2021 NCAA Tournament: Over and Under Seeded Teams
To College Basketball fans, the month of March represents the best time of the year. High level regular season games, conference tournaments culminating in the release of the field of 68. With that be...
Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah: 2021 NFL Draft Breakdown
JOK is the do-it-all linebacker that made Notre Dame’s defense so good this past season. He is by far the most versatile player in this draft class and one of the most pro-ready. He’s a na...
Micah Parsons: 2021 NFL Draft Breakdown
Athletic freak. That’s the best way to describe Micah Parsons. Like the Youtube video says, he’s a generational talent. He sat out the 2020 season but was so good in 2019 that it did nothi...
Dylan Moses: 2021 NFL Draft Breakdown
Dylan Moses is the kind of guy offensive players don’t want to see in the hole. He’s not flashy, but he gets the job done. He was the leader of the Alabama defense that won the CFP this pa...
Pat Freiermuth: 2021 NFL Draft Breakdown
Pat Freiermuth is the number two tight end in this draft class and for good reason. He’s earned the nickname ‘Baby Gronk’ for his playstyle and you’ll see why in his highlights...
Kyle Pitts: 2021 NFL Draft Breakdown
Kyle Pitts is undoubtedly the best TE in this draft class. Pitts, the 2021 John Mackey Award winner, had an exceptional senior season that impressed many people with his combination of size and athlet...
727 Days Later… Selection Sunday
Since the last Selection Sunday: The US has a new President. We have pictures of Mars. We have battled a worldwide pandemic. Despite the many tragedies and many struggles, this is a win for sports fan...
March Madness Bracketology: Two Underdogs, A Major Upset, and A Cinderella
The time has come yet again to fill out brackets and personalize them like a beautiful painting with your own upsets, underdogs, and Cinderellas… Only to then regret them in hindsight after watching...
EA Sports NCAA Football: Which Players Would be a 99 Overall?
When you think of legendary sports games, the first one that would come to mind for most people would be the NCAA football series. Whether you were playing with your Heisman winning Road to Glory crea...
MLB announces new rules for minor league baseball
Earlier this week, the MLB announced there would be new rules across their lower levels. The new rule changes that will be in affect once the minor leagues start will be different for all minor league...
The Midway Point: NBA Award Season
Now that the NBA is back in action as of last night, let’s reflect on the successes and hard work of the league’s best talents. If some of these players were not to continue with the seaso...
Men of March Podcast Episode Five: Let’s Enjoy the Madness Interview with Aaron Torres
Conference Tournament season is one of the best times of the sports calendar. Our college basketball has you covered breaking down the top teams from each conference. Covid took this from us last year...
Jay Tufele: 2021 NFL Draft Breakdown
Jay Tufele is one of the rawest prospects in this draft. He is an athletic freak that headed USC’s defensive line. He opted out in 2020 due to the incompetence of the PAC 12. When he did play he...
Trey Smith: 2021 NFL Draft Breakdown
Do you like offensive linemen that are trying to rip their matchup’s head off? Trey Smith is your guy, come the second or third round of this year’s draft. Originally a 5-star left tackle ...
WAC Tournament Preview
Be prepared for some late night #WacAction this year in Las Vegas. Normally, the WAC tournament is one of the easier conference tournaments to predict. New Mexico State typically comes in a heavy favo...
Lecture Hall 3/10: Ticket Punching Szn
What’s up and welcome to Lecture Hall! Presented by StudentUnionSports.com and hosted by Bryce Hopwood and Harrison Sillings. March Madness begins next week and we jump into it all today: Dak De...
Pac-12 Tournament Preview
The conference of champions will duke it out in Las Vegas. The Pac-12 is an underrated tournament where any of the top four seeds have a chance at winning. The tournament will be missing crowd favorit...
Levi Onwuzurike: 2021 NFL Draft Breakdown
Levi Onwuzurike was a 4 star recruit coming out of high school in Allen, Texas. Following a few years in the pacific northwest playing for the Washington Huskies, it’s easy to say that he exceed...
Christian Barmore: 2021 NFL Draft Breakdown
Christian Barmore is the top interior D-line prospect on a lot of boards coming into the 2021 draft. IDL is not a strong position group at the top of this draft, but Barmore just might be the best of ...
2021 AAC Conference Tournament Preview
The AAC Conference Tournament will be an interesting one to monitor this week. Wichita State enters as the 1 seed, with Houston as the 2. In spite of that, Joe Lunardi currently projects the Cougars t...
Daviyon Nixon: 2021 NFL Draft Breakdown
Daviyon Nixon is one of those players that makes your jaw drop when he makes a play. He’s 6’3 305 lbs and is quick. A year after AJ Epinesa, the Hawkeyes put another player into the draft ...
Creed Humphrey: 2021 NFL Draft Breakdown
Interior O-line is a very small class this year. There aren’t many guys that will still be there on day three. Creed Humphrey, the top center in this class, is one of the ones that will be taken...
Planting the Seeds: Gonzaga, Baylor & … Who Else?
As the College Basketball regular season and conference championship schedule blends together for the final two weeks leading into Selection Sunday, only three things seem certain one year removed fro...
2021 SEC Tournament Preview
The SEC is improving as a conference. Elite coaching hires over the last decade has turned the league on its head. What was once a football conference that Kentucky dominated in basketball has turned ...
2021 Big Ten Tournament Preview
Bracket Favorite: Michigan (+150) The Juwan Howard-led Michigan Wolverines ended the season with a 19-3 record, placing them No. 2 in the Top 25. Freshman big man Hunter Dickinson posted a stat line o...
2021 Mountain West Tournament Preview
If it plays out how it’s supposed to, the Mountain West might have the most exciting semifinal pairings during the week. Four at-large hopefuls and a potential bid stealer will duke it out in th...
2021 ACC Tournament Preview
While this may not be the ACC of years past, the five day tournament in Greensboro to end the season is always entertaining. With usual powerhouses Duke and UNC struggling, the field seems as wide-ope...
Les Miles, Kansas Part Ways Amid Resurfaced Allegations
Two years after signing on to build the football program in Lawrence, Kansas, Les Miles’ harrowing past flooded with sexual misconduct allegations while in charge of the Louisiana State Tigers r...
2021 Big 12 Tournament Preview
Arguably the most competitive league in college hoops will begin tournament play this Wednesday. The Big 12 is stacked this season, with multiple teams capable of making deep runs in March. The confer...
2021 Big East Conference Tournament Preview
One of college basketball’s most competitive leagues begins tournament play this week. The Big East always brings us big moments and NCAA favorites. There’s certainly a top-tier this seaso...
Speaking Into Existence: Russell Wilson to Chicago
July 22nd, 2021 Fresh air, warm breeze, blinding sun, and nothing but smiles surrounding the practice field at Halas Hall in Lake Forest, Illinois. Today marks the beginning of a new chapter in Chicag...
2021 Big West Conference Tournament Preview
Mid-Major favorites have been dropping like flies early in conference tournament week. UC Santa Barbara are trying to avoid that fate and go dancing for the first time in a decade. They will have to f...
Alim McNeill: 2021 NFL Draft Breakdown
Alim McNeill has quite possibly the highest ceiling of any of the interior D-lineman in this draft class. The 6’2 320 lb. NC State product started all three years, being a key piece to their def...
Marvin Wilson: 2021 NFL Draft Breakdown
Marvin Wilson was a man amongst boys on the football field during his college career. One of the few shining lights on a poor Florida State team, Wilson, 6’5 305 lbs, proved why he’s one o...
NBA All-Star Weekend Concerns and Predictions
The halfway point of the season is officially upon us. All-Star Weekend, or should I say “All-Star Sunday” is going to be much different than the All-Star Weekend’s of old. How will ...
Campus Cover Ep. 075: NBA Top Shot Mania
NBA Top Shot is blowing up on social media and we’re here to help teach you about it! Cody Goggin and Jonathan Terry give their experiences with Top Shot and answer questions around it while con...
2021 Ohio Valley Conference Tournament Preview
The Ohio Valley Conference annually delivers fireworks the first weekend of conference tournaments. Even with limited fans, 2021 should be no different. With a revamped format, the four days in Evansv...
2021 Missouri Valley Conference Tournament Preview
“Arch Madness” returns to the midwest this year, as the Missouri Valley ramps up for another conference tournament. Here at The U, we’re taking a look at all of the main factors for ...
Men of March Episode 3: It’s Finally March:
The calendar has finally turned to be the most exciting sports month of the year, March Madness. College basketball is full swing, the Men of March boys got everything covered for you. For everyone th...
Mid Major Monday: San Diego State
With Selection Sunday quickly approaching, it is time to start taking a look at the teams that are going to make noise outside the power structure. Every Monday, I’ll spotlight a team and player mak...
2021 Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament Preview
Surely one of the most exciting Mid-Major conference tournaments will be held in Dayton, Ohio. The Atlantic 10 has a bevy of teams attempting to cement an at-large spot or steal a bid to the dance. Wi...
J.J. Watt Picks Arizona
Super-star defensive end, J.J. Watt, has decided to take his talents to the NFC and join the Arizona Cardinals. Watt has signed a two year deal worth $28 million, along with $23 million guaranteed. He...
NBA Top Shot: Why Are People Paying for GIFs?
For the past couple of weeks, my Twitter feed has been consumed by something called NBA Top Shot. If you aren’t familiar with this, Top Shot is the new market for virtual NBA trading cards, aka ...
Conference Realignment: The Power 13?
Our guy @BryceTinson came up with some hypothetical College Football Conferences that actually make sense.....
Quarterback Controversy: Why it’s Wilson, Watson or Bust for Chicago
In the history of the Chicago Bears, no quarterback has eclipsed 4,000 passing yards in a single season. Erik Kramer fell just shy with 3,838 in 1995, followed by Jay Cutler with the four next best se...
2021 Detroit Tigers Preview
Our guy @calebczarnik with a preseason preview on the 2021 Detroit Tigers...
Penn State Needs Coaches; I Applied to Every Vacancy
Out of school and unemployed, eventually, my career as a DoorDash driver and reckless college basketball gambler isn’t going to cut it. Luckily, Penn State University has a wide range of opportu...
Mid Major Monday: The Boise State Broncos
With Selection Sunday quickly approaching, it is time to start taking a look at the teams that are going to make noise outside the power structure. Every Monday, I’ll spotlight a team and player mak...
BREAKING: Carson Wentz Traded to Colts
The Carson Wentz offseason drama is finally over. The Philadelphia Eagles have agreed to trade Wentz to the Indianapolis Colts for a 2021 third-round pick and a conditional 2022 second-round pick that...
Lecture Hall 2/16: Laces Out, Dan
What’s up and welcome to Lecture Hall! A sports podcast hosted by Bryce Hopwood and Harrison Sillings and presented by StudentUnionSports.com! This week we discuss: JJ Watt landing spots ,Would ...
Predicting the Yankees’ Opening Day Roster
Coming into the 2021 MLB season, the Yankees still boast one of the strongest rosters in baseball. However, this does not mean they are without issue. With Spring Training officially underway, the Bro...
Oregon QB Tyler Shough Enters Transfer Portal
Last week, there was significant PAC 12 news regarding the transfer portal. Tyler Shough, who started every game but saw his playing time dwindle late in the season, is leaving the program. Given this...
Monday’s Mock of the Mock Pt. 2
Everybody’s favorite recurring article is back for another! This time we’re taking on the heavy hitters: Todd McShay. Let’s get into the spots I liked, loved, or questioned. ESPNR...
JJ Watt Released: What’s Next?
In a surprising twist to the NFL offseason, the Houston Texans and all-world defensive lineman JJ Watt mutually agreed to part ways on Friday morning. Watt’s reign as one of the league’s m...
CCAA Commissioner Mitch Cox Empathizes with Student Athletes at Division 2 Schools
The commissioner of the CCAA (California Collegiate Athletic Association) Mitch Cox understands what some students may be going through and supports them. Mitch Cox was appointed as the commissioner o...
Lecture Hall 2/9: Jordan Spieth and the Mental Abyss
What’s up and welcome back to Lecture Hall hosted by Bryce Hopwood and Harrison Sillings and presented by Student Union Sports. This week we dive into: Carson Wentz trade situation Super Bowl LV...
Mid Major Monday: Grand Canyon University
With Selection Sunday quickly approaching, it is time to start taking a look at the teams that are going to make noise outside the power structure. Every Monday, I’ll spotlight a team and player mak...
Super Bowl LV Recap: Bucs Dominate Chiefs, 31-9
Super Bowl 55 was a battle between 43 year-old Tom Brady and the Buccaneers and Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs. Brady, who was playing for his seventh ring, helped the Buccaneers win their...
SUPER BOWL LV Recap: Not Gonna Lie Podcast
Closing the book on another NFL season, Kelvin Del Valle joins the show to discuss the next moves for the Chiefs, where it went wrong, and why Brady is able to continue to play at a high level. After ...
Campus Cover Ep. 074: Super Bowl LV Preview
It’s the Super Bowl! The big game deserves our biggest podcast of the season. We have prop bets, sides, totals, and everything in between for the last episode of the 2020-21 NFL season. The Camp...
Why Have the Buffalo Bills Still Not Won a SuperBowl?
Anyone who has ever made it a point to visit Buffalo, NY is well aware that this city is famed for its die-hard Bills fans. Often quoting names from the so-called halcyon days such as OJ Simpson and D...
Lecture Hall 2/2: The Goat vs The Little Goat (ft Jenna Elique)
What’s up and welcome to Lecture Hall! Hosted by Bryce Hopwood and Harrison Sillings and presented by Student Union Sports. This week, Hoppa had baby duty and couldn’t make the show so we ...
Big Game Prop-aganda: Best Bets, Props for SBLV
When the Kansas City Chiefs and Tampa Bay Buccaneers compete for the 55th Lombardi Trophy this upcoming Sunday night, the game forever becomes emblematic of the season endured over the course of the p...
The Suffer Index: MLB Fanbases
The Suffer Index is back again, this time with America’s pastime. That’s right, we’re taking on the MLB this time around. Once again, I made a few changes, but I think it better enca...
Mid-Major Monday: The Belmont Bruins
With Selection Sunday quickly approaching, it is time to start taking a look at the teams that are going to make noise outside the power structure. Every Monday, I’ll spotlight a team and player...
Lions Send Stafford to Rams; Receive Haul
The Detroit Lions and the Los Angeles Rams have agreed upon a deal that will send QB Matthew Stafford to LA. In return, the Lions will receive two future first round picks, a third round pick, and QB ...
In spite of schedule change, Toronto Six stand ground
After already making history with their win on Tuesday night, the Toronto Six shocked the masses again, finding another significant performance deep within.. The team fired on all cylinders throughout...
NWHL Officially Kicks Off Season In A Bubble Format
For well-established leagues, logistics of competition in the midst of a pandemic is no easy task. For the National Women’s Hockey League entering its sixth season of formation, a pandemic means...
Lecture Hall 1/27: Scoring Points is Good
What’s up and welcome back to Lecture Hall hosted by Bryce Hopwood and Harrison Sillings and presented by Student Union Sports. This week we’re finally back with a normal episode and have ...
Remembering Kobe Bryant a Year after his Death
January 26th represents the unfortunate year anniversary of the passing of Kobe and Gianna Bryant. News of the tragedy shook the not only the basketball world, but the entire world of pop culture. As ...
Conference Championship Recap: Not Gonna Lie Podcast
A jam packed episode with everyone’s favorite recurring guest. I dive into why I liked the FG play better (Patty disagreed), what the Packers and Bills need to focus on in the offseason, and why...
The 7 Most Absurd Sports Stats/Facts
The sports world is filled with insane stats and facts. Some are so unbelievable, it is difficult to even comprehend how that is even possible. Here are seven crazy stats and facts, in no particular o...
Thank You, Sheila Ford-Hamp
You know, it’s not often that I praise or say thank you to any team from Detroit. Living 45 minutes away from The D has been both a blessing and a curse in terms of my sports fandom. I was born ...
“Sell The Team”: Once Wishful Thinking, Now An Apathetic Outcry
The Chicago Bears met their drawn out demise at the hands of the New Orleans Saints less than two weeks ago. Yet, heading into conference championship weekend, the dread feels existential. This isn...
Ten Hypothetical “30 For 30s” We Want to Watch
Nothing dominates the sports documentary landscape quite like ESPN’s “30 for 30” series. Since their debut in 2009, these looks at memorable moments in sports history have captivated...
Baseball’s 5 Potential Breakout Candidates for 2021
Every year, we see young players burst onto the scene and make a name for themselves at the major league level. As we approach the 2021 MLB campaign, let’s take a look at five potential candidat...
Ducks Start 1-1-1, But Youth Could Prevail in Shortened Season
The Anaheim Ducks opened the season one week ago with a divisional loss to an early favorite for the Stanley Cup, the Vegas Golden Knights. A quick two-goal deficit seemingly deflated the hopes of ste...
Lecture Hall 1/19: Moments in History Snake Draft
What’s up and welcome to Lecture Hall, hosted by Bryce Hopwood and Harrison Sillings and presented by Student Union Sports. This week we brought back the snake draft squad, Patrick ‘Patty ...
Tom Brady Looks to Make (more) NFL History
This past Sunday, 43 year old Tom Brady started in his 43rd playoff game (32-9). The Tampa Bay Buccaneers traveled to New Orleans for the Divisional round, and won the game 30-20 to advance to the NFC...
NFL Divisional Round Recap & Conference Championship Preview: Not Gonna Lie
Friend of the show Luke Owens hopped on to recap everything from the Divisional Round in the NFL. We also got into questionable coaching decisions through the past two weeks and how there may never be...
Mid Major Monday: The Winthrop Eagles
With Selection Sunday quickly approaching, it is time to start taking a look at the teams that are going to make noise outside the power structure. Every Monday, I will spotlight a team and player tha...
The WAC Brings Back Football with Conference Expansion: Adding Five New Schools
Houston- Football is officially back in the WAC. As soon as next season, college football fans will be able to enjoy #Waction football for the first time in a decade. The WAC was one was the top-tier ...
Why Corey Kluber and the Yankees Make Too Much Sense
Throughout this offseason, the main focus of both the New York Yankees and their fans has been the campaign to resign D.J. LeMahieu. And with good reason, too. LeMahieu has hit .336 since joining the ...
How Every Team Won The James Harden Trade
A historic day in NBA history as one of the best scorers the games has ever seen is headed to a team that also has two historic scorers at their respective positions. James Harden to the Nets. Teaming...
Lecture Hall 1/13: Dallas Braden and Hoppa’s Birthday Surprise
What’s up and welcome to Lecture Hall! Hosted by Bryce Hopwood and Harrison Sillings and presented by Student Union Sports. On today’s show, we’re joined by Dallas Braden who jumps o...
Why Winning A Super Bowl Didn’t Save Doug Pederson
If you know anything about me, it is that I strongly believe that good coaching is the most important factor for any team in any sport. Which makes this title seem redundant. However, a major factor i...
Michigan Wolverines Re-sign Jim Harbaugh
The Michigan Wolverines have decided to re-sign Jim Harbaugh to be their coach for, at least, the immediate future. The five-year deal through 2026 pays out a base salary of four million dollars. The ...
Nickelodeon Televises its First NFL Game
One of the NFC Wild Card games looked a little different this season with the popular kid’s station, Nickelodeon, televising the Bears and Saints game. It was a blast from the past for many fans...
2021 National Championship Preview: #1 Alabama vs. #3 Ohio State
The 2021 College Football National Championship will feature Alabama (12-0), and Ohio State (7-0). The last time these two teams played was in the Sugar Bowl in 2015, as the Ezekiel Elliot led Buckeye...
Simulating the 2020 NFL Playoffs
This season has flown by and we have already made it to the 2020 NFL Playoffs. COVID issues aside, it was a smooth NFL season that actually saw the regular season finish on schedule. For the second ye...
Detroit Lions Offseason Wishlist
Well, another unsuccessful season by the Detroit Lions. This year was a bit more painful than past seasons, though. The firing of Matt Patricia and GM Bob Quinn midseason gave us the feel of a full re...
NFL Wild Card Weekend: Mayhem & Madness Awaits
The longest week of the NFL season is finally coming to a close. Of the fourteen teams qualified for the postseason, twelve match up on Saturday or Sunday. The reigning Super Bowl Champion Kansas City...
Sleepy Time Tom – A soothing recipe for a WFT upset
Call me a contrarian, call me an idiot, but at 11:30 pm tomorrow night, you’re going to be calling me a genius. Washington’s season has been something right out of a storybook. Ron Rivera ...
Every Possible Landing Spot For Deshaun Watson: Tiered
As we enter the 2020-21 NFL Playoffs, all eyes are on a quarterback whose team isn’t even participating. Superstar Deshaun Watson appears to have had it with the Houston Texans’ new manage...
Alex Smith’s Newest Trophy
On November 18, 2018, Washington Football Team quarterback Alex Smith suffered a spiral compound fracture of the tibia & fibula in his right leg on a sack during a game against the Houston Texans....
Which Head Coach Opening Is The Most Desirable?
With the NFL regular season concluding teams have begun the more darkest stage of the off-season, firing coaches and executives, if they haven’t already. So far the Jaguars, Falcons, Jets, Charg...
Lecture Hall 1/5: We Lost the Farm
What’s up and welcome to Lecture Hall hosted by Bryce Hopwood and Harrison Sillings and presented by Student Union Sports! This week we discuss the CFP Semifinals and give our predictions for th...
Week 17 NFL Preview: Game Picks and Award Predictions!
We’ve reached the final week of the NFL Season. With the year we’ve had, it’s quite amazing that the NFL was able to get through this year with only a few hiccups along the way. On t...
Kiffin Agrees to Contract Extension with Ole Miss
Just hours ahead of their matchup against the No.11 Indiana Hoosiers in the 35th annual Outback Bowl, Ole Miss decided to reward Lane Kiffin. The Rebels ended up pulling off the upset in Tampa winning...
2021 Gator Bowl: #23 NC State vs Kentucky
Jacksonville, Fl– TIAA Bank Field will be hosting the No.23 NC State Wolfpack (8-3) and the Kentucky Wildcats (4-6) for the 76th annual Gator Bowl. How They Got Here: Kentucky The Wildcats start...
Fiesta Bowl: #25 Oregon vs. #10 Iowa State
This will be the 50th game of the PlayStation Fiesta Bowl with two powerhouse teams going at it. The game will be played at State Farm Stadium on January 2, 2021. How They Got Here: Oregon The Oregon ...
Dan Mullen, What are You Doing?
Dan Mullen and his Florida Gators were recently taken to the woodshed by an Oklahoma Sooners team that was out for blood. The game started with star Florida QB, and Heisman finalist, Kyle Trask throwi...
2021 Orange Bowl: No. 5 Texas A&M vs. No. 13 North Carolina
This year’s Orange Bowl presents a question that we often see in bowl games: which team wants it more? For No. 5 Texas A&M, a team that feels they were snubbed by not receiving an invitation...
2021 Rose Bowl Preview: #4 Notre Dame vs. #1 Alabama
The 2021 Rose Bowl features two great football teams, #4 Notre Dame (10-1) and #1 Alabama (11-0). The winner of this game will take on the winner of the Sugar Bowl in the National Championship. How Th...
2021 Sugar Bowl: #3 Ohio State vs #2 Clemson
For the second straight year, Ohio State and Clemson will be meeting up in the College Football Playoff. This time, they will battle at the Sugar Bowl. How They Got Here: Ohio State The Buckeyes have ...
2020 College Football Playoff Odds Guide
When it comes to betting college football playoff futures prior to the playoff, things are pretty straightforward. There are four teams in the College Football Playoff and the winners of each New Year...
The Liberty Bowl: West Virginia vs. Army
Betting Lines: West Virginia -6.5, O/U 41 The Autozone Liberty Bowl this season sees an intriguing match up between the West Virginia Mountaineers and Army Black Knights. West Virginia is closing out ...
2021 Peach Bowl Preview: #9 Georgia vs. #8 Cincinnati
The 2021 Peach Bowl should be a good one. We will see #9 Georgia (7-2) and #8 Cincinnati (9-0), square off on New Years Day. How They Got Here: Georgia Georgia was the #4 ranked team in the country to...
2021 Citrus Bowl Preview: Auburn vs. #14 Northwestern
Auburn and #14 Northwestern will square off on New Years day in the Citrus Bowl. Auburn ended the season with a 6-4 record, while Northwestern finished first in the Big Ten West with a 6-2 record. Nor...
Arizona Bowl: Ball State vs. #22 San Jose State
It’s one of the few bowls left without a sponsor, and in its sixth year, the Arizona Bowl has a great matchup for us. The original tie-ins for this game consisted of Conference USA and the Mount...
2020 Armed Forces Bowl: #24 Tulsa vs Mississippi State
Bowl season continues on New Year’s Eve, with a matchup between No.24 Tulsa and Mississippi State at the Armed Forces Bowl. The game is set to be played at Amon G. Carter Stadium, in Fort Worth,...
2020 Duke’s Mayo Bowl: Wisconsin-Wake Forest
Wake up early on Wednesday morning and watch some bowl games? Deal. If you have to work, find a way to stream the 2020 Duke’s Mayo Bowl between 4-4 Wake Forest and 3-3 Wisconsin. How They Got He...
NFL Week 16 Recap|Not Gonna Lie Podcast
After a wild and disappointing Week 16, I recap all the important moments from the most important week of the 2020 NFL season (so far). Hear why I think Rivers in an inverse Andrew Luck, who the favor...
NFL Power Rankings: Week 17
The final week of the regular season. Which means playoffs football! But also means I can’t spend my Thursdays, Sundays, and Mondays watching football. As well as spend hours of every other day ...
Lecture Hall 12/29: Take Out a Second Mortgage
Welcome to Lecture Hall presented by Student Union Sports and hosted by Bryce Hopwood and Harrison Sillings. In this week’s syllabus, we have the San Diego Padres trading for everyone, week one ...
Hall Of Fame Pitcher Phil Niekro Passes Away at 81
There have been a handful of pitchers that could throw the elusive “Knuckle Ball” and even fewer that could throw it with dominance. Phil Niekro enhanced his career with the pitch, while a...
The Dolphins Are The Epitome Of Team Building
Team building is certainly a tricky thing. At least for the Dolphins it has been. The two main parts of team building are the draft and free agency. In my years of observing this league and sports in ...
Blake Snell Traded to Padres
Late on Sunday night, the Tampa Bay Rays traded away 2018 AL Cy Young award winner Blake Snell, first reported by Dennis Lin. The Deal The Rays, coming off a World Series appearance in the shortened 2...
Utah RB Ty Jordan Passes Away
Utah running back Ty Jordan passed away Friday night, the Denton, Texas police department told ESPN. The police department also told ESPN that they believe Ty accidentally shot himself. Utah announced...
Week 16 NFL Preview: Picks, MVP Race, and Fantasy Advice!
Another week in the NFL has arrived. Week 15 had some shocking upsets and created some serious changes in playoff position. Week 16 should be no different, as every game means a little bit more than i...
2020 LendingTree Bowl: Western Kentucky vs Georgia Southern
Bowl season continues on December 26, with a matchup between Western Kentucky (5-6) and Georgia State (5-4) in the 2020 LendingTree Bowl, set to kickoff in Mobile, Alabama at Ladd-Peebles Stadium. How...
SERVPRO First Responder Bowl: #19 Louisiana vs. UTSA
In previewing the Coastal Carolina-Liberty game, I said that was the battle of the mascot nicknames. I rescind that statement and would like to add this game in place of it. The SERVPRO First Responde...
2020 Cure Bowl: Liberty vs. #12 Coastal Carolina
One of the best non New Years 6 bowls this year takes place in sunny Orlando, Florida: The Cure Bowl. It brings together Liberty (9-1) and #12 Coastal Carolina (11-0). Not to mention, this is the bowl...
2020 Montgomery Bowl: Memphis vs. FAU
The first edition of the Montgomery Bowl will match up Memphis and Florida Atlantic. Two contrasting styles of play should make for a fun game to watch. The Tigers, led by QB Brady White, love to thro...
Lecture Hall 12/23: The Playoffs are the New BCS
Welcome back to another episode of Lecture Hall hosted by Bryce Hopwood and Harrison Sillings and presented by Student Union Sports. This week we discuss the return of the NBA and NHL, NBA contracts, ...
R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl: Louisiana Tech vs. Georgia Southern
The R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl taking place in, you guessed it, New Orleans, gives us a solid matchup between 5-4 Louisiana Tech and 7-5 Georgia Southern. LA Tech is playing for their 7th straight ...
2020 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl: Tulane vs. Nevada
The second slated bowl game this year takes place in Boise Idaho, pitting Tulane (6-5) against Nevada (6-2). In a regular year, both teams would have been bowl eligible. The Green Wave and Wolf Pack r...
2020 Boca Raton Bowl: Brigham Young vs Central Florida
Arguably the most exciting non-NY6 Bowl will pit a match up between two of the countries most explosive offenses. BYU, led by future first-round pick Zach Wilson will take on UCF’s high powered ...
2020 New Mexico Bowl: Hawai’i vs Houston
Bowl season continues on Christmas Eve, with a matchup between Hawai’i (4-4) and Houston (3-4) in the New Mexico Bowl. In a somewhat ironic twist, this year’s New Mexico Bowl kicks off in ...
The Decision: Picking My NBA Team
The decision is here. They’re saying that this is the most anticipated decision since Lebron took his talents to South Beach. I know that the approximately three people who have read these artic...
Harmony Academy: Bringing Baseball To Cameroon
While Baseball is America’s pastime and growing in popularity in other countries around the world, some spots around the globe find themselves unfamiliar with the century and a half old sport. H...
Carson Wentz Needs A Fresh Start
Carson Wentz’s career with the Eagles has certainly been up and down. He started off red-hot as a rookie, then he and the Eagles cooled down and finished the season more modestly. Next year, he ...
Trevor Lawrence Should Force His Way To The Carolina Panthers
Jaguars fans are rejoicing because the Jets finally won a game. However, I am still very concerned about the short-term and long-term health of Trevor Lawrence. Both physically and mentally. Because t...
Jaguars Luck Into Trevor Lawrence
Trevor Lawrence is going to look pretty good in teal and black. I can see it already, “The Jacksonville Jaguars have won their fifth straight Super Bowl behind the arm of Trevor Lawrence.”...
How Media Affects Athletic Performance: Social Media
Today more than ever, people are on social media. As a fan myself, it provides me with the ability to connect with anybody in the world with an @. People will often use social media as a way to get in...
2020 Myrtle Beach Bowl: App State vs. North Texas
Happy bowl season everyone! We kick things off with a battle between App State (8-3) and North Texas (4-5) in the Myrtle Beach Bowl. With the way bowl games are structured this year, teams like the Me...
Tennesee QB Jarrett Guarantano to Transfer
Jarrett Guarantano entered the NCAA’s transfer portal on Saturday. The Tennessee quarterback entered the portal as a graduate following his team’s 34-13 loss to No. 5 Texas A&M. He did...
Illinois Names Bret Bielema Head Football Coach
Illinois announced it is hiring Bret Bielema as its next head football coach on Saturday. The school’s announcement comes less than a week after it fired coach Lovie Smith. Bielema, whose contac...
Interview With Michigan State’s Dominic Hann
Dominic Hann is a freshman pitcher for the Michigan State Baseball program. In the interview, we go over his recruitment process, high school baseball, the COVID situation for the baseball offseason, ...
Oklahoma Lands Caleb Williams
The #1 Quarterback from the 2021 class, Caleb Williams, will be a Sooner. After verbally committing to the program back in July of 2020, he makes it official on National Signing Day. This is a huge si...
Week 15 NFL Preview: Picks, MVP Race and Fantasy Advice!
Welcome back to another week of NFL Previews! Week 15 has some marquee matchups, and clinching situations are starting to look clearer. The MVP race is tightening up, and the frontrunners also appear ...
Donovan Edwards Signs with Michigan
Donovan Edwards, the West Bloomfield, Michigan product and number four ranked running back in the class of 2021 according to 247Sports composite ranking, decides to stay home. He has chosen to commit ...
Lecture Hall 12/16: LeBron James and the Hometown Holiday Fling
Welcome back to another episode of Lecture Hall brought to you by Student Union Sports and hosted by Bryce Hopwood and Harrison Sillings. This week we breakdown the Power Five conference championship ...
What did Cincinnati do to the CFP Committee?
If there was ever a dream for a Group of 5 Team intruding the CFP under this format, it died Tuesday Night. The undefeated Cincinnati Bearcats, ranked as high as 7th this season, came in at number nin...
NFL Playoff Predictions: Who Gets In?
We are only a couple of weeks away from the NFL postseason and with roughly 24 teams still alive, we have an exciting finish on our hands. There are four spots already accounted for, that being the Ch...
Why Your Team Needs To Trade For James Harden
James Harden wants out of Houston, if that wasn’t clear already. He seems to have his eyes set on contenders in the Eastern Conference. Yet, fans of those teams don’t want him? My only que...
Reaction To ESPN Top 100 NBA Players for 2020-2021
Over the past week ESPN released their projected top 100 NBA players for the 2020-2021 season. Although you need an ESPN+ account to see the full list, some of the rankings have been released on Twitt...
State of the NFC East
New York Giants (5-7, 0 GB) After starting a horrid 0-5, the New York Giants looked bound for another top 10 draft pick. The team has quickly turned it around going 5-2 in their last seven games and i...
How Media Affects Athletic Performance: News Media
Since ESPN and SportsCenter came about in the late 70’s, talking about sports has become news for most people. Fast forward 40 years later and you could watch sports 24/7 if you wanted to. So ma...
Bulldogs and Braggin Rights: Why December 12th, 2020 Became the Biggest Sports Day in Years in Columbia, Missouri
In an insanely short period of time, Saturday December, 12th has become the most anticipated day for Missouri Athletics since clinching the SEC East Championship back in 2014. The morning will see the...
NFL Power Rankings: Week 14
A lot of shifting around this week in the NFL. Giants upset the Seahawks. The nameless team in Washington ended the Steelers undefeated season. I have to shoutout the 1972 Dolphins as the only team to...
Week 14 NFL Preview: Picks, MVP Race, and Fantasy Advice!
We’re back for another exciting week of NFL action! Teams are beginning to officially punch their tickets to the playoffs, and for many fantasy leagues, week 14 indicates the start of their own ...
Badger Basketball Brief: URI
After the first loss of the season, Badger basketball controlled the entire game against last-minute opponent, Rhode Island. Record Setting Night There were two different Badger basketball records cel...
NFC East Divisional Odds
The NFC East this year has been a train wreck. Even with some of the teams getting hot as of late, the two teams atop the division currently sit at paltry 5-7 records. While it is nothing to write hom...
NFL Week 14 Model Projections
I’ve been building this NFL predictive model for close to two seasons now with great results. I figured that now is as good of a time as any to make these numbers public to help everyone out! NF...
Winter Leagues: Baseball’s Developmental Savior
Throughout various countries, competitive winter baseball leagues continue popping up, attracting new players around the globe. With minor league baseball leagues taking the regular season off due to ...
Syracuse football finishes another disappointing season
The 10-3 team of 2018 seems like decades ago. After a predicted 45-21 loss to Notre Dame, the Syracuse football team ended their season with a 1-10 record. Their lone win came in Week 3 against Georgi...
Top 5 Best/Worst 2020-2021 NBA City Jerseys
Over the past few weeks, NBA teams have been releasing their new Nike NBA City Jerseys for the upcoming season. The City jerseys were introduced in 2017 by Nike. They have done a pretty solid job gett...
THE Game: A Michigan Fan’s Perspective
Albert Einstein once said, “the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, expecting different results.” Insanity. That’s the only word I can think of that e...
Lecture Hall 12/8: Heaven’s Dinner Table Snake Draft
Welcome back to Lecture Hall presented by Student Union Sports and hosted by Bryce Hopwood and Harrison Sillings. This week we bring in some SU friends to do a snake draft of what dead people we’...
Not Gonna Lie Podcast: NFL Coaching Blunders and a Playoff Push
Kelvin joins the show to recap Week 13 with me and hit all the main highlights of the day. We talk about coaches inability to adapt to change and how it may cost them in the future. We also get into t...
NBA Pre-Season Rankings
With the NBA Season beginning in just a few weeks it is now time to see where everyone stacks up after the draft and all the important free agent decisions have been made. Much like in my NFL Power Ra...
The Suffer Index: NBA Fanbases
The Suffer Index is back, this time taking a look at the misfortunes of NBA fanbases. Like with the NFL, I want to take the emotion out of it. I want to look at the cold, hard facts to really determin...
If you Don’t Like Coastal Carolina, You Can Pound Sand
Coastal Carolina just finished playing in quite possibly the best game in the history of college football. You may be asking yourself, what’s so great about a 22-17 game, well there’s no r...
How Media Affects Athletic Performance: Music
A Three Part Miniseries Everybody has their favorite song that just puts them in a good mood. That one song that whenever you play it, you feel like the star of the show. Well, what if you really are ...
Browns Narrowly Avoid Bottlegate 2.0
December 16th, 2001 is a day that lives in Cleveland infamy. Now, nearly 19 years later and 900 miles south, history almost repeated itself. Although the circumstances and eventually the outcome diffe...
Five Takeaways from Purdue’s Loss to Nebraska
Nebraska handed Purdue their fourth straight loss 37-27. Don’t let the scoreboard fool you, this game was not as close as it may suggest. A blocked punt on the first possession of the game led t...
Week 13 NFL Preview: Picks, MVP Race and Fantasy Advice!
The rescheduling of games due to the Coronavirus means no Thursday night game as we enter week 13 of the NFL season. Instead, we’ll be treated to a Monday night doubleheader and the return of Tu...
Opinion: Expand the CFP to 8 teams (at least for this year)
Ever since the College Football Playoff began in 2014, people have been calling for more teams to be allowed in. This has become a controversial point of discussion for many. For me, I’ve always...
How Much Does Russell Westbook Help the Wizards?
It has been a quiet few days in the NBA world. So, naturally, the NBA had to do something to get your attention back. If you’re reading this, you already know that Russell Westbrook has been tra...
NFL Offenses Are More Efficient Than Ever
Everyone knows that scoring has exploded in 2020. It took Vegas over a month to adjust to this uptick in scoring around the league. Is it because of the lack of preseason, the increased amount of pass...
Anthony Davis Signs Long-Term Deal With Lakers
Anthony Davis will be coming back to the Lakers. The free agent agreed Thursday to return to LA on a five-year, $190 million maximum contract. The 27-year old Davis is coming off of his first NBA titl...
Los Angeles Lakers Extend Lebron James
It took less than two months after winning the NBA Championship for the Los Angeles Lakers to extend Lebron James. On Tuesday it was reported by Lebron’s agent Rich Paul that Lebron and the Lake...
Purdue vs Nebraska: Week Seven Keys to the Game
Thank you, Nebraska for bringing back Big Ten Football so we’re able to watch these two incredible football programs play Saturday afternoon in West Lafayette. Purdue vs Nebraska is only one ste...
NFL Power Rankings: Week 13
By popular demand–aka Harrison Sillings–I have brought my weekly rankings to the Student Union format. Where I give my best to determine where I think each team ranks currently in the NFL....
Lecture Hall 12/2: Two Stooges are Better Than One
What’s up and welcome back to another episode of Lecture Hall presented by Student Union Sports and hosted by Bryce Hopwood and Harrison Sillings. This week we discuss the greatest running back ...
The Badger Basketball Report: 11/30-12/6
It’s basketball season once again folks and YOUR Wisconsin Badgers basketball squad is a beautiful 2-0 to start the season. Currently ranked the 4th best team in the country, wins against Easter...
It’s Time to Move on From Koby Altman
Since winning the 2016 NBA Finals, the Cleveland Cavaliers have shown no interest in even making an effort to emulate a team that made 4 straight Finals appearances just a few seasons ago. It’s ...
Tanking: The Most Overused Word In Sports
I am sure a lot of people sleep better at night thinking their team being absolutely terrible is on purpose. Instead of the reality that everyone in the building is trying their absolute hardest to wi...
Callie Brownson Makes History Of Her Own In NFL
In a weekend that has already seen history in the making with the first female player in a Power 5 game. We have now witnessed another historic moment for women in sports as Callie Brownson became the...
The Top NFL Coaching Hires for 2021
Through 12 weeks of play, we have seen three head coaches get fired. Bill O’Brien, Dan Quinn, and most recently Matt Patricia. It is also expected to see a lot more guys get the ax before the se...
Will Fuller Facing Six Game Suspension
The Houston Texans have lost wide receiver Will Fuller V for the rest of the 2020 regular season after he tested positive for performance enhancing drugs. The league decided to hand him a six game sus...
NBA Fandom Search: Elimination #1
As I outlined in last week’s article, I am engaging in my search for an NBA franchise to pledge my fandom to. After one week in the search, I have been able to eliminate ten teams from the 30 we...
Lions Fire Matt Patricia and Bob Quinn
Statement from the Detroit Lions: The day has finally come Lions fans, Matt Patricia and Bob Quinn have been fired. After four years of mediocrity from Quinn and two and a half seasons of disappointme...
Sarah Fuller Makes History In College Football
Sarah Fuller was known for her athletic performance as a goal keeper for Vanderbilt. Now she will be known as the first woman to play in a Power 5 game. Watching the Vanderbilt play Missouri yesterday...
Purdue Loses Three in a Row With Loss to Rutgers
Rutgers, an 11 point underdog, moves to 2-4 after a 37-30 win over Purdue in West Lafayette. As expected, this game was a shootout from start to finish. Both teams took advantage of nonexistent defens...
Best Running Back Performance of All-Time?
Waking up on Saturday morning, I’m sure University of Buffalo running back Jaret Patterson was ready for a big game against 3-0 Kent State. However, I’m not sure that he would’ve had...
Houston Rockets: From Finals Contenders To Blowing It Up (Probably)
A lot has changed for Houston over the last three seasons. Shoot, a lot has changed since I last wrote about them, when I made the defense that they could win a championship with “micro-ballR...
Purdue vs Rutgers: Week Six Keys to the Game
This Thanksgiving isn’t what we’re used to in the Big Ten. Usually, at this time we’re getting ready for bowl speculations and a big rivalry weekend. But because of the delayed start...
L.A. Lakers: The Rich Get Richer
Now that free agency is coming to a close, we finally get a great look of how this 2020 season is going to pan out. What I noticed about this year though is that you did not see many teams get noticea...
Week 12 NFL Preview: Picks, MVP Race, and Fantasy Advice!
Welcome back to another weekly NFL Preview! Week 12 has phenomenal matchups, and significant playoff implications for both the NFL teams, and many fantasy managers as well. Thanksgiving weekend always...
Way Too Early 2020-2021 NBA Season Predictions
The 2019-2020 NBA season was wild, to say the least. From the pause in action due to the pandemic, the playoffs with no fans at a mutual court, etc., it was maybe the most unusual season in history. A...
Lions and Cowboys: A Thanksgiving Tradition
Thanksgiving is a time for family, friends, food, and football. The NFL makes sure to give us three games every year on that 4th Thursday of November. And every year there are two teams that play no m...
Previews, predictions for all Thanksgiving games
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! I hope you all are staying safe and healthy this holiday season. This Thanksgiving, I am thankful for the game of football. So often we have taken sports for granted, but...
An Open Letter to the College Football Playoff Selection Committee
Dear Members of the College Football Playoff Committee, I’ll put it simply: It’s time to shake things up a little bit. 2020 has been the year of irregularities, and no sport has suffered mor...
Happy Birthday Lyla Rose
If you are reading this and you’re thinking that the Student Union Sports website is hacked, it isn’t. It’s just BigHoppa about to get on his soap box about my daughter. Today is her...
Lecture Hall 11/24: College Basketball is Back
Welcome back to Lecture Hall hosted by Harrison Sillings and Bryce Hopwood and presented by Student Union Sports. This week we dive into some way too early college basketball implications and give our...