2018(19?) Playoff Final Preview
Monday night, the culmination of the entire college football season, but what year is Monday’s College Football Playoff Final taking place in? Is this the 2018 Natty or the 2019? I’ve had ...
New Years Resolution: Iowa Hawkeyes
2018 was a year of success in many ways for the Iowa Hawkeyes. However, as the always optimistic Hawkeye fans have become accustomed to, it was also a year full of what could have been. As we ring in ...
Justin Fields transferring to Ohio State
The former 5-star and #2 overall recruit is reportedly set to leave Georgia for Ohio State. Fields also seemed to be considering Oklahoma and Florida State, but his relationship with Dwayne Haskins an...
Ranking the top 5 games of UCF’s 25-game winning streak
I have finally graduated from UCF after four and a half years. Switching my major halfway through college and staying an extra semester for a minor allowed me to witness five seasons of UCF foot...
New Years Resolutions: Michigan State
2018 was a tumultuous year for Michigan State University to say the least. The University came under fire for its handling of sexual assault on campus as well as a myriad of other issues. The universi...
Smart’s Potentially Fatal Mistake
Disclaimer: This is merely an opinion. This is my opinion. I am not a fortune teller. After deciding to break my silence I thought I should talk how much Georgia has pissed me off. As well as what the...
2019 New Year’s Resolutions for Gamecock Football
It’s 2019 and Americans all over the country are making resolutions about losing weight, eating healthier, and exercising more. So in the spirit of making New Year’s resolutions, here are ...
Remembering Purdue Icon, Tyler Trent
With the NY6 bowl games in action and the National Championship only a few days away, the new year appeared to be off to a great start for college football. Then last night, January 1st, at 8:30 pm a ...
The Hangover, Post-Bowl Season Edition: Familiarity isn’t Always Bad
Happy New Year! Welcome to the thirteenth edition of the sophomore season of The Hangover, where I recap the previous weekend in college football or, in this case, bowl season. This week, The Hangover...
2019 Sugar Bowl Preview
Texas Longhorns (9-4) vs Georgia Bulldogs (11-2) The Sugar Bowl will be played at 8:45 on New Years’s Day in the Superdome and can be seen on ESPN. The Longhorns will come into this looking for ...
2019 Rose Bowl Preview
#6 Ohio State Buckeyes (12-1) vs. #9 Washington Huskies (10-3) It’s the Granddaddy of the All and this season’s Rose Bowl features the Big Ten champion Ohio State Buckeyes facing off again...
2019 Fiesta Bowl Preview
LSU Tigers (9-3) vs UCF Knights (12-0) The 2019 Fiesta Bowl will be played on New Year’s Day at 1 PM EST and can be seen on ESPN. UCF will be coming into this game looking to complete their second s...
2019 Outback Bowl Preview
Outback Bowl (Tampa, Florida) Iowa (8-4) vs. Mississippi State (8-4) How They Got Here: Iowa The Hawkeyes had a typical Kirk Ferentz season. Run the ball. Punt a lot. Beat Iowa State. This was all bus...
New Year’s Resolution: Wisconsin Edition
Hello folks, welcome to the New Year! I’m in dire need of flipping of the calendar because my Wisconsin boys didn’t quite get the job done. Not only did the Badger football team not meet t...
2019 Citrus Bowl Preview
Citrus Bowl (Orlando, Florida) Penn State (9-3) vs Kentucky (9-3) How They Got Here: Penn State If anything, Penn State maintained a level of consistency this year. They lost to two good teams (and Mi...
2018 Holiday Bowl Preview
Northwestern Wildcats (8-5) vs. Utah Utes (9-4) Monday, 12/31, 7pm EST, FS1 – SDCCU Stadium, San Diego, CA Happy holidays! This New Year’s Eve, we all get a special treat as there are actu...
2018 Military Bowl Preview
Military Bowl Presented by Northrop Grumman (Annapolis, MD): Cincinnati (10-2) vs Virginia Tech (6-6) 12 P.M. ET on Monday, Dec. 31. On ESPN UC and VT have met 11 times all-time with VT leading 6-5. T...
2018 Liberty Bowl Preview
How they got here: Missouri Losses to Georgia, South Carolina and Alabama in consecutive weeks killed any chances of contending for the SEC. A controversial loss to Kentucky could have signaled the tr...
2018 Redbox Bowl Preview
Michigan State (7-5) vs Oregon (8-4) The Redbox Bowl kicks off at noon EST on the final day of 2018. FOX will televise the game so we can look forward to some good football between lengthy commercial ...
2018 Gator Bowl Preview
NC State (9-3) vs Texas A&M (8-4) For the first time in college football history, The Wolfpack of NC State will face off against Texas A&M. The Gator Bowl will highlight the evening shift of D...
An Iowa Fan’s Guide to the Outback Bowl
Overview: Iowa (8-4) vs Mississippi State (8-4) The 2019 Outback Bowl will feature the Iowa Hawkeyes, who had their typical 8-4 season this year, and the Mississippi State Bulldogs, who also fared to ...
2018 Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic Preview
Folks, the College Football Playoff is finally here, and we’re just hours away from the first semifinal. This year’s Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic is sure to excite when two undefeated squa...
2018 Orange Bowl Preview: What to look for.
2018 Orange Bowl: Alabama (13-0) vs. Oklahoma (12-1) How They Got Here: Alabama It was just another year of Alabama domination in 2018, as they steamrolled through their schedule, ending the year at a...
2018 Capital One Orange Bowl Preview
The 2018-19 edition of the Alabama Invitational is back. The second of two playoff semifinals will kick off at 8PM EST. Fourth seed Oklahoma will be taking on Alabama. How They Got Here: Oklahoma The ...
The Flowin’ Samoan Rides away— Josiah Tauaefa forgoes his final year of Eligibility
Well folks it finally happened, Josiah “The Flowin’ Samoan” Tauaefa has officially foregone his fourth season of eligibility at UTSA to prepare himself for the NFL draft and honestly...
2018 Arizona Bowl Preview
Nova Home Loans Arizona Bowl (Tucson, Arizona) Arkansas State (8-4) vs. Nevada (7-5) How They Got Here: Arkansas State Aside from Alabama and App. State, Arkansas State’s other losses were both ...
2018 Peach Bowl Preview
Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl (Atlanta): Michigan (10-2) vs. Florida (9-3) 12 p.m. ET on Saturday, Dec. 29. On ESPN This will be the fifth meeting between Michigan and Florida. Michigan leads the series 4-0....
USF: Unbelievably Sh***y Finishes.
The Bulls were one of the hottest G5 teams (other than that one other undefeated team in Florida) in the first seven weeks of the season. USF was 7-0, ranked, led by the ex-Bama and ex-ASU QB Blake Ba...
2018 Alamo Bowl Preview
How They Got Here: Iowa State Iowa State has been hovering around the bottom of the top-25 all season. They’re one of the most above-average teams in college football. They started out with back...
2018 Music City Bowl Preview
Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl (Nashville, Tenn.): Purdue (6-6) vs. Auburn (7-5) Friday, Dec. 28 at 1:30 p.m. ET on ESPN This is the first ever meeting between Purdue and Auburn. How They ...
Bird Box Is a Remake of the Cheez-It Bowl
Netflix has aggressively pushed its original content over the last few years. Some of their original content has been really bad and some has been really good, but most of it just falls somewhere in b...
2018 Camping World Bowl Preview
(Orlando, FL): No. 16 West Virginia (8-3) vs. No. 20 Syracuse (9-3) The Camping World Bowl kicks off at 5:15 Friday and can be found on ESPN. The game features two teams with very different expecta...
2018 Independence Bowl Preview
Are you ready for a classic? Because the *take a deep breath* Walk On’s Bistreaux & Bar Independence Bowl surely won’t disappoint. Who doesn’t love some mid day football with a b...
2018 Pinstripe Bowl Preview
Wisconsin Badgers (7-5) vs. Miami Hurricanes (7-5) The 2018 New Era Pinstripe Bowl kicks off on Saturday 12/27 at 5:15 EST on ESPN, and sees the Wisconsin Badgers facing off against the Miami Hurrican...
Quinn Hughes to Sign With Vancouver at the Conclusion of Michigan’s season
After being selected seventh overall by the Vancouver Canucks, Michigan defenseman Quinn Hughes decided to return for his sophomore season in Ann Arbor. Hughes currently has three goals and seventeen ...
Tyree Jackson to Transfer: Some landing spots
When it comes to the offseason QB transfer pool, Justin Fields is obviously the biggest and most sought after name. The issue with Fields however, is that he might not be immediately eligible to play ...
Electrifying Finish in First Responder Bowl
Does this mean the under hit? Asking for a friend....
2018 Quick Lane Bowl Preview
Quick Lane Bowl (Detroit, MI): Georgia Tech (7-5) vs Minnesota (6-6) How They Got Here: Georgia Tech After finishing second in the ACC Coastal this year, in what was a de...
2018 Cheez-It Bowl Preview
Cheez-It Bowl (Phoenix, AZ): Cal (7-5) vs. TCU (6-6) Going to be sad when Christmas is over? Never fear, the Cheez-It Bowl is almost here. This is the first year under the name of the overrated snack ...
2018 First Responder Bowl Preview
Boston College Eagles (7-5) vs Boise State Broncos (10-3) This year’s First Responder Bowl will take place on Wednesday, December 26th at 1:30 PM EST. The game will be played at the old Cotton B...
2018 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Preview
BYU Cougars(6-6) vs Western Michigan Broncos(7-5) The Famous Idaho Potato Bowl will take place Friday December 21st at 4 PM EST and can be seen on ESPN. The game will, of course, be played on the blue...
2018 Armed Forces Bowl Preview
Houston Cougars (8-4) vs Army Black Knights (10-2) The Armed Forces Bowl will be played Saturday December 22nd at 3:30 PM EST and can be seen on ESPN. The game will be played at TCU’s Amon G. Ca...
Dollar General Bowl Preview
Dollar General Bowl (Mobile, Alabama): Buffalo (10-3) vs. Troy (9-3) The Dollar General Bowl kicks off at 7 PM on Saturday and can be found on ESPN. Troy makes their third appearance in the bowl hoste...
2018 Hawaii Bowl Preview
SoFi Hawaii Bowl (Honolulu, Hawaii): Hawaii (8-5) vs. Louisiana Tech (7-5) Saturday 12/22, 10:30pm ET on ESPN How They Got Here: Hawaii Hawaii started the season very strong at 6-1 and looked to pose ...
2018 Jared Birmingham Bowl Preview
Memphis Tigers (8-5) vs. Wake Forest Demon Deacons (6-6) The 13th annual Birmingham Bowl (with first-year title sponsor Jared) will take place Saturday at 11 a.m. CT at historic Legion Field in downto...
Mizzou’s QB Situation Post-Lock Era
Believe it or not, Drew Lock is finally leaving Mizzou after playing for what seems like 7 years (or what we like to call the J.T Barrett Plan) and his future is going to be a bright one. Lock is bein...
5-Star QB’s are the Drama Queens of CFB…
Yeah, I just split the tea. I’m not afraid to say it at all. QB’s can be and are some of the biggest crybaby’s/drama queens/most butt-hurt players ever. The Golden Children of High S...
2018 Frisco Bowl Preview
San Diego State Aztecs (7-5) vs Ohio Bobcats (8-4) The 2018 Frisco Bowl will be played on Wednesday December 19th at 8:00 PM EST and can be seen on ESPN. SDSU is coming off a disappointing 7-5 finish ...
2018 Boca Raton Bowl Preview
UAB Blazers(10-3) vs NIU Huskies(8-5) The Boca Raton Bowl will kick off at 7 PM EST on December 18th in FAU Stadium and can be found on ESPN. UAB is coming off their first conference title ever and NI...
2018 New Orleans Bowl Preview
New Orleans Bowl (New Orleans, Louisiana) Appalachian State (10-2) vs. Middle Tennessee State (8-5) How They Got Here: Appalachian State One of the darlings of the G5, the Mountaineers won the confere...
2018 Bahamas Bowl Preview
FIU Panthers(8-4) vs Toledo Rockets(7-5) The Bahamas Bowl will be played on Friday December 21st at 12:30 PM EST and can be seen on ESPN. Both of these teams are coming into the game having narrowly m...
2018 Las Vegas Bowl Preview
Las Vegas Bowl (Las Vegas, Nevada): Arizona State (7-5) vs. Fresno State (11-2) How They Got Here: Arizona State In the first year of the Herm Edwards experiment in Tempe, the results ended up the sam...
2018 Camellia Bowl Preview
Raycom Media Camellia Bowl (Montgomery, Alabama): Georgia Southern (9-3) vs. Eastern Michigan (7-5) The Camellia Bowl pits a MAC conference opponent vs a Sun Belt foe for the fourth time. The Sun Belt...
2018 Cure Bowl Preview
Tulane (6-6) vs Louisiana (7-6) The Cure Bowl will kick off on Saturday December 15th at 2:30 EST in Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida and can be seen on CBS Sports. It would have been much mo...
2018 New Mexico Bowl Preview
New Mexico Bowl (Albuquerque, New Mexico): Utah State (10-2) vs. North Texas (9-3) The New Mexico Bowl kicks off at 2 PM this Saturday on ESPN. Utah State last won the New Mexico Bowl in 2014, defeati...
Wanna See a Dead Body?
November 24th was a great day in the eyes of Ohio State fans. We witnessed one of the most dominant displays in ‘The Game’s” history, finding the Buckeyes victorious 62-39. On Decemb...
An Interview with Connor Rogers from Bleacher Report
Connor Rogers covers the NFL Draft for Bleacher Report and is the co-host of the Stick to Football podcast. Connor was kind enough to take some time out of his busy schedule and answer a few questions...
Ex-Texas A&M QB Wins Award
As if being a Texas A&M fan isn’t depressing enough, we now have to watch our once golden child lifting up the Johnny Manziel Remembrance Trophy. I still remember the day that Kyler AND that oth...
And the Heisman Goes To…
Kyler Murray of Oklahoma is your 2018 Heisman Trophy winner! After being selected in the first round of the MLB draft, Kyler Murray has been voted college football’s best player. After throwin...
Kyler Murray Wins Heisman
After one of the longer Heisman presentation shows of recent memory, this time filled with awkward segments and enough missed jokes to make you think a Kansas quarterback was making them. Where was I?...
It’s Time to Talk to Your Kids About Celebrity Coaches
College football coaches are placed on a pedestal. Why?...
America’s Game
One of the great things about rivalries in college football is how unique they are. No other rivalry in American sports is quite like the football game played between the United States Military Academ...
Braden Mann Deserves A Heisman #ChangeMyMind
Hello, I am still alive and doing well. As for my absence for the past month, as it may of possibly been known, I am Enrolled in EMT School. During this time, I have non-stop been studying, in school,...
2018 Coaching Hire Grades
This college football season may be drawing to a close, but the head coaching hires that teams make this offseason will shape the sport for years to come. So far over a dozen programs have replaced th...
Tale of the Tape: The 5 Biggest Games of UTSA’s 8th Football Season
#1 UTSA 7 – Arizona State… 49 The season opener was a good indicator for the way the season was going to go for our Runners. A seemingly never ending cycle of a first down, then not a mere...
UCF’s Fiesta Bowl bid is just the tip of the fraudulent CFP iceberg
The Knights are headed to Arizona for the Fiesta Bowl, which is their third New Year’s Six Bowl in the last six seasons.  This is a remarkable feat for any college football team in the nation. To...
What’s the Problem With the PAC12?
It seems as if this is the question surrounding the PAC 12 every year, “What is their problem?” Every year it seems as if the so called ‘Conference of Champions’ is left just w...
The Alabama Head Coach Clinic Continues
Saban pumps out head coaches like Phillip Rivers does kids. Another year, another Alabama coordinator becoming a Head Coach. Who is it this time? OC Mike Locksley, who has been tabbed for the Maryland...
The Retirement of Old Man Bill
On Sunday, December 2nd we saw what many deemed impossible. The legendary, vampire man Bill Snyder retired from coaching Kansas State. In his legendary 27 year career, he accumulated 215 wins-117 loss...
Kelly Bryant to Missouri
Well, the Tigers don’t have to worry about life after Drew Lock. Just like that, we have the first of the grad-QB transfer dominoes to fall. Former Clemson QB Kelly Bryant has announced his dest...
#SU25: Final Rankings
Alabama (9) Clemson (1) Notre Dame Oklahoma Georgia Ohio State UCF Michigan Washington Florida Washington State Texas LSU Penn State Kentucky West Virginia Fresno State Texas A&M Mississippi State...
Heisman Finalists: Who’s Got The Edge?
Tua Tagovailoa, QB, Alabama Among the three finalists, Tua has arguably been the Heisman front-runner for most of the season. This season, his play has helped lead the Crimson Tide to an unbeaten ...
The Hangover, Last Call: How Will We Remember Urban Meyer at Ohio State?
The writing was on the wall. Ever since this season started, all signs have pointed to this decision by Urban Meyer. When the Zach Smith scandal dropped into college football over the summer, many fel...
Did the College Football Playoff Commitee Get it Right?
On Sunday, December 2nd, the much anticipated final rankings for the college football playoffs were released. As always, there was plenty of speculation over who should get in and who should be left o...
BREAKING: Urban Meyer to Retire After Rose Bowl
We thought it may happen sooner or later, but it has just become official this morning that Urban Meyer will be retiring from coaching and will coach his last game for Ohio State at the Rose Bowl on J...
The Hangover, Week 14: Who’s In?
Welcome to the twelfth edition of the sophomore season of The Hangover, where I recap the previous weekend in college football. This week, The Hangover comes to you from Atlanta, Georgia, where I witn...
No Matter What, Notre Dame Should Be In
For the second time under head coach Brian Kelly, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish has finished the regular season with a perfect 12-0 record. The first time came back in 2012, and it landed his team i...
Breaking Down the Big 12 Championship
Tale of the Tape #14 Texas (9-3) vs #5 Oklahoma (11-1) Line: Oklahoma -7.5 O/U 78 What’s at Stake? These two teams previously played back on October 6th in what was a thrilling 48-45 victory tha...
UCF Does Not Deserve Respect Yet
As we head into conference championship week, the second to last college football playoff rankings have been released after a big finish to the regular season. For the first time in the short five-sea...
Texas Tech hires Matt Wells
Tech got themselves a good one. Just days after firing Kliff Kingsbury, Texas Tech has decided on their next head coach. After initial reports suggested that Mike Leach and Dana Holgorsen, the Red Rai...
Ranking All Ten Conference Championships
There is a lot on the line this weekend. College football playoff berths, matchups with heated rivals, and conference championship games. But which of the 10 conference championship games should you b...
Loser of the Week: Week 13
Anytime your head coach loses a game drenched in Gatorade, your’e gonna be Loser of the Week (yes I watched Ohio State beat down Michigan). After an interception by Kellen Mond with only 29 se...
Michigan State’s Offensive Offense Needs Changes
Coming into the 2018 season, Michigan State had huge expectations. The Spartans brought back just about every starter from a team that won probably the quietest ten games of all time. 2018 was suppo...
Is Khalil Tate Transferring?
Kevin Sumlin just finished up a disappointing first season as the University of Arizona football coach. To make matters worse, there is talk of another quarterback transferring away from a team he has...
The Hangover, Week 13: Let’s Talk Playoff Scenarios
Welcome to the eleventh edition of the sophomore season of The Hangover, where I recap the previous weekend in college football. This week, The Hangover comes to you from Tuscaloosa, Alabama, where I ...
JJ’s Video Game Player of the Week: Dwayne Haskins Pt. 2
This is Dwayne Haskins’ second time being a video game player of the week, as he led Ohio State in an absolute thrashing of their rival Michigan. Haskins threw 6 touchdowns, 0 interceptions, and gai...
Biggest Win/Most Cupcake Win of the Week: Rivalry Week
It was rivalry week, mostly everyone’s favorite week of college football. This is the one week in football where I expect every game to be relatively close. Well this year was almost the complete op...
South Carolina vs. Clemson Game Preview
The best weekend of the college football season is here, which means another edition of The Palmetto Bowl. The #2 ranked Clemson Tigers host unranked South Carolina this weekend, and are looking to wi...
Historic weekend for UCF is just a taste of what is yet to come
What a weekend it was for UCF. Not just the football team, but for the university as a whole. Obviously the student-athletes on the football team is what brought the national spotlight to Orlando,...
Loser of the Week: Week 12
West Virginia failed to clinch a Big 12 Championship game berth, but they did manage to clinch their second Loser of the Week honors of the season with a loss to Oklahoma State. Oklahoma State QB Ta...
Back with the Pac: Week 12
After twelve weeks of Pac-12 football, one of the division races has finally been decided. After overcoming multiple injuries, Utah is the champion of the Pac-12 South! The North division comes down t...
The Office: CFB Head Coach Edition
I know this is something that must run through everyone’s mind, but I figured it should be on the internet. If you are interested in what I think about you can visit my blog at www.buckthoughts....
What College GameDay is like
It was a 14-hour trip from Cincinnati, OH to Orlando, FL; but I made the drive. For what reason some may ask, but for any college football fan it was an obvious answer. College GameDay was being hoste...
Notre Dame thrashes Syracuse to move to 11-0
This past Saturday the No. 3 ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish extended their undefeated record and playoff campaign with a 36-3 victory over the No.12 ranked Syracuse Orange at Yankee Stadium. As I me...
SU Top 25: 11/20
Alabama (10) Clemson (2) Notre Dame Michigan Georgia UCF Oklahoma Washington State LSU Ohio State Utah State Texas West Virginia Florida Washington Boise State Penn State Utah Kentucky Syracuse Army P...
The Hangover, Week 12: Maybe UCF Does Belong
Welcome to the tenth edition of the sophomore season of The Hangover, where I recap the previous weekend in college football. This week, The Hangover comes to you from Knoxville, Tennessee, where I wi...
Colorado Fires HC Mike MacIntyre
After almost six seasons in Boulder, Colorado has decided to move on from head coach Mike MacIntyre. After coming from San Jose State in 2013, MacIntyre amassed a 30-44 record over his tenure with the...
Rough Weekend for Syracuse Fans
This weekend was supposed to be a Syracuse fan’s ultimate dream. Three games between the men’s basketball team and the football team would be held in New York City. The men’s basketball team...
Les Miles to Kansas: Wave the Grass?
Ever since the announcement was made that David Beaty would not be returning for the 2019 season, rumors began flying around Lawrence regarding the next head football coach. But today, sources to Spor...
Upstate NY Fan on Notre Dame vs Syracuse
This Saturday the No. 3 Notre Dame Fighting Irish are taking on the No. 12 Syracuse Orange at Yankee Stadium. Notre Dame football is my favorite team in all of sports and they are playing my (much imp...
JJ’s Video Game Player of the Week: Ryquell Armstead
Ryquell Armstead – running back from Temple, scored 6 touchdowns and had 210 yards rushing last Saturday as Temple beat Houston 59-49. Scoring 6 touchdowns is insane for a running back, and it c...
McMurphy goes after Urban Meyer again… It might have been a bad idea.
In another addition to the ever-spanning saga of Ohio State-Urban Meyer-Zach Smith-Brett McMurphy, another shot has been fired. Earlier this week, we saw Zach Smith’s return to twitter, attackin...
CFB: Week 12 Preview
After an incredibly pedestrian week 11 that saw the top 10 go undefeated, there’s one thing college football fans (minus fans of Alabama, Clemson, Notre Dame and Michigan of course), are craving...
College Gameday is coming to UCF, gives Knights national boost they need
Finally, a little bit of positive National recognition. College Gameday is coming to UCF! Despite all of the negative noise surrounding the Knights, ESPN has decided to jump on the positive side o...
Loser of the Week: Week 11
Kentucky traveled to Knoxville to snap their 16-game losing streak at Tennessee, but instead they extended it and landed them the title Loser of the Week in week 11. After a disappointing loss in the ...
Back with the Pac: Week 11
Another thrilling week of Pac-12 football has concluded, and the division races are heating up. The North is down to both Washington schools meaning the Apple Cup will likely determine the winner of t...
College Football Coach of the Year Contenders
With the month of November in full swing and teams looking to finish their campaigns strong, I thought it would be appropriate to look at the guys that got them there; the coaches. And with the Home D...
Can South Carolina get back to the glory of Spurrier years?
After Saturday’s debacle against Florida that saw the Gamecocks blow a 31-14 second half lead, Will Muschamp moved to 1-10 against top 25 teams since his tenure began at South Carolina. He is 1-...
The Hangover, Week 11: Waiting for Chaos
Welcome to the ninth edition of the sophomore season of The Hangover, where I recap the previous weekend in college football. After an off week in preparation for a broadcast, The Hangover comes to yo...
Tom Herman: Does. Not. Care.
Former Ohio State WR Coach Zach Smith is off the Henny once again, and this time his target is Tom Herman, who does not care one bit. “Ok. Cool Hook Em! 🤘” ARE YOU KIDDING ME? Lest we f...
Loser of the Week: Week 10
After winning 5 games in a row, securing a #11 CFP ranking, and looking to be like true contenders in the SEC East, the Florida Gators threw all that away for a chance to be the coveted Loser of the W...
The Experience: Ranking The Best College Stadium Traditions
Traditions: The sacred ceremonies that make college football and basketball unlike any other experience imaginable. Just about every college has ’em and just about every alumni remembers their s...
Campus Cover 043: Blind Resume Test
The Campus Cover is the always off-topic, sometimes correct college football gambling podcast presented by Student Union Sports. Not only do we have your picks of the week, but PJ and Cody give you en...
Back with the Pac: Week 10
Just like that, there are only three weeks of Pac-12 football left in the regular season. The Pac-12 North appears to be coming down to an Apple Cup showdown between Washington and Washington State. T...
JJ’s Video Game Player of the Week: All of Clemson
This week I had to put the spotlight on an entire team. Clemson beating Louisville by 61 points, 77-16, is outrageous. 10 different players scored a touchdown. Clemson put up 661 yards of total offens...
Thank You, Eric Dungey
As a season ticket holder and Syracuse native, football success is not something we are used to seeing. Sure, Cuse basketball gives us all something to cheer about, but for Syracuse football, losing i...
#SU25: Week 11
Alabama (10) Clemson (3) Notre Dame Michigan Georgia Central Florida West Virginia Oklahoma Washington State Ohio State LSU Syracuse Kentucky Fresno State Boston College Utah State UAB NC State Iowa S...
Fight On: Ranking The Best College Fight Songs
Call ’em the best, most memorable, most recognizable: fight songs become ingrained in your mind, even if you can’t remember the associated school. When you listen to this list, there’...
Comparing Dynasties: Golden State and Alabama
This past weekend, the #1 ranked Alabama Crimson Tide completely shut down the then-#3 LSU Tigers 29-0 in Death Valley. After the game, just about every sports fan who had high hopes that Alabama woul...
Biggest Win/Most Cupcake Win of the Week: Week 10
Week 10 was not as exciting as the weeks past, but it was still thrilling nonetheless. Teams on the outside of the rankings looking in such as Houston and South Florida faltered against inferior oppon...
UCF latest to call for NCAAF video game reboot, and it needs to come back ASAP
Not sure what it was about Thursday night’s 52-40 victory over Temple that made a few UCF players discuss ratings in a hypothetical NCAA Football video game reboot, but there was most definitely con...
Beaty Fired, It’s Basketball Season
After four years of David Beaty football in Lawrence, new AD Jeff Long announced the football program would be moving in a different direction come season’s end. Beaty will exit the scene with t...
CFB: Week Ten Preview
Games to Watch No. 6 Georgia (-9.5) at No. 11 Kentucky (3:30 CBS) Just like everyone expected, the SEC East will be decided this Saturday in Lexington, Kentucky. Each team comes in 7-1, 5-1 and have b...
No Shave November With The U
It is never a bad time to reflect on mental health. Here at Student Union we’ve decided to use all of the hot takes and facial hair in our power to make a positive difference this November. Move...
Why the Highest-ranked Group of Five Team might not come from the AAC at Season’s end
As we head into week ten two things look set in stone: Alabama is the best team in the country and the American Athletic Conference (AAC) will have the highest-ranked team from the Group of Five at se...
Syracuse Football Earns First Ranking Since 2001
After an upset-heavy weekend of college football, 7 new teams found their way into the AP Top 25. And for the first time since 2001, Syracuse was one of them. The Orange knocked off No. 22 NC State at...
UPDATE: Maryland Finally Does Something Right, Fires DJ Durkin.
Better late than never. Actual minutes after posting my previous article on Maryland deciding to keep head coach DJ Durkin despite the death of Jordan McNair, Durkin was let go. It seems that both the...
My Top 4 Predictions
So as I am sure you all know by now, the first CFP rankings came out yesterday. Now a lot of people are pissed because LSU is #3, and pretty much ignoring that they are playing Alabama this week so th...
Could Bama actually beat an NFL team?
Every year we hear about Bama having top tier recruits and the best coaching in all of CFB. With that, some people will always ask the stupid, yet intriguing question… “Could Alabama beat ...
JJ’s Video Game Player of the Week: D’Eriq King
Houston handed USF their first loss this Saturday, 57-36, behind QB D’Eriq King’s incredible performance. King scored 7 touchdowns (5 passing, 2 rushing) and had 551 total yards offense. He accoun...
#MinshewForHeisman
All Hail our new lord, a flavor saver savior, Gardner Minshew II, the new sheriff over in Leachville. After Luke Faulk, arguably one of the greatest QB’s in PAC-12 history left, this man wieldin...
Notre Dame’s Playoff Chances
The first official College Football Playoff rankings have been announced and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish have been placed at #4. And according to the ESPN’s College Football Playoff Predictor, the...
Scariest CFB Players
It’s Halloween. It means one of two things: You’re out partying until 3am and gonna regret doing so because it’s a god damn Wednesday and it is the middle of a School/Work week. You&...
Back with the Pac: Week 9
It was officially upset week for Pac-12 football this past weekend. Three ranked teams lost, all coming from the North division, which leaves us with one clear front runner with three weeks to play. T...
Urban Meyer Coming Back?
Ever since the end of Purdue’s blowout win over Ohio State, people around the country have been rumbling about Urban Meyer possibly leaving the Buckeye sideline prior to next season. The same Bu...
The First CFP Poll is Out… Things Happened.
Oh UCF Fans are Going to be Upset. With the release of the first edition of the College Football Playoff, teams know where they stand going into the tail end of the season. Some fans have to be very e...
Maryland Board of Regents does dumb thing.
Obviously, we have learned nothing from this. According to Rick Maese, sports writer for the Washington Post, DJ Durkin seems to be a lot safer than we all originally thought. On top of this, AD Damon...
The Hangover, Week 9: All Eyes on the SEC
Welcome to the eighth edition of the sophomore season of The Hangover, where I recap the previous weekend in college football. This week, The Hangover comes from Jacksonville, Florida, where Georgia r...
#4 LSU Has Forfeited Any Chance Vs. #1 Alabama
In a wild turn of events, it appears that the LSU Tigers have forgone any realistic chance to beat Alabama this Saturday. Vegas has released the lines for college football’s game of the week at ...
Biggest Win/Most Cupcake Win of the Week: Week 9
Week 9 was not the best week to be a ranked team, as 11 of the top 25 teams lost, 7 of those 11 teams lost to unranked teams. Texas got knocked off by Oklahoma St., Syracuse beat NC State for only the...
CFP Contention Update
With the official College Football Playoff rankings coming out next week, here is a last-minute update. Despite the chaos this week (Ohio State, Oregon), the top four is relatively solid. Before the f...
Comparing this years QB prospects to last years
Now, lets get real…This years QB’s is not great at all, like borderline disgusting. If you had to compare this years class to last years, it’s like choosing between the Prom Queen, a...
Maryland football report deems culture not toxic, but basically toxic
What the hell Maryland? After eight weeks, there is finally an update on the Maryland football investigation. According to the Washington Post, the report found that “…the Maryland footb...
Campus Cover 042: Dan Jakes
This week the guys are joined by fellow Student Union contributor Daniel Jakes (@danimalj) as they all talk about the ranking of G5 teams, UAB (of course), Texas, and more. Last, but not least, we dis...
Florida/Georgia Preview: Bulldogs By Three Touchdowns
The World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party is finally here, and it’s gonna be another year of heartache for the Florida Gators. This Florida Gators team has come out of the gates HOT this ...
Thursday Night Showdown: App State at. Georgia Southern
With a slate of big college football games ready to go this weekend, don’t lose track of the Sun Belt Conference and two of the nations best teams record-wise. That’s right, 7:30 kickoff on ESPNU ...
JJ’s Video Game Player of the Week: D.J. Knox
D.J. Knox, running back from Purdue, is this week’s Video Game Player of the Week. Knox ran for 128 yards and 3 touchdowns this Saturday. While other players may have put up stats larger than D.J.â€...
Back with the Pac: Week 8
Once again the Pac-12 continues to consume itself. This week in Pac-12 football, Pullman, Washington continues to prove to be a death sentence for ranked teams playing there. In the south, Utah picked...
Is it time to talk about the B1G West?
After this weekend we see four teams at the top of the B1G West with only one loss. Northwestern (4-1), Iowa (3-1), Wisconsin(3-1), and Purdue (3-1) all find themselves competing for a spot in Indy to...
The sleeping giant UCF is now wide awake
This is getting out of hand. After climbing upwards in the polls in consecutive weeks, it seems as if UCF has hit their ceiling at the number 10 spot, as they have been stuck there for two consecuti...
Who’s still alive? Breakdown of each team that still has a shot at the playoff
More than half of the college football regular season has been played and the playoff picture is starting to take shape. Only a few teams control their own destiny, with most others relying on other t...
SU25: October 24th
Alabama (10) Clemson (1) Notre Dame LSU Michigan UCF Oklahoma Georgia Texas Florida Ohio State Kentucky West Virginia Washington State Washington Iowa Texas A&M Oregon Penn State USF Wisconsin App...
Biggest Win/Most Cupcake Win of the Week: Week 8
Week 8 has come and gone, and it is a week I certainly want to forget. My beloved Bearcats lost a conference game to Temple in OT. It was also a week to forget for the Buckeyes. Other teams, however, ...
The Hangover, Week 8: Meyer’d in Uncertainty
Welcome to the seventh edition of the sophomore season of The Hangover, where I recap the previous weekend in college football. This week, The Hangover comes from Knoxville, Tennessee, where Tua Tagov...
Headaches and Heartache: Urban Meyer is Leaving Ohio State
The Ohio State Buckeyes and Urban Meyer were sent into turmoil this past weekend after getting trounced by Purdue. This came only two days after Paul Finebaum reported that he sensed Meyer’s tim...
UCF Still Gets No Respect And I’m Over It
I’ve been pushed over the limit now. As the college day was wrapping up and I had just witnessed Purdue make OSU their PurDaddy, Wazzu once again ruining the Pac-12’s chances at a playoff ...
Dan’s Bedtime Thoughts: Sorry for the Hiatus
I’m sorry for the couple of weeks off, my fellow companions. I’m just now getting into the flow of things again, so I figured that I’d pump out some content while I can’t sleep...
Crazy CFB Things That Are Still Alive
College football in a word: crazy. Lots of crazy things happen every year in the world of college football. Some crazier than others but I think we should go over some scenarios, that while not likely...
JJ’s Video Game Player of the Week: Alex Barnes
Alex Barnes from Kansas State will receive the honors of Video Game Player of the Week as he did anything he wanted to against Oklahoma State. Barnes quoted Avengers villain Thanos and said “fine, I...
Loser of the Week:Week 7
Four teams ranked in the top-10 suffered upsets in week 7; a wonderful weekend for losing. Penn State lost to Michigan State, Washington fell to Oregon in overtime, Georgia got trounced by LSU, but ou...
Back with the Pac: Week 7
Welcome to Back with the Pac: Week 7 where we look at the most unpredictable conference in college football! The main event of the weekend was Oregon vs Washington which lived up to all of the hype. W...
Checking In on Each New Power 5 Head Coach
Thirteen Power 5 conference schools entered this season with new head coaches, some set up to succeed and others starting from scratch to rebuild their program. Although it isn’t fair to judge t...
Campus Cover 041: There’s So Much Blood
This week we lead off with picks, talk about the week seven that was, the playoff picture, and then a little game in honor of the NBA opener. The Campus Cover is the always off-topic, sometimes correc...
SU25: Week 8
Blood week got us all messed up. Georgia, Penn State, West Virginia, and Washington all lost as top ten teams, as well as losses by Wisconsin, Miami, Penn State and more. Let’s take a look at ho...
Biggest Win/Most Cupcake Win of the Week: Week 7
This week was craaazy! 8 teams ranked in the top 25 lost, while 5 won by less than a touchdown. This is one week of just many weeks that could look the same. This is the time of the year where teams a...
The Hangover, Week 7: Could It Really Be That Easy?
Welcome to the sixth edition of the sophomore season of The Hangover, where I recap the previous weekend in college football. This week, The Hangover comes from Tuscaloosa, Alabama, where “Dixie...
ATTENTION: We Have Achieved Blood Week 2018
It happened. Mayhem Week, Blood Week, Chaos Week, whatever you call it, it happened Week 7 of the 2018 CFB Season. A Week where every team dreads and prays that their team will not be apart of… ...
College GameDay is Finally Going to Pullman, Washington
Folks, it’s finally happening. ESPN decided “Hm, next week’s games aren’t all that strong. NC State vs Clemson…meh. Maryland-Iowa? Yawn. Miss State and LSU? Hard pass. Mi...
WE ALMOST HAD A COACH BRAWL
We were so close to a death match. Today’s Florida-Vanderbilt already wasn’t going how most of us expected, being that Vandy was out to a 21-10 lead towards the end of the first half. Then...
Let’s Talk About App State
Hidden in Boone, North Carolina, there is a football team who may be the best team in their state. Yes, there are seven FBS programs in the state of North Carolina, including four ACC programs, and th...
Blake’s Best Bets: Week Seven
Record to date: 17-24-2 Last week was another week sitting in mediocrity. Another winning week of college football for me in which I didn’t pick the right games for this article. I nailed Florid...
Upset Alert: Week 7 Edition
Week 6 was STRAIGHT CASH HOMIE. Texas knocked off Oklahoma, Florida stunned LSU, and Florida State covered, and really should’ve won, against Miami. Our two non-Power 5 picks hit beautifully. New Me...
Loser of the Week: Week 6
This weeks “Loser of the Week” features a tale of redemption, as the Texas Longhorns (inaugural “Loser of the Week” in week 1) marched into the Cotton Bowl on Saturday and beat...
Back with the Pac: Week 6
We are now officially half way through the college football season which is hard to believe. This past weekend, any chance of a Pac-12 football team reaching the playoff seems to have disappeared. Wit...
JJ’s Video Game Player of the Week: Tua Tagovailoa
This week we focus on the man who is leading the Heisman race, Tua Tagovailoa. Tua has been balling out all season. The only reason he hasn’t been putting up stats as large as other QBs is because h...
Who Should South Carolina Start at Quarterback This Saturday?
South Carolina is joining the list of teams with a quarterback controversy on their hands. Jake Bentley was not only the Week One starter for the Gamecocks, but was also regarded as a future first-rou...
SU25: Week 7
We’re halfway through the 2018 college football season and our rankings are starting to take tremendous form. More confidence in Michigan and Texas in actual rank, but not too much change in the...
Heisman Watch: The Year of the Back
Quarterback, that is. Remember before the season began when everybody assumed the college quarterback landscape was weak and that any of the talented running backs would be a shoe-in for the coveted t...
Marching Bands: College Football’s Secret Weapon
The age-old debate about whether the NFL product is better than the NCAA’s commodity is easily settled: the NFL lacks marching bands. The Baltimore Ravens and Washington Redskins escape blame he...
Land of Lincoln: Norman, Oklahoma
Well that’s that. The Stoops family is no longer when it comes to the staff of the Sooners. This is Lincoln Riley’s team now. Has been for a year and now he’s shocked the nation in h...
The Drake Curse: A Timeline
The Kardashians and Jenners have ruined numerous athletes careers by dating them in the past. The Kendall Jenner Curse is the most recent of a long stint of bad sports curses. We all remember Jessica ...
Oh, They BAD bad? Ranking College Football’s Worst Teams
So often we like to write about good college football teams and for good reason, but for some comical relief, or maybe agonizing pain for the fans of these schools, I thought it would be fun to look i...
Biggest Win/Most Cupcake Win of the Week: Week 6
This college football season is fun! Cincinnati is ranked for the 1st time since 2012, Notre Dame looks like a contender, and I think it is safe to say that Texas is back! This week’s biggest win wa...
Junior QB, RB Transfers Provide a Spark for USF
South Florida should be turning some heads around college football. Charlie Strong took over right where Willie Taggert left off and the Bulls have been running ever since. After a 10-2 (6-2) campaign...
The Team Who Will Bring UCF Down
Enemies aren’t created. They’ve always existed and only just reveal themselves. That is the scenario UCF is currently facing. Not really. They already knew, but I don’t think the med...
LSU Punts Away Perfect Season
Noooo! Not like this, Coach O! Florida? LSU’s defense has been so good all year, but it was a pick-6 that finally ended the Tigers’ perfect season bid. Joe Burrow couldn’t get it don...
By God, Texas IS Back.
They actually did the damn thing and took down #7 Oklahoma! After losing to B1G powerhouse MARYLAND(!) in the first game of the 2018 campaign, it seemed as though Texas was on it’s way to anothe...
Kansas Football: At Least We Have Volleyball
Well, you can’t win ’em all, and luckily for the Jayhawks, they have two wins already in 2018, so they won’t lose ’em all either. Another fantastic defensive outing washed away...
Notre Dame: Legit Contender. No! Don’t Hang Up!
A big victory on Saturday night against #24 Virginia Tech once again proved to the nation that Notre Dame is not messing around in 2018. With wins over Michigan to begin the season, now two consecutiv...
Blake’s Best Bets: Week Six
Record to Date:Â 15-22-2 Another week, another stretch of bad luck for me. I played my biggest college football slate of the year last Saturday and went 15-10. Really good day and I was very happy wit...
Ian Book Adds Whole New Aspect to Irish Offense
In his first career start at Notre Dame Stadium, quarterback Ian Book showed what a difference-maker he is for the now 5-0 Fighting Irish team. The redshirt sophomore went 24-for-33 with 278 yards and...
Upset Alert: Week 6 Edition
Week 5 was a good week for picking upsets. Virginia Tech won outright at Duke, Northwestern was oh so close against Michigan, and Syracuse was minutes away from knocking off Clemson. I know close only...
I Have Decided To Go All In On The Benny Snell Jr. Heisman Train
Hear me out. As many people know, I am a HUGE QB guy, and will ride or die with that position until the day I die. It is the most critical position in all of sports and can make or break your team. No...
Campus Cover 040: Your Rankings Suck!
If polls are really just subjective interpretations.. why do we take them so seriously? How should the polls be figured? We take a look at this debate, the best teams ATS, and of course, our picks of ...
Syracuse Drops the Ball on Upset Bid
Being an unranked team and losing on the road to a top 3 opponent after having a 10-point lead in the fourth quarter is a very underrated way to lose a football game. Largely because of the fact that ...
Loser of the Week: Week 5
The Mississippi State Bulldogs fell to the Florida Gators 13-6 in Starkville to give the Bulldogs an 0-2 record in the SEC, but more importantly ensured them the title of Loser of the Week 5. YourR...
Buck’s CFB Breakdown: Week 5 Edition
Everybody’s favorite series is back. Who am I kidding every series I do is your favorite series. Nonetheless let me tell what happened over the last few weeks even though you already know what h...