Notre Dame Football 2018: Where Do They Go Now?
After coming off their disappointing 4-8 season in 2016, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish had what many would consider an exceptional bounce-back year, going 10-3. They were able to pick up their 10th wi...
The Unlikely Year of Jacob Eason
From spring practices, the Georgia Bulldogs knew they had both the smothering defense and the complimentary offense to make it to the National Championship. They also expected Sophomore Jacob Eason to...
Campus Cover 021: Special National Championship Preview
The Campus Cover (@TheCampusCover) is your primary source of College betting action. Hosted by PJ Guippone (@pjguip1) and Cody Goggin (@CodyGoggin), this podcast will give you picks of the week and pr...
National Championship Game Preview
One year ago, I sat here and told you “Why Alabama was Overrated” and picked Clemson to win the national championship. The first reason was the quarterback difference; Jalen Hurts’ ...
SU64: National Championship
The end of the road is finally here for college football fans. After today, the Student Union 64-team College Football Playoff is no more. Oh, and there’s also an apparently-important SEC game g...
The SU Podcast Episode 12: National Championship Preview
The Student Union Sports Podcast offers you an inside look at college sports from the perspective of actual college students while also highlighting our talented student writers. Today’s show includ...
SU64: Semifinals
We’re coming down to the wire with the Student Union 64-team College Football Playoff and college football in general. Today we’ll narrow down our championship game so the winner can be re...
UCLA Has Something To Look Forward To With Dorian Thompson-Robinson
The UCLA faithful may have been fearful of their quarterback situation for next year with Rosen going to the draft. I am here to say, they have nothing to worry about. The Bruins’ highest ranked...
How the CFB Playoffs Should Actually look
The College Football Playoff is a broken system that will go on until the TV contract and the advertising deals run their course. Everyone has their own opinions about the College Football Playoff. ...
Rich Rod’s Job was safe…. So we thought
Early in the college football preseason, the Wildcats of Arizona were not expected to amount to much, with a realistic expectation at four games. Rich Rodriguez and his team threw away those predictio...
Grab a drink for the CFP National Championship game
The National Championship is all set after a semifinal that consisted of one of the best games in college football history and a game that I couldn’t even sit through. Georgia and Alabama are no...
Separating reality from fantasy on UCF
It’s a little weird to attach a label of “sore loser” to the only undefeated team in college football, but that’s where we are at. Central Florida, now claiming themselves to b...
Rosen and Darnold Declare For NFL
Two days removed from the College Football Playoff semi-finals, both Josh Rosen and Sam Darnold declared for the NFL draft. The two Pac-12 quarterbacks are actually the two youngest of the elite quart...
UCF to Hang National Championship Banner
After claiming defeating Auburn on Monday in the Peach Bowl and competing a perfect 13-0 season, the University of Central Florida made a stunning announcement: Perfection achieved. ?#ChargeOn pic.twi...
The Hangover, Post-Semifinal Edition: Welcome to SEC World
Happy New Year! Welcome to the seventh edition of The Hangover, where I recap the previous weekend (or, in this case, couple of weeks) in college football. This week, The Hangover comes Birmingham, Al...
Why the College Football Playoff should NOT expand
Much like my gut after the holidays, the Playoff has no room for expansion. While most people want an 8, maybe 16 team Playoff field… I’m here to tell you it would be a mistake. Four is th...
Why the SEC is the Most Overrated Conference in CFB
I get it. The SEC has two teams in the National Championship game. But, this still needs to be brought up because the issue is as prominent as it’s ever been. It’s also like beating a dead...
Branch Sports Podcast Episode 6: Early Singning Period, Partying With Athletes, Nick Evans In The Background
Welcome back to the Branch Sports Podcast! We had some technical difficulty uploading our podcast, and we are just not getting to updating the article for it. If you don’t know or you’ve never lis...
Why An Eight Team Playoff Can Solve A Lot Of Problems
The creation of the Playoff was a big step in the right direction for college football. But it simply is not enough anymore. A four team playoff seem to play its role as a transition to final solution...
SU64: Elite Eight
With most major upsets averted up to this point, the Elite Eight of the Student Union 64-team playoff is down to the big boys. The SEC has a chance at three spots in the Final Four, which would in rea...
CFB Playoff Recap: Oklahoma v. Georgia
High class defense clashed against high powered offense in this Pasadena showdown in what was maybe the game of the year. Oklahoma struck first and racked up 140 yards on just 12 plays. Poised and eff...
Three (more) Takeaways from the 2018 Outback Bowl
For the second time in school history, the South Carolina Gamecocks have defeated the Michigan Wolverines in the Outback Bowl. An astounding second half effort, led by Gamecock Quarterback Jake Bentle...
Campus Cover 019 with Clemson Carl
The Campus Cover (@TheCampusCover) is your primary source of College betting action. Hosted by PJ Guippone (@pjguip1) and Cody Goggin (@CodyGoggin), this podcast will give you picks of the week and pr...
A 2017 year in review
2017 is being widely considered as the worst year ever. This is funny because before that, last year was the worst year ever. 2015 was probably the top of the list at the end of 2015. At some point, I...
The Music City Bowl referee has very thin skin
During the second quarter of the Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl, Kentucky running back Benny Snell was tackled, an event that often happens in a football game. After the hit, the referee, ...
Coach Todd Graham leaves legacy at Arizona State
After leading the Sun Devils to a victory in the annual Territorial Cup against the University of Arizona, Todd Graham was dismissed as the head coach of Arizona State. Sunday morning, Arizona ...
SU64: Sweet 16
Forty-eight teams have already seen their seasons cut short in the Student Union 64-team playoff and we’re getting down to the blue bloods versus the bracket busters. This round will probably sa...
Belk Bowl Preview: Wake Forest is the Lock of the Year
Game Information Spread: Wake Forest -3.5 Date: Friday, Dec. 29 | Time: 1 p.m. ET Location: Bank of America Stadium — Charlotte, North Carolina TV: ESPN | Live stream: Watch ESPN, Watchespn apps...
Alamo Bowl Preview: #15 TCU vs #13 Stanford
No. 13 Stanford (9-4) vs. No. 15 TCU (10-3) Dec. 28, 9 p.m. ET, San Antonio, Texas (ESPN) TCU -3, O/U: 49 The 25th edition of the Valero Alamo Bowl will feature two top 15 teams that are both coming o...
Why the Camping World Bowl is Bigger Than you Think
For starters, any game between 9-3 teams both ranked in the top 25 is big, but this one just seems a little more special. This game features what could be two NFL QBs: Mason Rudolph and Jackson. Oklah...
Purdue wins in Late Shootout
For the first time since the 2011 Little Caesar’s Bowl, the Purdue Boilermakers are have won a bowl game. After more then doubling their win total from last year, head coach Jeff Brohm has the B...
There’s No Good Time For A Coach To Leave
Coaching changes. They suck. Whether you fire a coach or he leaves for another program, there’s just never a good time for changes. Recently there has been a lot of anger towards these coaches b...
SEC Bowl Predictions
Tonight the SEC’s bowl slate kicks off when the Missouri Tigers face the Texas Longhorns in the Academy Sports + Outdoors Texas Bowl. It’s the first of nine certain bowl game for the confe...
NFL Draft Twitter makes college football less fun for everyone
Especially if you root for a smaller school, there’s really no way to prepare yourself for a sudden rush of NFL Draft hype surrounding your team’s favorite player. As a Wyoming fan, Josh A...
SU64: South/East regions second round
The second round of the Student Union 64-team College Football Playoff has already seen some surprising upsets and a few other close calls for top teams. In the left side of the 64-team bracket, secon...
Pinstripe Bowl Preview
Iowa and Boston College will meet in the Pinstripe Bowl at Yankee stadium in a game that will look like some old school Big Ten football. With cold weather predicted and both teams heavy on the ground...
A Journey into the Unknown: Taking the JUCO Route
Dear Frustrated High School Athlete, I know your pain. The feeling of being unwanted by the schools you were hoping to attend. The feeling that all your work was for nothing. I am here to tell you tha...
Santa’s List for the Big Ten
The holidays are a wonderful, yet stressful time of year. People are frantically buying gifts and groceries to fulfill their families hopes and joys. The stress is all for nothing, because year after ...
How To: Gamble Through The Holidays (Part 1)
Merry Christmas Eve, everyone, and congratulations to all of you who just finished up another semester at school. You’ve worked hard all semester to earn this holiday break, and this article (series...
Josh Allen declares for 2018 NFL Draft after bowl victory
The much-hyped 2018 NFL Draft quarterback class just gained another member as Josh Allen announced that he will be skipping his final year of eligibility at Wyoming. Allen made the announcement in fro...
SU64: West/Midwest regions second round
While the bowl season is quickly heating up with some bigger-name teams getting ready to suit up for their final game, it’s time to take the Student Union 64 team college football playoff into t...
Birmingham Bowl Preview: Texas Tech vs. South Florida
On Saturday, December 23rd, the Texas Tech Red Raiders (6-6) and the South Florida Bulls (9-2) will do battle at historic Legion Field in the 2017 Birmingham Bowl. This is South Florida’s third ...
The Community College Correspondent: Gasparilla Bowl ATS Pick
Community College Correspondent Picks: Currently +2 Four Lokos So last week I introduced you to my main man Matty Ice, AKA one of the hottest College Football Handicappers in the game. If you need a q...
Syracuse Welcomes Stellar Class During Early Signing Period
It has been a while since Syracuse football has felt relevant, both on the field and in the recruiting world. Even with a disappointing 4-8 record for the 2017 season, Syracuse is a program on the ris...
Jaiden Woodbey Flips from Ohio State to Florida State
Jaiden Woodbey, a 5-star safety hailing from Fontana, California, committed to the Florida State Seminoles on Wednesday after initially pledging to attend Ohio State University. As a die-hard Buckeye...
Georgia Steals Nadab Joseph From Alabama
Nadab Joseph’s recruiting timeline has been full of ups and downs. On June 11, 2016 he committed to LSU to continue his football career. Over a year later the 4-star CB decommited from LSU. Afte...
PSU Looks for Studs, Gets Duds Instead with Early Recruits
If you’re a State Penn,,, I mean Penn State fan, you probably see two 5-star recruits, four 4-star recruits before noon on early signing day and think you’re off to a good start. If you’re a Pen...
South Carolina Flips FSU Commit Rosendo Louis
Rosendo Louis, a three star linebacker and former Florida State commit shocked the entire Southeast this morning when he announced that he was jumping ship and pledging his allegiance to the South Car...
Alabama Lands 5-star Eyabi Anoma
Around 1 PM on Wednesday, Eyabi Anoma inked his pledge to the University of Alabama. Anoma has been all but a lock to end up in Tuscaloosa. The Baltimore native is the top ranked player in Maryland an...
Jackson Carman Commits to Clemson
Happy holidays everyone and welcome to the most important day of the next week all across the southern United States: it’s early decision day. Top players all across the country will be making d...
Following the Future: Oklahoma Sooners
State of the Program Coming towards the College Football Playoff and primed for another New Year Six showdown, Oklahoma is at the top of the college football universe. Baker Mayfield won the Heisman, ...
Emory Jones Flips From Ohio State, Signs With Florida
Emory Jones kicked off Early Signing Day with a bang. Jones was one of the first of the day, and he did not disappoint. The 4-star dual-threat QB announced around 10:30 CT that he will be flipping his...
5-Star DE Parsons Chooses Penn State
Micah Parsons, a five-star defensive end from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, has recommitted to the Penn State Nittany Lions. Parsons had originally committed back in February of 2016 before withdrawing th...
Lane Kiffin and FAU agree to 10 year Deal
“Lane Kiffin, who has resurrected Florida Atlantic’s football program in just one season, has agreed to a new 10-year deal with the Owls. “This is further proof of FAU’s unbridled ambition,...
Boca Raton Bowl Preview
Disrespectful things happen all the time. Just last night, Larry Nance Jr. sent Kevin Durant back to the Twilight Zone with a dunk that could be considered assault with a deadly weapon in five states....
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Preview
Let me tell you one reason to watch the Idaho Potato Bowl. The Pride of MACtion is on the line with Central Michigan taking the field and I refuse to believe they won’t show out for the greatest...
Branch Sports Podcast Episode 5: College Football, Bowl Week 1, NFL, & Defending Our Turf
Welcome back to the Branch Sports Podcast! If you don’t know or you’ve never listened before, we are three college students, former college athletes, childhood best friends and teammates. ...
SU64: South region first round
As Student Union continues on with our unprecedented 64-team CFP experiment, it is time to tie up the first round with the South region first round. This bracket is headlined by Clemson, Auburn, Miami...
Campus Cover 018: Bowl Extravaganza
The Campus Cover (@TheCampusCover) is your primary source of College betting action. Hosted by PJ Guippone (@pjguip1) and Cody Goggin (@CodyGoggin), this podcast will give you picks of the week and pr...
Recruiting Roundup: Oklahoma State
Live from the Gundy-Copter So, if the United charter flight is Air Cowboy One, does that give the Gundy-Copter the moniker, Poke One? Pete One? We’ll hold a poll later and figure out what to cal...
10 Takeaways from The Shrine Bowl of the Carolina’s
The 81st annual Shrine Bowl was held at Wofford College this year. Its the main all-star game for high school football players from North Carolina and South Carolina. I have been attending the game si...
SU64: East region first round
With the first round completed for one side of the Student Union 64-team CFP, we move to the east region. This bracket is led by Georgia, Ohio State, UCF and Michigan State. So far, there’s been...
The Community College Correspondent: Part-time Student, Full-time Gambler.
As I approach the final semester of my college career, I know that I can look back on my time spent invested in academia and say one thing with the utmost certainty; I’ve learned much more from ...
Desert Hot Takes Bowl Mania Preview Episode with Kelly Stewart
During this episode of Desert Hot Takes, we had the privilege to interview one of the most knowledgeable women in sports. Professional handicapper and Vegas Insider analyst Kelly Stewart joined th...
Student Union All-America Teams
Good Evening, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to the first ever revealing of the Student Union All-America Teams. The prestigious voting committee sat down on Sunday night for over four hours and hashe...
SU64: Midwest region first round
Moving right along with the Student Union 64-team College Football Playoff, let’s travel to the Midwest region, headlined by top seeds Alabama, Wisconsin, Penn State and Stanford. If you’v...
Baker: good for football, good for Student Union
If you didn’t know because you didn’t watch any college football this year or read anything about college football this year or you didn’t watch the Heisman presentation or because y...
Big 12 Bowl Preview: Wreck USF, Texas Tech
Red Raiders Face Charlie Strong, Again Ah, Charlie. The man, the myth, the coach who can’t seem to get it right. The man beat himself so often at Texas it was honestly laughable. Toward the begi...
For the CFB Playoff, do Conference Championships Matter?
As we gear up for the fourth edition of the College Football Playoff, there is at least one fan base left #madonline over the committee’s decision. Ohio State, with an early loss to Oklahoma (th...
Army-Navy Game staying relevant
The 118th installment of the Army-Navy rivalry will take place today at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia at 3 pm EST. Coming off breaking a 14 year win streak for Navy, Army is a three point un...
Campus Cover 17: Life in Hindsight
The Campus Cover (@TheCampusCover) is your primary source of College betting action. Hosted by PJ Guippone (@pjguip1) and Cody Goggin (@CodyGoggin), this podcast will give you picks of the week and pr...
It Just Means More: What Two Teams in the Playoff Means for the SEC
Ever since Greg Sankey became commissioner of the Southeastern Conference, “it just means more” has been the motto and mantra the league has lived by. This past Sunday, that statement̷...
SU64: West region first round
The only real college football this weekend is Army-Navy and some FCS playoff action. But fear not, because the first round of the Student Union 64 team playoff is here. If you’ve missed previou...
The SU Podcast Episode 11: Conor McGregor vs The Mafia
The Student Union Sports Podcast offers you an inside look at college sports from the perspective of actual college students while also highlighting our talented student writers. Today’s show includ...
Tennessee Hires Alabama DC Jeremy Pruitt
The Rocky Top roller coaster is officially over. From fans revolting against the Greg Schiano hire, to getting turned down by Mike Gundy, Dave Doeren, Jeff Brohm and whoever else I’m missing, to...
Big 12 Bowl Preview: Time to Follow Through, TCU
Disappointed by this year? Yeah, me too. Now that Big 12 competition is over, pretty much all of us are disappointed for y’all. This was a really promising year, and losing to OU twice never fee...
Oklahoma’s Mark Andrews wins Mackey Award for top tight end
Oklahoma tight end Mark Andrews was the recipient of this year’s Mackey Award for college football’s top tight end. The school made an announcement about the award in a news release Wednes...
Big 12 Bowl Preview: Texas is (Kinda) Back
Okay, so not “back back,” but close enough They’re back in a bowl game, and honestly, at the end of any season, that’s about as much as you can ask for. Now I know the Orang...
Florida State’s Derwin James declares for NFL draft
Florida State safety Derwin James announced via Instagram Tuesday afternoon that he is declaring for the NFL draft immediately and will not participate in FSU’s upcoming bowl game against Southe...
Buckle Up, It’s Bowl Season
Orange Bowl 2017, Florida State vs. Michigan Buckle the fuck up guys. It’s bowl season out here and it’s going to be an absolute electric factory. Now, I know what you’re thin...
Jordan Bringing Brand to SEC and Florida Gators
Michael Jordan and the Jordan Brand have been in the news recently for bringing the brand to specific schools. Most notably North Carolina, Michigan and Oklahoma. After adding Florida recently, the Jo...
Big 12 Bowl Preview: Help Us, Iowa State; You’re Our Only Hope
Okay, so maybe not our only hope… But the rest of the Big 12 would definitely appreciate your help on this one. As the regular season winds down and the bowl season gears up, each team has to ev...
The 2017 WatchaBowlity
ESPN has their FPI, Bill Connelly has his S&P+, and I, Ryan Mullican, have my Watchability Index. Known by some as the Windex, the watchability model has been an ongoing project this season. While...
SU64: Selection Monday
With the conclusion of conference championship games and the selection of the actual 4-team College Football Playoff, today is the day — the Student Union 64-team bracket is here. For those who miss...
Army vs Navy Preview
Conference championship weekend is fun to watch. The College Football Playoff is really exciting for football fans. But, to me, the Army/Navy game is the most special game of the year. You can’t...
Crying Kid Doomed Michigan: An Analysis
Here’s a hard-hitting story for conference championship weekend. I’ve done some digging to explain Michigan’s 8-4 season in which they went out with a whimper. What could be the caus...
The Hangover, Week 14: Who’s In?
Welcome to the sixth edition of The Hangover where I recap the previous weekend in college football. This week, The Hangover comes Atlanta, Georgia, where I watched the Georgia Bulldogs avenge an earl...
El Pollo bowl predictions
Your favorite gameday picks took the week off last week. It is hard to be a non football guy when everything happening matters so much to the football landscape. Every once in awhile, the football guy...
Clemson Primed to Repeat
CHARLOTTE– A golden, dazzled cuban link chain formed a frenetic narrative about a program that had officially arrived once again. The chain was to created to provide Miami players an incentive o...
College Hockey Playoffs are Better than Football
Okay, so “selection day” for College Football came, and for some strange reason, everyone football fan in the nation is upset. As a hockey fan, I’m mostly confused, and frankly concerned. I’m ...
Georgia Over Auburn For The SEC Title
For the first time since 2008, a team from the SEC East has won the SEC title game. Georgia runs by Auburn 28-7 in the rematch for their first SEC title since 2005. It was a rematch they hoped for as ...
Why Miami Will Win the ACC Title Game
The last time the Hurricanes played Clemson on October 24, 2015, the Miami Hurricanes’ program hit rock bottom. Clemson came to Miami and delivered an unimaginable 58-0 ass-beating to the Hurric...
The Case For and Against Every Team in Contention: Ohio State
The last team that truly is in contention is Ohio State, and at this point I’m not sure if they really have a chance. They really did themselves in with that embarrassment in Kinnick. So letR...
The Case For and Against Every Team in Contention: Miami
Miami is in one of those games where you feel like if they win they’re in. This game has a lot of implications not only for The U, but for four other teams as well. The Case For- Winning The Cas...
Desert Hot Takes Episode #8
The boys from the dessert are back at it again and discussing the sensational drama known as the college football coaching carousel. The podcast opens with ASU firing Todd Graham and hiring Herm Edwar...
Prediction for the Power 5 Conference Championships
PAC 12: 12 Stanford vs 10 USC @Levi Stadium Santa Clara, California Of the Power 5 Conference Championship Games going on this week the Pac 12 game is the least important towards the CFP. USC is ranke...
The Case For and Against Every Team in Contention: Georgia
Well here’s another team from the SEC that I will never hope to win another game in my life. So I don’t want to talk too much about this team. The Case For- Record The Bulldogs’ ea...
The Case For and Against Every Team in Contention: Alabama
Has there ever been a time where I’ve been actually cheering for an Alabama team to win? There has only been one such case, and that was the 2017 Iron Bowl. You want to know how that end result ...
Jimbo Fisher Resigns at FSU, Takes Job at Texas A&M
Well, it looks like that Florida State fan got his answer about Jimbo Fisher’s loyalty. Today, the Florida State coach decided to resign from his position as head coach of the Seminoles, where ...
Why Rutgers Will Win the 2018 Big Ten Championship
You are reading that correctly, Rutgers is going to win the Big Ten Championship next year. On the eve of the 2017 Big Ten Championship, I’m telling you why Rutgers will win the 2018 installment. Ea...
The SU Podcast Episode 10: Conference Championships, College Finals and The Legacy of Eli Manning
The Student Union Sports Podcast offers you an inside look at college sports from the perspective of actual college students while also highlighting our talented student writers. Today’s show includ...
2017 PAC-12 Championship Preview: USC vs Stanford
USC is looking to win its first conference championship since 2011 while Stanford is trying to win its 4th conference title in seven years, extending their decade long dominance over the PAC-12 confer...
Tennessee Fires AD John Currie
Today, multiple sources broke the news that John Currie would be relieved of his duties as the University of Tennessee Athletic Director. This comes on the heels of the controversy involving Greg Schi...
Herm Edwards Expected to be ASU Next Coach
Rumours have been confirmed that ASU athletic director, Ray Anderson, plans to make ESPN football analyst Herm Edwards the Sun Devils next head coach, pending the university president’s approval. Ed...
QB WAR: Top Group of 5 Quarterbacks
*Stats through 11/14 Taking a break from the power five, there are some damn good players that go to smaller schools too. It would be curious to see what these guys would do at a major program, but it...
QB WAR: Top SEC Quarterbacks
*Stats through 11/14 10. Drew Lock, Mizzou (-0.25 WAR) WHAT??? THE NEW SEC SINGLE-SEASON KING IN PASSING TDS IS BELOW AVERAGE? Yup. A surprise to start off the list, as electric as Drew Lock has been,...
Campus Cover 016: Championship Week
The Campus Cover (@TheCampusCover) is your primary source of College betting action. Hosted by PJ Guippone (@pjguip1) and Cody Goggin (@CodyGoggin), this podcast will give you picks of the week and pr...
The Case For and Against Every Team in Contention: Wisconsin
Wisconsin may be one of the easiest teams to define this year in terms of their contention. If they win this Saturday, they punch their ticket into the playoff, but if they lose, they’re out. As...
Urban Meyer stars in The Cameraman
During Ohio State’s victory over rival Michigan, star quarterback J.T. Barrett suffered what appeared to be a leg injury. In live action, the nature of the injury was a tad mysterious. Coach U...
The Case For and Against Every Team in Contention: Oklahoma
As I continue to talk about teams I could care less about, I find myself talking about Boomer Sooner. I must say, I could’ve cared less if you brought these guys up before the season started, bu...
The Case For and Against Every Team in Contention: Auburn
The Case For- Big Wins This team started off the year ranked #12 and have they worked their way up. They’ve had some stumbles, sure, but Auburn has carved its way into the playoff picture by bea...
Coaching Carousel 2017: Hiring, Firing, and Everything in Between
While the CFP gods release their rankings to us and the world, schools that won’t hear their names have been letting their coaches go, and beginning that wonderful process we all loved on NCAA 1...
Butch Jones Championship of Life Hot Seat: Championship Week
Welcome to the final installment of this year’s Butch Jones Championship of Life Hot Seat. We are going to do things differently this week since we have come to the end of the regular season we ...
Why I Believe Everything Lane Kiffin Says
It makes sense why some people aren’t on board the Lane Train. If you’re a Raiders fan, A USC fan, or a Tennessee fan, I may get it. He was young and jumped from one prestige job to the ne...
Off the Kliff
Kingsbury blues His sadness has spiraled down and down for the last two years. An endless slope beginning with nothing but a nudge of a rock. The decision was made. It was correct. He did what he had ...
Branch Sports Podcast Episode 4: Greg Schiano, Conference Championships, CFP
Welcome to the Branch Sports Podcast! We are excited to get to partner with Student Union Sports. We are three college students, former college athletes, childhood best friends and teammates. Two of u...
The Case For and Against Every Team in Contention: Clemson
As we roll on with why one team should be in over the other, I’m going to take my unprofessional, very bad takes, and try to put my spin on why every team that people are talking about should or...
Mississippi State Hires Away Joe Moorhead from Penn State
Tuesday night, Brett McMurphy reported that Mississippi State, less than a week after losing head coach Dan Mullen to Florida, has hired Penn State offensive coordinator Joe Moorhead to fill the vacan...
Could Jimbo Fisher Build A Dynasty at Texas A&M?
This season’s coaching carousel has been a crazy one. Schools all across the country are firing coaches, and fan bases are hoping their school lands the next Nick Saban. One of the jobs that ope...
Ricky Aguayo Gets Jumped After ’16 Performance vs Florida
In a police report made public Tuesday, Florida State Seminoles kicker Ricky Aguayo said he was attacked by members of an FSU fraternity last year following a poor performance against the Florida Gato...
UCF: The Most Underrated Team in College Football
The University of Central Florida is looking for a shot at the “big boys” of College Football. The American Athletic Conference isn’t getting much love from any of the polls, especia...
Mike Leach Getting His Own Movie?
Unless you live under a rock, you know who Mike Leach is. For those of you who do reside in that situation, he is the head coach of the Washington State Cougars football team. Not only that, but he is...
Introducing the Student Union 64 team CFP
Here at Student Union, we are big thinkers. Your vanilla sports blog is probably debating who should be in the four team playoff as we speak, or maybe even getting wild and crazy with a six-team or ei...
QB WAR: Top ACC Quarterbacks
*Stats through November 12th 10. Ben Dinucci, Pittsburgh (0.29 WAR) He may not have gotten the start against Miami, but Dinucci was fine this year. Being just above replacement level in his first year...
Best and Worst of Rivalry Week
You wait 365 days for this day. A lost season can turn into a triumphant one in one game. An opportunity to ruin the season for your hated rival is the opportunity of a lifetime. We’re out here ...
Ducks Land Another 4-Star LB in Winston
A year ago, the Oregon Ducks football program had missed out on U.S. Army All-American defensive tackle Marlon Tuipulotu and four-star legacy cornerback Elijah Molden, placing their in-state recruitin...
Auburn Notches HUGE Upset Win over Alabama
Auburn fans blanketed the field from end zone to end zone, just like the last time they got to celebrate a stirring Iron Bowl win. This time, Jarrett Stidham, Kerryon Johnson, and No. 6 Auburn didn...
On The Ball: Video Game Stats for Week 13
Well that was crazy. I don’t know exactly what to say about this last week of college football to be honest. When I said in my last article that we should be prepared for some craziness to happe...
SU25: Week 13
During the final week of the regular season, things got shook up a bit in the #SU25. With Alabama’s loss to Auburn, they dropped from first to #5 while Auburn jumped all the way up to number thr...
Tempe cools down, Todd Graham’s hot seat is vacant
Arizona State head football coach Todd Graham was fired shortly after beating rival Arizona in the Territorial Cup. The Sun Devils came back after halftime to beat the Wildcats 42-30 in Tempe on Satur...
Best tweets of rivalry week
The tweets keep coming just as the chaos and insanity does. This college football season rocks, much like every other college football season. Going into Championship Week, a lot is still pretty murky...
My Wild Idea for a New College Football Playoff
Are you tired of your team getting so close to making the playoff, but then barely missing out? Yeah, I am too. The current playoff system is flawed, considering an undefeated team (Wisconsin) might n...
Playoff Eliminator Week 13
Don’t cry, but this will be the final installment of the college football playoff eliminator in 2017. By this time next week, we will know the field of four that will have a shot at the title. I...
It’s Time for Notre Dame to Move On
After a great start to the 2017 season, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish have fallen apart at the seams once again. Just last year, the Fighting Irish finished a dismal season with a 4-8 record. In 2017,...
QB WAR: Top Big Ten QBs
*Stats through November 12, 2017 10. Wilton Speight, Michigan (0.04 WAR) Kinda like Tanner Lee.. he’s fine, just not very good. He’s not going to win you any games with his arm. I know h...
The Hangover, Week 13: Everything is Chaos
Welcome to the fifth edition of The Hangover where I recap the previous weekend in college football. This week, The Hangover comes from Lake Martin, Alabama, where I’ve been drowning my sorrows...
The Power of Protest: VFL’s vs John Currie
These days, it doesn’t seem like anything can go right for the Tennessee football program. The Volunteers capped off the season with a 42-24 loss to in-state rival Vanderbilt, making them 4-8 on...
Florida Gators Welcome Back Dan Mullen
Now it is official. Florida finally has a new football coach. After a month of searching and having a lot of names pop up as potential candidates, Florida hires their once offensive coordinator to be ...
Gamecocks Being Regular Cocks
South Carolina is located in the heart of the Bible Belt. Most people in the state are the God-fearing type. They live their lives under the mantra “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you...
USC vs Clemson: The Only Game That Matters
Another year and another heated matchup between the Palmetto State rivals of the Clemson Tigers and the South Carolina Gamecocks. If you grew up in South Carolina like myself, then you know just how i...
Chip Kelly Makes his Glorious Return to the Pac-12
It has been five long years since Chip Kelly has coached in a college football game. Today, the former mastermind behind the explosive Oregon offenses of 2009 to 2012 has returned to the Pac-12 confer...
Nebraska Fires Mike Riley
In a move that has been telegraphed for months, the University of Nebraska has finally parted ways with head coach Mike Riley. Many thought this would come much earlier in the season, especially after...
Scott Frost Should Be The Top Coaching Candidate For Everyone
51 kids on that UCF roster have now experienced both a winless and an unbeaten season. — Timothy Burke (@bubbaprog) November 25, 2017 THIS…..THIS, MAN. What kind of guy takes a team that was W...
Bret Bilema Out At Arkansas
Head football coach Bret Bilema, fondly known as Bert by us all, was let go by the University of Arkansas tonight. To be fair, it looked like Bert gave up on the Arkansas job a long time ago. With AD ...
The U Loses, So Does America
The Miami Hurricanes were put in the #2 spot in the College Football Playoff rankings, and in the same week lost to a 4-7 Pitt team. Thanksgiving meal might have been a little too heavy for the Canes ...
The Johnny Rambos Podcast Palmetto Bowl preview with Clemson Tom and Ted Hyman
https://soundcloud.com/studentusports/the-johnny-rambos-podcast-palmetto-bowl-preview-with-clemson-tom-and-ted-hyman Episode 16 of the Johnny Rambos Podcast with Clemson Tom and Ted Hyman. Clemson Tom...
Beat the Spread: Black Friday Special Picks
The fact that you get these picks for free is a Black Friday deal better than any other. We have had a solid record of 21-13-4 and we are looking to ride the wave. I’ve gone on a gambling clea...
Did Tennessee Make The Right Decision With Jauan Jennings?
On Wednesday night, Brady Hoke and the Tennessee athletic department dismissed wide-receiver Jauan Jennings from the team. The dismissal came after a rant posted on his Instagram live ripping the Tenn...
Ole Miss Upsets Mississippi State, Takes Home The Golden Egg
Jordan Ta’amu threw for 247 yards and two touchdowns, Jordan Wilkins ran for two scores and Mississippi upset No. 16 Mississippi State 31-28 on Thursday night. Ole Miss held off a late Mississip...
Auburn Lands Two Big Time 4-Stars
Seth Williams: Today Auburn landed two major commits for next year. The Tigers added a dynamic playmaker to their future wide receiver corps Thursday when prospect Seth Williams joined their 2018 rec...
Ideal Coaches for CFB Teams: Part 3
The final piece of the coaching puzzle! Here it is, enjoy: Tennessee: Dan Mullen While Butch Jones should be commended for rebuilding Tennessee after the disastrous tenures of Lane Kiffin and Derek Do...
2017 College Football Coach of the Year Candidates
Mark Richt (University of Miami) In just his second season in Coral Gables, Richt has the Miami Hurricanes in a great position for a playoff berth. The Canes have their first 10-win season in 14 yea...
Barstool Clemson Beats Cocks; Trolls Barstool U of SC
We are half way through Rivalry Week, and Clemson has already claimed victory over South Carolina. On Wednesday evening, Barstool South Carolina’s twitter was hacked. The culprit: Barstool Clems...
Contender or Pretender?: Heisman Rankings Week 12
This Saturday (save for Army-Navy), the college football regular season will sadly come to an end. With the end of another exciting regular season, the College Football Playoff will commence for the f...
The Student Union Sports Podcast Episode 9: Thankful for Rivalry Week
The Student Union Sports Podcast offers you an inside look at college sports from the perspective of actual college students while also highlighting our talented student writers. Today’s show includ...
Campus Cover 015: Time to Play The Game
The Campus Cover (@TheCampusCover) is your primary source of College betting action. Hosted by PJ Guippone (@pjguip1) and Cody Goggin (@CodyGoggin), this podcast will give you picks of the week and pr...
Butch Jones Championship of Life Hot Seat: Week 13
We have come to the final week of the regular season. Many coaches still have jobs waiting to be fired. We have a coach who isn’t on the hot seat that is apparently getting fired after the game ...
SU25: Week 12
To be perfectly honest, this was a pretty boring week of college football. Outside of Michigan and Oklahoma State, not a lot of teams in the top 25 lost. That means this week, all hell is about to bre...
Ideal Coaches for CFB Teams: Part 1
Thanksgiving week is finally upon us, and with it, one of the biggest weeks of the season for college football coaches and their agents. When the 2017 regular season resolves Sunday, the football coa...
Ideal Coaches for CFB Teams: Part 2
I’m back for the second part of ideal candidates for teams looking for coaches. Nebraska: Scott Frost Let’s face it. The Mike Riley experiment at Nebraska hasn’t worked out. He is a...
Logan Brown, 4-Star OT, Commits to Wisconsin
While the Wisconsin Badgers have been effective at evaluations to a point where they have put themselves into their current position as a playoff-worthy team, fans naturally want to find someone with ...
Introducing: QB WAR
Over the past month or so, I have been devising a way to measure QB performance outside of the norm that accounts for opponent strength instead of just the stats amassed. This basically all stemmed fr...
Jim Mora out at UCLA
Much to the surprise of no one, Jim Mora was let go as the head football coach of UCLA on Sunday. Many were surprised that it didn’t actually happen sooner. They definitely did him dirty though ...
Is El Pollo making basketball picks or football picks?
Another win for the underdog king last week as Texas A&M pulled off the upset of Ole Miss. Sometimes I really think I should just stick to this, especially after a weekend like last where I put up...
I Try To Hate Him But I Can’t: Baker Mayfield
As hard as I have tried over the last three years to hate Baker Mayfield, I can’t. From his better than you attitude, to his off the field antics in Arkansas Baler is a very hateable guy. One of...
On the Ball: Video Game Stats Week 12
It seems crazy that it is already past week 12 of the college football season and we are heading into rivalry week so soon. It seems like just yesterday I was counting down the weeks to the opening ga...
Purdue, Not Horrible at Football.
Coming into this season, people could’ve cared less about the Purdue football team. In the past four years, their overall record was 9-39 with no hope in sight. As this season has wound down, th...
Best tweets of week 12
It wasn’t the most exciting week of college football, but that doesn’t mean the tweets stop. They still roll in like Tide or like literally no one against Wisconsin’s defense. Really...
Week 12 College Football Bad Beats
Although not the greatest matchup weekend we have ever seen in college football, we sure did have our share of bad beats. I hope you found yourself on the right side of the outcomes of these games. Io...
The Hangover, Week 12
Welcome to the fourth edition of The Hangover, where I recap the previous weekend in college football. This week, The Hangover comes from Athens, Georgia, home of a great bar scene and a pretty good f...
Baker Mayfield just won the Heisman
I am the biggest Kansas basketball fan in the world. I love everything about the University of Kansas. I love Kansas more than I love most people. But Baker Mayfield is a BALLER! The Kansas Jayhawks a...
Fantastic Four
While this Saturday was pretty mellow, that’ll be far from the standard over the course of these next two weekends. Rivalry games are on the way, as well as conference championships, with the Bi...
The Iron Bowl: 2017 Edition
It is hard to believe, but right before our eyes, the 2017-18 College Football season is close to its end. With the end approaching this can only mean one thing: Rivalry Weekend. While there are a ton...
Contender or Pretender?: Heisman Rankings Week 11
As the semester begins to sing it’s swan song, so too does the college football season. College basketball regular season play is beginning to heat up at the same time as the Heisman race. The n...
Georgia Gets 4-Star DT Jordan Davis
Georgia Bulldogs’ recruiting class has gotten a lot stronger on the defensive line after Jordan Davis committed to the program Thursday. Davis is a promising star at defensive tackle. The native...
Potential Scenarios in the Big 12
After Oklahoma’s 38-20 victory over TCU last Saturday, the Big 12 championship and path to the playoff became a little bit clearer. The conference is OU’s to lose at this point, as they remain the...
Week 12 College Football Betting Preview
Earlier in the week, I let you guys in on some of the weekday gambling secrets. Now, I take a look at the lines for the weekend and highlight the games in which I believe we can make a little money on...
Stop the Jon Gruden Rumors
I don’t understand the Jon Gruden to Tennessee rumors. I really don’t. Gruden rumors fly around every year, but for some reason, they seem to be picking up more steam than currently. He’s no...
Campus Cover Episode 014: I’m Sorry Miami
The Campus Cover boys are back with another amazing episode. Cody apologizes to Miami, PJ discusses Bears wiping their asses with trees, and we have more UAB talk. Follow both of us @CodyGoggin and @p...
Degenerate’s Guide to Weekday College Football Gambling
As you sit in your Thursday afternoon Principles of Microeconomics class scrolling monotonous websites to kill the time, I’m sure you usually end up on your favorite sports website (hopefully th...
Can The Rest Of The SEC Beat Bama? Defense & Special Teams Edition
Last week I did the offensive part of this series, so if you missed that check out the starting lineup. This week I will do defense as well as the kicker and punter. This is the best of the SEC that c...
Butch Jones Championship of Life Hot Seat: Week 12
Well folks, it has finally happened. The man who should have been fired about 2 years ago has finally buckled. This week, Butch Jones got fired from the head coach position of Tennessee. Next year I a...
Rumor Roundup: Chip Kelly to Florida
Since the Jim McElwain debacle and our fascinating article by the most attractive writer here at SU, Florida has been in limbo. Gator fans have since collectively decided that the 2017 season matters ...
Playoff Eliminator Week 11
As the playoff committee has released their thoughts on the landscape of the college football playoff, so the playoff eliminator rolls on. There are nine teams that still have a possible path to the p...
Ohio State’s Ground Game is Very, Very Good
Former Ohio State great Woody Hayes once said, “……I will pound you and pound you until you quit.” For years, that has been the mantra of Ohio State football. Whether it’s...
SU25: Week 11
Week 11 provided us with a much clearer picture of the college football landscape. Georgia finally lost, Notre Dame got dismantled, Ohio State and Oklahoma both won in blowouts, and Alabama narrowly e...
El Pollo, in touch with pop culture
After another win last week from the Knights of West Point on Veteran’s Day Weekend, I decided to switch it up a bit this week. Is my system broken? no, but I am only a man and I get bored somet...
Michigan Football Will Be Back On Top Next Year
We all know that Michigan was quite dominant last year. They may have lost three games, but all were close, with a one point loss to Iowa, an overtime touchdown allowed against Ohio State, and a 4th q...
J.K. Dobbins Becomes 4th Straight Buckeye to Rush for 1,000 Yards
Ohio State freshman J.K. Dobbins joined an exclusive club on Saturday when he became the fourth running back in school history to rush for 1,000 yards in his freshman season. He is also the second str...
The 2013 Iron Bowl Revisited
As a Notre Dame fan and student, I have no idea why I’m writing about college football when I need to push it out of my mind and deny that this season ever happened. I must say, though, the 2013...
The Hangover, Week 11
Welcome to the third edition of The Hangover, where I recap the previous weekend in college football. This week, The Hangover comes a day later than I originally intended. My laptop broke Sunday morn...
Tennessee Volunteers Fire Head Coach Butch Jones
After five below average football seasons at the University of Tennessee, the Butch Jones era has come to an end, as announced by the University on Sunday November 12th. The firing came as no surprise...
Best tweets of week 11
What was potentially the best Saturday of the college football season is now over and many of the games ended in fairly decisive fashion. One of those, Miami’s 33 point win over Notre Dame, was ...
How the Rankings SHOULD Look on Tuesday
You hear coaches say that the midseason rankings don’t matter and they don’t pay attention to them. On an extremely superficial level, sure. If you’re in the top 4 after week 8, it does not guar...
Army Football: Actually Good
Army’s football team is starting to gain some momentum this season, running the triple option to near perfection. There’s a certain bad feeling you get when watching a game and rooting aga...
Convicts Murder Catholics’ CFP Hopes
If you’re a college football fan, you gotta love when Notre Dame is having a decent season. Not because you actually root for them or anything like that, but because you get to hear the delusional F...
The Student Union Podcast Episode 8: LiAngelo and Locker Room Talk
The Student Union Sports Podcast offers you an inside look at college sports from the perspective of actual college students while also highlighting our talented student writers. Today’s show includ...