Tackling the biggest issues in sports from sports media students at Seton Hall
The ultimate honor a university can offer a student-athlete is to retire their number. Usually reserved for those who displayed athletic excellence and truly incredible ability, numbers can also be retired for tragedy or off-the-field impact.
In the 2020-21 season, head coach Andreas Lindberg has turned Seton Hall Men’s Soccer team into a national powerhouse. The Big East Men’s Coaching Staff of the Year was able to lead the team to their first Big East tournament in 9 years. When taking a look at the statistics, it’s easy to see a…
The European Super League, introduced Sunday night, sees some of Europe’s top soccer teams signing up to create a breakaway league that protects 15 teams from relegation and will follow an American style of competition with a regular season and a playoff round. Currently there are 12 founding teams: AC Milan, Arsenal FC, Atlético de Madrid, Chelsea FC, FC Barcelona, FC Internazionale Milano,…
(1) Gonzaga vs (6) USC Line: Gonzaga –8.5 O/U: 153 Time: 7:15 PM The tournament favorite, Gonzaga, is one game away from the program’s second Final Four. The offensive juggernaut has coasted through this season with the only undefeated record in the country. They have 3 All-Americans who can take over the game at any time…
(2) Houston vs (12) Oregon State Line: Houston –8 O/U: 129.5 Time: Monday 7:15 PM The Elite Eight is a national stage that the Houston Cougars will use to show off their elite defense. On a path to the Final Four that will be achieved by only playing double-digit seeds, detractors will say that the Cougars…
(1) Gonzaga vs (5) Creighton Line: Gonzaga –13.5 O/U: 158.5 Time: Sunday 2:10 PM The clash of two high-powered offenses will be meeting in this match-up. Gonzaga is widely considered the most explosive offense. They feature 3 All-Americans who can fill up the stat sheet in every way imaginable. They will push the pace the…
(8) Loyola Chicago vs (12) Oregon State Line: Loyola Chicago –7 O/U: 125 Time: Saturday 2:40 PM In the usual slot of the 1 vs 4 match-ups, this region is featuring an 8 and 12 seed. The 8th seeded Loyola Chicago Ramblers are from the typical low seed. According to the KenPom ranking system, all teams seeded as…
(2) Iowa vs (7) Oregon Line: Iowa -4 O/U: 147 Time: Monday 12:10 Oregon the only team that will be moving on to the round of 32 without playing in the previous round. VCU had multiple positive COVID cases leading to the cancellation of the game and the advancement of the Ducks. They feature the third-team All-American, Chris…
(1) Illinois vs (8) Loyal IL Line: Illinois –7 O/U: 133.5 Time: Sunday 12:10 PM Loyola Chicago is back and looking to make another run of upsets. They have the first game this Sunday coming off an 11-point win over Georgia Tech. The 3-ball was falling as they went 11-27 from behind the arc. Lucas Williamson stepped…
Evan Ganning is a Senior at Seton Hall and a percussionist for the university’s pep band. Since he was a Freshman, Evan has participated in the pep band and was looking forward to his last year in the organization until COVID-19 took it from him. In the 2020-21 college basketball season, Seton Hall’s pep band has been noticeably absent.