2023 Music City Bowl Preview | Auburn vs Maryland

Dec 30, 2023
The 2023 Music City Bowl is taking place at Nissan Stadium in Nashville. We have the matchup of 6-6 Auburn going up against 7-5 Maryland. The Tigers come into this one losing their last two games of t...

2023 Peach Bowl Preview | Ole Miss vs Penn State

Dec 30, 2023
The 2023 Peach Bowl is taking place at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. We have the matchup of the 10-2 Ole Miss Rebels going up against the 10-2 Penn State Nittany Lions. Ole Miss comes into this on...

2023 Cotton Bowl Preview | Ohio State vs Missouri

Dec 29, 2023
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 ...

2023 Pinstripe Bowl Preview | Rutgers vs Miami (FL)

Dec 28, 2023
The 2023 Pinstripe Bowl is taking place at Yankee Stadium in New York. We have a matchup of the 6-6 Rutgers Scarlet Knights and the 7-5 Miami Hurricanes. Rutgers comes into this one losing their last ...

Diaz: My Post Week 3 Top 25

Sep 19, 2023
1. Florida State (3-0) Even though they struggled vs Boston College in Chestnut Hill, I don’t have a doubt in my mind that the Seminoles are the best team in the country. A 21 point win in week ...

Owens: My Top 25 After Week 3

Sep 17, 2023
If there’s one thing I hate in this world it is preseason rankings. And snakes. But snakes don’t apply here. After watching three weeks of ball, it becomes a little easier to see where tea...

Five College Football Players Who Will Dominate Week 3

Sep 14, 2023
We are now full send into the college football season. Hopefully, your favorite team is unbeaten, but in the case your team is underperforming and their chances to reach your ideal potential are alrea...

College Football Week 2 Best Bets From The Don

Sep 8, 2023
After a rough week zero for the best bets, we bounced back with a 2-1 record last week. Called the Colorado and Clemson game with ease. LSU disappointed us, but we shake that off and we get ready for ...

5 Things We Learned From College Football Week One

Sep 7, 2023
With the first full week of college football in the books, we learned a ton about the direction of this college football season. We saw a couple of double-digit favorites lose outright and we saw the ...

Breaking Down Each of the Preseason AP Top 25 Teams

Aug 16, 2023
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 Michigan Wolverines Football Preview

Aug 11, 2023
The Michigan Wolverines have made it to back-to-back college football playoffs. They have won two straight Big Ten titles as well and they are going to try to three-peat in the Big Ten in 2023. Jim Ha...

2023 Ohio State Buckeyes Football Preview

Aug 11, 2023
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...

2023 Michigan State Spartans Football Preview

Aug 10, 2023
The Michigan State Spartans took a huge step back in 2022 as they went 5-7 last season. In the year prior, they won 11 games and were a top ten team in the country. Head coach Mel Tucker has a lot of ...

2023 Penn State Nittany Lions Football Preview

Aug 10, 2023
Penn State is looking to build off of last season’s success. They have 14 total returning starters and are poised to push Michigan and Ohio State for the Big Ten title in 2023. This Nittany Lions te...

2023 Minnesota Golden Gophers Football Preview

Aug 6, 2023
P.J. Fleck has helped Minnesota win nine games in back to back seasons. This team has the potential to be a sneaky team in the Big Ten West. Just when you think they are out, the Golden Gophers have f...

2023 Nebraska Cornhuskers Football Preview

Aug 6, 2023
The Matt Rhule era is officially underway in Lincoln. Nebraska had some tough years with Scott Frost as the head coach of the program. Frost failed to win more than five games in a season and the Corn...

2023 Northwestern Wildcats Football Preview

Aug 5, 2023
Everything is changing in Evanston, Illinois. Northwestern has their first season without Pat Fitzgerald since 2006. The Wildcats have won just four games in the last two seasons. A whole culture chan...

2023 Purdue Boilermakers Football Preview

Aug 5, 2023
The Purdue Boilermakers are in the middle of a shake-up heading into 2023. Purdue has a first year head coach in Ryan Walters, who last season was the Illinois defensive coordinator. Last year, this t...

2023 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Football Preview

Aug 4, 2023
Greg Schiano’s second stint has not been great so far. He is 12-22 in those three seasons, which is not like what he did in his first stint at Rutgers. However, this could be a season where Rutg...

2023 Maryland Terrapins Football Preview

Aug 4, 2023
Last year, Maryland won eight games, which was the most they have won in a single season since 2010. Head coach Mike Locksley has bounced back the last two seasons and they think they have a chance to...

2023 Iowa Hawkeyes Football Preview

Aug 3, 2023
The Iowa Hawkeyes have been a Big Ten West contender for awhile now. They haven’t won under seven games in a season since 2012. Kirk Ferentz has been a staple for this Iowa program since 1999. Last ...

2023 Indiana Hoosiers Football Preview

Aug 3, 2023
The Indiana Hoosiers are trying to improve from their 6-18 record over the last two seasons and have won only two Big Ten games since the 2021 season. Head coach Tom Allen wants to get this team on tr...

2023 Illinois Football Preview

Aug 2, 2023
The Fighting Illini had its first winning season since 2011 last year. They also won five games in the Big Ten which is something they haven’t done since 2007. Head coach Bret Bielema has his work c...

2023 Wisconsin Badgers Football Preview

Aug 2, 2023
The Luke Fickell era in Madison is officially underway. Wisconsin is looking to get back to the Big Ten title game for the first time since 2019. The Badgers are poised for a run at the Big Ten West t...

Three Way Too Early 2023 Heisman Bets

Mar 6, 2023
It’s March 1st. Spring games are still about 2 months away, but the Heisman is on my mind. When is the best time to beat Vegas? When they’re focused on college basketball! You can BET that...

Hawkeye Tailgate Report – 2/13/23

Feb 13, 2023
On this week’s HTR: -We’re back from our hiatus! -Brian Ferent’s contract disaster -Basketball teams hitting their strides? Subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify...

Diaz: Updated CFB Top 25 Post-Championship Weekend

Dec 5, 2022
1. Georgia (13-0) The Bulldogs didn’t look impressive down the stretch this season, but on Saturday, they dominated. They were more talented, athletic, and better coached than LSU, and they went...

Diaz: Week 14 College Football Top 25

Nov 29, 2022
1. Michigan (12-0) For the first time in my rankings, we have a shakeup at number one. My reasoning behind this is because in the past four weeks, Michigan has looked more complete than Georgia, and t...

Is it Saturday Yet? Rivalry Week Edition

Nov 23, 2022
It’s a skeleton crew this weekend with just Luke Owens and Andrew Diaz, but the guys had a lot to jump into including Michigan-Ohio State and Notre Dame-USC, the two biggest games this weekend. ...

Eight Replacements For Paul Chryst At Wisconsin

Oct 5, 2022
Wisconsin Interim Head Coach Jim Leonhard Leonhard’s name was circulating when other head coaching jobs opened up, but now with him being the interim guy at Wisconsin, it makes sense to just pro...

Andrew Diaz’s Week 4 CFB Gambling Picks

Sep 23, 2022
Yearly Record: 9-10-1 Lock Of The Week: Kansas -7.5 vs Duke It’s the BASKET-BOWL. The Jayhawks are quickly becoming America’s team, and that’s why I’m riding with them this wee...

Best Week Four College Football Bets

Sep 23, 2022
I am all the way back, baby. My picks last week were so hot, Adam Levine has been sliding in my DMs praising them. Troy and Western Kentucky almost won outright, and probably should have, and Washingt...

The Husky Diaries: The Gauntlet Continues

Sep 23, 2022
Dear Diary,cc The gauntlet continues. Last week, UConn was sent to war against Michigan. It felt like Jim Mora was Leonidas leading three hundred spartans to their death against the Persians. The only...

Hawkeye Tailgate Report – 9/22/22

Sep 22, 2022
On this week’s HTR: -Offense looks a little better…we guess? -Iowa/Rutgers is going to be the punt-fest of the century -Draft of things you want to be 1st at Subscribe to the show on Appl...

Is it Saturday Yet? CFB Week Four Edition

Sep 22, 2022
On this weeks episode, the guys are forced to eat their words about Oregon QB Bo Nix, Hop reacts to a crazy App State win, and Luke has a bold statement about the PAC 12. Plus, a Week Four preview wit...

Best Week Three College Football Bets

Sep 17, 2022
Last week was a good bounce back. Pitt not covering the 6.5 was an absolute travesty, but we can’t dwell on the past. Let’s look ahead to the Week Three slate, where underdogs are the play...

Diaz’s Week Three CFB Gambling Picks

Sep 17, 2022
Yearly Record: 7-7-1 Lock Of The Week: BYU +3.5 vs Oregon Oregon has proved to be frauds after getting trounced by Georgia and BYU proved to be for real when they beat Baylor. BYU has a stellar defens...

Hawkeye Tailgate Report – 9/14/22

Sep 14, 2022
On this week’s HTR: -Fire Brian Ferentz -Iowa is a laughing stock and no one is happy -Bob Stoops and Fran McCaffery Cameos -Draft of the hardest games to watch in our fandoms Subscribe to the s...

Best Week One College Football Bets

Aug 31, 2022
We survived Week 0. After a solid 2-1 start to our best bets, we turn with wide eyes toward a beautiful full slate of games this weekend. Week One presents a similar challenge. Trying to figure out wh...

Best Week 0 Bets

Aug 26, 2022
I’m back, baby. After taking the summer (mostly) off and working behind the scenes as the new Student U Editor in Chief (not to flex), I’m ready to hand out some winners this college footb...

Hawkeye Tailgate Report – 8/18/22

Aug 18, 2022
MEGA PRESEASON PODCAST! -David Eickholt and Sean Bock of 247 Sports -B1G TV Deal -Defensive/Offensive Breakdowns -Breakout players -Over/Unders -Bold Statements -Draft of bad personality traits Subscr...

Hawkeye Tailgate Report – 8/14/22

Aug 14, 2022
On this week’s HTR: -Random football chatter -Nebraska roasting -Draft of first world problems  Subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Anchor. Follow the show on Twitter, Insta...

Top 15 College Football Players in 2022

Aug 2, 2022
HONORABLE MENTION: USC OT Andrew Vorhees, Alabama RB Jahmyr Gibbs, Clemson DT Bryan Bresse, Notre Dame DE Isaiah Foskey, Kansas State RB Deuce Vaughn, Army OLB Andre Carter, Clemson LB Trenton Simpson...

2022 Heisman Trophy Big Board

Jul 26, 2022
The Favorites Alabama QB Bryce Young Young is the returning Heisman winner and is undoubtedly the favorite to win the award again. Last season, in a very loaded SEC, the sophomore threw for 4,827 yard...

Hawkeye Tailgate Report – 7/13/22

Jul 13, 2022
On this week’s HTR: -The boys are back from summer hiatus -Conference realignment -Kadyn Proctor commits/ton of other high recruits commit -Petras throws a football 70 yards -Keegan/Kris Murray ...

The Ultimate College Football Realignment

Jul 7, 2022
Look at what we currently have for FBS football conferences. Take a good long look at it. Maybe you like it, maybe you believe it could be improved. Well, completely scrap it. Throw it in the trash an...

Breaking: UCLA and USC Plan Move to Big Ten

Jun 30, 2022
CODE RED! CODE RED! We have more college football conference shakeups as it’s been announced that USC and UCLA plan to move to the Big Ten as early 2024. While nothing has been finalized yet, it...

Hawkeye Tailgate Report – 1/30/22

Jan 30, 2022
On this week’s HTR: -Catching up on Iowa sports -New basketball arena? -Compared John Lickliter/Connor McCaffery Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and PodBean. Follow the show...

PEACH BOWL PREVIEW: #12 Pitt vs #10 Michigan St.

Dec 27, 2021
Thursday December 30th, at 7pm on ESPN Bowl season is officially here, and it’s almost time for the New Year’s Six. This season’s Peach Bowl will feature the University of Pittsburgh...

Hawkeye Tailgate Report – 11/17/21

Nov 17, 2021
On this week’s HTR: -Floyd stays in Iowa City -Basketball keeps winning -Draft of our favorite Pixar characters Subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and PodBean. Follow the show on ...

Hawkeye Tailgate Report – 11/10/21

Nov 10, 2021
On this week’s HTR: -Hawks get back on track at NW -Basketball teams start hot -Draft of favorite sports to play Subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and PodBean. Follow the show on...

Hawkeye Tailgate Report – 11/2/21

Nov 2, 2021
On this week’s HTR: -Another embarrassment in Madison -What to expect at Northwestern -Draft of vessels to drink out of Subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and PodBean. Follow the ...

Hawkeye Tailgate Report – 10/27/21

Oct 27, 2021
On this week’s HTR: -David Bell slaughtering the Hawks -Weird week in CFB -Wisconsin preview -Draft of favorite appetizers Subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and PodBean! Follow t...

Hawkeye Tailgate Report – 10/11/21

Oct 11, 2021
On this week’s HTR: -Recap of biggest win in 36 years – #4 Penn St. -David Bell preview -Draft of favorite candy Subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and PodBean. Follow the s...

Luke’s Top 25 Rankings: Week 6

Oct 7, 2021
Week 5 saw a MAJOR shakeup in my rankings. Ole Miss and Arkansas were both crushed on the road, solidifying Bama and Georgia as the two best teams in the country. We also saw Oregon lose a brutal game...

Hawkeye Tailgate Report – 10/4/21

Oct 4, 2021
On this week’s HTR: -Maryland recap -Penn St. preview -Draft of favorite chain restaurants Subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and PodBean. Follow the show on Twitter, Instagram, a...

Luke’s Top 25 Rankings: Week 5

Oct 1, 2021
Week 4 in college football was another great one, with Arkansas knocking off Texas A&M (just like I predicted) and setting the stage for a huge Saturday matchup at Georgia. Notre Dame was able to ...

Hawkeye Tailgate Report – 9/28/21

Sep 28, 2021
On this week’s HTR, the Hawks moved to 4-0 with a win over Colorado St. and the boys broke it down. They also previewed what lies ahead with Maryland. They wrapped up the pod with a draft of the...

Hawkeye Tailgate Report – 9/23/21

Sep 23, 2021
On this week’s HTR, the boys recap Kent St. and look at what Colorado St. will bring to Iowa City. They also drafted their favorite pre/post game TV and radio crews. Subscribe to the show on App...

Luke’s Top 25 Rankings Week 4

Sep 22, 2021
1. Alabama Maybe have some competition this year in the SEC? 2. Georgia Good start to conference play. 3. Oregon Kind of mean to do a SUNY school like that but I’ll allow it. 4. Iowa Iowa is the bes...

Luke’s Top 25 Rankings: Week 3

Sep 14, 2021
Week 2 in the NCAA saw a handful of surprising outcomes. Oregon handed it to Ohio State on the road, Texas fell to Arkansas, and USC got its doors blown off by a bad Stanford team, just to name a few....

Hawkeye Tailgate Report – 9/13/21

Sep 13, 2021
On this week’s Hawkeye Tailgate Report…IOWA IS A HAWKEYE STATE! The boys broke down the dismantling in Ames and drafted their favorite hungover foods/restaurants. Subscribe to the show on ...

Luke’s Top 25 Rankings: Week 2

Sep 8, 2021
As we go through my first Top 25 rankings, let’s remember a couple things. First, I don’t care what AP has to say. Second, rankings should never come out until after at least one week of p...

Hawkeye Tailgate Report – 9/7/21

Sep 7, 2021
IT’S HATE WEEK! The Hawkeye Tailgate Report boys break down the Indiana blowout and preview what’s ahead for the Cy-Hawk Game this Saturday. Subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotif...

The Five best non-ranked match ups of week one

Sep 2, 2021
Everyone is excited for the return of college football. Week 0 gave the people a little taste but the real action begins Thursday night. Among the blockbuster games is Georgia traveling to Death Valle...

Hawkeye Tailgate Report – 9/1/21

Sep 1, 2021
IT IS GAME WEEK! On this week’s HTR, the boys break down the Indiana game and have a draft of Iowa athletes they’d most like to get a drink with. Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts...

Hawkeye Tailgate Report – 8/23/21

Aug 24, 2021
On this week’s HTR, we welcome on 247’s Sean Bock and David Eickholt. The boys preview the 2021 football season with an extra-long football special. They also draft their top bars in Iowa ...

Hawkeye Tailgate Report – 8/14/21

Aug 16, 2021
On this week’s Hawkeye Tailgate Report, we cover everything from the last couple months. Garza, Wiesy, Clark, Gilman, and everything in between. Football is only three weeks away! Subscribe to t...

Hawkeye Tailgate Report – 6/17/21

Jun 17, 2021
On this week’s Hawkeye Tailgate Report, we are back from our hiatus! The boys wrapped up last basketball season and looked ahead to the next football. They power ranked the streets in Iowa City ...

Jalen Mayfield: 2021 NFL Draft Breakdown

Apr 6, 2021
Jalen Mayfield, the Michigan man, is one of those underrated prospects that could go day one or fall all the way to a late day two pick because of the class depth. He has the size and strength that ev...

Micah Parsons: 2021 NFL Draft Breakdown

Mar 16, 2021
Athletic freak. That’s the best way to describe Micah Parsons. Like the Youtube video says, he’s a generational talent. He sat out the 2020 season but was so good in 2019 that it did nothi...

Pat Freiermuth: 2021 NFL Draft Breakdown

Mar 15, 2021
Pat Freiermuth is the number two tight end in this draft class and for good reason. He’s earned the nickname ‘Baby Gronk’ for his playstyle and you’ll see why in his highlights...

Daviyon Nixon: 2021 NFL Draft Breakdown

Mar 9, 2021
Daviyon Nixon is one of those players that makes your jaw drop when he makes a play. He’s 6’3 305 lbs and is quick. A year after AJ Epinesa, the Hawkeyes put another player into the draft ...

Michigan Wolverines Re-sign Jim Harbaugh

Jan 12, 2021
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 ...

Hawkeye Tailgate Report- 1/2/20

Jan 3, 2021
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...

2021 Sugar Bowl: #3 Ohio State vs #2 Clemson

Jan 1, 2021
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 ...

2021 Citrus Bowl Preview: Auburn vs. #14 Northwestern

Dec 31, 2020
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...

Hawkeye Tailgate Report – 12/29/20

Dec 29, 2020
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 Duke’s Mayo Bowl: Wisconsin-Wake Forest

Dec 29, 2020
Wake up early on Wednesday morning and watch some bowl games? Deal. If you have to work, find a way to stream the 2020 Duke’s Mayo Bowl between 4-4 Wake Forest and 3-3 Wisconsin. How They Got He...

Hawkeye Tailgate Report – 12/20/20

Dec 20, 2020
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...

Illinois Names Bret Bielema Head Football Coach

Dec 19, 2020
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...

THE Game: A Michigan Fan’s Perspective

Dec 8, 2020
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...

Five Takeaways from Purdue’s Loss to Nebraska

Dec 5, 2020
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...

Purdue vs Nebraska: Week Seven Keys to the Game

Dec 3, 2020
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...

Hawkeye Tailgate Report – 12/2/20

Dec 2, 2020
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...

Purdue Loses Three in a Row With Loss to Rutgers

Nov 28, 2020
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...

Purdue vs Rutgers: Week Six Keys to the Game

Nov 27, 2020
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...

Purdue Falls to #23 Northwestern

Nov 14, 2020
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 Jim Harbaugh Era: Disappointing

Nov 2, 2020
December 29, 2014, a date that changed the course of Michigan football forever. On that date, it was announced that Jim Harbaugh would be the next head football coach at the University of Michigan. Th...

Chill Out, Badger Fans

Oct 27, 2020
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 ...

Purdue Scores Late to Win Opener Over Iowa

Oct 24, 2020
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

Oct 23, 2020
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

Oct 23, 2020
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

Oct 23, 2020
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...

SUS Lecture Hall 10/22: Big Rings and Big J’s

Oct 22, 2020
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...

Hawkeye Tailgate Report – 10/20/20

Oct 20, 2020
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 ...

BREAKING: Shaun Wade Returning To Ohio State

Sep 17, 2020
After opting-out of the college football season on Monday, Shaun Wade announced live on ESPN’s SportsCenter that he will return for one more season at Ohio State. This announcement comes in the ...

Hawkeye Tailgate Report – 9/16/20

Sep 16, 2020
FOOTBALL IS BACK! The Big Ten announced Wednesday that football is returning in October. Luke, Joey, Austin and Space Cowboy hopped on to discuss the news. Follow the show on Twitter and Facebook. ...

BREAKING: Big Ten Football is Back

Sep 16, 2020
A month after postponing the 2020 fall football season, the Big Ten has announced that they have approved new guidelines to resume the football starting October 24th. It has been teased for a couple o...

Hawkeye Tailgate Report – 9/4/20

Sep 5, 2020
On this episode of HTR, we talk about there being no football season, what we are going to miss the most of game day, we touch on why football is shutdown and we power rank our favorite Busch Light ca...

“I have Reopened my Recruitment” -Luke Maiers

Aug 24, 2020
Kevin Warren, the Big Ten’s commissioner, has taken the college football season from fans. He has straight up robbed me of my favorite times of the year. It’s not just the football games t...

Can Justin Fields Accomplish the Impossible?

Aug 19, 2020
Over the weekend, Justin Fields created a petition to relaunch the Big 10 season that was pushed to the spring. The petition, at this moment, has over 200,000 signatures. About 200 come from me. This ...

Justin Fields has no business skipping this season

Aug 19, 2020
It seems as though Justin Fields has played his last game as a Buckeye. After last week’s announcement that the B1G 10 will postpone their fall 2020 season, Fields was reportedly and understandably ...

Ohio State Commit Jack Sawyer to Forgo Senior Season

Aug 15, 2020
There is a growing trend among high school athletes.  And within the Ohio State football program, the trend is as prominent as it is anywhere else. Buckeye commit Jack Sawyer announced Friday aft...

Big Ten Postpones Fall Season, Including Football

Aug 11, 2020
The Big Ten became the first Power Five conference to postpone fall sports season over concerns about COVID-19 on Tuesday. The decision applies to both regular-season play and conference championships...

Make Ohio State-Michigan a Night Game

Aug 10, 2020
So the Big Ten officially announced its conference only schedule and there is one big important change this season that will rattle the college football world. As you can see, Ohio State will be trave...

2020 College Football on Thin Ice

Aug 10, 2020
Following Sunday’s reports of College Football getting into its “Critical stage” by Sports Illustrated’s Ross Dellenger and Pat Forde, the Big Ten voted in favor of the cancellatio...

Rutgers, stay in your lane

Aug 10, 2020
2020 may not have a college football season. That is still up in the air and who knows what in the hell is going to happen. But, Big Ten presidents did meet this past weekend to discuss this decision....

Hawkeye Tailgate Report – 7/27/20

Jul 28, 2020
On this week’s HTR, Bryce Hopwood (@BeastyHops) from Student Union Sports joins the show. Hopwood is a Wisconsin fan so we discussed the new changes to the B1G schedule, we power ranked the top ...

Hawkeye Tailgate Report – 6/24/20

Jun 25, 2020
Topics On this week’s HTR, the guys talk about the Doyle situation with the football program, what this does to Coach Ferentz’s legacy and Sean Bock with 247 Sports joins Austin and Luke f...

Ohio State/Alabama Schedule Home-and-Home

Jun 19, 2020
Yesterday, It was reported that Ohio State and Alabama have scheduled a Home-and-Home series for the 2027-2028 seasons. This is HUGE news coming from these two elite level programs. Obviously everyone...

Doyle done at Iowa following racist claims

Jun 15, 2020
America is on the hot seat. Over the last couple of weeks, social injustice has been brought to the forefront of citizen’s everyday lives. The murder of George Floyd a few weeks ago has created a pu...

Vikings land the GOAT – Nate Stanley

Apr 25, 2020
Every year I, a Minnesota Vikings fan, watch my favorite team pass on Iowa Hawkeyes, my favorite college team. It never fails. The Vikings have passed on names like Desmond King, Michael Ojemudia and ...

Zachary Spiecker’s 2020 NFL Mock Draft 2.0

Apr 23, 2020
We finally have something to watch! The 2020 NFL Draft is today! That means I included some trades here and these are my last few educated guesses as to where some of these guys are going. Let’s...

Is Jonathan Taylor The Best RB In The 2020 Draft?

Apr 21, 2020
Player: Jonathan Taylor, RB, Wisconsin Much like Jake Fromm, if you follow me on twitter you would know how I feel about Jonathan Taylor. Except that I love Jonathan Taylor’s game. However, like...

2021 Recruit TreVeyon Henderson Commits to Ohio State

Mar 29, 2020
Five-star running back TreVeyon Henderson announced his commitment to Ohio State on Friday via Twitter, adding to the Buckeyes’ 2021 class which ranks No. 1 nationally. Henderson, a Hopewell, Virgin...

Zachary Spiecker’s 2020 NFL Mock Draft 1.0

Mar 17, 2020
Originally posted before legal tampering/free agency: updated edition coming soon! There’s nothing else to write about, so it’s time to talk about the NFL Draft. As maybe the only sports e...

AJ Epenesa: 2020 NFL Draft Breakdown

Mar 7, 2020
One of the more underrated edge-rushers in a class full of talent, AJ Epenesa could be a late-first round steal. Epenesa was high on many draft boards going into the season. With the emergence of othe...

Chase Young: 2020 NFL Draft Breakdown

Mar 5, 2020
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...

Mel Tucker disses Colorado for Michigan State

Feb 12, 2020
Just days after promising to remain with Colorado, head coach Mel Tucker was pried away to fill the void Michigan State head coach Mark Dantonio vacated in January. When it looked as if Tucker and Cin...

Mark Dantonio Stepping Down From Michigan State

Feb 4, 2020
It was announced today that Mark Dantonio stepping down as Michigan State head football coach would be effective immediately Mark Dantonio has announced via his twitter that he is stepping down after ...

Way Too Early 2020 Top 25

Jan 21, 2020
I had to write a way too early 2020 top 25. I miss college football so damn much, it actually hurts. It has not even been a week and I just feel empty inside. But, the season-ending will not stop me f...

2020 National Championship Odds

Jan 14, 2020
As soon as the final whistle blew in New Orleans, books were already posting their 2020 National Championship odds. While this isn’t unusual, at this point we still don’t know who may decl...

2020 Early Heisman Odds

Jan 14, 2020
2020 Early Heisman Odds Following Joe Burrow’s masterful Heisman-winning season, 2020 early Heisman odds dropped on Monday night. At this point, their are still players who haven’t declare...

2019 Gator Bowl: Indiana vs. Tennessee

Jan 1, 2020
The Hoosiers and Volunteers will face off on January 2 at 7:00 pm in Jacksonville for the 2019 Gator Bowl. How They Got Here: Indiana Hoosiers (8-4, 5-4 Big Ten) Given Indiana football’s histori...

2019 Redbox Bowl: Cal vs. Illinois

Dec 30, 2019
One of the better stories of the college football season comes to an end today when the Illini (6-6) take on the Golden Bears (7-5) this afternoon in the 2019 Redbox Bowl. With bowl season in full swi...

2019 Holiday Bowl: Iowa Hawkeyes vs USC Trojans

Dec 27, 2019
In the 2019 Holiday Bowl, we have a very unique match up between the Hawkeyes and the Trojans, meeting for just the 10th time and only the 2nd time since 1976. It really is a match up of the unstoppab...

Pinstripe Bowl: Michigan St. v Wake Forest

Dec 27, 2019
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...

For Whom Does the Rivalry Bell Toll?

Dec 1, 2019
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...

New! Schiano Reuniting With Scarlet Knights

Dec 1, 2019
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...

Wisconsin, Minnesota battle for B10 West

Nov 29, 2019
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...

SP+ Conference Round Robin

Nov 22, 2019
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...

Ski-U-Nah! #20 Iowa Upsets #8 Minnesota

Nov 17, 2019
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

Nov 15, 2019
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...

CFP Rankings Week 2: All is Right in the World

Nov 12, 2019
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...

Week 11 AAR: Row That Boat

Nov 10, 2019
This is why we love college football. LSU Triumphs Joe Burrow has gone from backing up Dwayne Haskins to establishing himself as arguably the best quarterback in the nation. Has a grad-transfer quarte...

Ohio State’s Chase Young OUT vs Maryland

Nov 8, 2019
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...

Ohio State’s Success is Due to An Unlikely Group

Nov 3, 2019
We have come to expect it over the years, but Ohio State is really damn good. Like, really damn good. Like good enough to be a surprise. In the Urban Meyer era (2012-20??) Ohio State has won 11 or mor...

Iowa’s Offense is HOT GARBAGE

Oct 22, 2019
PHEW, having lived by Indiana Packers (a pork supplier chain), I have smelt some serious pig crap. However, I am not sure that I have ever seen an a worse offense than Iowa’s. They are now avera...

October 20th, 2018: The Best Night of My Life

Oct 20, 2019
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 ...

Purdue Stars, Sindelar and Moore, Injured on Same Play

Sep 28, 2019
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...

Michigan State’s All-Mark Dantonio Team

Sep 24, 2019
In honor of Mark Dantonio becoming Michigan State’s winningest coach, let’s take a second to shoutout the players that got him there. Offense QB: Kirk Cousins Honorable mention: Connor Coo...

Purdue Being Purdue

Sep 19, 2019
After what I referred to as a turning point for Purdue football last week, they’re back on their bullsh*t. Not only did they have the ability to possibly win a huge game, it very well could have...

Week Three After Action Report

Sep 15, 2019
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

Sep 11, 2019
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...

Has Purdue Caught Up?

Sep 9, 2019
As we saw at the end of last season, Purdue played Auburn in the Music City Bowl. It wasn’t a very pretty showing, as they lost that one 63-14. It seemed as if the Boilers couldn’t catch u...

CFB Week Two After Action Report

Sep 8, 2019
There’s nothing better than the first big week of the season. Plenty of intriguing matchups on the board turned into a pretty fun Saturday. From start to finish, this was a great day of football...

NCAA Week 1 After Action Report

Sep 2, 2019
College football is officially back. In my preview, I declared this particular iteration of games lackluster. On paper, it was pretty accurate, we only had one top-25 matchup. But college football has...

How serious was the QB “battle” at Ohio State

Aug 29, 2019
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

Aug 29, 2019
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...

Week One Points of Interest

Aug 27, 2019
Week One is here. There’s plenty to be excited about in a seemingly lackluster opening stanza to the 150th season of college football....

CFP Predictions: The 2019 Student Union Sports Edition

Aug 26, 2019
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...

Chad Henne Was Terrific at Michigan

Aug 25, 2019
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 One Under the Radar Matchups In College Football

Aug 20, 2019
Week one of the college football season is always a glorious occasion. We catch our first whiffs of the fall as the 130 FBS teams across the nation begin their pursuit of a National Championship. Whil...

Michigan State comes in at 18 in the Preseason AP Poll

Aug 19, 2019
Michigan State AP Poll Preseason Ranking Football is officially back. The preseason AP poll came out today which included seven Big Ten teams. Including the Michigan State Spartans who came in at the ...

Wisconsin Unveils Worst Uniform in Sports History

Aug 13, 2019
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

Aug 13, 2019
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...

2019 CFB Preview: Michigan Wolverines

Aug 12, 2019
Jim Harbaugh returns to the Michigan Wolverine’s sideline once again in 2019 looking to finally get over the hump and bring Michigan Football back to glory. They have been on the cusp of the pla...

Ranking the Big Ten Starting Quarterbacks

Aug 12, 2019
Football in the Big Ten has always featured some of the greatest players and has had some of the best competition in college football since the conference’s inception in 1896. With the 2019 season a...

Big Ten Season Preview: Is the Big Ten In B1G Trouble?

Aug 12, 2019
Big 10 Season Preview: Let us all take a moment and rewind back to December of 2018, shall we? Ohio State just routed Northwestern 45-24 in the Big Ten Championship in Indy (you cannot blame that one ...

2019 CFB Preview: Wisconsin Badgers

Aug 12, 2019
I just want to yell… Across rivers, valleys, and mountains. That’s exactly what I did with the Wisconsin Badgers last year and what we’ll do again this year, I’m sure of it. Th...

2019 CFB Preview: Michigan State Spartans

Aug 12, 2019
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

Aug 12, 2019
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

Aug 12, 2019
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...

Shea Patterson is Good!

Aug 11, 2019
A year ago I was very critical of Shea Patterson. What I didn’t realize is that at Michigan, there were a number of factors beyond his control that would help him tremendously. Michigan had perh...

College Football is Back. We’re Home.

Aug 9, 2019
As the sun rises you can already hear the faint sound of the wind whistling through the trees. Like the other days of the week you clamor for something to eat. Perhaps you’re thirsty as well. As...