NFL Mock Draft 1.0 w/ Trades

Apr 15, 2021
This is the first mock draft I’ll ever put out for other people to critique. Obviously, like any other football head, I’ve done my own, but I’ve always kept them to myself. This time...

Bryan Mills: Potential Sleeper Of The Draft

Apr 13, 2021
Every year I dive into the lists of prospects to find one player that I put my stamp of approval on. Are my stamps of approval worth anything? No, they are not. However, I will always take the time to...

Trevon Moehrig: 2021 NFL Draft Breakdown

Apr 7, 2021
Trevon Moehrig was recruited to play CB out of high school in Spring Branch, Texas and soon moved to safety once he got to TCU. He is widely considered the top safety in this class and is the *only* s...

Caleb Farley: 2021 NFL Draft Breakdown

Apr 7, 2021
Caleb Farley might be the best defensive player in the 2021 NFL Draft. He played quarterback in high school and then signed on to play wide receiver at Virginia Tech before switching to corner. It sur...

Christian Darrisaw: 2021 NFL Draft Breakdown

Apr 6, 2021
Christian Darrisaw is a lock in the first round. He has the prototypical size and power to be a great player in the league. He was a three-year starter at Virginia Tech, which gives him the experience...

Brevin Jordan: 2021 Draft Breakdown

Apr 6, 2021
Everything coming into this draft regarding the tight end class is about Kyle Pitts. It’s not undeserved, Pitts is the best prospect at the position we have seen in years. With that said, it for...

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...

Nick Bolton: 2021 Draft Breakdown

Apr 5, 2021
The middle linebacker is almost always the defensive leader on the field. The position is responsible for relaying signals from coaches and covering sideline to sideline. No player embodies that more ...

Trey Sermon: 2021 NFL Draft Breakdown

Apr 5, 2021
Ohio State running back Trey Sermon rose to stardom after the injury to former starting Buckeye running back Master Teague III. In Sermon’s first game as a feature back in the Big Ten championsh...

Patrick Surtain II: 2021 Draft Breakdown

Apr 5, 2021
During the 2020-2021 College Football season, Alabama’s Patrick Surtain II was one of the most feared cornerbacks in the country. Surtain II was a vital piece to the championship-winning Alabama...

Azeez Ojulari: 2021 NFL Draft Breakdown

Apr 3, 2021
Azeez Ojulari is a very interesting prospect. The EDGE rusher from Georgia holds some great attributes, but also struggles with some aspects of his game. Ojulari was redshirted his freshman year and t...

Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah: 2021 NFL Draft Breakdown

Mar 16, 2021
JOK is the do-it-all linebacker that made Notre Dame’s defense so good this past season. He is by far the most versatile player in this draft class and one of the most pro-ready. He’s a na...

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...

Dylan Moses: 2021 NFL Draft Breakdown

Mar 16, 2021
Dylan Moses is the kind of guy offensive players don’t want to see in the hole. He’s not flashy, but he gets the job done. He was the leader of the Alabama defense that won the CFP this pa...

Kyle Pitts: 2021 NFL Draft Breakdown

Mar 15, 2021
Kyle Pitts is undoubtedly the best TE in this draft class. Pitts, the 2021 John Mackey Award winner, had an exceptional senior season that impressed many people with his combination of size and athlet...

Jay Tufele: 2021 NFL Draft Breakdown

Mar 12, 2021
Jay Tufele is one of the rawest prospects in this draft. He is an athletic freak that headed USC’s defensive line. He opted out in 2020 due to the incompetence of the PAC 12. When he did play he...

Trey Smith: 2021 NFL Draft Breakdown

Mar 11, 2021
Do you like offensive linemen that are trying to rip their matchup’s head off? Trey Smith is your guy, come the second or third round of this year’s draft. Originally a 5-star left tackle ...

Levi Onwuzurike: 2021 NFL Draft Breakdown

Mar 10, 2021
Levi Onwuzurike was a 4 star recruit coming out of high school in Allen, Texas. Following a few years in the pacific northwest playing for the Washington Huskies, it’s easy to say that he exceed...

Christian Barmore: 2021 NFL Draft Breakdown

Mar 10, 2021
Christian Barmore is the top interior D-line prospect on a lot of boards coming into the 2021 draft. IDL is not a strong position group at the top of this draft, but Barmore just might be the best of ...

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 ...

Creed Humphrey: 2021 NFL Draft Breakdown

Mar 9, 2021
Interior O-line is a very small class this year. There aren’t many guys that will still be there on day three. Creed Humphrey, the top center in this class, is one of the ones that will be taken...

Alim McNeill: 2021 NFL Draft Breakdown

Mar 8, 2021
Alim McNeill has quite possibly the highest ceiling of any of the interior D-lineman in this draft class. The 6’2 320 lb. NC State product started all three years, being a key piece to their def...

Marvin Wilson: 2021 NFL Draft Breakdown

Mar 8, 2021
Marvin Wilson was a man amongst boys on the football field during his college career. One of the few shining lights on a poor Florida State team, Wilson, 6’5 305 lbs, proved why he’s one o...

Lecture Hall 2/23: Prayers Up for Tiger

Feb 26, 2021
What’s up and welcome to Lecture Hall! Hosted by Bryce Hopwood and Harrison Sillings and presented by Student Union Sports. This week we dive into: NHL at Lake Tahoe Fernando Tatis Jr contract e...

Oregon QB Tyler Shough Enters Transfer Portal

Feb 16, 2021
Last week, there was significant PAC 12 news regarding the transfer portal. Tyler Shough, who started every game but saw his playing time dwindle late in the season, is leaving the program. Given this...

Monday’s Mock of the Mock Pt. 2

Feb 15, 2021
Everybody’s favorite recurring article is back for another! This time we’re taking on the heavy hitters: Todd McShay. Let’s get into the spots I liked, loved, or questioned. ESPNR...

Monday’s Mock of the Mock

Feb 7, 2021
Alright, the Super Bowl is over and we are all in on #DraftSZN here at Student Union. So to kick things off, I’m going to do what so many armchair experts around the country do: talk about anoth...

Not Gonna Lie Podcast: Super Bowl LV Preview

Feb 2, 2021
National Champion FB/TE Carl Tucker joins the pod to recap his year at Alabama. We also get into off the field interest and how he aims to be a difference maker at the next level. After that, Liam and...

Ten Hypothetical “30 For 30s” We Want to Watch

Jan 20, 2021
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...

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 ...

Kiffin Agrees to Contract Extension with Ole Miss

Jan 2, 2021
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

Jan 2, 2021
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

Jan 2, 2021
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?

Jan 1, 2021
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 Rose Bowl Preview: #4 Notre Dame vs. #1 Alabama

Jan 1, 2021
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

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 ...

2020 College Football Playoff Odds Guide

Dec 31, 2020
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...

The Liberty Bowl: West Virginia vs. Army

Dec 31, 2020
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

Dec 31, 2020
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...

Arizona Bowl: Ball State vs. #22 San Jose State

Dec 30, 2020
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...

2020 Cheez-It Bowl: #21 Oklahoma State vs #18 Miami

Dec 29, 2020
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...

Utah RB Ty Jordan Passes Away

Dec 26, 2020
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...

SERVPRO First Responder Bowl: #19 Louisiana vs. UTSA

Dec 25, 2020
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

Dec 24, 2020
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

Dec 24, 2020
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

Dec 23, 2020
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...

2020 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl: Tulane vs. Nevada

Dec 22, 2020
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 New Mexico Bowl: Hawai’i vs Houston

Dec 22, 2020
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 ...

2020 Myrtle Beach Bowl: App State vs. North Texas

Dec 21, 2020
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...

Oklahoma Lands Caleb Williams

Dec 17, 2020
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...

Donovan Edwards Signs with Michigan

Dec 16, 2020
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 ...

What did Cincinnati do to the CFP Committee?

Dec 16, 2020
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...

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...

Sarah Fuller Makes History In College Football

Nov 29, 2020
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

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...

Best Running Back Performance of All-Time?

Nov 28, 2020
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...

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...

ICYMI: No. 25 Tulsa stuns Tulane in 2OT

Nov 20, 2020
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...

Lecture Hall 11/17: No One Comes into Ryan Field

Nov 17, 2020
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...

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...

Jim Harbaugh is a perfect fit for the Jets

Nov 13, 2020
The New York Jets are on the verge of being historically bad, led by everyone’s favorite coach, Adam Gase. It’s pretty impressive he still even has a job, but it’s likely the Jets are keeping hi...

What can the Patriots do at QB?

Nov 6, 2020
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,...

COVID-19 Impacting Community College Athletics

Nov 2, 2020
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...

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...

Can U-C Cincy in the College Football Playoff?

Oct 27, 2020
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

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 ...

Pump the Brakes on Baker Mayfield Slander

Oct 26, 2020
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

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...

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 ...

Jimmy Butler is a God

Oct 6, 2020
In this episode, Jacob and Tyler discuss the greatness that is Jimmy Butler and how his historic performance help the Heat grab the game 3 win in the NBA finals. They begin by talking about what Jimmy...

Minshew Mania will have no part of Tank For Trevor

Oct 5, 2020
The Jacksonville Jaguars were Vegas’ preseason bet to take Trevor Lawrence with the #1 pick in the 2021 NFL draft.  Why has everyone all of a sudden forgotten about Gardner Minshew? He had his ...

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...

Louisiana Becomes Nationally Ranked in Major Polls

Sep 14, 2020
For the first time in 77 years, the University of Louisiana football program appeared in the Associated Press Top 25. After defeating previous No. 25 Iowa State 31-14 on Saturday, the Ragin’ Caj...

Devin Kirkwood: UCLA’s Next Big Thing

Sep 14, 2020
With the lack of recent success in UCLA football program, they show signs of hope with the recruitment of 4 Star Athlete, Devin Kirkwood. He has the skill set and talent needed to become the Bruins...

Fantasy Sleepers That Aren’t On Your Roster (Yet)

Sep 9, 2020
Staying persistent in the waiver wire is a huge key in staying successful in Fantasy Football. Injuries and material changes are always apart of the game. But with COVID-19, yet another challenge will...

Buffalo Bills 2020 Season Preview

Sep 8, 2020
2019 Record and Finish The Buffalo Bills are continuing to make strides and their record showed as they made the playoffs with a 10-6 record. Unfortunately, they could not get it done in the playoffs ...

Green Bay Packers 2020 Season Preview

Sep 7, 2020
2019 Record and Finish: Last season the Green Bay Packers finished an outstanding 13-3. This was good enough for 1st in the NFC North Division. The team got past the divisional round against the Seatt...

Philadelphia Eagles 2020 Season Preview

Sep 5, 2020
2019 Record and Finish: The 2019-2020 Philadelphia Eagles finished their season going 9-7 for a .563 winning percentage. This was good enough for the NFC East’s division crown and a berth into t...

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...

Los Angeles Rams 2020 Season Preview

Sep 4, 2020
Coming off a Super Bowl appearance in 2018, the 2019 Rams had a disappointing season where they failed to make the playoffs, mostly due to inconsistent play from their franchise QB. 2019 Record: 9-7, ...

24 To Go: Brewers Playoff Push

Sep 4, 2020
GUESS WHO’S BACK! It’s me again with my third straight year of Brewers end of the season blogging. This year, it isn’t coming on my website… ITS COMING TO YOU VIA STUDENT UNION...

Jamie Newman Opts Out of 2020 Season

Sep 2, 2020
Jamie Newman, who was projected to be the starting quarterback for the Georgia Bulldogs this season, has chosen to opt out. to focus on the 2021 NFL Draft. 🙏🏽. #GODSPLAN pic.twitter.com/1LMOi1ly...

App State & The Greatest Upset Ever

Sep 1, 2020
13 years ago today, the world saw THE greatest and most memorable football games in history. However, there’s SO much more to this game than meets the eye. I’m of course talking about when the App...

The Impact of UCLA suing Under Armour

Sep 1, 2020
On Wednesday, August 26, UCLA had sued the athletic apparel company Under Armour for terminating their $280 million sponsorship agreement. Both sides have their own statements on the situation and wil...

Central Arkansas vs Austin Peay Gambling Lines

Aug 29, 2020
Central Arkansas vs Austin Peay: 9 PM EST on ESPN Did anyone else wake up this morning with a little pep in their step? Well, you probably did, because college football is back. Tonight, on ESPN, we h...

The Earth Peaked During The 2013 Fiesta Bowl

Aug 29, 2020
Do you ever just sit back and reminisce on all the great BCS bowl games of yesteryear? One of the memories was of the 2013 Fiesta Bowl between Oregon and Kansas State. Now you may be asking yourself &...

Ole Miss Football Players Walk Out of Practice

Aug 28, 2020
The Ole Miss Football program has joined in on the spark of activism that had hit the sports world Wednesday. The spark ignited when the Milwaukee Bucks chose to not show up on the court for their NBA...

The Los Angeles Clippers Are Finally Here

Aug 27, 2020
Tuesday night, we saw a Clippers team that we have been waiting to see since the Bubble Restart began. The Clippers were firing on all ends, both offensively and defensively. They’re looking lik...

Former LSU/NFL RB Derrius Guice Faces New Allegations

Aug 19, 2020
Along with his current domestic violence charges, Derrius Guice has been accused of rape by two former LSU students. The students claim that this happened during Guice’s freshman year at LSU in ...

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 ...

Where Are They Now? Last Chance U: Season 5

Aug 19, 2020
Like any good sports documentary, the fifth season of Netflix’s Last Chance U is a Trojan horse. It rides out of the tunnel showing football and then opens into a story about everything but athletic...

Nick Saban: Spring Season May Look Like JV

Aug 18, 2020
Nick Saban appeared on ESPN’s “Get Up” on Tuesday and wondered aloud what a potential spring football season could mean. He was less-than-optimistic, put simply. The Alabama coach reacted to the...

SWAC Releases Spring Football Schedule

Aug 17, 2020
Following the announcement in July that the Southwestern Athletic Conference would postpone all fall competition in 2020. The SWAC announced today the schedule for all 10 football programs that will t...

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 Sky, WAC, and WCC Join Season Cancellation Parade

Aug 13, 2020
The Big Sky, Western Athletic Conference (WAC), and West Coast Conference (WCC) are the latest conferences to postpone all fall sports. This including football for the Big Sky and WAC, until at least ...

SUS Lecture Hall 8/12: A Sad Day for Sports

Aug 12, 2020
Lecture Hall is back this week and we’re jumping right into the only thing anyone is talking about, the Big Ten and PAC 12 have postponed fall sports. We talk about the lasting impact of this de...

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...

Florida Grabs Commitment From 5-Star CB Jason Marshall

Aug 10, 2020
Florida football fans had a pretty good start to their Sunday afternoon. Why do you ask? Well, the Gators are getting an upgrade at cornerback. Jason Marshall, a 5-star corner from Miami Palmetto High...

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....

Mid-American Cancels Fall Sports Amid Pandemic

Aug 8, 2020
Dear fellow companions and football fanatics, It is with a heavy and somber heart, I bring you terrible news of great tragedy in the football world. The high powered and highly popular Mid-American Co...

The New York Yankees Are Scary Good

Aug 6, 2020
Written August 4th, 2020 The New York Yankees have jumped out to a quick 8-1 record, one of the best in baseball right now. The stars on the team are embodying the “savages in the box” men...

Big 12 Follows 9+1 Format for Football Schedule

Aug 5, 2020
The Big 12 ‘s Board of Directors announced a scheduling model that makes way for football this season. Featuring nine conference contests and an additional non-conference game, Big 12 is mandati...

Pac-12 Players Threaten to Boycott

Aug 2, 2020
On Sunday morning ThePlayersTribune.com posted a message from an anonymous group of Pac-12 players on their website. The Pac-12 players expressed their concerns and list their demands for the upcoming...

The Houston Rockets: Will ‘Small-Ball’ Work?

Jul 31, 2020
This season has been a strange one to say the least for the Houston Rockets. From trading for Russell Westbrook to dishing off Clint Capela to Atlanta, the team has a whole new identity that is turnin...

SEC 2020 Football Update

Jul 30, 2020
The Southeastern Conference is set for football to return this fall. SEC presidents have approved a 10-game, conference-only schedule for 2020. SEC athletic directors approved the plan on Wednesday, t...

Baylor Lands Kendall Brown, Another Elite Recruit

Jul 22, 2020
2021 five-star wing Kendall Brown committed to Baylor on Monday, he announced on Instagram. With his decision, he became the third player to commit to Baylor in the past week, joining Langston Love an...

Former Utah QB Jason Shelley Transfers to Utah State

Jul 17, 2020
Jason Shelley is going from one in-state rival to the other. After entering the transfer portal in February, the former Utah quarterback announced his decision to leave for Utah State on Monday. The 5...

Sports Are “Totally” Going To Happen

Jul 9, 2020
I’m starting to see the vision. With every passing day, my optimism for watching college football is waning. This recent news doesn’t help. Now I understand that a school like Harvard is n...

NCAA Football 13 Chronicles: Reality Check

Jul 9, 2020
Shooter is back and the last dance of his college career in NCAA Football 13 continues. When we last left off, Shooter and the boys were off to a 4-0 start and were absolutely rolling. However, the re...

Ivy League Cancels Fall Sports

Jul 8, 2020
Didn’t J.K. Rowling, Noam Chomsky, Margaret Atwood and a few more people just sign an open-letter unironically canceling “cancel culture”? Yet, here we are. As some may remember, the...

In Defense of Jameis Winston

Jul 7, 2020
And how the Saints found their rightful successor The New Orleans Saints have entered their name into the list of the greatest QB rooms of all time, joining the likes of the 2018 Eagles, the late 80s ...

A Change in Washington?

Jul 6, 2020
The current racial tensions throughout the country and the world have no doubt made their way into the sports world. The NFL just delivered an apology being issued to Colin Kaepernick, whose message i...

Cam Newton is a Patriot

Jul 5, 2020
The NFL season lives in the hypothetical, much like almost every other sport during COVID. New England dropped us a bomb shell when it was announced that Cam Newton would be signing with the team. The...

Madden 21 Brings us Closer to NCAA Football

Jul 2, 2020
Like last year’s Madden football game, Madden 21 allows you to pick from a select choice of college teams for their career mode. Most of the teams on this list were in the game last year, howeve...

The College Athlete: From Scholarships to Cash

Jul 2, 2020
The Bill In early June, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis revolutionized college football by signing the NIL bill to pay college players. The state of Florida became the very first to sign the new NIL bil...

I WON

Jun 30, 2020
I, Zachary Scott Spiecker from Surprise, Arizona, just won Student Union Sport’s first Madden Tournament! I went 2-1 in region play and was the 3 seed going into the playoffs. I beat Luke in a c...

SUS Lecture Hall June 25th: Tender Daddy and Cryptids

Jun 25, 2020
On this week’s episode of Lecture Hall, the Tender Daddy joins the boys to talk about joining up with Student Union Sports.. and of course tenders. Other topics include American Cryptids and Har...

Ole Miss Football Set to Retire Eli Manning’s No.10

Jun 22, 2020
On Monday June 22nd, Eli Manning was visited by current Ole Miss Athletic Director, Keith Carter. He went down to the Rebel legend’s home (in Oxford) to let him know that his jersey would be ret...

No one is safe from COVID, even college football

Jun 14, 2020
Still at large: Covid-19 As the media has switched narratives from the Covid-19 pandemic that shut down nearly everything, including sports, to the severity of the racial injustices in the world the n...

The SAD Truth About Reggie Bush’s disassociation

Jun 10, 2020
One of the most electric players in college sports is now allowed to associate himself with the school that he had more success at than most have between their college and NFL careers combined. Howeve...

Backyard Baseball Dynasty: Game 4

Jun 9, 2020
The overall feeling in the clubhouse is one of optimism following game 3. The offense clicked and Marky DuBois has the pitching spot on lock. Going into the game against the White Sox, the team was ho...

First Annual Student Union Madden Tournament

Jun 8, 2020
Starting today we will beginning the first annual Student Union Madden Tournament. This will take place over the next couple of weeks and can be viewed on our Twitch channel as well as from links on o...

Josh Rosen and the Bears: Match Made… Somewhere

May 21, 2020
When the Arizona Cardinals selected Josh Rosen with the tenth selection in the 2018 NFL Draft, the UCLA quarterback didn’t hold back when barking about the newly found chip on his shoulder. The ...

Joop Plesec: Adding Stars

May 19, 2020
After another 200 yard performance, Joop Plesec is showing why his heart is his greatest asset. Magic Number of 3 It’s early in the MHSAA high school football season, but the first season for Ci...

NCAA Football 13 Chronicles: #HeismanHarri

May 16, 2020
When we last left off NCAA Football 13 Chronicles, Harri “Shooter” Sillings, had just finished up his junior year at Arizona State. He’s won eight games in his three years as a start...

Not Gonna Lie Podcast: Episode 76

May 14, 2020
Current Lions CB, Amani Oruwariye joins the podcast to talk about his path to the NFL. We discuss life at Penn State, his friendship with Saquon Barkley, and his favorite moments from his rookie seaso...

Not Gonna Lie Podcast: Ep. 75

May 14, 2020
Check out my interview with VaynerSports agent, AJ Vaynerchuk! We talk about life as an agent during quarantine, what the draft process looked like for him, and discussed the idea of an NFL Draft expa...

NCAA Football 13 Chronicles: Aggressive Mediocracy

May 14, 2020
Welcome back to NCAA Football 13 Chronicles! When our Arizona State standout Shooter Sillings last left us he had just made the decision to return to ASU for his junior season. The team was sitting at...

Joop Plesec: Hometown Hero?

May 12, 2020
Well, well, well… After a MONSTER 200 yard, 5 touchdown performance in Week 1, Joop Plesec added another 150 and a score in Week 2. Officially, he has 357 yards and 6 scores. Both of those numbe...

NCAA Football 13 Chronicles: The Decision

May 5, 2020
At 11 am Eastern Standard Time, news broke in the world of NCAA Football 13. Soon to be junior QB Shooter Sillings had made the decision to return to ASU for his third season of eligibility. This news...

Backyard Baseball Dynasty: Game 1

May 2, 2020
The Little Wombats geared up for their inaugural game as a franchise and nerves were running rampant in the clubhouse. Expectations for the team are sky high. Stars Sammy Sosa and Pablo Sanchez lead w...

Joop Plesec: RB0

May 1, 2020
Who is Joop Plesec? If you haven’t heard of Joop Plesec, I wouldn’t be surprised. The 5 foot-11 inch, 220 pound Senior running back from Grand Rapids, Michigan is currently a 0 star recrui...

Jordan Love and Green Bay: The Perfect Marriage

Apr 27, 2020
Jordan Love was one of the more interesting prospects heading into this year’s NFL Draft, and as soon as commissioner Roger Goodell called his name on Thursday night, his journey became even mor...

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 ...

NCAA Football 13 Chronicles Episode 2: The Gauntlet

Apr 24, 2020
When I left you last time, Sophomore QB Harri Sillings was about to lead the ASU Sun Devils into the gauntlet of their schedule. They were sitting at 0-4 with #9 Notre Dame coming to Tempe and #11 USC...

2020 Miami Dolphins Mock Draft

Apr 23, 2020
There is no denying it: the Miami Dolphins are banking a lot of their future in these next two drafts. Not only do they boast six picks in the top 100, but they are also loaded for 2021, with another ...

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...

Lecture Hall 4/22: NFL Draft Preview

Apr 22, 2020
This week the boys are back with some special guests. We have our resident fullback Bucky Grimes and the GOAT of Student Union Sports Cody Goggin. These two are the Todd McShay and Mel Kiper jr of Stu...

Top Five CFB Games of the BCS/CFP Era

Apr 22, 2020
There is and never will be anything better than a very-exciting CFB game. The BCS/CFP era (1998-present) has provided many, “where were you when” games. Here, I will look at the five best ...

NCAA Football 13 Chronicles: Episode 1

Apr 22, 2020
I consider myself to be god-like when it comes to the NCAA Football video games. Especially when it comes to NCAA Football 13. Which is why I figured that me making another Road to Glory would be a ca...

Student Union Sports 2020 NFL Mock Draft

Apr 21, 2020
With the 2020 NFL Draft taking place this Thursday, the writers at Student Union Sports decided to get together and conduct a Mock Draft for the first round. Eight of our most trusted writers were eac...

Henry Ruggs: 2020 NFL Draft Breakdown

Apr 21, 2020
Henry Ruggs from Alabama might be the best wide receiver this class has to offer, and that’s saying something. His combination of blazing (like, BLAZING) speed and soft hands make him make him o...

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...