Pinstripe Bowl: Michigan St. v Wake Forest
The Pinstripe Bowl features Michigan State and Wake Forest and is set to kick off at 3:20 p.m. ET on Friday, Dec. 27 at Yankee Stadium. How They Got Here: Michigan State Michigan State finished 6-6 wi...
2019 Military Bowl: North Carolina vs. Temple
As bowl season rolls into its second week, the Miltary Bowl opens its 10th chapter from Annapolis. North Carolina enters the game at 6-6, winning each of its last two games to become bowl eligible. Te...
Quick Lane Bowl: Eastern Michigan vs Pittsburgh
The Eastern Michigan Eagles will take on the Pittsburgh Panthers for the Quick Lane Bowl Championship at Ford Field in Detriot Michigan on Dec. 26th at 8 p.m. How They Got Here: Pittsburgh after a sha...
Independence Bowl: Miami vs Louisiana Tech
Miami was a team coming into 2019 with high expectations due to the transfer of Tate Martell from Ohio State to Miami. That obviously did not work out as they will take on Louisiana Tech in the Indepe...
Hawaii Bowl: BYU Cougars vs. Hawaii Rainbow Warriors
One of my favorite bowl games of the year, the Hawaii Bowl on Christmas Eve. You just got done with your Christmas Eve dinner, you are looking for something to watch on tv, and there it is, the Hawaii...
2019 Gasparilla Bowl: UCF vs Marshall
Wait a second…this isn’t the College Football Playoffs? UCF got robbed again? But I digress. So no major bowl for UCF this year, but still have a chance to win 10+ games for the third stra...
Las Vegas Bowl: Boise State vs. Washington
By far, the most entertaining bowl game in the opening weekend. The Boise State Broncos (12-1), ranked 19th in the country, take on the Washington Huskies (7-5). Don’t let the records fool you, ...
2019 New Orleans Bowl: App St vs. UAB
This is probably my favorite bowl game of this season. It puts two of my favorite mid-major teams to watch outside of Ohio State. UAB (a Student Union favorite) saw one of their best seasons since the...
2019 Boca Raton Bowl: SMU vs. FAU
It seems as if it is almost becoming a common occurrence to see Florida Atlantic in a bowl game. Both teams had years to remember. The resurgence of the Mustangs is always a great thing for college fo...
2019 Camellia Bowl: Florida International vs. Arkansas State
It’s bowl season, baby. Opening weekend bowl games are exciting, regardless of who is playing. This game features the FIU Panthers (6-6) and the Arkansas State Red Wolves (7-5) in a battle for a...
2019 Cure Bowl: Liberty vs. Georgia Southern
In now its fifth season, the Cure Bowl has never been decided by single digits. This Saturday in Orlando, the 7-5 Liberty Flames and 7-5 Georgia Southern Eagles look to change that narrative. While bo...
2019 New Mexico Bowl: Central Michigan vs. SDSU
This year in the New Mexico Bowl, we will get to see a couple of solid teams square off in Albuquerque. It has been a great year for the Aztecs as they improved their record from a year ago. After goi...
2019 Frisco Bowl: Utah State vs. Kent State
As mentioned by our fellow writer Luke Owens, the bowl season is the best time of the year! Though it’s not the one that kicks off the start if this beautiful time of the year, it sees the first...
2019 Bahamas Bowl: Buffalo vs. Charlotte
The first bowl game of the season is always a big one. A new season for gambling, amazing bowl game names, and learning too much about teams you may never hear from again. This year, we kick it off wi...
The Hangover, Week 16: Red, White, and Navy
Welcome to the fourteenth edition for the junior season of The Hangover, where I recap the previous weekend in college football. This week, The Hangover comes to you from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, w...
Georgetown wins the 2019 Men’s College Cup in OT Thriller
After scoring the most combined goals in a title game since 1980, Georgetown and Virginia needed penalties to decide the 2019 Men’s Soccer National Champion. After last weekends Women’s Co...
Syracuse, Georgetown renew rivalry
This Saturday, Syracuse travels to Georgetown to take on the Hoyas in the 95th meeting between the two old Big East rivals. The Orange lead the all-time series with a 51-43 record, including a 72-71 w...
Illinois Basketball: Certifiably Good
Things are clicking for the Illini. A big win in Champaign on Wednesday night gives the Illinois basketball program their first victory against a top-five ranked opponent since Tyler Griffey sealed th...
Best Bets of Bowl Season
We have unfortunately reached the tail-end of college football season, which means that there is only a finite amount of games to still bet. There are still a few games to watch during the holiday sea...
Three Transfers are Heisman Finalist, Checkmate Boomers
The Heisman finalists were announced Monday night and among the finalists are three transfers. Proving that the transfer portal, is a good thing. Justin Fields, Joe Burrow, and Jalen Hurts were three ...
Report: The Lane (Kiffin)-Train is Stopping at Ole Miss
According to a report from ESPN, FAU head coach Lane Kiffin is heading back to the SEC. This time, to coach the Ole Miss Rebels. Kiffin was the head coach for the Florida Atlantic Owls for the past tw...
Georgia Will Beat LSU
Hello, it is I, the guardian angel of the 2019 Georgia Bulldogs. I’m here to say that Georgia will beat LSU in the SEC championship game. Let me say that I have been so high on this Georgia team...
The Hangover, Week 14: Playoff Scenario Central
Welcome to the thirteenth edition for the junior season of The Hangover, where I recap the previous weekend in college football. This week, The Hangover comes to you from Auburn, Alabama, where I watc...
Chris Petersen Steps Down at Washington
Well, no one expected that. University of Washington official statement: https://gohuskies.com/news/2019/12/2/football-petersen-to-step-down-lake-named-new-huskies-head-coach.aspx Just one day after B...
Michigan is FOR REAL
On Black Friday the Michigan Wolverines won EASY against a top-10 Gonzaga team to win the Battle for Atlantis. The previous day, they won soundly against third-ranked North Carolina. The polls have no...
New! Schiano Reuniting With Scarlet Knights
Greg Schiano is reversing course and returning to Piscataway. A Rutgers program Schiano helped restore former glory at between 2001 and 2011 is less than a shell of its former self in its current stat...
Is DePaul on the Path to March Madness?
I would say many people didn’t know this, but DePaul (yes, the DePaul team that hasn’t been to the Big Dance since 2004) is 8-0. This is the first time since 1986-87 they have started 8-0 ...
Wisconsin, Minnesota battle for B10 West
After a slow 3-2 start the Big 10 play, Wisconsin found itself on the outside looking in for a Big 10 West championship. Since the conference split into East and West divisions, the Badgers had won th...
Syracuse basketball presented with a huge opportunity in NYC
After an ugly 48-34 opening night loss to then No. 11 Virginia, Syracuse basketball was swept under the rug a little bit. But after four straight wins, the Orange enter Wednesday night with a chance t...
The Hangover, Week 13: The Race for Number Four Intensifies
Welcome to the twelfth edition for the junior season of The Hangover, where I recap the previous weekend in college football. This week, The Hangover comes to you from Athens, Georgia, where I watched...
We Deserve Utah In The Playoff
Hey you, are you sick of Alabama, and Clemson, and Georgia, and Ohio State? (I’m not) Then you better root like hell for Utah. Not only is this our best chance to leave Alabama out, but this is ...
Michigan State’s Disappointing loss to Virginia Tech
Michigan State looked to start its road to a Maui championship today against Virginia Tech. MSU started that journey as quickly as they ended it. The Spartans shot themselves in the foot countless tim...
SP+ Conference Round Robin
On Twitter this week, there was a tweet from fellow Student Union writer Clemson Carl that claimed the ACC would have a winning record if there was a conference round robin with the SEC and Big Ten. K...
Oklahoma’s Playoff Blueprint
With the release of the latest college football playoff rankings unveiled on Tuesday night, it became clear that the Oklahoma Sooners face an uphill battle for the rest of this season, forcing us to c...
The NCAA has lost its damn mind
A title that really surprises nobody. Just when I thought the most corrupt organization in America could not surprise me anymore, the James Wiseman news came out. Okay, so I guess this is fair? But th...
Different Colleges Yield Different Expectations
I am a bit late on this topic, but there was a bunch of outrage after the firing of former Florida State head coach Willie Taggart. Who had Florida State at 4-5 and 9-12 since he took over the program...
The Hangover, Week 12: An Ode to a Fallen Legend
Welcome to the eleventh edition for the junior season of The Hangover, where I recap the previous weekend in college football. This week, The Hangover comes to you from Auburn, Alabama, where I watche...
Betting the MAC: Week of Nov. 18
Alright, last week was not ideal. After a 2-0 Tuesday night slate, I went 0-3 the rest of the weekday games and finished at 2-3. The good news is you probably are not dead broke by following me. But I...
Cornell Tops Clarkson in Battle of ECAC Best
In a rematch of last season’s ECAC Championship, the Cornell men’s hockey team defeated the Clarkson Golden Knights by a score of 4-2 in Potsdam on Friday night. Cam Donaldson scored the g...
Ski-U-Nah! #20 Iowa Upsets #8 Minnesota
What a game! Iowa took down Minnesota in an epic Big Ten battle at Kinnick Stadium on Saturday evening. Highlighted by an epic defensive performance by AJ Epenesa, the Hawkeyes brought the hammer agai...
Why Penn State should be on upset alert this weekend
In a division with the likes of Ohio State, Penn State, and Michigan, the Indiana Hoosiers get lost in the shuffle. But the job Tom Allen has done with this Hoosiers squad should not go unnoticed. All...
Is There Really Any Doubt Alabama Will Be Left Out?
Here we go again, the committee is putting this on a tee for Alabama. With a loss against LSU, at home, in their only real matchup of the year, they are still going to get in. The Committee did the ri...
Evansville Upsets #1 Kentucky
On Tuesday night, the Evansville Aces Upset #1 Kentucky in Lexington. After beating then-number one Michigan State just one week ago, the Kentucky Wildcats find themselves getting beat AT HOME by the ...
UMass Sinks Full-Court Buzzer Beater
UMass guard Sean East II sent home an epic full-court buzzer beater to end the first half tonight against Northeastern. Prior to the inbound pass, the Minutemen trailed by a score of 34-33 with 0.6 se...
CFP Rankings Week 2: All is Right in the World
The second CFP Rankings of 2019 were just released and all is finally right with the world. Top Four After their dismantling of Alabama last weekend, LSU is holding down the top spot. Did anyone not s...
What’s Next for Purdue Basketball as They Move Forward Without Carsen Edwards?
The 2018-19 Purdue Basketball team felt like a team of destiny. They were coming off the best season in school history but had just graduated four seniors who had been so crucial to the team’s s...
The Hangover, Week 11: LSU-Alabama Changes Everything
Welcome to the tenth edition for the junior season of The Hangover, where I recap the previous weekend in college football. This week, The Hangover comes to you from Tuscaloosa, Alabama, where I stood...
Betting the MAC: Week of Nov. 11
As we creep into November, it means only one thing: MACtion is back! Weekday games mean betting early to get some cashflow going before Saturday. Or, it often leads to regret realizing the quality of ...
Ohio State literally makes Maryland recruit de-commit mid-game
Ohio State has been running through all of the Big 10 with relative ease. Yesterday it was a 73-14 thumping of Maryland that had one recruit rethinking his decision to commit to the Maryland football ...
Ohio State’s Chase Young OUT vs Maryland
Ohio State will be without the best player in the country for their matchup this Saturday with the Maryland Terrapins. Chase Young is being investigated for a potential NCAA violation coming from an i...
The Hangover, Week 10: Get Ready for the Game of the Century
Welcome to the ninth edition for the junior season of The Hangover, where I recap the previous weekend in college football. This week, The Hangover comes to you from Jacksonville, Florida, where I saw...
Gray’s Guarantees, Week Ten
It’s time to take a long look in the mirror. The last two weeks, we have finished one game below .500. Last week’s effort again provided some good and some bad. On the positive side, we na...
The NCAA Did…. Something
The NCAA inches slowly towards paying student-athletes NCAA press release located here:http://www.ncaa.org/about/resources/media-center/news/board-governors-starts-process-enhance-name-image-and-liken...
Union College Splits Rivalry Weekend with RPI
The Union College Dutchmen and RPI Engineers men’s hockey teams squared off this past weekend for a 2-game set, as the latest chapter in the storied rivalry. The upstate New York teams faced off...
The Hangover, Week 9: Winners and Losers from Kansas State’s Upset
Welcome to the eighth edition for the junior season of The Hangover, where I recap the previous weekend in college football. This week, The Hangover comes to you from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where I s...
Gray’s Guarantees, Week Nine
Last week, we had a lot of good and a lot of bad. On the positive side, the double-duty in Starkville both hit, with LSU covering and the under securing with ease. On the negative side, big favorites ...
Midseason QB WAR Update
We’re about halfway through the 2019 college football season. This means that we are now at a good time to see how the nation’s quarterbacks have played so far in the midseason QB WAR update! I cr...
The Hangover, Week 8: Tua Injury Watch 2019 is Here
Welcome to the seventh edition for the junior season of The Hangover, where I recap the previous weekend in college football. This week, The Hangover comes to you from Starkville, Mississippi, and Tus...
October 20th, 2018: The Best Night of My Life
To understand how much this day meant to me it’s important to understand everything that had led up to it. Growing up a Purdue football fan, I’ve sat through countless heartbreaks. When I ...
Syracuse football enters must-win territory
With six games under their belts, the Syracuse Orange sit at 3-3, on pace to become bowl-eligible for the second straight season. But 6-6 and bowl-eligible is not the standard head coach Dino Babers w...
Gray’s Guarantees, Week Eight
There’s a reason it’s called gambling, folks. Last week, we had some super close calls. LSU stopped Florida on fourth and goal to cover (we had Florida), Missouri missed two extra points t...
The Hangover, Week 7: The Full List of Teams with a CFP Chance
Welcome to the sixth edition for the junior season of The Hangover, where I recap the previous weekend in college football. This week, The Hangover comes to you from College Station, Texas, and Birmin...
XFL Draft Live Results
Today is the beginning of the XFL Draft. There are five phases of the snake draft, starting with skill players, moving to offensive line, and finishing with defensive front seven and secondary. Each t...
XFL Announces Assigned QBs
On Tuesday morning, the XFL kicked off the start of the XFL draft by announcing the quarterbacks that were assigned to the eight teams in the league. The league will begin play this February. With QB ...
Trick or Treat! The Best College Football Themed Halloween Costumes
Halloween is right around the corner and it’s time to break out the best college football-themed costumes. You don’t want to be just like every other frat boy at the Halloween party dresse...
Western Michigan Hockey Splits Ice Breaker Tournament
The 14th ranked Western Michigan Hockey team saw their first real test this weekend in the Ice Breaker Tournament against 12th ranked Ohio State. Friday Night The Buckeyes got on the board early to ta...
Purdue Hockey Puts Up Video Game Numbers This Weekend
October is the best sports month of the year. College football every Saturday, the NFL is in full swing, The NHL and NBA have just gotten underway, MLB playoffs are heating up, and college basketball ...
Gray’s Guarantees, Week Seven
Folks, I have a confession to make–I had a great time last weekend placing bets on college football games at a casino in Biloxi, Mississippi. As I said in this week’s edition of The Hangov...
The Hangover, Week 6: Where Does Florida Belong?
Welcome to the fifth edition for the junior season of The Hangover, where I recap the previous weekend in college football. This week, The Hangover comes to you from Biloxi, Mississippi, where I took ...
Examining, power ranking college football’s surprising undefeated teams
You might think Auburn or Florida’s hot starts are surprising. Even a B10 team like Iowa or Penn State being 4-0 may shock some. But those aren’t the teams I want to examine today. This ar...
Cal vs Oregon: Keys For an Oregon Win
Oregon will be playing host to Cal this week following a bye week. Last game out, Oregon got a win over Stanford for the first time since 2015. This week will be a different test. Cal started the seas...
Big Ten Volleyball: #3 Nebraska at Northwestern
Here at Student Union, we take care of all your coverage needs for men’s basketball, football, hockey, and baseball. We don’t get a lot of content out on the women’s side, until now....
Purdue Stars, Sindelar and Moore, Injured on Same Play
With both Elijah Sindelar and Rondale Moore going down on the same play, where does the Purdue offense go from here? Two of their most dynamic playmakers out with what seems to be a season-ending inju...
Elliott, Collins, and Goff sign fresh deals ahead of new NFL season
Ezekiel Elliott has penned a new six-year contract with the Cowboys, worth a reported $90 million. The new deal makes him the highest-paid running back in the history of the NFL. The new six-year deal...
Luke’s Six-Pack: Week 5
Hey y’all, it’s Luke here. I don’t actually have a six-pack, of either variety (wish I did), but instead, I have six games you should be watching this weekend. It’s pretty stra...
Midweek Report: Nats Clinch, UCF-Boise, D’Eriq King
It’s Wednesday night. There’s no MACtion. There’s no football. But there’s still plenty to talk about between those blessed Saturdays. Without further adieu, the very first Mid...
Any Volunteers? What’s Next For Tennessee football?
Jeremy Pruitt was hired after the 2017 season to revive a Tennessee football program that many thought was dead. The Volunteers were coming off of a 4-8 season, the worst in school history, and with f...
The Hangover, Week 4: Michigan has a Harbaugh Problem
Welcome to the fourth edition for the junior season of The Hangover, where I recap the previous weekend in college football. This week, The Hangover comes to you from Athens, Georgia, where I watched ...
History Shows Why Voters Should Continue To Sleep On UCF
I’ve had enough. It’s been over two years and the fanbase of UCF and their advocates *ahem, Clemson Carl* *ahem, Andy Jones* continue to scream from the mountain tops that they are a champ...
Tim Tebow Had the Worst Take of All Time
So this video of Tim Tebow talking about the new law in California this past week. If you are not familiar, the new law will allow student-athletes in the state of California to profit of their own im...
Syracuse needs a statement win this Saturday
Embarrassing. Disappointing. Subpar. Those are just a few of the many words that have been thrown around about the start for Syracuse football in 2019. The Orange are now 1-2 with their lone win comin...
The Hangover, Week 3: A League of Their Own
Welcome to the third edition for the junior season of The Hangover, where I recap the previous weekend in college football. This week, The Hangover comes to you from Columbia, South Carolina, where I ...
Can Syracuse continue to be Clemson’s kryptonite?
Clemson football hasn’t had trouble with virtually any opponent recently. In 2018-19, the Tigers went undefeated en route to a national championship. During that run, Clemson’s opponents w...
SU25: 2019 CFB Week 3
As we enter 2019 CFB Week 3, this is one of the final weeks we’ll see the Playoff caliber squads beating up on the cupcakes and FCS school. In case that’s your thing, don’t fret, Kan...
The Hangover, Week 2: LSU is Scary Now
Welcome to the second edition for the junior season of The Hangover, where I recap the previous weekend in college football. This week, The Hangover comes to you from Tuscaloosa, Alabama, where I went...
Ultimate Madden College Teams
So for the last few years I have composed a roster in Madden where every team had players from a specific college or colleges. This year I decided to fill the rosters to the best of my abilities and t...
Keys, predictions for Syracuse against Maryland
Syracuse football began their 2019 season with a 24-0 win over Liberty. But it didn’t feel like that big of a victory for Syracuse fans. The Orange got off to a slow start and led just 10-0 at t...
The Hangover, Week 1: That Throw-Up Orange
Welcome to the first edition for the junior season of The Hangover, where I recap the previous weekend in college football. This week, The Hangover comes to you from Lake Martin, Alabama, where I̵...
Transfer Quarterback Josh Jackson: Maryland’s New Hope
With a desperate need for a quarterback to bring their offense success, the Maryland Terrapins are looking at Virginia Tech transfer, Josh Jackson, to lead the way....
SU25: 2019 CFB Week 1
It’s that time of the year again: A bunch of college bloggers outsmarting the pros at other sites. It’s the return of the SU25: 2019 CFB Week 1 edition! Reigning champion Clemson Tigers fi...
Kentucky Football is far from a one year wonder
After a magical 2018 season the Kentucky Football Wildcats are ready to prove to the nation last year was no fluke. For a program that has suffered some of the most brutal losses of any school in the ...
How serious was the QB “battle” at Ohio State
When former number one recruit in the country, Justin Fields, decided to leave Georgia for Ohio State, it was a foregone conclusion he would be named the starter. But new head coach Ryan Day claimed t...
The Boilermaker State Ep 1: Nevada Preview
Two podcasts in the same week? That’s right we’re back with another podcast. This one is talking anything and everything Purdue athletics. Dan Jakes and I will be bringing you football rec...
How to do Opening Weekend the Wrong Way
You may find many different articles throughout the internet trying to tell you how to consume college football’s opening weekend the “right way.” In an effort for originality that y...
ACC Quarterbacks Ranked
ACC quarterbacks have seen a lot of success in recent years. The conference arguably has the best quarterback in the country, but how does the rest of the leagues QB’s rank? 14. Lucas Johnson, G...
2019 CFB Preview: Memphis Tigers
Coming off back to back heartbreaking losses in the AAC title game, Mike Norvell’s Memphis Tigers appear to be on the precipice of a breakthrough to a New Years 6 game. Armed with one of the nat...
What to Expect in Syracuse’s Opener Against Liberty
Syracuse football opens their season on the road once again this year. In 2018, it was a 55-42 opening win in Western Michigan that kickstarted the Orange’s 10-3 campaign. This time around, Syra...
2019 CFB Preview: American Athletic Conference
This is UCFs conference now. A few formidable FBS opponents, but the Knights own the headlines when it comes to the American Athletic Conference. The AAC is yet to receive respect in the eyes of the P...
Bucky Picks: Power 5 Predictions
Bucky Picks ….. Bucky Picks: I thought it would be a good idea to cover each Power 5 team and do a game-by-game prediction. Instead of sharing those game-by-game prediction I will share the end ...
CFP Predictions: The 2019 Student Union Sports Edition
Student Union Writers CFP Predictions College Football is back!!! Once again I rounded up a bunch of brave volunteers to weigh in with their CFP predictions. Let us see what our smart writers think...
Florida makes *slightly* fewer mistakes than Miami
College football is back and we had an absolutely perfect game to remind us why we love this incredibly dumb and amazing sport. The #8 Florida Gators beat their rival Miami Hurricanes by a score of 24...
Chad Henne Was Terrific at Michigan
Michigan is one of the greatest programs in all of college football. Throughout their history, they’ve had many great quarterbacks. Tom Brady, John Navarre, Brian Griese, Denard Robinson, all gr...
Week Zero After Action Report: 150 Years is a Long Time
Everyone is Bad That Florida-Miami game was so atrocious it made Andrew Luck quit football altogether. Miami QB Jarren Williams was sacked ten times. Both defenses looked… fine. There were a ton...
2019 CFB Preview: Missouri Tigers
Since Barry Odom took over the Missouri Tigers in 2016, the Tigers haven’t been much better than mediocre. The Tigers are coming off their best season under Odom’s control and have a lot t...
Bo Nix Named Auburn Starting Quarterback
The Auburn offense has been most effective when Gus Malzahn is getting the most out of a dual-threat quarterback. He used Cam Newton’s gifts to make a national championship run. Nick Marshall g...
2019 SU CFB Preview: LSU Tigers
Besides being a viral star for his press conference discipline, Ed Orgeron has gotten the LSU Tigers into a strong position in the SEC race. Ohio State transfer QB Joe Burrow is now settled into the o...
2019 CFB Preview: Texas A&M Aggies
After a somewhat surprising season, the Texas A&M Aggies will look to build on what was a successful first season for Jimbo Fisher. They went 9-4, which is considerably good, but especially in the...
2019 CFB Preview: Arkansas Razorbacks
Coming off one of the worst seasons in school history, the Arkansas Razorbacks will look to improve in year two of the Chad Morris era. 2018 Record: 2-10 (0-8) SEC 2018 Bowl Game: Did Not Qualify The ...
AGI Model: 2019 Big 12 Projections
For the past three years I have worked on building a college football model that is able to separate narrative from what is actually happening on the field. This model has been able to successfully pr...
The Hangover, Preseason Edition: Happy 150th, College Football
Welcome to the preseason edition for the junior season of The Hangover, where I recap the previous weekend in college football or, in this case, get you ready for the upcoming season. This week, The H...
AP Poll released, Cuse checks in at No. 22
The first 2019 AP College football Top 25 poll has been released and Syracuse football fans can rejoice. The Orange checked in at number 22, marking the first time since 1998 they have been ranked pre...
2019 CFB Preview: Stanford Cardinal
The Stanford Cardinal are facing a lot of change on both sides of the ball for 2019. David Shaw will have to rebuild the offensive line and receiving core for the offense to be successful. That doesn&...
2019 CFB Preview: Washington Huskies
The Washington Huskies have been transformed into a perennial power under Chris Petersen. In the last 3 years, they’ve made a College Football Playoff appearance, won the PAC 12 twice, and won t...
2019 CFB Preview: Utah Utes
Utah’s 2018 campaign ended on a bad note. If not for the season-ending injury to their starting quarterback, the Utah Utes might’ve been destined for a trip to the Rose Bowl for the first ...
2019 CFB Preview: Arizona Wildcats
The second year of the Kevin Sumlin era begins in Tucson, Arizona this fall, but there are a lot more questions than answers for the Wildcats. Kevin Sumlin should be under some pressure after going 5-...
2019 CFB Preview: USC Trojans
Simply put, 2018 was an utter disappointment for the USC Trojans. Head coach Clay Helton survived the off-season speculation, but do not expect the school to be a forgiving in 2019. Prestige Rating (I...
2019 CFB Preview: Oregon State Beavers
Oregon State is trying to climb out of the bottomless abyss of awfulness. They have won nine total games over the last four years. This isn’t great. So how are they going to get better? ThatR...
Pac-12 Quarterback Rankings 2019
There might not be a more intriguing group of quarterbacks in the country than the one that settles out west. From top NFL prospects to highly touted transfers this Pac-12 quarterback group looks to r...
N’Faly Dante Commits to the Oregon Ducks
Five-star center N’Faly Dante has committed to Oregon. This is a big one. For an Oregon roster experiencing a lot of turnover from last seasons Sweet Sixteen team, help in the frontcourt was des...
Wisconsin Unveils Worst Uniform in Sports History
Calling these articles of clothing the worst uniform in sports is far from an understatement. Wisconsin’s uniform-maker was so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn’t stop ...
2019 CFB Preview: Big Ten Power Rankings
Since scrapping the Leaders and Legends divisions six years ago, the East has dominated the West in the Big Ten. The gap might be shrinking a tiny bit, but for now the most pessimistic view for the Ea...
Power Rankings: 2019 Big 12 Quarterbacks
In a conference that’s known for its explosive offenses, the quarterback is the center of everything. Big 12 quarterbacks have taken home the last two Heisman Trophies and the conference has hou...
Three 5 Star QB’s All Connected by One School
Which of the quarterbacks will be the best? The University of Georgia has signed three 5 star quarterbacks in the last 4 years. Only 1 remains on campus. If you follow college football, you probably k...
AGI Model: 2019 ACC Projections
For the past three years I have worked on building a college football model that is able to separate narrative from what is actually happening on the field. This model has been able to successfully pr...
Heisman Hopeful? Can Purdue’s Rondale Moore Make History?
Rondale Moore took the nation by storm last fall. The former five star recruit was a consensus All-American as a true freshman along with earning Big Ten freshman and receiver of the year honors. Moor...
2019 CFB Preview: Michigan State Spartans
After a mediocre 7-6 season, Mark Dantonio and Michigan State look to take advantage of what could be a chance to take over the Big 10. With Urban Meyer’s retirement mixed with some key Ohio Sta...
2019 CFB Preview: Penn State Nittany Lions
The Penn State Nittany Lions are coming off their first step backward under James Franklin. They have all the pieces to get back on track, but a difficult schedule might stop them from really breaking...
2019 CFB Preview: Ohio State Buckeyes
The Ohio State Buckeyes are looking to get back to playoff caliber as Ryan Day takes over for Urban Meyer, but that isn’t the only change on the coaching staff. Co-defensive coordinator Greg Mat...
Who are the Best College Football Players We’ve Seen Live?
The Question A couple of days ago in our website group chat someone asked who are the best college football players we’ve seen live? Naturally, this sparked an hour or so of conversation but the...
2019 CFB Preview: Cal Bears
Last season, the Bears finished with an average 7-6 record, good for 5th in the Pac-12 North. The Bears lost in the Cheez-it Bowl to TCU 10-7. In his second year as coach of the Bears, Justin Wilcox s...
2019 CFB Preview: Northwestern Wildcats
Since Pat Fitzgerald took over at Northwestern they’ve been a model of consistency. They’re coming off of a 9 win season where they won the Big Ten West and the year before that they won 1...
2019 CFB Preview: Minnesota Golden Gophers
PJ Fleck has the Minnesota Golden Gophers right where he wants them. When Fleck was hired in the winter of 2016 expectations were high. He was coming off of an undefeated regular season at Western Mic...
2019 CFB Preview: Maryland Terrapins
Maryland Terrapins football program seemed to be on the chopping block after the tragic death of offensive lineman Jordan McNair during a team workout. But following the tragedy, it seemed like the Te...
2019 CFB Preview: Illinois Fighting Illini
The Kansas of the B1G, the Illinois Fighting Illini haven’t found much success for the better part of a decade. Entering year four of the Lovie Smith Experiment, which hasn’t yielded many ...
2019 CFB Preview: Indiana Hoosiers
The Indiana Hoosiers, a traditional Big Ten football punching bag, have been stuck in mediocrity for the past few years now and are looking for a breakthrough. Head coach, Tom Allen, and his team will...
2019 CFB Preview: Rutgers Scarlet Knights
Well, the good news is Rutgers managed to avoid losing every game last season. The bad news is, there doesn’t appear to be a light at the end of the tunnel just yet. Head coach Chris Ash has won...
2019 CFB Preview: Texas Longhorns
Last season, the #9 Longhorn’s finished with a 10-4 record. That was quite an improvement from their 7-6 2017 year. After a Sugar Bowl win over #7 Georgia during last year’s bowl season, it was ...
Ten 2020 Draft Prospects to Watch for This Year
The NFL Draft might not be until April but we have the first look at which 2020 draft prospects you should be watching this college football season. Justin Herbert This Oregon stud, a projected first-...
Breaking News: Former 5-Star Brenton Cox Dismissed From Georgia
Early this afternoon it was reported by Anthony Dasher of Rivals that the Georgia Bulldogs have dismissed Brenton Cox from the team. Cox, a former 5-star recruit to Athens, was arrested for a misdemea...
2019 CFB Preview: TCU Horned Frogs
Gary Patterson has a habit of bouncing back in a big way after down years. His win totals the year following disappointments: 10, 11, 11, 11, and 12. That means we should expect big things from the TC...
Oh, Urban Meyer Messages are Wild
And Zach Smith is here! Earlier today, Ohio State released 2,000 pages worth of documents pertaining to last year’s investigation of both Urban Meyer and Zach Smith. Most of us likely thought th...
2019 CFB Preview: Iowa State Cyclones
The Iowa State Cyclones showed that they were no longer a cakewalk, thanks to Head Coach Matt Campbell. Posting their first back-to-back 8 win seasons since the 1970’s. It’s a very modest ...
2019 CFB Preview: Oklahoma Sooners
What’s the best way to measure team’s success? Number of wins in a year? Players winning individual awards? Amount of future NFL stars? Any way you ask the “Q’s”, the ...
Power Rankings: The Best Mascot for NCAA Football Mascot Mashup
The NCAA Football video game series is an all time classic, (may it rest in peace.) Until EA Sports works something out with the NCAA, we’re left reminiscing on the past. One of the game modes f...
2019 CFB Preview: Oklahoma State Cowboys
Oklahoma State has been a steady program since 2008 and has won nine games or more every year since then except for two (2014 and 2018). Mike Gundy has turned Stillwater into a desirable destination f...
2019 CFB Preview: Baylor Bears
*This is part of a series of previews for Student Union Sports, for teams other than Baylor, see here. When he took the Baylor job, Matt Rhule knew two things: It was a rebuild, and the school would b...
2019 CFB Preview: ACC Poll
If you haven’t noticed by now, our writers here at Student Union have been working on our season previews for every power five college football team. Over the past week and a half, the ACC teams...
2019 CFB Preview: Kansas State Wildcats
Kansas State enters 2019 without its longtime head coach Bill Snyder. Snyder will be replaced by former North Dakota State head coach Chris Klieman, who won three national championships in five years ...
2019 CFB Preview: Kansas Jayhawks
In the year of our lord, two-thousand and nineteen, anticipation builds before students crowd Jayhawk Boulevard for the fall semester. For the first time in a long time, there’s genuine exciteme...
2019 CFB Preview: ACC Power Rankings
Over the last week, we’ve been taking a look at what every ACC team’s season will look like in 2019. Here’s a recap of what the entire conference will look like, broken down into tie...
2019 CFB Preview: Miami Hurricanes
It was a meh year for the Miami Hurricanes. After starting the year 5-1, they lost 5 of their last 7, including 4 in a row. It will be very interesting to see how the Canes can make a comeback after d...
2019 CFB Preview: Clemson Tigers
Dabo Swinney has built the Clemson Tigers into one of the most dominant programs in the sport and there’s no sign that’s gonna change in 2019. They return loads of talent on offense, and r...
Is Michigan State Football Ready to Contend Again?
The Spartan faithful want to continue to believe in Mark Dantonio and his program’s resilience. They responded to a season that saw them win only three games by winning ten. Last year, they brou...
2019 CFB Preview: Virginia Cavaliers
*This is part of a series of previews for Student Union Sports, for teams other than the Cavaliers, see here. In his third year at the helm of the Cavaliers, Head Coach Bronco Mendenhall nearly led to...
2019 CFB Preview: ACC Coaching Pyramid
Ever since its founding in 1953, the ACC historically has been a top conference in the NCAA. With the rise of Clemson football and other schools, it’s easy to see why more and more highly ranking re...
2019 CFB Preview: NC State Wolfpack
Dave Doeren has done a great job with this NC State Wolfpack team since taking over as head coach in 2012. His recent success saw him as the target of a few head coaching vacancies during the off seas...
2019 CFB Preview: Pittsburgh Panthers
The tide seems to be turning in for the Pittsburgh Panthers, fresh off an ACC Coastal Division championship (not going to mention the ACC Championship game), and bowl games in four of the last five se...
2019 CFB Preview: Duke Blue Devils
In David Cutcliffe’s 11 seasons at Duke, he has brought a dying program back to life. Coaching at a school that most people only know from basketball can be a difficult task. Cutcliffe has lived...
2019 CFB Preview: Boston College Eagles
Steve Addazio has very quietly built one of the most consistent teams in college football with the Boston College Eagles. Making a bowl should really be the only goal for BC, especially with Clemson a...
2019 CFB Preview: Wake Forest Demon Deacons
Dave Clawson’s team has won 22 games over the past three seasons and seems primed to make a fourth straight bowl in 2019. Led by two quarterbacks with starting experience, the Wake Forest Demon ...
2019 CFB Preview: Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets will be completely starting over this year after a decade of running Paul Johnson’s triple option. Geoff Collins is the perfect coach to rebuild excitement and en...
2019 CFB Preview: North Carolina Tar Heels
To be frank, the North Carolina Tar Heels experienced a miserable 2018 season, however, fans are hopeful that with a new coach and improved quarterback play, this program should be on the rise. Presti...
2019 CFB Preview: Louisville Cardinals
The Louisville Cardinals are back… Kind of. After an abysmal 2018 season, there is a lot of work to be done here. Jeff Brohm is probably glad he stayed in West Lafayette. Prestige Ranking: 2* La...
2019 CFB Preview: Syracuse Orange
The Orange enter 2019 with a boatload of expectations. In their third season under Dino Babers, Syracuse won 10 games and took home a Camping World Bowl victory over West Virginia. Local and national ...
Former Purdue Quarterback Offers $250 to Anyone Who Can Win MVP and Super Bowl With Him in Madden 20
Football season is quickly approaching which means it’s about time for the newest Madden. Madden 20 is available on August 2nd and former Purdue quarterback, David Blough, has a challenge for yo...
The Secret of Triumph SC: An Interview with Chris Lewis
If you’ve ever written, read or interacted with Student Union Sports, you’re well aware of the culture at hand created by the people involved. A sense of brotherhood and association within...
What In The World Is This: Instagram Algorithms
You’re scrolling through Instagram, still in bed trying to decide whether or not to head back to sleep for another hour or start your Saturday before noon. Then the biggest WTF moment of the day...
NBA Draft Preview: Purdue’s Carsen Edwards
Carsen Edwards caught everyone’s attention during Purdue’s NCAA Tournament run. The junior guard averaged 35 points per game in the tournament, including two 42 point performances against ...
No. 1 Class of 2020 recruit Brian Bresee commits to Clemson
Brian Bresee, the No. 1 defensive lineman and the No. 1 overall recruit in the class of 2020, according to 24/7 Sports, has committed to Clemson. The Tigers beat out Alabama, Georgia, Michigan, Ohio S...
The March Madness Rematch We’ve All Been Waiting For
Last time you heard from me I was crying on my dorm room floor over Purdue’s heartbreaking loss in the Elite 8 to Virginia. Virginia went on to win the National Championship and apparently IR...
ACC/B1G Challenge Preview
It’s June 12th and we are now in that space of the year where there isn’t exactly a lot going on in the sports world. As tweeted out by Jon Rothstein last week, the entire college basketba...
Iowa’s Crazy Offseason Continues
Wieskamp To Return Joe Wieskamp announced in early April that he would be testing the NBA Draft process. As expected, Wieskamp pulled his name from the 2019 NBA Draft on Wednesday, saying, “the ...
More Than a Penny
As we saw five-star recruit Precious Achiuwa, a 6-9 Small Forward from Montverde, Fl, sign with first year coach Penny Hardaway’s Memphis Tigers. We will see some of the best high school talent ...
Adam Fox inks with the Rangers
The stud defenseman from Harvard has signed a three year deal worth $925k a year with his childhood team. Before the trade that sent him from Carolina to New York, all indications were that Fox would ...
Don’t sleep on Josh Norris
Michigan’s Josh Norris was drafted in the first round by the San Jose Sharks. Last summer, he was one of the pieces involved in San Jose’s blockbuster trade that landed them prized defense...
Best things to do at a tailgate
Football season is right around the corner. It’s only like five months away, we’re almost there. We’re gonna have plenty of freshmen battling for playing time. More importantly, ther...
Michigan State’s New Uniforms are Immensely Useful
On the banks of the Red Cedar, the Spartans of Michigan State unveiled these…gems. These are bad. Neon is awful. I get PTSD from summer after summer of working at a hockey camp and chasing kids ...
Draft Breakdown: Rodney Anderson, Oklahoma
Rodney Anderson is part of the next offensive group of prospects to come out of Oklahoma. In 2018, it was Baker Mayfield, Mark Andrews, and Orlando Brown Jr. This year’s draft, it’s Kyler Murray, ...
Time to sponsor student athletes
Student athletes are hard to compensate due to their disparity in value. In professional sports, everyone is worth something on the open market, but in college that is not necessarily the case. Some a...
Draft Breakdown: Darnell Savage Jr., Maryland
Darnell Savage Jr. needs to become a household name come draft time. This elite athlete out of Maryland has a nasty attitude and even has solid coverage experience in the nickel corner spot. This give...
Virginia-Texas Tech: By the Numbers
The 2019 NCAA Tournament has been one of the more interesting in recent memory. It didn’t feature many upsets, but it did feature Texas Tech and Auburn both reaching their first Final Four appea...
Purdue Basketball Season Wrap Up
When I wrote my Mid Season Review for the Boilers back in Januar, things were looking pretty grim. They’d just come off a 20 point loss at Michigan State and had already shown signs of strugglin...
Draft Breakdown: Bruce Anderson, NDSU
All Around Stud The Arizona Cardinals are on the clock and as we inch closer to April 25th, the media begins to separate perceived superstars from the pack. This separation allows for the generic foot...
Draft Breakdown: Justin Clifton, Arkansas State
The Swiss Army Knife You Didn’t Know You Needed The Arizona Cardinals are on the clock and as we inch closer to April 25th, the media begins to separate perceived superstars from the pack. This ...
Heartbreak: The Highs and Lows of Purdue Basketball Fandom
This years Purdue team was one of the most fun teams I’ve ever watched. I hated on them all summer, fall, and even into January. They proved fans, me and the country wrong time and time again. T...
Iowa Baseball Sweeps #23 Illinois
The season is still young for the Hawkeyes baseball team, but after being swept by Indiana in the first conference series of the season, Iowa needed a confidence booster. The Hawks got just that. They...
Draft Breakdown: Will Grier, WVU
With draft day rapidly approaching, certain names in the College Football Realm begin to get bigger and bigger. Kyler Murray, listed at a stout 5’10” and a whopping 205 pounds, seems to ca...
Draft Profiles: Interview with Wake Forest WR Alex Bachman
Alex Bachman entered college with one year of wide receiver experience. He was told by many that he was too small to play receiver. That he’d be better suited at a position like safety. The nays...
Did the NCAA Miss Big With Their “Life of a Student-Athlete” Video?
Last week, the NCAA put a video on Twitter that took the internet by storm. The video showed a “student-athlete” going through his daily routine. The video received a lot of criticism from...
NCAA East Region Preview
Minnesota State The Mavericks are one of the two best teams in college hockey along with St. Cloud State. They went 32-7-2 and their reward is traveling all the way to Providence to play… Provid...
Nebraska Basketball Hires Fred Hoiberg
15 months ago, Nebraska Athletic Director Bill Moos reached out to his man, Nebraska’s man, Scott Frost, to resurrect Nebraska Football. On March 30, Moos hired the hottest coaching candidates in co...
Draft Breakdown: Kyle Shurmur
As we near the Draft, there are prospects that get covered 24/7 and those who get none. Those who get labeled as a “franchise changing superstar” and those who get labeled “bust̶...
Transfer Alert: Maishe Dailey
Junior guard, Maishe Dailey, has entered the NCAA transfer portal and will not be a Hawkeye next season. This season Dailey averaged 12.5 minutes per game and shot 35.2% from the field. All things con...
Get Rich or Die Trying: Back on the Saddle
After yesterday’s terrible performances, I took a pretty big loss. This game isn’t for the weak. If you’re not able to handle a loss, then you might as well get out of the game now. Today and th...
ALL ABOARD! Boilers finally break through to the Elite 8
After a 19 year drought, Purdue has finally vanquished their Sweet 16 demons and survived to see the Elite 8. As a lifelong Purdue fan, this is something that I never thought I’d see. Year after...
NCAA Hockey Tournament West Regional Preview
The NCAA unveiled the 2019 hockey tournament bracket this weekend and we’re poised for another action packed tourney. Here at Student Union Hockey, we’re bringing you all the coverage you ...
Tony Bennett, Virginia are ready to put their past behind them
Over the past five seasons, Virginia has produced no national titles and no Final Fours. They have three Sweet Sixteens and one Elite Eight appearance, coming in 2016. Heading into this year’s S...
American International College is IN
American International College is heading to the NCAA’s for the first time in program history. The Yellow Jackets will represent the Atlantic Hockey Conference as undisputed league champions aft...