College hockey makes a big impression at the Olympics

Feb 22, 2018
For American hockey fans, the men’s hockey tournament at the 2018 Winter Olympics became a disappointment long before any teams took the ice. When it was announced that no NHL players would be p...

Stanford’s Bryce Love to return for senior season

Jan 16, 2018
In the final hours before last night’s midnight deadline for college players to declare for the NFL draft, Stanford running back Bryce Love announced his intention to return to school for the 20...

SU64: National Championship

Jan 7, 2018
The end of the road is finally here for college football fans. After today, the Student Union 64-team College Football Playoff is no more. Oh, and there’s also an apparently-important SEC game g...

SU64: Semifinals

Jan 5, 2018
We’re coming down to the wire with the Student Union 64-team College Football Playoff and college football in general. Today we’ll narrow down our championship game so the winner can be re...

Separating reality from fantasy on UCF

Jan 4, 2018
It’s a little weird to attach a label of “sore loser” to the only undefeated team in college football, but that’s where we are at. Central Florida, now claiming themselves to b...

SU64: Elite Eight

Jan 1, 2018
With most major upsets averted up to this point, the Elite Eight of the Student Union 64-team playoff is down to the big boys. The SEC has a chance at three spots in the Final Four, which would in rea...

SU64: Sweet 16

Dec 29, 2017
Forty-eight teams have already seen their seasons cut short in the Student Union 64-team playoff and we’re getting down to the blue bloods versus the bracket busters. This round will probably sa...

SU64: South/East regions second round

Dec 26, 2017
The second round of the Student Union 64-team College Football Playoff has already seen some surprising upsets and a few other close calls for top teams. In the left side of the 64-team bracket, secon...

SU64: West/Midwest regions second round

Dec 22, 2017
While the bowl season is quickly heating up with some bigger-name teams getting ready to suit up for their final game, it’s time to take the Student Union 64 team college football playoff into t...

SU64: South region first round

Dec 18, 2017
As Student Union continues on with our unprecedented 64-team CFP experiment, it is time to tie up the first round with the South region first round. This bracket is headlined by Clemson, Auburn, Miami...

SU64: East region first round

Dec 16, 2017
With the first round completed for one side of the Student Union 64-team CFP, we move to the east region. This bracket is led by Georgia, Ohio State, UCF and Michigan State. So far, there’s been...

SU64: Midwest region first round

Dec 12, 2017
Moving right along with the Student Union 64-team College Football Playoff, let’s travel to the Midwest region, headlined by top seeds Alabama, Wisconsin, Penn State and Stanford. If you’v...

SU64: West region first round

Dec 8, 2017
The only real college football this weekend is Army-Navy and some FCS playoff action. But fear not, because the first round of the Student Union 64 team playoff is here. If you’ve missed previou...

SU64: Selection Monday

Dec 4, 2017
With the conclusion of conference championship games and the selection of the actual 4-team College Football Playoff, today is the day — the Student Union 64-team bracket is here. For those who miss...

Introducing the Student Union 64 team CFP

Nov 28, 2017
Here at Student Union, we are big thinkers. Your vanilla sports blog is probably debating who should be in the four team playoff as we speak, or maybe even getting wild and crazy with a six-team or ei...

If undefeated, Wisconsin cannot be left out of the CFP

Nov 6, 2017
Many have begun to question whether Wisconsin would deserve one of the four spots in the College Football Playoff even if they finish the season at 13-0 and win the Big 10. The day that an undefeated ...

What was Penn State’s plan on its final possession?

Oct 30, 2017
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...

Does Eric Dungey have a death wish?

Oct 25, 2017
This past weekend, we were treated to the most stupidly-fearless man in college football, Syracuse quarterback Eric Dungey, doing stupidly fearless things. Hurdling defenders is the cool thing to do f...

Allow me to say a nice thing about Colorado State

Sep 22, 2017
*clearing vomit from throat* As an always good and unbiased sports fan, I can give credit where credit is due. I’ve ripped Colorado State on this very site before and now I’m going to bury...

Penn State-Pitt is the champion of dumb rivalries

Sep 8, 2017
There are enough good rivalries in college football that fans can get them as a treat starting early on in the season. Iowa-Iowa State this weekend won’t be a competitive game in all likelihood,...

James Franklin Inks Long-Term Deal at Penn State

Aug 18, 2017
After his rebuild of Penn State football exceeded all expectations, James Franklin got his payday. The school announced a new six-year contract for Franklin on Friday, with an average yearly payout of...

Mountain West Preview

Aug 14, 2017
Week three of conference previews is here, and it’s time to turn the spotlight on the Mountain West, an entertaining league last year that should be just as wide open this season. With all-due respe...

All Aboard the Josh Allen Hype Train

May 1, 2017
With the 2017 NFL draft in the books, it’s only natural to start speculating wildly about how things will turn out a year from now at the 2018 Draft. Draft nerds like Mel Kiper Jr. and Todd McSh...

A Mountain West Basketball Autopsy

Apr 17, 2017
In the few weeks since North Carolina celebrated as national champs, the college basketball landscape has shuffled dramatically, as is custom, while coaches leave or are fired, star players declare th...

Nevada’s Rollercoaster March

Mar 28, 2017
It’s hard to imagine what the past 28 days were like for a Nevada fan. On the one hand, the Wolf Pack won a de facto regular season championship game in front of their home crowd on the last day...

Luke Maye Was At His 8 AM Class This Morning

Mar 27, 2017
Luke Maye, this hero of North Carolina’s Elite 8 win over Kentucky Sunday, made the rest of us look bad by showing up to his 8 AM class this morning, where he received a standing ovation from hi...

Mountain West hoops roundup — Tying up loose ends

Mar 6, 2017
The calendar has turned to March, and I couldn’t be happier. The highlights of early conference tournaments already have me itching for Madness. The Mountain West and a majority of other leagues...

Should You Storm the Court? A Comprehensive Guide

Mar 2, 2017
You’re in the student section, watching the final seconds of a win for your school run off the clock. Rushing the court/field after a big win is an unforgettable experience as a sports fan; I sp...

Mountain West Hoops Roundup — 2/20 – 2/26

Feb 27, 2017
It seems fitting that, even with just one week of games remaining, we’ve still yet to decide a regular season champion in the Mountain West. Luckily for us, a showdown in Reno Saturday will prov...

Maine Brawled in the Locker Room Over Music

Feb 24, 2017
It was reported Wednesday by Larry Mahoney of the Bangor Daily News that five University of Maine basketball players were suspended after a locker room brawl that resulted in a broken jaw for forward ...

Mountain West Hoops Roundup — 2/13 – 2/19

Feb 20, 2017
Well, it looks like we’ve got ourselves a three-team race to the finish. Or is it 4? 5? One thing is for sure, we haven’t seen the end of the surprises from this league. What was it this w...

Mountiain West Hoops Roundup — 2/5 – 2/12

Feb 13, 2017
Outside of a quadruple-overtime marathon in Laramie and UNLV continuing a record streak, it was a fairly uneventful week in the Mountain West, as the power rankings come out looking pretty similar to ...

5 Mid-Majors You Should Start Paying Attention To

Feb 7, 2017
College basketball’s classic programs have never been healthier: UCLA, Kentucky, Kansas, North Carolina and Duke are all legit contenders, and will get plenty of respect come March. But anyone s...

Mountain West Hoops Roundup — 1/30-2/4

Feb 6, 2017
I thought I had this figured out, at least to a reasonable degree. Saturday in college basketball was complete anarchy; the Big 12 alone was enough to make a for wild weekend. Maybe we’re at the...

Mountain West Hoops Roundup — 1/23 – 1/29

Jan 30, 2017
It was only a matter of time before we would start to see some separation in the Mountain West. It’s safe to say that the league now has a clear frontrunner, and that other teams who may have ha...

Mountain West Hoops Roundup — 1/16 – 1/22

Jan 23, 2017
I know some may be starting to think that I’m just saying this every week to hype up the league, but I’ll say it again anyway: the Mountain West is straight up bananas. The power rankings ...

Leave Grayson Allen Alone

Jan 19, 2017
First, a disclaimer: I am not a Duke fan. In fact, like many people, Duke basketball is a team I love to hate. I enjoy watching them choke in the NCAA tournament and probably always will. With that ou...

Mountain West Hoops Roundup — 1/9 – 1/15

Jan 17, 2017
The past week in Mountain West basketball was another eventful one. A statement from the league office is forthcoming on another ugly incident in Fort Collins, while a logjam of epic proportions is se...

Mountain West Hoops Roundup – 1/2 -1/8

Jan 9, 2017
Welcome to the Mountain West, the strangest conference in basketball. This week, there was a second-half comeback of historic proportions, a coach meltdown that potentially cost a team a game in the f...