Student Union College Football Preview: Pac 12 Poll
The “big three” at the top of the Pac 12 North may be able to compete with those of any division in the country. Because of these teams being super tough, there being five new coaches in t...
The Student Union Hot or Not NFL Recap
Welcome to Student U’s Hot or Not NFL recap. This isn’t your grandfather’s NFL recap or your father’s either for that matter. Rather than focusing on the NFL stars, we focus on former coll...
Student Union CFB Preview: Washington
What Chris Petersen is building up in Seattle still isn’t getting enough attention nationally. In the past two seasons, Washington has made the College Football Playoff and then after retooling ...
Student Union CFB Preview: Stanford Cardinal
For the past decade of PAC-12 football, the Stanford Cardinals have built up a reputation for good coaching, a dominant run game, and winning a lot of football games. The same was true in 2017. The Ca...
Student Union CFB Preview: USC Trojans
Clay Helton and the USC Trojans survived an early-season upset at the hands of Washington State and a mid-season demolition on the road against rival Notre Dame to win the PAC-12 championship in 2017....
G5 Friday: The Jackson-Johnson Connection
Who’s ready for some MACtion?? Nothing screams college football more than MAC conference games on Tuesday-Friday nights. And, with the season just around the corner, I thought I’d take a d...
Will New Helmet Rules Affect Football in the Longrun
The NFL’s Hall of Fame game against the Baltimore Ravens and the Chicago Bears saw the debut of a couple new helmet rules. The first: a player cannot lower his helmet to initiate contact. The second...
Student Union College Football Preview: Oregon Ducks
Oregon is known possibly as much for their uniforms as they are for their football. The “University of Nike” seemingly has a new uniform design every week, yet, in football they haven̵...
Preseason Props: Betting the Big Ten
At this time of the year, there’s not a lot of sports betting action to go around. But if you’re like me and gearing up for the college football season, I’m sure you’ve already...
Student Union CFB Preview: Utah
Kyle Whittingham has been one of the country’s most consistent coaches during his tenure at Utah. However, many are questioning when the division title is going to come. In 14 seasons as the hea...
Student Union CFB Preview: Arizona
After a strong season under Rich Rodriguez last year, Kevin Sumlin will come to Tuscon to try to keep the momentum going for the Wildcats. Sumlin will have a ton of weapons on the offense with the ele...
Student Union CFB Preview: UCLA Bruins
UCLA has had a very odd but productive offseason, with Jim Mora, Josh Rosen, and others leaving the team, while new faces such as Chip Kelly, Wilton Speight, and others have joined the team. The team ...
Student Union CFB Preview: California
While Cal wasn’t anything special last year, second year head coach Justin Wilcox certainly has this team trending in the right direction. The division that they are in makes things tough, but a...
Student Union CFB Preview: Arizona State
The Sun Devils have a new light shining on them with the hire of Head Coach Herm Edwards. Edwards also brings with him a ton of NFL talent in guys like Antonio Pierce and Kevin Mawae to held turn th...
Student Union CFB Preview: Colorado Buffaloes
After a surprise 2016 season which was capped with a PAC-12 South championship, the Colorado Buffaloes took a step back into reality in 2017. Colorado finished last in the South with a record 5-7 with...
2018 Team Preview: Oregon State
To be frank, it doesn’t look great. After an abysmal 1-11 2017 season that included a coaching change after a 1-5 start, things seems to have hit rock bottom in Corvallis. That being said, t...
Does Trevor Lawrence Pass the Eye Test?
Ok Clemson fans, we get it, Trevor Lawrence is the second coming of Deshaun Watson. Freshman phenom, potential Heisman candidate, going to put up record numbers….We will take your word for it. D...
Student Union CFB Preview: Big 12 Poll
The Big 12 certainly seems like the most wide open power five conference. Only half of the league returns their starting QBs, with most of those replacements being from last year’s top half. Mos...
Campus Cover 035: ACC Preview
Cody and PJ are back to talk ACC, including a possible Georgia Tech/Duke bet. Also talk about geography, PJ’s drunkeness, and Chinese food. Take a guess who we pick to win the conference. Regist...
Student Union CFB Preview: Oklahoma Sooners
Led by Heisman trophy winner Baker Mayfield, OU had a great run in 2017. Their offense was electrifying, averaging 45.1 points per game. Their only regular season loss came as a shocker when they fell...
A Perfect Repeat? Power ranking UCF’s opponents in 2018
A 13-0 perfect season and a claimed National Championship has the college football world taking aim at the UCF Knights for the upcoming 2018 season. Regardless of the opinions of the biased SEC writer...
Student Union CFB Preview: West Virginia Mountaineers
WVU has historically had top level offenses and this year will be no different. In the very recent future they’ve had extremely high level QBs, such as Pat White and Geno Smith, and this year th...
Student Union CFB Preview: TCU
Gary Patterson and his pack of Horned Frogs had a decent 2017-18 season, going 11-3 and having another great year, unlike every other Texas college team. This is their 3rd year out of the past 4 winni...
Big 12 BOLD Predictions
Every season there are multiple events that occur that majority of people don’t see coming. Some people try to predict outrageous things before the season starts so if they actually happen they seem...
Student Union CFB Preview: Oklahoma State
Mike Gundy is replacing two of the biggest stars in school history, yet he seems to have the answers to everything. Zac Robinson, Brandon Weeden, and Mason Rudolph. Hell, even J.W. Walsh wasn’t ...
NCAA Football 14 in 2030: How Did We Get Here?
There are a lot of things I have had to come to terms with while writing this article. I may have an addiction. When I joined a website of writers that love college football just as much as me, I figu...
Student Union CFB Preview: Texas Longhorns
The Texas Longhorns are one of the most prestigious programs of all time. Unfortunately, they seem to have fallen off the wagon as of late. With perennial expectations of Texas being “backR...
How the Bama QB Battle is Hurting Hurts…
The story of Jalen Hurts has been one for the books. His Freshman year, he was seen as one of the top players in the country and was a Heisman Hopeful. In his second year, he led Bama all the way up t...
Student Union CFB Preview: Kansas State
Is this the final ride for the Purple Wizard? Who the hell knows, honestly. Bill Snyder cannot die. Going into age 78, he still coaches the Wildcats. The most celebrated (and successful) coach in K-St...
Most Underused Offensive Players in Recent CFB History
Alvin Kamara– 2017-2018 Offensive Rookie of the Year Alvin Kamara was probably someone you didn’t know about until last season. That’s because in his last two years of college playing at Ten...
Student Union CFB Preview: Iowa State
Iowa State came out of absolutely nowhere last year to upset Oklahoma in Norman and finish tied for 4th in the Big 12. I’m really not sure what to think about this team as most of the games they...
Preseason Props: Betting the ACC
At this time of the year, there’s not a lot of sports betting action to go around. But if you’re like me and gearing up for the college football season, I’m sure you’ve already...
Student Union CFB Preview: Texas Tech
Things can only get better.. right? Coming into the 2017 season, the Texas Tech defense had nowhere to look but up. Ranking near the bottom of the nation in practically every single defensive category...
What Could’ve Been: The Jim Harbaugh/Kansas Saga
Everybody’s favorite milk-drinking, red meat-devouring, chicken-avoiding, khaki-wearing football coach resides in Ann Arbor, Michigan where he belongs, but Jim Harbaugh’s journey to the Bi...
Student Union QB Lab: ACC
Hello and welcome to the first QB breakdown for the preseason of the 2018-2019 football season. In these articles, Cody Goggin and myself, Andy Jones, will be taking our top 3 QB’s from each Pow...
Student Union CFB Preview: Baylor
Hey, Baylor might be okay after all. The first year of the Matt Rhule Baylor era went…. really bad. This is no fault of Rhule’s as the attrition the program went through following the depa...
Student Union CFB Preview: Kansas
The Jayhawks have one of the most negative outlooks you can find in the game. With new Athletic Director Jeff Long in the building, the writing is on the wall for head coach David Beaty. With three w...
Ryan Day: THE New Coach Of Ohio State
New Beginnings, New Hampshire.. Ryan Day yesterday became the head coach of THE Ohio State University. If you somehow missed all the news because you have no wifi or live under a rock, Urban Meyer got...
Student Union CFB Preview: Big Ten Heisman Candidates
Big Ten football is a thing of beauty. With 14 Heisman winners in their history, I wouldn’t be surprised if they added #15 this year. With a stacked division like the Big Ten East, one of the best i...
PSA: NO MORE FALL WEDDINGS
Ladies, this article is more aimed towards you due to that men have exactly 0% say over wedding choices. Also, please take the words said in this article by heart because your significant other is hur...
EMERGENCY REACTION: Johnny Manziel’s First CFL Start
I watched Johnny Manziel’s first CFL start for the Montreal Alouettes and before everyone overreacts let me make something very clear. Johnny Football is going to be just fine. Now listen, I kno...
UPDATE: Call the Fight, McMurphy Has Won
Zach Smith told @1057TheZone he never abused Courtney. Here is text message b/w Zach & Courtney when he admits & apologizes for strangling his wife on Punta Cana trip in March 2015 & again...
Urban Meyer Releases Statement, Says A Whole Lot of Nothing
pic.twitter.com/wrlRi9jtZz — Urban Meyer (@OSUCoachMeyer) August 3, 2018 Oh no. Yeah…. Who proofread this for Urban? There is a lot to unpack in this statement, and honestly, I am not sure...
Student Union CFB Preview: Big Ten Poll
A quick disclaimer to start this one… this poll was conducted before the recent news about Urban Meyer came out, so I’m sure they may have been a few changes, but even at that, Ohio State ...
Student Union CFB Preview: Ohio State Buckeyes
Ohio State is one of the best, if not THE best, college football program of all time. They have one of the best rosters in the country this year, with blue chips on blue chips at every position. They ...
Student Union CFB Preview: Wisconsin
Wisconsin was by far one of the best all around teams of the 2017 season. They finished with a 13-1 record (9-0 in conference play minus the B1G Championship) and wrapped up the year with a win over t...
Campus Cover 034: Big Ten Preview
Cody and PJ return to talk about the Big Ten, the Urban Meyer situation, any why their Big Ten Championship pick might not be something you’d expect. Stanley picks: over on Iowa, Maryland, Penn ...
Auburn Has Just Signed The Brandon Weeden Of The SEC
Sit down kids and let me tell you the story about a trendsetter in college football. This legend goes by the name of Brandon Weeden and he was a very special player over at Oklahoma State in Stillwate...
Would You Rather?: Quarterbacks, Running Backs and Wide Receivers
Arguing …something all friends do. You remember having millions of debates about sports with your friends. From best football player, to who should win the Heisman Trophy, and to what conference...
Student Union CFB Preview: Michigan
As always, the Wolverines are drawing a ton of buzz this preseason. Some of it for good reason as 16 starters return to Ann Arbor, along with former Ole Miss standout and top recruit Shea Patterson tr...
Student Union CFB Preview: Big Ten Awards
This season, the Big Ten is in a state of flux. The East is going to be ridiculous, as always, but the West is on the rise. Wisconsin and Iowa should both be strong teams from there, and it would not ...
Student Union CFB Preview: Michigan State
Michigan State was a win against Ohio State away from playing Wisconsin for the Big Ten Championship. After beating Penn State on an afternoon in which Ohio State was massacred by Iowa, Michigan State...
Urban Meyer and the Morality of College Football
By now, unless you are living under a rock, everyone should have heard about the very damning accusations against Urban Meyer and Ohio State. Obviously this is an issue, and will continue to be for Oh...
Student Union CFB Preview: Penn State
When it comes to being a team, regardless what kind, you should always look to build upon previous success and move forward. Tension can add up and a group can begin to feel the weight of expectations...
Student Union CFB Preview: Iowa
Are we going to have another typical Iowa season, or is there room for something greater? We typically know what to expect from Kirk Ferentz teams: Strong O-line, strong running game, and good tight e...
Student Union CFB Preview: Northwestern
The Northwestern Wildcats started 2017 off sluggishly, but turned a corner to finish the season 10-3. With QB Clayton Thorson returning, the Wildcats look to him to be their go to guy, as they hope to...
Former number one overall HS football Recruits from 2002-2018: how they fared and where they are now
Being the number one high school football recruit in the country comes with a ton of pressure and weight on your shoulders. Some can handle it and some just flat out can’t. I started to ask myse...
Student Union CFB Preview: Nebraska
You’ve seen it in every single publication by now, but Scott Frost has returned to lead his beloved alma mater. After not being able to get over the hump with Pelini and being god awful with Mik...
Jim Harbaugh: Confirmed Steak Guy
The weirdest coach in all of College Football is back at it again. After watching the Amazon Prime show All Or Nothing with the Wolverines being featured, we got an inside look at some of the weird th...
The Curious Case for HBCU Football
College football, you know it, you love it. What makes college football great? Culture. Culture is rooted deep in our veins, we all understand and respect the intensity of major rivalries like Alabama...
Student Union CFB Preview: Purdue
Under first year head coach Jeff Brohm, the Boilermakers had their most successful season since 2012, and their first bowl win since 2011. It seems as though the train is back on track for the Boilers...
Student Union CFB Preview: Maryland Terrapins
Maryland’s 2017 season was ruined undoubtedly by injuries. In the worst case of the injury bug I’ve seen, the Terps lost their top two quarterbacks and one of their pass rushers just in th...
Student Union CFB Preview: Minnesota
Football is a really simple game that requires a few things to be successful at the college level. I don’t just mean successful in regards to winning championships or eight or nine games, I mean...
Student Union CFB Preview: Illinois
The Fighting Illini have been in the rebuild stage for what feels like an eternity. Their games have been hard to watch with glaring issues on all three phases, but it’s all developmental and w...
Student Union CFB Preview: Indiana
The first year of the Tom Allen era went largely as expected: a stingy defense and a drop-off in offense. Time to see if Allen can carve out a place in the rough Big Ten East. When Tom Allen took over...
Punters… AREN’T PEOPLE. ROBOTS ARE TAKING OVER RUN FOR YOUR LIVES
It’s 2018. We have the iPhone X, TVs that curve and 3D capabilities without glasses, and we have Virtual Reality gaming. Technology is advancing faster than we ever imagined, so how is it transl...
Student Union CFB Preview: Rutgers
The Rutgers Scarlet Knights proved that they still have some growing pains to go through since joining the Big Ten. They had two nice wins at home against Maryland and Purdue in 2017 and also had a ...
Student Union ACC Preseason Poll
We’ve been building towards it all week with our team preview releases, but here are our ACC preseason rankings as voted on by 14 writers on the Student Union staff. Clemson (12) Miami (2) Flori...
Student Union CFB Preview: Clemson University
Clemson finished with a record of 12-2 in the 2017 football season, along with an ACC Championship and a College Football Playoff appearance. In what was supposed to be a down year for the Tigers afte...
Student Union CFB Preview: Miami
Last year the return of The U was recognized across the nation as they finally brought back the defensive swagger that they’ve been missing since the 80’s. The quarterback battle is one o...
Student Union CFB Preview: Florida State
2017 was certainly a down year for the Seminoles. After knocking off Michigan in the Orange Bowl in 2016, 2017’s team stood the test of losing stars and, more prominently, injury. After starting...
The Types of Transfers in College Football
Transfers Studs like J.J Watt, Aaron Rodgers, Alvin Kamara, and Baker Mayfield all had to do some sort of transferring when they were a college student. I went to three different schools in three year...
Student Union CFB Preview: Virginia Tech
The Virginia Tech Hokies finished 9-4 last year. While this isn’t a terrible record, the Hokies couldn’t seem to show up when playing in big games. Also, this offseason was not a pleasant one for ...
Student Union CFB Preview: NC State
The NC State WolfPack, the team in the ACC who you can’t hate, but you also can’t love. Last season, this team had the power to jump ahead of the pack in the ACC and make some noise aroun...
Student Union CFB Preview: ACC Heisman Candidates
The CFB season is just a few short weeks away and I know everyone is excited for the season to start. The ACC is an extremely competitive conference with a lot of talented players, some of which have ...
Student Union CFB Preview: Boston College
Being in the ACC Atlantic with the likes of Clemson and Florida State, it’s likely that Boston College will never win a division title. However, in Steve Addazio’s 6th season in Chestnut H...
Student Union CFB Preview: Georgia Tech
Georgia Tech hasn’t threatened for a conference title since 2014, but Paul Johnson’s crew is always a threat to cause problems for non conference and conference opponents alike. With the...
The MAC Has Done Something Awesome
When we think of the Mid-American Conference, we think of a Group of 5 conference who can sometimes do some damage to a Power 5 team (aka Kansas, Nebraska, and Rutgers). But boy oh boy did we get a t...
The Johnny Rambos Podcast – Tim Bourret Interview
Long time Clemson SID Tim Bourret comes on the podcast and talks about his time at Clemson, the parallels between Dabo Swinney and Danny Ford, and a preview of this upcoming Clemson season, with so mu...
Student Union CFB Preview: Louisville
Louisville might be stuck in the mud. Louisville is replacing a QB who turned in 10,375 yards of total offense over two seasons. To go along with those yards he added 96 touchdowns. That’s some ...
Student Union CFB Preview: Pittsburgh
Pat Narduzzi is still trying to get in his groove since becoming the head coach of the Pitt Panthers. He and Mark Dantonio worked well together at Michigan State, but Narduzzi hasn’t enjoyed any...
Student Union CFB Preview: Wake Forest
The Demon Deacons try to keep their offensive momentum going. Prior to 2017, Wake Forest was mostly known for a weak offense and a relatively stout defense. Last season, the defense fell off a bit, bu...
Student Union CFB Preview: Duke Blue Devils
Las season, Duke’s young core led by the not-so-young David Cutcliffe had a season that looked a lot like a large, desolate valley in between two beautifully verdant hills. Their youth showed ma...
Student Union Preview ACC Awards
This year is the first in recent history all awards feel like they’re finally up for grabs with Mr. Lamar Jackson, who won the ACC player of the year award in 2016 and 2017, entering the NFL dra...
Student Union CFB Preview: Syracuse Orange
The Syracuse Orange almost turned a corner in 2017. Almost. However, after beating Clemson for their fourth win of the season, the Orange failed to win another game. Once again, the tide appears to be...
Student Union CFB Preview: North Carolina
Going into the 2017 season, the North Carolina Tar Heels had big shoes to fill with star QB Mitch Trubisky entering the draft over the off-season. Throughout the season, though, the Tar Heels only suf...
Student Union CFB Preview: Virginia
Year two was a bit of a shock for Bronco Mendenhall and the Cavaliers. Year three might bring them back down to earth. When Bronco Mendenhall took over the Virginia program following the 2015 season, ...
Recruiting Season: Episode 1 Feat. Sean Bock (247 Sports)
The very first installment of the newest Student Union podcast is here! Introducing Recruiting Season, a weekly podcast hosted by Student Union personalities Brendan Smith and Johnny Rambos. The pod...
Top Pro Prospects From Each FBS Conference
Fur’s pro prospects, Football season is upon us people, so I figured I’d celebrate by throwing out my predictions for the best pro prospects from each FBS conference. Every year you’...
Top 5 Quarterbacks in the Big Ten
It’s shaping up to be a great year in the college football universe with the season right around the corner. As the Big Ten tries to make the leap to becoming the best conference in college foot...
Best Schools to Rebuild if NCAAF 19 Existed
The game that could have been. Knowing it’s been over five years since the last edition of NCAAF came out, I have lost some sleep. While the last edition doesn’t have the kind of graphics ...
Prospects that have left New Jersey
Hello guys, my name is Fur and this is my first article for Student Union Sports, so lets just get right into it. The other day I was on twitter and saw this tweet. I just watched my first college foo...
Teams We Missed Playing With in NCAA Football
Another anniversary of NCAA Football 14 has come and gone. The game turned 5 years old on July 9th, with it being the last iteration before the series was cancelled. NCAA 14 still lives on today, with...
The Johnny Rambos Podcast Episode 25 with Clemson football commit Sheridan Jones and Clemson writer Riley Morningstar
Sheridan Jones comes on the podcast to discuss his decision to commit to Clemson and who some of the people he models his game around are. He is the peoples corner. Then Riley Morningstar, former Tige...
Hokies Recruiting for Bright Future
Last season didn’t end exactly the way Virginia Tech had hoped it would, having to watch Miami go to the ACC Championship game and then losing to Oklahoma State in the Camping World Bowl. Not having...
Returning Players to Watch for in the SEC
College football season is almost upon us! It’s finally the time of year where college football fans awake from their offseason hibernation as the hype and anticipation for the upcoming season b...
Jake Fromm is Bad at Lakes, Breaks his Hand
Over the holiday week, Georgia quarterback Jake Fromm broke his non-throwing hand in a “freak lake accident.” The incident occurred Monday on Lake Burton in Georgia. Georgia fans can hold ...
Throwback: Were the 2013 Spartans the Best Team in Big Ten History?
‘You will be the ones’ Mark Dantonio famously declared about the 2013 edition of the Michigan State Spartans. Never before had a Big Ten team won all of their games by at least ten points ...
Northwestern Looking to Impress in the Big Ten this Season
When you take coaching careers into context, Pat Fitzgerald might be the second best coach in the Big Ten behind Urban Meyer. Northwestern is the Stanford or Vanderbilt of the Big Ten. It is one of th...
An 18-year-old is the front runner to be the starting QB for USC this Fall: How did we get here?
How did this happen. How is one of the most prolific football schools in the country going to potentially put their seasons fate in the hands of a teenager? Well, lets starts from the top. J.T. Dani...
Bold Takes: South Carolina is Winning the SEC
Drew Lock is widely considered the best quarterback in the SEC. That just isn’t true. The best QB in the SEC resides in the other Columbia. In fact, Jake Bentley is the best QB in the SEC. Besid...
Fireside Chat w/ ARJ (Andrew Ryan Jones)
Hello folks, I am currently on vacation in the Mountains of Big Bear (my old hometown) and camping out. As the #Blogger I am, while sitting around the campfire and just twiddling my thumbs, I have dec...
The Worst of Sports Twitter
Twitter can be both a great place and a dirty cesspool at the same time. There are some great follows, users who have great takes and a true understanding of the sport they cover. But then you’v...
Jerry Rice Talking About a Return Makes me Wonder
Recently one of the greatest players in the history of the NFL, Jerry Rice made a wild yet not totally unrealistic claim. The 55-year-old said that he could still play in the NFL. Also, former teammat...
The Carrier Dome: A Diamond in the Rough
When thinking of some of the greatest college football venues, places like “The Big House” and “Death Valley” come to mind among a number of many others. And due to the fact that there are so ...
College Football Teams as World Cup Participants
In the wake of world soccer giant Germany getting bounced from the tournament in the group stage, I will look back at college programs from last season and compare them to the teams currently at the W...
Why Mental Health/CTE Needs To Be Talked About
(Note: This will be more of a serious article, so if you’re looking for a good laugh, you won’t find it here) A while back, we heard the news about Tyler Hilinski and the tragic incident t...
The Sports Fans You Meet Working At Lowe’s
It’s summer time and it means I’m doing one of two things: Chilling at home with real food, spending time with my family and girlfriend (editor’s note: sick brag, bro) Working at the...
Baker Plants a Flag Down Center-field At Cowherd University
Baker is back in the mainstream media once again, and oh boy is it for good reason after Baker was invited onto one of the worst sports talk shows in the entire universe, “The Herd with Colin Co...
Why Texas Can’t Have Nice Things
Tom “The Crazy Hip Uncle” Herman. Bringing his swagger and all that jazz over to Austin to help bring back Texas. Well, spoiler alert: Texas is not back… They have had improvement in...
What if Terrelle Pryor Didn’t Get Suspended in 2011?
We are officially in the terrible dead area between college basketball ending and college football beginning. So with fall camp not starting for a little while, I am going to take a look back at the p...
Rich Rodriguez: An Odyssey
Rich Rodriguez recently found himself out of a job. His path leading to quasi-retirement is one of the most fascinating stories in college football. Rich Rod started in the old Big East and eventually...
The Student Union Sports Podcast: #WorldCupWoes
Special late night Summer edition of the Student Union Sports Podcast for the real fans out there. Today’s topics include World Cup gambling woes and the age old debate of Cigs vs JUUL…I k...
Strike Up The Band…
If you don’t know by now, all of us here at Student Union love music. We grade NBA draft prospects based off of Ye songs.. Hell, we even give out our favorite songs of the week for Friday Fire. ...
Will Uber’s Announcement Lead to More Coaches Being Fired?
Everyone knows that to be an elite coach for pretty much any college program you need to be good at two things: recruiting and dealing with/covering up crimes. I’m not saying all athletes are crimin...
Student Union: The Difference
As I sit here typing this, I’m listening to our guy Johnny Rambos’ Student Union Summit podcast. It gets to around 5 minutes left in the podcast and they mention my name in their favorite ...
Ten Things To Do at Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, Kansas
With at least one more season of David Beaty unfortunately on the horizon, it’s apparent that the only reasons to attend a Kansas Jayhawks football game is for Family Weekend, you know somebody ...
Surprise, Surprise, the NCAA Does Something Bad Again
On a day where something actually went well for the NCAA, in only the way they can, they found a way to fuck it up. Two days before announcing that changes were coming to the transfer rule, the NCAA a...
The Decision: Kyler Murray Edition
If you’ve been paying any attention to the MLB Draft (which literally 3 people in the world I think actually watch past the 1st pick), then you heard a very interesting name drafted by the Oakla...
Hunter Johnson Transfers: Hate to See Him Go, But Love to Watch Him Leave
Today it became official that Hunter Johnson will transfer to Northwestern University. He’ll sit out the 2018-2019 season, but be left with 3 years of eligibility after that. This came as absolu...
Throwback: Let’s Go Inside the Mind of a Greg Jennings
“THIS DUDE BROKE HIS LEG THOUGH.” Today we are going to look back at one of the greatest YouTube videos of all time. The infamous Greg Jennings broken leg video. It’s honestly hard n...
Alabama Doesn’t Need an Ultimatum at QB
Between Tua Tagovailoa and Jalen Hurts, Alabama has the most intriguing QB battle in the nation heading into this fall. A lot of the takes surrounding this competition indicate that Nick Saban can hav...
Row Tide: Bama Up A Creek…without any gas
It’s the start of June, Summer is in full swing, Darty SZN is officially activated, and College Football is just less than 3 months away. So, lets take a look into how Nick Saban and the Nationa...
College Football Prediction: Tennessee Volunteers
We are a few months away from the beginning of college football. So until then I will attempt to go over all Power 5 teams schedule and predict their W-L record. We will be starting with the SEC and t...
The Wicked Witch Is Dead
Praise the lord, Sheahon Zenger isn’t in Kansas anymore, and from the looks of it, David Beaty doesn’t appear to be far behind. University of Kansas Chancellor Douglas Girod sent out a sta...
Tinder Coaches: #2
Dabo, 48 Clemson Bio: “Thank god for puberty… and Deshaun Watson” Spotify Anthem: Forever and Ever, Amen – Randy Travis Thank god for Deshaun Watson is right, Clemson has bec...
Who Are The System QB Teams In College Football
We hear it all the time. “*Insert NFL QB Here* is a system Quarterback.” Most notably, QB’s such as Blake Bortles, Joe “Elite” Flacco, and even Thomas Edward Patrick Brad...
Johnny Football is Back(ish)
Johnny Manziel took a big step in his attempt at an NFL comeback this week, announcing that he is signing a two-year contract with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football league, as first rep...
Danny Kanell Weighs in on the Saban vs. UCF Saga
Earlier in the week, Nick Saban was questioned about the University of Central Florida’s self-proclaimed “National Champion” status after finishing their season 11-0. Saban, coming o...
Friday Fire #5
We all made it through the work or school week once again and we have been greeted by the best weekday of all time, aka the WOAT, Friday. It’s been a very interesting week with some NHL and NBA ...
“Happy Holidays, Commissioner”
This past December, I delivered Commissioner Mike Slive and his wife Liz their annual mason jar of cheese potato soup. The delivery is a tradition that we’ve been doing since who knows how long, and...
3 Most Exciting Non-Conference Games in the First Month of the 2018 Season
For the most part, the NCAA is pretty good at scheduling some quality (or at least appealing on paper) non-conference games every season. 2018 will definitely be no exception to that as proud die-har...
Acceptable reasons to be a fan of a college
I feel like I should include a trigger warning at the beginning of this because people really value their fandom. People create reasons to love teams and they convince themselves that it is a valid ra...
Saquon Barkley is a bad golfer
I have a beef that is pointless and a complete waste of time but also I didn’t have to go to work today and I just ate my last pack of ramen so I’m bored. This picture of Saquon Barkley go...
The Worst Thing You Could Do: Betting on College Athletes
Gambling can become an addiction. As a former gambler, I don’t recommend it to anyone. The whole system is designed similar to how casinos or any form of gambling is designed. The bookies are th...
Top 5 Dynasties in College Football Since 1960
Becoming a dynasty is perhaps one of if not the highest accomplishment a team can reach in sports. Over the past nearly 60 years, college football has certainly had their fair share of dynasties. Many...
What If Every NFL Team Was Replaced By Their Local College?
Sometimes when I day dream during class I think over a lot “what if” scenarios, and I recently had one that pertains to my favorite sport, football. So the question is what would the NFL l...
Weeks 3 & 4: Curb Your Optimism
These two weeks feature some make or break games for teams with zero margin for error in 2018. In parts of America, fall will start to creep into college football stadiums. In other parts, it’s ...
The Spring Game: The Most Meaningful Preseason in All of Sports?
In professional sports, the preseason is often just an afterthought and tease for what’s to come when the games are for real. For the NFL and MLB, it’s much more about getting different p...
What Would Happen If College Football Had One-And-Done’s?
If only Mark Emmert was off of his bulls***. It is the middle of the college sports so-called “Dead Period” and we have arguments over QB Accuracy (aka the best QB in the draft, Josh Allen...
Tinder for Coaches: #1
As we slump towards the start of football season, a dead spot in the college athletics calendar is at hand. For everyone of all ages, though, it’s almost #SavageSzn, and that means a lot of righ...
Texas A&M Kicks Off Jimbo Fisher Era at Spring Game
Texas A&M kicked off the Jimbo Fisher era on Saturday with their annual spring game. The 12th Man has been chomping at the bit for some Aggie football since the well publicized hiring of Jimbo Fis...
Following College Gameday: The Prelude
Spring is a wonderful time of year. The snow melts (then falls again) and darty szn is in full force. Fake jerseys from China will find their way all over college campuses as winter gives way to Sprin...
Campus Cover 029 with Dan Rubenstein
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...
HBO Struck Gold With “Paterno” Movie
I have long been a fan of HBO programming, ever since I discovered The Wire and The Soprano’s (two of the greatest shows ever, don’t even try to argue with me). Once again, HBO has outdone...
Wiscansin is about to win all of the Natty’s
“We Can’t Believe It Either” I was only 9 when the song “I Can’t Believe It” by T-Pain came out. My old iPod Nano would play the song and I’d be bobbing my he...
Making a Starting 22…Out of College QB’s
If you don’t know by now, I am the resident QB expert for Student Union and just an all around QB guy. I went by Andy (Jon)es Gruden for a few weeks in our Slack and love writing all about QB...
Best College Entrances/Traditions Pt.2
WE ARE BACK….. A lot of people loved and hated my last one… So with the official college “offseason” starting, I’m gonna be cranking these out weekly. In my last one, a...
Why is Vince Young the Biggest QB Bust of the BCS Era?
Recently, CBS Sports’ Tom Fornelli compiled a list of the five biggest NFL Draft QB busts of the BCS Era. Somehow, Vince Young ended up in the top-ranked spot. Yes, you read that correctly. Vinc...
Notre Dame-Alabama Home and Home? Let’s Do It
According to several reports, two of college football’s most storied (and hated) programs, Notre Dame and Alabama, are in the works of scheduling a home and home series. Apparently, Alabama is a...
FBFQB: The Ohio State 3 (Miller, Barrett, Jones)
So a little back story. I played QB all throughout my football career before it was cut short due to a knee injury. When I played in high school, before every game, I would look up college football pu...
College Footballs Hidden Gem: Diontae Johnson
Ever hear one of those scouting stories like, “Oh I found (insert player) while watching film on (insert player)”. Well, I’m not a scout. But I was watching some film on Quarterback ...
UCF’s Unbeaten Season Worth $200 Million, Say What?
I recently stumbled across an article on ESPN.com in which the headline reads; “The price of glory: UCF says unbeaten season worth $200 million” Some of my first thoughts after reading t...
Saquon Barkley Day
In honor of the GOAT’s day in PA I thought it would be fun to look back in time at Saquon Barkley’s Penn State Career and look at his top 5 runs. This is not his top 5 plays just runs. In a career...
Brawling Green: Some Spring Break MACtion
Multiple BGSU Football players were caught on camera in a fight on the beach in Miami. I talked to Mike Jinks. He says they’re aware of the situation and they’re handling it internally. Th...
March Madness Guide For Football Guys: Part 2
After writing the first part of this so-called “guide”, everything is still confusing. Add on to the fact that filling out a bracket can be both nerve-racking and disastrous. “Who th...
Film Study: Triple Option Evolution
The Read-Option Spread: A Butterfly The spread that is proliferate in college football today is the natural evolution of another style of play. If the spread (particularly the brand of read-option spr...
March Madness Guide For Football Guys: Part 1
As a huge football guy, I’m not shy in saying I probably haven’t watched about 30-40% of the March Madness teams play at all. I do love basketball and play it or will watch it when itR...
TBTQB: JaMarcus Russell
Okay so a tiny back story, I was stuck between some QB’s to write this on and decided to ask for some help from our slack channel. I got a few responses but 2 caught my eye: Colt McCoy and JaMar...
Friday Funday: Top College Entrances/Traditions
“Its Friday, the weekend is peaking its head out of the door, the work week/school week is done, have yourself a great one.” -Pat McAfee It. Is. Friday. This sports week has been pretty ch...
Congrats To Texas A&M For The 20– CFB Championship
As soon as I was hired to write for Student Union, I was asked who my teams were. I’m a So Cal kid so I said UCLA, SD Chargers (I won’t accept the LA), LA Angels, Lakers, and Anaheim Ducks...
Bucky’s Breakdown: Martez Carter, Grambling State
As we get closer to the NFL Drraft, there are more and more breakdowns of every big name player that will hear their names called. While I plan on doing that as well, I also plan on showing some love ...
TBTQB (Wednesday Edition): Sam Bradford
I know it has been a very hot minute since I have put one of these out. I originally was planning on releasing one every week, but reality (AKA College and my Pre-Physical Therapist Degree) had other ...
If College Football Had Trades…NCAA, Are You Listening?
The NCAA has been pissing off a lot of programs and fans as of late. Investigation after investigation, penalty after penalty, whatever the case may be, there is no arguing they are on many peopleR...
BREAKING: Police Dog Plays Better Defense Than Entire Big 12 Conference
On Monday February 26th, a car chase in Orange County, California ended when a police dog chased down a carjacker after a long pursuit by police. Police have arrested a man wanted for assaulting a pol...
What if the FBI Wiretapped College Football Head Coaches cell phones
Cheating goes on in pretty much every single aspect of recruiting in basically every sport. I can guarantee whatever school you go to your rowing team has probably cheated, for God’s sake even t...- 9 of 9
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