
The second year of the Kevin Sumlin era begins in Tucson, Arizona this fall, but there are a lot more questions than answers for the Wildcats. Kevin Sumlin should be under some pressure after going 5-...

The Talking Man: Dabo Swinney Edition

Aug 14, 2019
Is Dabo right about Alabama’s lack of strength in scheduling? What could have happened if the two teams switched scheduling during the 2018 year? Dabo calls for respect Dabo Swinney, head coach ...

2019 CFB Preview: USC Trojans

Aug 14, 2019
Simply put, 2018 was an utter disappointment for the USC Trojans. Head coach Clay Helton survived the off-season speculation, but do not expect the school to be a forgiving in 2019. Prestige Rating (I...

2019 CFB Preview: Colorado Buffaloes

Aug 14, 2019
A couple years ago back in 2016, Colorado won the PAC-12 South, made the Alamo Bowl, and finished with a 10-4 record. Now, the goal is simple: get six wins. The Buffaloes had a rough season last year,...

Odds for the Next Program to Receive NCAA Sanctions

Aug 13, 2019
It’s that time once again in America. College football teams across the country are putting in the man-hours at practice and vigorously preparing for their season-opener, which for most teams is in ...

Pac-12 Quarterback Rankings 2019

Aug 13, 2019
There might not be a more intriguing group of quarterbacks in the country than the one that settles out west. From top NFL prospects to highly touted transfers this Pac-12 quarterback group looks to r...

Wisconsin Unveils Worst Uniform in Sports History

Aug 13, 2019
Calling these articles of clothing the worst uniform in sports is far from an understatement. Wisconsin’s uniform-maker was so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn’t stop ...

2019 CFB Preview: Big Ten Power Rankings

Aug 13, 2019
Since scrapping the Leaders and Legends divisions six years ago, the East has dominated the West in the Big Ten. The gap might be shrinking a tiny bit, but for now the most pessimistic view for the Ea...

Tate Martell Should Transfer Again

Aug 13, 2019
Tate Martell had it all. He was the king of college football memes and the apparent heir to the QB throne in Coral Gables. While the meme potential is still alive and well, we’ll have to wait at...

Power Rankings: 2019 Big 12 Quarterbacks

Aug 13, 2019
In a conference that’s known for its explosive offenses, the quarterback is the center of everything. Big 12 quarterbacks have taken home the last two Heisman Trophies and the conference has hou...

Three 5 Star QB’s All Connected by One School

Aug 12, 2019
Which of the quarterbacks will be the best? The University of Georgia has signed three 5 star quarterbacks in the last 4 years. Only 1 remains on campus. If you follow college football, you probably k...

2019 CFB Preview: Michigan Wolverines

Aug 12, 2019
Jim Harbaugh returns to the Michigan Wolverine’s sideline once again in 2019 looking to finally get over the hump and bring Michigan Football back to glory. They have been on the cusp of the pla...

Ranking the Big Ten Starting Quarterbacks

Aug 12, 2019
Football in the Big Ten has always featured some of the greatest players and has had some of the best competition in college football since the conference’s inception in 1896. With the 2019 season a...

AGI Model: 2019 ACC Projections

Aug 12, 2019
For the past three years I have worked on building a college football model that is able to separate narrative from what is actually happening on the field. This model has been able to successfully pr...

Big Ten Season Preview: Is the Big Ten In B1G Trouble?

Aug 12, 2019
Big 10 Season Preview: Let us all take a moment and rewind back to December of 2018, shall we? Ohio State just routed Northwestern 45-24 in the Big Ten Championship in Indy (you cannot blame that one ...

2019 CFB Preview: Wisconsin Badgers

Aug 12, 2019
I just want to yell… Across rivers, valleys, and mountains. That’s exactly what I did with the Wisconsin Badgers last year and what we’ll do again this year, I’m sure of it. Th...

2019 CFB Preview: Michigan State Spartans

Aug 12, 2019
After a mediocre 7-6 season, Mark Dantonio and Michigan State look to take advantage of what could be a chance to take over the Big 10. With Urban Meyer’s retirement mixed with some key Ohio Sta...

2019 CFB Preview: Penn State Nittany Lions

Aug 12, 2019
The Penn State Nittany Lions are coming off their first step backward under James Franklin. They have all the pieces to get back on track, but a difficult schedule might stop them from really breaking...

2019 CFB Preview: Ohio State Buckeyes

Aug 12, 2019
The Ohio State Buckeyes are looking to get back to playoff caliber as Ryan Day takes over for Urban Meyer, but that isn’t the only change on the coaching staff. Co-defensive coordinator Greg Mat...

Shea Patterson is Good!

Aug 11, 2019
A year ago I was very critical of Shea Patterson. What I didn’t realize is that at Michigan, there were a number of factors beyond his control that would help him tremendously. Michigan had perh...

Brenden Schooler Suffers Foot Injury

Aug 10, 2019
The wide receiver position is the one position on offense with question marks for the Oregon Ducks. Now, they will be without one of their more experienced ones, Brenden Schooler, for six-to-eight wee...

College Football is Back. We’re Home.

Aug 9, 2019
As the sun rises you can already hear the faint sound of the wind whistling through the trees. Like the other days of the week you clamor for something to eat. Perhaps you’re thirsty as well. As...

2019 CFB Preview: Cal Bears

Aug 9, 2019
Last season, the Bears finished with an average 7-6 record, good for 5th in the Pac-12 North. The Bears lost in the Cheez-it Bowl to TCU 10-7. In his second year as coach of the Bears, Justin Wilcox s...

2019 CFB Preview: Purdue Boilermakers

Aug 9, 2019
After pulling off one of the biggest upsets of the college football season last year, the Purdue Boilermakers look to roll past that end of the season whooping that the Auburn Tigers laid down on them...

2019 CFB Preview: Iowa Hawkeyes

Aug 8, 2019
The Iowa Hawkeyes… One of the nations most consistent programs led by the longest tenured coach in college football. Iowa looks to break through in the Big Ten West led by third year starter and...

2019 CFB Preview: Northwestern Wildcats

Aug 8, 2019
Since Pat Fitzgerald took over at Northwestern they’ve been a model of consistency. They’re coming off of a 9 win season where they won the Big Ten West and the year before that they won 1...

2019 CFB Preview: Minnesota Golden Gophers

Aug 8, 2019
PJ Fleck has the Minnesota Golden Gophers right where he wants them. When Fleck was hired in the winter of 2016 expectations were high. He was coming off of an undefeated regular season at Western Mic...

2019 CFB Preview: Maryland Terrapins

Aug 7, 2019
Maryland Terrapins football program seemed to be on the chopping block after the tragic death of offensive lineman Jordan McNair during a team workout. But following the tragedy, it seemed like the Te...

2019 CFB Preview: Indiana Hoosiers

Aug 6, 2019
The Indiana Hoosiers, a traditional Big Ten football punching bag, have been stuck in mediocrity for the past few years now and are looking for a breakthrough. Head coach, Tom Allen, and his team will...

2019 CFB Preview: Texas Longhorns

Aug 5, 2019
Last season, the #9 Longhorn’s finished with a 10-4 record. That was quite an improvement from their 7-6 2017 year.  After a Sugar Bowl win over #7 Georgia during last year’s bowl season, it was ...

Ten 2020 Draft Prospects to Watch for This Year

Aug 5, 2019
The NFL Draft might not be until April but we have the first look at which 2020 draft prospects you should be watching this college football season. Justin Herbert This Oregon stud, a projected first-...

2019 CFB Preview: Big 12 Power Rankings

Aug 5, 2019
The Big 12 has long had a reputation for chaos, but Oklahoma has stifled that over the last four years. The Sooners have been the model of consistency in the conference with four straight titles and i...

2019 CFB Preview: TCU Horned Frogs

Aug 4, 2019
Gary Patterson has a habit of bouncing back in a big way after down years. His win totals the year following disappointments: 10, 11, 11, 11, and 12. That means we should expect big things from the TC...

Oh, Urban Meyer Messages are Wild

Aug 2, 2019
And Zach Smith is here! Earlier today, Ohio State released 2,000 pages worth of documents pertaining to last year’s investigation of both Urban Meyer and Zach Smith. Most of us likely thought th...

2019 CFB Preview: Iowa State Cyclones

Aug 2, 2019
The Iowa State Cyclones showed that they were no longer a cakewalk, thanks to Head Coach Matt Campbell. Posting their first back-to-back 8 win seasons since the 1970’s. It’s a very modest ...

2019 CFB Preview: Oklahoma Sooners

Aug 2, 2019
What’s the best way to measure team’s success? Number of wins in a year? Players winning individual awards? Amount of future NFL stars? Any way you ask the “Q’s”, the ...

2019 CFB Preview: Oklahoma State Cowboys

Jul 31, 2019
Oklahoma State has been a steady program since 2008 and has won nine games or more every year since then except for two (2014 and 2018). Mike Gundy has turned Stillwater into a desirable destination f...

2019 CFB Preview: West Virginia Mountaineers

Jul 31, 2019
The West Virginia Mountaineers enter the 2019 season as a new-look team. They were in Big 12 contention last year before some tough losses, the most brutal of which was a home loss to Oklahoma where t...

2019 CFB Preview: Baylor Bears

Jul 30, 2019
*This is part of a series of previews for Student Union Sports, for teams other than Baylor, see here. When he took the Baylor job, Matt Rhule knew two things: It was a rebuild, and the school would b...

2019 CFB Preview: ACC Poll

Jul 30, 2019
If you haven’t noticed by now, our writers here at Student Union have been working on our season previews for every power five college football team. Over the past week and a half, the ACC teams...

2019 CFB Preview: Kansas Jayhawks

Jul 30, 2019
In the year of our lord, two-thousand and nineteen, anticipation builds before students crowd Jayhawk Boulevard for the fall semester. For the first time in a long time, there’s genuine exciteme...

2019 CFB Preview: ACC Power Rankings

Jul 29, 2019
Over the last week, we’ve been taking a look at what every ACC team’s season will look like in 2019. Here’s a recap of what the entire conference will look like, broken down into tie...

2019 CFB Preview: Miami Hurricanes

Jul 29, 2019
It was a meh year for the Miami Hurricanes. After starting the year 5-1, they lost 5 of their last 7, including 4 in a row. It will be very interesting to see how the Canes can make a comeback after d...

2019 CFB Preview: Clemson Tigers

Jul 29, 2019
Dabo Swinney has built the Clemson Tigers into one of the most dominant programs in the sport and there’s no sign that’s gonna change in 2019. They return loads of talent on offense, and r...

Is Michigan State Football Ready to Contend Again?

Jul 26, 2019
The Spartan faithful want to continue to believe in Mark Dantonio and his program’s resilience. They responded to a season that saw them win only three games by winning ten. Last year, they brou...

2019 CFB Preview: Virginia Cavaliers

Jul 18, 2019
*This is part of a series of previews for Student Union Sports, for teams other than the Cavaliers, see here. In his third year at the helm of the Cavaliers, Head Coach Bronco Mendenhall nearly led to...

2019 CFB Preview: ACC Coaching Pyramid

Jul 18, 2019
Ever since its founding in 1953, the ACC historically has been a top conference in the NCAA. With the rise of Clemson football and other schools, it’s easy to see why more and more highly ranking re...

2019 CFB Preview: Florida State Seminoles

Jul 17, 2019
I don’t think Willie Taggart’s first year with the Florida State Seminoles went as he planned it. Matter of fact it was arguably the worst season for the Seminoles in 37 years. The Noles did not p...

2019 CFB Preview: NC State Wolfpack

Jul 17, 2019
Dave Doeren has done a great job with this NC State Wolfpack team since taking over as head coach in 2012. His recent success saw him as the target of a few head coaching vacancies during the off seas...

2019 CFB Preview: Pittsburgh Panthers

Jul 17, 2019
The tide seems to be turning in for the Pittsburgh Panthers, fresh off an ACC Coastal Division championship (not going to mention the ACC Championship game), and bowl games in four of the last five se...

2019 CFB Preview: Duke Blue Devils

Jul 16, 2019
In David Cutcliffe’s 11 seasons at Duke, he has brought a dying program back to life. Coaching at a school that most people only know from basketball can be a difficult task. Cutcliffe has lived...

2019 CFB Preview: Boston College Eagles

Jul 16, 2019
Steve Addazio has very quietly built one of the most consistent teams in college football with the Boston College Eagles. Making a bowl should really be the only goal for BC, especially with Clemson a...

2019 CFB Preview: Wake Forest Demon Deacons

Jul 16, 2019
Dave Clawson’s team has won 22 games over the past three seasons and seems primed to make a fourth straight bowl in 2019. Led by two quarterbacks with starting experience, the Wake Forest Demon ...

2019 CFB Preview: Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

Jul 16, 2019
The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets will be completely starting over this year after a decade of running Paul Johnson’s triple option. Geoff Collins is the perfect coach to rebuild excitement and en...

2019 CFB Preview: North Carolina Tar Heels

Jul 15, 2019
To be frank, the North Carolina Tar Heels experienced a miserable 2018 season, however, fans are hopeful that with a new coach and improved quarterback play, this program should be on the rise. Presti...

2019 CFB Preview: Louisville Cardinals

Jul 15, 2019
The Louisville Cardinals are back… Kind of. After an abysmal 2018 season, there is a lot of work to be done here. Jeff Brohm is probably glad he stayed in West Lafayette. Prestige Ranking: 2* La...

2019 CFB Preview: Syracuse Orange

Jul 13, 2019
The Orange enter 2019 with a boatload of expectations. In their third season under Dino Babers, Syracuse won 10 games and took home a Camping World Bowl victory over West Virginia. Local and national ...

Matthew Baldwin transfers to TCU

May 9, 2019
Matthew Baldwin, the former Ohio State redshirt freshman QB will be joining the Horned Frogs in the fall. Baldwin initially announced that he would leave Columbus with this tweet back in April: Baldwi...

Best things to do at a tailgate

Apr 17, 2019
Football season is right around the corner. It’s only like five months away, we’re almost there. We’re gonna have plenty of freshmen battling for playing time. More importantly, ther...

Michigan State’s New Uniforms are Immensely Useful

Apr 17, 2019
On the banks of the Red Cedar, the Spartans of Michigan State unveiled these…gems. These are bad. Neon is awful. I get PTSD from summer after summer of working at a hockey camp and chasing kids ...

Draft Breakdown: Rodney Anderson, Oklahoma

Apr 9, 2019
Rodney Anderson is part of the next offensive group of prospects to come out of Oklahoma. In 2018, it was Baker Mayfield, Mark Andrews, and Orlando Brown Jr. This year’s draft, it’s Kyler Murray, ...

Time to sponsor student athletes

Apr 9, 2019
Student athletes are hard to compensate due to their disparity in value. In professional sports, everyone is worth something on the open market, but in college that is not necessarily the case. Some a...

Draft Breakdown: Darnell Savage Jr., Maryland

Apr 9, 2019
Darnell Savage Jr. needs to become a household name come draft time. This elite athlete out of Maryland has a nasty attitude and even has solid coverage experience in the nickel corner spot. This give...

Draft Breakdown: Bruce Anderson, NDSU

Apr 5, 2019
All Around Stud The Arizona Cardinals are on the clock and as we inch closer to April 25th, the media begins to separate perceived superstars from the pack. This separation allows for the generic foot...

Draft Breakdown: Justin Clifton, Arkansas State

Apr 3, 2019
The Swiss Army Knife You Didn’t Know You Needed The Arizona Cardinals are on the clock and as we inch closer to April 25th, the media begins to separate perceived superstars from the pack. This ...

Draft Breakdown: Trace McSorley, PSU

Apr 3, 2019
With March Madness wrapping up and the college football season still in the distance, Student Union Sports finds a way to bring you content. The NFL Draft is approaching and as always everyone has the...

Draft Breakdown: Will Grier, WVU

Apr 1, 2019
With draft day rapidly approaching, certain names in the College Football Realm begin to get bigger and bigger. Kyler Murray, listed at a stout 5’10” and a whopping 205 pounds, seems to ca...

Draft Breakdown: Kyle Shurmur

Mar 29, 2019
As we near the Draft, there are prospects that get covered 24/7 and those who get none. Those who get labeled as a “franchise changing superstar” and those who get labeled “bust̶...

Martell to be eligible in 2019

Mar 19, 2019
Former Ohio State and current Miami quarterback Tate Martell will be eligible to play for the Hurricanes this season. The transferring star was able to receive a hardship waiver from the NCAA in order...

Rosen could be steal of the draft

Mar 18, 2019
Introduction This year’s NFL Draft only features two top quarterbacks. In comparison to the five selected in the first round last year, quarterback needy teams have done the unthinkable. Such as...

Odell Beckham Jr. and Jarvis Landry: Reunited

Mar 13, 2019
My favorite wide receiver tandem of all time is BACK. 2013 is my second favorite college football season behind only the fabled 2007 season. There were so many things that made 2013 such a magical yea...

Jason Brown Out at Independence

Mar 1, 2019
And he did not go quietly into the night. In a move that likely surprises no one, Jason Brown, star of season 3 of Netflix’s Last Chance U, has resigned from his position as coach. The move come...

Why is the Combine so Special?

Feb 28, 2019
Now look, I understand what you might be thinking here. It’s special due to the nature of kids living out their life long dreams! However, wouldn’t you think that playing for you childhood...

What Hornibrook Transferring Means for Wisconsin

Feb 28, 2019
First of all, as a Badger fan, I want to say thank you. I will not shit on Hornibrook right away. He wasn’t the most talented guy, but damn it all if he couldn’t at least get the job done....

Kyler Murray: The NFL’s Next Big Thing

Feb 28, 2019
It’s everyone’s favorite time of the year. The NFL Combine. With all the weird psychological questions asked, the bench press, the 40-yard sprint, and of course the measurements, what could be bet...

It’s More Than the Player

Feb 23, 2019
In the wake of Zion Williamson’s knee injury on Wednesday against North Carolina, the debate has been on whether Williamson should sit out the rest of the season to preserve his draft spot and avoid...

Jim Leavitt (oddly) out at Oregon

Feb 15, 2019
Well, this is going to get more interesting.  After only two years as the defensive coordinator, Jim Leavitt has been relieved of his duties in Eugene. Leavitt,...

Top 5 Gamecock Players of All-Time: Alshon Jeffery

Feb 14, 2019
I’m back with my fourth favorite Gamecock this week, and another player who was instrumental in leading some of the best football in Carolina history. Lane Kiffin once told Alshon Jeffery that i...

Rivals Gives Three Stars To Fake Recruit

Feb 14, 2019
This is Internet 101 and Rivals has masterfully failed. This group of high school kids decided to make a fake recruit named Blake (great name) Carringer from Knoxville, Tennessee. Literally all they d...

Takeaways from National Signing Day 2019: Part 2

Feb 13, 2019
Alright folks, ya boi is back and better then ever for yet another fire article. Let’s pick up right back up where I left off with my last article in part 1. So let’s jump right into this ...

Kyler Murray to the NFL

Feb 11, 2019
Kyler Murray has officially made his choice. Since his last football game at Oklahoma and declaring for the draft in January, it has seemed more clear that the Heisman Trophy winner was going to choos...

Takeaways from National Signing Day 2019: Part 1

Feb 11, 2019
From the rich getting richer…To a battle between in-state foes…To a National Signing Day’s flip filled finale, this year’s recruiting cycle left us with tons of story lines hea...

Justin Fields is Eligible Immediately

Feb 8, 2019
Ohio State was facing a dire situation at quarterback. Incumbent starter Dwayne Haskins declared for the NFL draft and Tathan Martell transferred to the University of Miami. While all this was going o...

Top 5 Gamecock Players of All-Time: Jadeveon Clowney

Feb 8, 2019
This is the start of a new series I’ll be putting out every Friday for the next five weeks. This isn’t who I think is the best or most accomplished. These are my five favorite players I...

Ole Miss Lands Two Sport Stud Jerrion Ealy

Feb 8, 2019
On National Signing Day 2019, Ole Miss was able to come away with one of the top players in the state of Mississippi. Jerrion Ealy of Jackson Prep is a four-star prospect, ranked 58th in the country b...

South Carolina Beefs Up DL; Signs Jaquaze Sorrells

Feb 7, 2019
Jaquaze Sorrells is now a Gamecock. On National Signing Day, the Gamecocks boosted their recruiting class a bit more. After having an already good class, Muschamp and his crew were able to snag Jaquaz...

Georgia Steals George Pickens From Auburn

Feb 7, 2019
The Bulldogs now seem to be invading the neighboring Yellowhammer State. After the flip of commitment today from George Pickens, Georgia now has landed the top two players in Alabama. Pickens, the #2 ...

Florida Defense Goes Big on NSD

Feb 7, 2019
The Florida defense hauled in two big prizes on National Signing Day of 2019. The latest additions to the roster are Khris Bogle and Kaiir Elam. Bogle, a four-star weakside defensive end was ranked 66...

Brohm Brings in Best Class in Purdue History

Feb 6, 2019
National signing day is finally upon us and no one is happier than Purdue head coach Jeff Brohm. Going into his third season leading the Boilers, he has secured a top-25 recruiting class, a feat that ...

Breaking: Francois Dismissed from Florida State

Feb 3, 2019
The Florida State Seminoles will unexpectedly have a new starting quarterback in 2019. Willie Taggart announced Sunday, “I informed Deondre Francois that he is no longer a member of the Florida ...

Oh You: Lincoln Riley and his Quarterback Conundrum

Jan 28, 2019
When you attend Oklahoma as a student, student-athlete, or are an alum of the school you become familiar with or are familiar with The OU Chant. It reads: O-K-L-A-H-O-M-AOur chant rolls on and on!Thou...

Locker Room Talk : Episode 1

Jan 27, 2019
The Student Union Sports podcast about nothing in particular. Hot takes, cold drinks, and trash talk is what we like best. On todays episode, some of the Student Union boys (Sam Tschida, Andy Jones, A...

Transfer SZN at Virginia Tech

Jan 24, 2019
Earlier this week, several Virginia Tech football players announced that they would be leaving VT to enter the transfer portal. The list of leaving players includes WR Eric Kumah, RB Deshawn McClease,...

2019 College Football HoF Class Review Part 2

Jan 23, 2019
I hope you enjoyed the first part of the College Football HoF Review. Now we have the last 6 players and coach. Jake Plummer First, we have somebody who didn’t always have the most success in th...

Gamecocks land “Primetime” recruit

Jan 23, 2019
Shilo Sanders out of Cedar Hill, Texas committed to South Carolina on Tuesday night. The 6’0″, 185-pound cornerback is the son of the greatest defensive back of all time, Deion Sanders. Sa...

2019 College Football HoF Class Review Part 1

Jan 21, 2019
Ah yes, with the lack of college football on Saturdays, for what is going to feel like an eternity, I figured that we should get a little nostalgic with it. Luckily, instead of playing endless hours o...

The NCAA lied… Again

Jan 18, 2019
Their investigators actually suck. Note: This is based of a report from the LA Times. In 2010, former USC running back coach Todd McNair sued the NCAA on the grounds of defamation. McNa...

New Years Resolution: Purdue Edition

Jan 18, 2019
Well it’s been a couple weeks since the “New Year New Me” posts have come and gone. Now it’s about time to look at what Purdue should switch up going into next year with their ...

Oklahoma Gets *Another* Transfer QB.

Jan 16, 2019
They own the market at this point. One of the last, and biggest, dominoes in the QB transfer pool has fallen. Today, Jalen Hurts announced his decision to spend his final...

Brandon Wimbush to UCF

Jan 15, 2019
Brandon Wimbush is transferring from Notre Dame to UCF. He is coming to UCF as a grad transfer, meaning he will be eligible to play immediately. Wimbush is the former starting. QB for the Fighting Iri...

THE UNDENIABLE POWER OF THE TRANSFER PORTAL

Jan 14, 2019
A portal of unknown intent or nature has opened, gashing the fabric of the space-time continuum. Our college football players are now plummeting through dimensional layers until they eventually land a...

Kyler Murray to the NFL?

Jan 14, 2019
Kyler Murray has just declared for the NFL Draft. This closes the door on returning for his senior year at Oklahoma. But does this mean he’s made his final choice between football and baseball? Murr...

How the Tigers took down the Tide

Jan 14, 2019
On Monday night we saw something that we had never seen before: Nick Saban’s Alabama get blown out. We’ve seen them blow a huge lead in the “Cam Back” and lose heartbreakers at...

Friday Fire: THE COMEBACK

Jan 11, 2019
WE ARE BACK AND BETTER THAN EVER! That is right folks, football season is officially over and I am officially heartbroken. So, what’s the one thing that can heal a broken heart (other than bing ...

College Football is Over. Now what?

Jan 11, 2019
It’s getting to that dreaded time of year again when sports start to slow down. Tragically, this season of college football has come to an end. Now if you wake up at 8am on a Saturday and aggressive...

Should College Athletes Be Paid?

Jan 10, 2019
One of the most controversial topics when it comes to the NCAA is paying the student athletes. We’ve all had this debate with friends and family, but have you ever sat down and really thought ab...

Oh You: The Lincoln Riley Extension

Jan 9, 2019
It’s a time old story… Boy meets university, boy has success at university and university offers boy large extension. This is the case for Oklahoma Head Coach, Lincoln Riley. Over the New ...

30 For 30 Worthy Stories of 2018

Jan 9, 2019
It has become impossible to scroll through sports Twitter without seeing a million tweets pertaining to what the next great 30 For 30 will be. A lot of the proposed 30 For 30 stories are pretty hyperb...