Baseball Legend Hank Aaron Dead at 86
Henry Louis Aaron was born on February 5th, 1934. He was forced to overcome immeasurable obstacles throughout his life. By the time he left us on Friday morning, he had established himself as a true A...
“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...
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...
NBA Power Rankings: Post Harden Trade
Some crazy stuff has happened in the past week. A top player has been moved and the league dynamic has completely shifted. Even before this trade, this has been a hard year to judge. There have been i...
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 Round Preview
It’s officially time for the NFL playoffs! The Wild Card round starts on Saturday when we will let all the chaos ensue. NFC Wild Card Matchups #2 New Orleans vs. #7 Chicago One of the few matchu...
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....
Wildcard Weekend: Campus Cover Episode 071
Pat and Cody preview NFL Wildcard Weekend action. Give it as listen as the guys break down each game of the weekend! The Campus Cover is the best sports betting podcast out there (in our opinion at ...
ICYMI: Team USA wins gold at World Juniors against Canada
The U.S. National Junior Team won the gold medal against the Canadian National Junior team in an incredible finish. The journey for the U.S. National team first began with an exhibition game against F...
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...
The Confusing Nets, Rising Suns and 76ers, and Magic and Mavs Talk
In this episode, Jacob and Tyler discuss what a weird season it has been so far in terms of blowouts, COVID taking its toll on the NBA, and loads of bad teams upsetting good teams. They talk about the...
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...
Hawkeye Tailgate Report- 1/2/20
On this week’s Hawkeye Tailgate Report, we recap a wild game against Rutgers and power rank the teams we hate the most. This was also the first show we’ve ever done at a sponsors house. To...
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...
Campus Cover Ep. 070: CFP Preview
After a few weeks off, Cody and Patty discuss the college football playoff, including analysis of both games and a look at the futures on BUSR. This week I also took a dive into the CFP odds to analyz...
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...
Hawkeye Tailgate Report – 12/29/20
On this week’s HTR, we welcome a new sponsor, talk about the meltdown in Minnesota, discuss how much we hate Missouri, and we power rank our top tree nuts. Follow the show on Twitter, IG, and Fa...
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,...
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 ...
2020 Cheez-It Bowl: #21 Oklahoma State vs #18 Miami
The only bowl game outside the New Years Six to feature two ranked teams, the #21 Oklahoma State Cowboys and the #19 Miami Hurricanes are set to square off in Orlando in the newly rebranded Cheez-It B...
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...
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 Camellia Bowl: Buffalo vs. Marshall
While people are enjoying their Christmas Day NBA and NFL action, squeezed in at 2:30 PM is the 2020 Camellia Bowl. This year’s game pairs two teams that got off to hot starts before disappointi...
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...
Hawkeye Tailgate Report – 12/20/20
On this week’s HTR, we break down the Gonzaga game for basketball and talk about the Bull coming back to IC for football. Austin’s Tinder game is also discussed. Follow the show on Twitter...
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...
NFL Power Rankings: Week 15
It was a very impactful Week of NFL Football. Teams losing their leads in the playoff race. Some keeping their hopes alive. Others having theirs take a hit. The last three weeks will be one for the hi...
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...
2020-2021 NBA Predictions, Hot Takes and Roasting the ESPN Top 100 List
In this episode, Tyler and Jacob make their official 2020-2021 season predictions, including their projected standings for the Eastern and Western conferences and give their HOT takes for the upcoming...
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...
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...
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...
The Culture Shift in the NFL
Having a good head coach in the NFL is the most important thing to being successful. Yes, even more so than a quarterback. A great coach changes the culture of an organization into a winning one. Take...
The Badger Basketball Report: 12/7-12/13
I shouldn’t have made this a weekly series. It’ll be hard to face the music when there are performances like Friday night for our Badger basketball team. Last Week The Badgers dropped 9 sp...
White Sox go all-in, acquire Lance Lynn
Late Monday night, the Chicago White Sox made the biggest splash of the offseason so far, acquiring Lance Lynn in a trade with the Texas Rangers. In return, Texas received Chicago’s #5 prospect,...
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...
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...
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...
I Demand To Be Shown A Sportbook That Allows Me To Bet On Greenville Basketball
Allow me to introduce you to the most exciting college basketball team in recorded existence: the Greenville Panthers. Do you see those scores? They are scoring just under 100 points per game and are ...
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...
Campus Cover: NFL Week 13 (Episode 069)
Pat and Cody preview NFL Week 11 action. Give it as listen as they give their best bets for the week, moneyline parlays, and another teaser! The Campus Cover is the best sports betting podcast o...
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....
Hawkeye Tailgate Report – 12/2/20
The HTR boys are back! After a short hiatus, Luke, Joey, and Stin gathered at Luke’s new apartment to talk about the hot-as-hell football and basketball teams! Luka is the GOAT and Brian Ferentz...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
Syracuse basketball survives vs. Bryant
In 2008, Bryant basketball began its transition to the Divison I level after having big success at the Division II level. Now, they were just one point away from upsetting Syracuse as both teams playe...
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...
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...
NFL Week 11 Recap: Not Gonna Lie Podcast
After a crazy Week 11, friend of the program Patty Norton hops on to figure out all of this mess. Who is the MVP favorite? Super Bowl favorites? Are the Browns good? We answer all those questions (kin...
Paul D. Camp Community College Is Another Affected By COVID-19
There is no doubt that everyone is being affected by the pandemic and the athletic departments in community colleges are being hit hard. The baseball program at Paul D. Camp has set up a donation site...
Baseball’s Enigma: the Best Zack Greinke Stories
Zack Greinke has had a phenomenal career. Since his debut in 2004, he has been a six-time All-Star and a six-time Gold Glove winner. In addition, he won the Cy Young award in 2009 and has finished as ...
ACC/B1G Challenge: Key Matchups Part 2
It’s come time to look at the second half of the December 8th slate of the ACC/B1G Challenge. We now dive into the unranked matchups that come with this challenge. Syracuse vs. #24 Rutgers: Leng...
Opening My NBA Recruitment: Part 1
The NBA is obviously one of the most successful professional sports leagues in the world. Not just for the game, but also for the off-court storylines, crazy player movement, and the social media foll...
Bring Out the Robot Referee Because Something Needs to Change
If you don’t know what I’m talking about from the headline then you’re either not a college football fan or you live under a rock. Last night Purdue went on the road to Minnesota and...
The Talking Heads Episode 13
In Ep. 13 the guys start off with a new segment with College Football Pick ‘Ems for the week. Quin and Chase both went 4-1 last time they gave you their picks, so make sure you tune in for all y...
Robinson Cano Banned For 2021 MLB Season
On November 18th, 2020, the MLB announced that New York Mets’ Robinson Cano has been banned for the 2021 Season without pay. The 38-year old Second Baseman tested positive for PED’s for th...
Early NBA Offseason and Draft Winners
In this episode, Tyler and Jacob begin the 2nd season of their podcast and discuss who the early offseason winners have been via the recent trades. They discuss the Klay Thompson injury and what the W...
ICYMI: No. 25 Tulsa stuns Tulane in 2OT
While Russell Wilson and Kyler Murray were battling it out in Seattle, perhaps an even better game was taking place in Tulsa, Oklahoma. In a back-and-forth defensive battle, Tulane looked like it woul...
What is Wrong With the NFC East?
The NFC East is on pace to obtain the worst winning percentage by an NFL division since the realignment in 2002. They’ve been, for lack of a better word, putrid. The division-leading Eagles curr...
Six Names To Look For In Potential Trades
As free agency is about to begin, there could be a lot of trades to make room for other players, or trying to replace a player they had lost. Here we will look at six names to look out for in trades d...
NBA Free Agency: Where Will They Go?
Recently Sports Illustrated posted their ‘Top 50 Free Agents‘ for this upcoming NBA free agency. I’d figure I would go through some of the top names on that list and predict where th...
Week 11 NFL Preview: Picks, MVP Race and Fantasy Advice!
Welcome to the second week of my NFL weekly previews! Last week in the National Football League was certifiably wild, and now we’re seeing some serious playoff chatter heat up for Week 11. My fi...
NFL Week 10 Recap: Not Gonna Lie Podcast ft. Luke Owens
The title really says it all. Luke hops on the pod to discuss his Bills, what happened to Lamar Jackson and Russell Wilson, and helps give some insight into the mess that is the NFC. — Support t...
The Talking Heads Interview w/ Alabama Basketball Legend, Wimp Sanderson
This week the guys interview Legendary Alabama Head Basketball Coach Wimp Sanderson. They discuss his coaching days, former players he coached like Robert ‘Big Shot Bob’ Horry, Latrell Spr...
Lecture Hall 11/17: No One Comes into Ryan Field
What’s up and welcome back to another episode of Lecture Hall brought to you by Student Union Sports! This week Harrison is a little too excited about Northwestern Football and seems to be a big...
Drew Brees out for multiple weeks
New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees suffered five fractured ribs on both sides of his chest and a collapsed right lung after Sunday’s win against the San Francisco 49ers, per Ed Werder. Dr...
5 Potential Trades For Russell Westbrook
On November 11th, Russell Westbrook requested a trade from the Houston Rockets. Westbrook’s tenure for the Rockets was short-lived, as he only spent one season there. Houston acquiring Westbrook...
2020 NBA Draft: Studs and Duds
In this episode, Tyler and Jacob discuss the 2020 NBA Draft. Before getting into it, the two touch on the recent Russell Westbrook rumors and where he may be heading: New York, The Clippers, Charlotte...
Purdue Falls to #23 Northwestern
A rainy night in West Lafayette set the stage for the Big Ten West matchup of the year as Purdue hosted Northwestern. #23 Northwestern went into Ross-Ade Stadium and defeated the Purdue Boilermakers 2...
The Suffer Index: NFL Fanbases
Being an NFL fan is tough, especially when your team is no better than a dumpster fire. Obviously, being a fan involves immense amounts of emotion, but I want to take the emotion out of it. My questio...
Solving the Problem That is the New York Knicks
As we enter the NBA Draft and free agency, the hype surrounding the New York Knicks is back once again. Numerous trade speculations as well as potential free agent signings seem to have come out of no...
Week 10 NFL Preview: Picks, MVP Race, and Fantasy Advice
As crazy as it sounds, we’re over halfway through the NFL regular season. This year has been like no other in football history, and I think I’m just now starting to rationalize how wild it...
Amen Corner: Previewing the 2020 Masters
2020 has brought about the most unique sports calendar ever. We’ve seen an NBA Bubble, a shortened and wildly changing college football season, and an NFL campaign that is constantly adjusting t...
NFL Week 9 Recap Ft. Jameis1of1 – Not Gonna Lie Podcast
Following a Saints SNF beat down of Tampa Bay and Tom Brady, Jameis1of1 hops on the podcast to recap all the exciting events from a surprising Sunday. We talk about what this experiment means for the ...
Is it Time to Move on From Philip Rivers?
On March 21st, The Indianapolis Colts signed 39-year old veteran Philip Rivers to a one-year deal worth $25 million. It’s even rumored that the Colts turned down Tom Brady’s interest in In...
ACC/B1G Challenge Key Matchups: Part 1
Take all of what is to come with a grain of salt. With these games scheduled to take place December 8th and 9th. There is a ton of time for cancellations, I pray there aren’t any, injuries, and ...
The Struggles of Being a Detroit Lions Fan
The Detroit Lions are a team that has disappointed their fans year in and year out. Ever since the Super Bowl era came about in 1966 the Lions have done nothing but make being a Lions fan an absolutel...
Purdue vs #23 Northwestern: Week Three Keys to the Game
In typical 2020 fashion, the matchup of the year in the Big Ten West might be Northwestern at Purdue on Saturday night. Northwestern is off to their first 3-0 start since 2000 and sitting at 23rd in t...
Lecture Hall 11/10: 2020 NBA Mock Draft
Class is in session! Welcome to Lecture Hall brought to you by Student Union Sports. This week the boys give you their picks for the upcoming NBA draft. They break down each of the top five teams̵...
Josh Allen, not Wilson, was the MVP candidate on Sunday
In a battle of two high-caliber quarterbacks on Sunday, it was Buffalo Bills signal-caller Josh Allen that was the star. Coming into the game, Russell Wilson was the odds-on favorite to win the NFL MV...
Contender or Pretender? Mid-Season Predictions
This has been a very strange year in the NFL. Injuries have skyrocketed, a very boring trade deadline, and a lot of parity that makes it hard to tell if a team is for real or not. Nevertheless, I am g...
Sports Trivia & NFL Trade Deadline Recap: The Talking Heads Ep 11
The guys have partnered up with Student Union Sports to present the Talking Heads Podcast. In this episode, they start out with their trivia segment in hopes to best one another. Then they talk the NF...
Why Does Adam Gase Still Have A Job?
It’s no secret that the Adam Gase led New York Jets are far and away the worst football team in the NFL. Their point differential is -144 so far this season. They are on pace to beat the record ...
What can the Patriots do at QB?
Patriots quarterback Cam Newton is on pace for 5 passing touchdowns on the season. This is just one season removed from 20 years of absolute dominance from the greatest of all time. I like Cam Newton,...
Youth Baseball Player Joshua Spells Takes Perspective To New Level
Spells is a high school athlete that had to learn that there are moments in life that are bigger than sports. What Josh and his family had to go through all while doing his best on the field, is what ...
Which NBA Stars are Actually #1 Options?
In this episode, Tyler and Jacob go through all 22 players that have made All-NBA in the last two seasons and debate whether or not they are actually a #1 or #2 option on a championship team. The duo ...
Rob Manfred Hates Baseball
Robert Manfred was elected as the next commissioner of Major League Baseball in August 2014, succeeding longtime commissioner Bud Selig. The ironic thing about this? Manfred doesn’t seem to at a...
NFL Week 8 Recap – Not Gonna Lie Podcast ft. Marcas Grant
Loaded show on the podcast this week! Marcas Grant hops back on the pod to talk fantasy news and storylines around the NFL. Then, after that, I get into my updated Power Rankings following the SNF gam...
COVID-19 Impacting Community College Athletics
Every single sport that is being played from pro level to school level has been affected by the current pandemic. However, with many professional sports and some college sports starting back up, commu...
Prepare for MLB Free Agency to Get Ugly
Free agency in baseball has long been difficult to navigate, for both players and teams alike. However, after a historically strange 2020 season, the upcoming free agency period could be unlike any ot...
Kevin Cash’s Decision to Pull Blake Snell: A Lesson about Analytics
It was Game 6 of the 2020 World Series, with the Tampa Bay Rays facing elimination. It was the bottom of the sixth inning, and the Rays led the Los Angeles Dodgers, 1-0. After Dodgers center fielder A...
Top 3 Pop Songs with Best Rap Features
Anyone who knows me probably thinks I only listen to country music all the time. While I listen to it about 75% of the time, I am an equal opportunity genre listener. My phone has country, rap, pop, C...
Angel City FC Is The Newest NWSL Team Coming To The Los Angeles Area
The city of Los Angeles has been very fortunate with a variety of sports teams for fans to cheer for. From the Los Angeles Lakers to the Los Angeles Dodgers, there are many sports that surround the Lo...
MLB and The Los Angeles Dodgers Owe Us An Explanation
Congratulations to the Los Angeles Dodgers on winning their first World Series since 1988. However, we need to talk about what happened after the game. Actually, we need to talk about what happened be...
Lecture Hall 10/28: Olympic Gold Medalist Sami Hill
What’s up and welcome back to another episode of Lecture Hall brought to you by Student Union Sports! This week the boys are joined by Olympic gold medalist Sami Hill to talk about the postponem...
NFL Trade Deadline: Who Should Buy And Who Should Sell?
The NFL trade deadline. One of my favorite times of the year. Over the next few days we get to see which teams are pushing their chips to the middle of the table and which teams are punting on the sea...
Can U-C Cincy in the College Football Playoff?
2020 has been a year full of oddities, and college football has had plenty of them. Although the Big 10 and Pac-12 are joining the party, this could be the first year in the playoff era that a Group o...
Chill Out, Badger Fans
With the news of Graham Mertz officially testing positive for COVID-19 and still awaiting Chase Wolf’s confirmation, I need a favor from my fellow Badger fans. Chill out. The season isn’t ...
NFL Week 7 Recap – Not Gonna Lie Podcast
After a wild week in the NFL, I catch up with Graham Ferrell to go over all of Sunday’s best moments. SNF recap, rumors of a Minshew benching, and digging through the mess of the NFC East + more...
Pump the Brakes on Baker Mayfield Slander
Although the Browns were utterly destroyed 38 -7 by the Steelers last Sunday, people have lost their minds with overreactions to one bad game. Now, I’ve been saying since the beginning of this seaso...
Purdue Scores Late to Win Opener Over Iowa
For the first time since 2016, Purdue has won a season opener. The Boilermakers defeated the Iowa Hawkeyes 24-20 in West Lafayette on Saturday afternoon. Going into the game there were more questions ...
Rondale Moore Ruled OUT Against Iowa
Purdue kicks off the 2020 football season Saturday afternoon and will be without their star wide receiver Rondale Moore. The school announced at 12ET Friday that Moore would not be playing in the game...
Purdue vs Iowa: Week One Keys to the Game
After months of uncertainty, scrutiny, and anticipation, Big Ten football finally kicks off this weekend. For the Purdue Boilermakers, a tough week one opponent is nothing new in the Jeff Brohm era. W...
Iowa/Penn State – Pure Greatness in 2004
On this date, Oct. 23, 2004, the greatest football game in the history of the sport was played. The Iowa Hawkeyes traveled to Happy Valley to take on the Penn State Nittany Lions. This game had everyt...
Campus Cover Ep. 62: NFL Week 7 w/ Jonathan Terry
The Campus Cover guys welcomed back Jonathan Terry of the Not Gonna Lie Podcast to discuss the first third of the NFL season. Cody, Patrick and JT discussed the board heading toward the weekend, each ...
SUS Lecture Hall 10/22: Big Rings and Big J’s
The Lecture Hall boys are back! This time a couple of days later than usual because Hoppa is now engaged! They talk just a smidgeon the World Series (Harrison predicted this). Dive into their NFL Week...
Quinton Spain’s A Perfect Fit for Bears: Ryan Pace, Please…
Where is the general manager of the Chicago Bears? After a 5-1 start to the 2020 campaign that saw fourth-year QB Mitchell Trubisky benched halfway through Week 3, it seems the man at the forefront of...
“Vacuous Turd” Adam Schefter is Once Again Showing His Privilege
Adam Schefter made headlines (headline) when he dared to send out quite possibly, the most distasteful joke in recorded history. I don’t know about you, but I have not had a decent nights sleep ...
No Grace Period For Tua: If He Plays, He Must Produce
Tua Tagovailoa enters his first start of his pro-football career in two weeks in a situation in Miami unlike most around the league, especially those with rookie quarterbacks drafted within the first ...
Tony Soprano Suffered The Worst Bad Beat Of All Time
After my second rewatch of The Sopranos during quarantine, I recognized two things. One, TV shows have the worst sports logic of all time, and two, The Sopranos provided the worst bad beat of all time...
Hottest Seat in Town: Who’s Axed Next?
Dan Quinn and Bill O’Brien didn’t survive the winless beginnings for the Falcons and Texans. Who’s next on the list? Only one winless team remains in the league, but the list of cand...
Hawkeye Tailgate Report – 10/20/20
On this week’s episode of the HTR, IT IS GAME WEEK! The full cast previews everything Iowa related: favorite offensive/defensive players, record predictions, bold statements and over/unders for ...
2020 NBA Mock Draft 1.0
If you told me in January that I’d be writing my first NBA mock for this year in October, I’d have laughed. That, however, is 2020 in a nutshell for a sports fan. We’re in the middle...
Le’Veon Bell Inks Deal With Chiefs
Three time Pro-Bowl running back Le’Veon Bell was recently released from the New York Jets after just over one season with the team. The two time All-Pro inked a one year deal with the Kansas Ci...
Lakers 2020 Champs and Free Agency Predictions
In this episode, Tyler and Jacob talk about the 2020 NBA Champions, The Los Angeles Lakers. They begin the episode by discussing who showed up big in game 6 for the Lakers and why they were so dominan...
SUS Lecture Hall 10/14: The Apology Tour (ft Danny Vietti)
The Lecture Hall boys are back and this time with the first two time guest in show history! Danny Vietti of CBS Sports is joining the show once again to talk about the MLB playoffs this far as well as...