The Don’s 2024 Big Ten Predictions
The Big Ten has been one of the best conferences in college football for the last two decades. They’ve added four new teams, making this arguably the toughest conference in all of collegiate sports....
2023 Cotton Bowl Preview | Ohio State vs Missouri
The 2023 Cotton Bowl is taking place at AT&T Stadium in Dallas, Texas. We have the matchup of the 10-2 Missouri Tigers and the 11-1 Ohio State Buckeyes. Missouri comes into this one winning their ...
Breaking Down Each of the Preseason AP Top 25 Teams
Do you feel it? Do you reealllyy feel it? Can you smell it? Can you smell all those smells? The burgers. The pasta salad… The beer. We have the first collegiate football rankings of the year and...
2023 Ohio State Buckeyes Football Preview
The Ohio State Buckeyes are looking to get back to the College Football Playoff in 2023. Ohio State brings back a ton of talent on offense and the defense looks to take a step forward under second yea...
Purdue vs. Ohio State | CBB Prediction 1/5/23
Come one, come all to the highly anticipated Big Ten matchup at the Value City Arena in Columbus, Ohio, where the No. 1 ranked Purdue Boilermakers will face off against the No. 24 Ohio State Buckeyes....
2022 Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl Betting Trends | Ohio State vs. Georgia – The Don’s Best Bet
When Ohio State lost to Michigan, it not only lost a shot at a Big Ten Championship, but seemingly lost all hope for the College Football Playoff. But a stunning USC loss to Utah gave the Buckeyes hop...
Pay-Off College Parlay: Dillon Hepp’s 2022 Week 7 College Picks
Some might use a ROTH IRA or 401K for their long-term investment strategy. I consider college football spreads my chosen path to early retirement. Student loans, engagement rings, sketchy characters i...
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...
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...
Chase Young: 2020 NFL Draft Breakdown
Chase Young was the most dominating force off the LOS last season for the Ohio State Buckeyes. He will now bring that talent to the NFL as he enters the draft. Strengths: Young is just a rare athletic...
What Happens to a Dream Deferred?
I love Langston Hughes. He’s one of the twentieth century’s most influential voices and he could flat-out make me feel things. My favorite poem of his is Harlem. It talks about a ‘dr...
I disagree With TIME Magazine
Greta Thunberg is TIME Magazine’s person of the year. It’s a trivial award. The magazine’s only purpose is to look cool. If you have one on the train or at the airport, you look smar...
For Whom Does the Rivalry Bell Toll?
One of the worst feelings in life is that of impending doom, the feeling that something bad is about to happen and you can do nothing to stop it. You’re at a crossroads, you still think that you...
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...
I’m unhappy with the College Football Playoff
The table is officially set for two SEC teams in the CFP. We’ve all been bamboozled. The BCS is alive and well under new management. The Playoff is a scam. I’m fine with LSU in the top spo...
Ohio State is the best team in college football, but LSU should be ranked number one
At this point in the season, two teams have separated themselves from the rest. Ohio State and LSU are noticeably better than everyone behind them. After the win against Alabama, LSU just takes care o...
Week 7 AAR: Yikes, Georgia
The State of Georgia is in flames like it’s 1865 all over again. Much like Gone With the Wind, last week started with so much optimism in the State of Georgia. The Braves lost (twice, got elimin...
Week 5 AAR: Let the Coaching Carou$el Begin
Week five is over? Happy Trails, Chris Ash Rutgers fired Chris Ash today. Tough to blame them after he posted a 3-26 record in Big Ten play. The Scarlet Knights’ only win this season came in the...
Week Four After Action Report: When Dubya Was in Office
Michigan Ded Wisconsin absolutely dominated Michigan en route to a 35-14 win in Madison. Wisconsin RB Jonathan Taylor is the first player to ever rush for 200 yards against Michigan. A stadium full of...
Week Four Points of Interest
The points of interest is back. This is essentially just me rambling about the things I’m most interested this week. He’s got a great personality! Clay Helton could be the nicest guy in th...
Week Three After Action Report
This has turned into a weekly thing at this point. My favorite thing about college football is the variety that it offers. All sorts of cool stuff happens in this sport. Without further delay, here...
Week Three Points of Interest
I’m just gonna dive right into this thing. I don’t have anything interesting to open with this week. Actually, here’s a fun fact; if he had never scored a goal, Wayne Gretzky would s...
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...
Big Ten Season Grades
The regular season is over. Handing out grades for each team’s season before we dive into the conference tournament....
Former Ohio State Forward Ryan Dzingel Dealt to Columbus
Ryan Dzingel is back in Columbus. That’s good for everyone involved....
Fran McCaffery Chases Ref Down Calling Him a “Cheating Motherfucker” and a “Fucking Disgrace”
The Hawkeyes went to Columbus and got trounced by Ohio State last night. It was a must-win for the Buckeyes to make a push to the Tournament, and they won by 20 against ranked Iowa. That was a huge wi...
Big Ten Wrap-up: Wrapped up
Ohio State ran away with the Big Ten regular season crown. Are they a lock for the conference tournament?...
Justin Fields is Eligible Immediately
Ohio State was facing a dire situation at quarterback. Incumbent starter Dwayne Haskins declared for the NFL draft and Tathan Martell transferred to the University of Miami. While all this was going o...
Big Ten Recap, Preview
Big Ten Hockey Hockey season is winding down making every weekend absolutely crucial. The Big Ten is going to come right down to the wire and it’s gonna be a wild ride. Wisconsin @ Michigan Stat...
B1G Hockey Splits to Close January
I thought this weekend would separate the top of the B1G from the bottom of the conference. The only decisive series was Notre Dame’s sweep of their ol’ rival Michigan State. Michigan &...
Big Ten Roundup
February is right around the corner and that means that conference tournaments are right around the corner. The Big Ten put three teams in the Frozen Four last season(Michigan, Ohio State, Notre Dame)...
30 For 30 Worthy Stories of 2018
It has become impossible to scroll through sports Twitter without seeing a million tweets pertaining to what the next great 30 For 30 will be. A lot of the proposed 30 For 30 stories are pretty hyperb...
Justin Fields transferring to Ohio State
The former 5-star and #2 overall recruit is reportedly set to leave Georgia for Ohio State. Fields also seemed to be considering Oklahoma and Florida State, but his relationship with Dwayne Haskins an...
2018 Coaching Hire Grades
This college football season may be drawing to a close, but the head coaching hires that teams make this offseason will shape the sport for years to come. So far over a dozen programs have replaced th...
The Hangover, Last Call: How Will We Remember Urban Meyer at Ohio State?
The writing was on the wall. Ever since this season started, all signs have pointed to this decision by Urban Meyer. When the Zach Smith scandal dropped into college football over the summer, many fel...
The Hangover, Week 14: Who’s In?
Welcome to the twelfth edition of the sophomore season of The Hangover, where I recap the previous weekend in college football. This week, The Hangover comes to you from Atlanta, Georgia, where I witn...
The Hangover, Week 13: Let’s Talk Playoff Scenarios
Welcome to the eleventh edition of the sophomore 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 ...
The sleeping giant UCF is now wide awake
This is getting out of hand. After climbing upwards in the polls in consecutive weeks, it seems as if UCF has hit their ceiling at the number 10 spot, as they have been stuck there for two consecuti...
The Hangover, Week 8: Meyer’d in Uncertainty
Welcome to the seventh edition of the sophomore season of The Hangover, where I recap the previous weekend in college football. This week, The Hangover comes from Knoxville, Tennessee, where Tua Tagov...
The Hangover, Week 7: Could It Really Be That Easy?
Welcome to the sixth edition of the sophomore season of The Hangover, where I recap the previous weekend in college football. This week, The Hangover comes from Tuscaloosa, Alabama, where “Dixie...
The Hangover, Week 5: A Quick Word About Kentucky
Welcome to the fifth edition of the sophomore season of The Hangover, where I recap the previous weekend in college football. This week, The Hangover comes from Athens, Georgia, home to a fantastic ba...
The Hangover, Week 3: The Picture is Taking Shape
Welcome to the third edition of the sophomore season of The Hangover, where I recap the previous weekend in college football. This week, The Hangover comes from Auburn, Alabama (gross), where I watche...
Was Greg Schiano the Biggest Patriot to Ever Coach in the NFL?
If you sit through any daytime sports show, you’ll almost certainly hear some discussion about NFL players taking a knee. With the season around the corner, I decided to do some investigating into h...
Ryan Day: THE New Coach Of Ohio State
New Beginnings, New Hampshire.. Ryan Day yesterday became the head coach of THE Ohio State University. If you somehow missed all the news because you have no wifi or live under a rock, Urban Meyer got...
Would You Rather?: Quarterbacks, Running Backs and Wide Receivers
Arguing …something all friends do. You remember having millions of debates about sports with your friends. From best football player, to who should win the Heisman Trophy, and to what conference...
Top Pro Prospects From Each FBS Conference
Fur’s pro prospects, Football season is upon us people, so I figured I’d celebrate by throwing out my predictions for the best pro prospects from each FBS conference. Every year you’...
Teams We Missed Playing With in NCAA Football
Another anniversary of NCAA Football 14 has come and gone. The game turned 5 years old on July 9th, with it being the last iteration before the series was cancelled. NCAA 14 still lives on today, with...
Heisman Campaigns Gone Awry
The Heisman Trophy is probably the most prestigious individual award in American sports. Summer is the perfect time to get a Heisman campaign going. I’m already campaigning for Will Grier and JK...
The Buzzer-Beater, Second Edition: NCAA Bracket Preview Released
Welcome to the second edition of The Buzzer-Beater, my weekly Monday column about college basketball and what’s going on around the country. This week’s column comes to you beachside from Oran...
College Mascots I Would Not Fight
Maybe it’s just me, but every sporting event I go to I size up the mascot (except you Uga, I just want to pet you). For example, I’m fairly confident I could annihilate Brutus the Buckeye....
Portfolio Builder: College Football Edition
The idea behind this is to build an investment portfolio, but instead of stocks you choose college football teams. In any portfolio you want diversification. You want some high risk and some low risk....
College Football’s perfect coaching staff
With the 2017 season now in the rearview, it’s that time of year again: #debateSZN. Time to dive head first into topics that will more than likely never even come close to reality, but we still ...
Why the College Football Playoff should NOT expand
Much like my gut after the holidays, the Playoff has no room for expansion. While most people want an 8, maybe 16 team Playoff field… I’m here to tell you it would be a mistake. Four is th...
It Just Means More: What Two Teams in the Playoff Means for the SEC
Ever since Greg Sankey became commissioner of the Southeastern Conference, “it just means more” has been the motto and mantra the league has lived by. This past Sunday, that statement̷...
The Hangover, Week 14: Who’s In?
Welcome to the sixth edition of The Hangover where I recap the previous weekend in college football. This week, The Hangover comes Atlanta, Georgia, where I watched the Georgia Bulldogs avenge an earl...
The Hangover, Week 13: Everything is Chaos
Welcome to the fifth edition of The Hangover where I recap the previous weekend in college football. This week, The Hangover comes from Lake Martin, Alabama, where I’ve been drowning my sorrows...
The Student Union Sports Podcast Episode 9: Thankful for Rivalry Week
The Student Union Sports Podcast offers you an inside look at college sports from the perspective of actual college students while also highlighting our talented student writers. Today’s show includ...
I Try To Hate Him But I Can’t: Baker Mayfield
As hard as I have tried over the last three years to hate Baker Mayfield, I can’t. From his better than you attitude, to his off the field antics in Arkansas Baler is a very hateable guy. One of...
Ohio State’s Ground Game is Very, Very Good
Former Ohio State great Woody Hayes once said, “……I will pound you and pound you until you quit.” For years, that has been the mantra of Ohio State football. Whether it’s...
Playoff Eliminator: Week 10
Holy cow, there was a lot to unpack after this weekend. Ohio State got slaughtered, Penn State dropped another, and maybe Miami is for real? At this point, college football is starting to lose its min...
What was Penn State’s plan on its final possession?
Driving down the field to score the go-ahead touchdown Saturday, Ohio State was faced with a typical dilemma: Can you score too quickly and give the ball back to your opponent with too much time? Shou...
HYPEST Hype Video of Week 9
Hello, ladies and gents I’m back again! Your weekly hype man is here to give you the best hype videos of this week. I know last week’s videos were amazing so let’s see if we can top ...
Big Ten Hoops: PREVIEW SZN AND MEDIA DAY THOUGHTS PART 1
The time is here. The temperature is starting to get cold, cuffing season is upon us, and college basketball is oh so close. We still have about three weeks or so until preview season is wrapped up an...
Despite His Flaws, JT Barrett is Underrated
Okay….I’ve seen the tweets and it is very clear that we need to talk about Mr. J.T. Barrett. But, if we’re going to talk about one of the statistically best QB’s of all time, it...
Ohio State’s QB Issues
Anybody with eyes can see that Ohio State football is not in a great spot right now. Their offense specifically has been in a rut in 3 of the last 4 games they’ve played, dating back to last sea...
On the Ball: Video Game Stats for Week 2
Well, college football is back in full swing and that means the return of the video game stat lines of the week (yes, I know it is week two, cut me some slack). Through the first two weeks we have see...
Chaos Theory Rooting Guide: Week 2
#13 Auburn at #3 Clemson In what may be the most interesting game of the week, there is quite a bit of uncertainty. Both quarterbacks are only one cupcake game into their careers at their respective s...
Big Ten Weekly Pull Up – March 6th – March 12th
What’s up guys, how did everyone enjoy that awesome Championship Weekend that we were gifted with?!? I certainly had a ball, and so did the Big Ten! Let’s jump right into the facts and sta...
BCS Blowup: 1998 Season
It’s only been about a week and half, and the lack of college football has already left a void in our hearts. That is why over the next few weeks (or months) looking back at every college football s...
Week 13 Chaos Theory Rooting Guide
Welcome to your Week 13 rooting guide! At this point in the season, there isn’t too much more “chaos” to have as many teams have been eliminated from having any chance, but if a few of the top t...
Playoff Eliminator Week 12
One more week, three less teams in the race. As we approach rivalry week, anything can happen and the picture should shape itself. Prime Position Alabama– Basically a lock at this point unless t...
Chaos Theory Rooting Guide Week 12
Michigan State vs. Ohio State On paper, this one should be a blowout, but this Michigan State team has some talent and good at least make this game close at home. I don’t think the Buckeyes will cov...
Playoff Eliminator Week 11
The football gods heard us complaining about no good games this week, so they dropped a whole mess of upsets on us. Safe to say, these all changed the playoff positions and now I would like to admit t...
Playoff Eliminator Week 10
We are now down to just 15 contenders who have a shot to make it to the CFB Playoffs. After an uproar last week for Texas A&M being over Washington, A&M proceeded to lose to a below average Mi...
Playoff Eliminator Week 9
Prime Position Alabama- At this point it’s pretty clear that Alabama may be the most talented team that we’ve seen in awhile, if they win out, they’re for sure in. Even with one loss, they still...
Chaos Theory Rooting Guide: Week 10
If you’re like me, at this point of the season, your team has no chance of making the College Football Playoffs. At this point, aren’t we all just rooting for upsets and chaos to throw off the sea...
The 5 things Penn State must do to knock off Ohio State
Penn State hosts the number two ranked team in the nation on Saturday night as Ohio State will be welcomed to Happy Valley by a sea of white. The Nittany Lions are 4-0 at home this season and look to ...
