Laurie Marion – Hockey & College Football Expert

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Laurie Marion joined the Sports Brackets and HockeySchedules.net team last year, bringing her deep passion for hockey and college football to deliver engaging coverage, schedule breakdowns, and bracket insights for fans everywhere. Hockey is her top love—she's been a die-hard Boston Bruins fan through thick and thin, cheering for every puck drop, power play, and overtime thriller on the road to the Stanley Cup. Whether it's dissecting line matchups, playoff predictions, or the latest NHL trends, Laurie combines sharp analysis with genuine fan excitement. On the college side, she's all in on the Minnesota Golden Gophers and the Big Ten conference, rooting hard for the maroon and gold while keeping a close eye on the league's powerhouse rivalries, upsets, and March Madness runs. Her coverage spans printable schedules, tournament brackets, and in-depth previews that help fans stay ahead of the action. At Sports Brackets, Laurie contributes across hockey, college football, and related tournaments, always with a focus on practical, fan-friendly content you can trust. From NHL playoff brackets to Big Ten conference outlooks, she delivers reliable insights with a personal touch. Connect with Laurie on social media or leave a comment on her social profiles. She loves chatting hockey rivalries, college upsets, and debating the best brackets!

2026 FCS Playoff Bracket: Free Printable 24-Team Bracket

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Get our free printable 2026 FCS playoff bracket, a blank 24-team bracket you can fill in as the field is revealed on Selection Sunday. The FCS decides its champion on the field: 24 teams, 16 seeds, campus-site games, and a national title decided January 11, 2027 in Nashville. DOWNLOAD THE PRINTABLE FCS PLAYOFF BRACKET (PDF)…
2026 FCS Football Schedule: Teams, Conferences, TV & Playoffs

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Welcome to our 2026 FCS football schedule hub, your home for the Football Championship Subdivision season: all 13 conferences and 128 teams, how to watch, the 24-team playoff, and the national championship. This is the first year we are covering FCS in depth, and we will keep adding printable schedules, the playoff bracket, and marquee…
How to Calculate 3-Point Percentage: Formula & Example

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3-Point Percentage tells you how efficient a shooter is. Here is the simple formula with an example, or use our free 3-point percentage calculator for an instant answer. How to Calculate 3-Point Percentage: Quick Facts Formula: made / attempts x 100. Output: a percentage. Example: 5 of 12 is 41.7%. Works for: one game or…
Volleyball Rotations Explained: The 5-1, 6-2 & 4-2 Systems

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Volleyball rotations can look confusing, but the idea is simple: six players start in set positions and rotate one spot clockwise every time their team wins back the serve. This guide breaks down the court positions and the three most common systems, the 5-1, 6-2, and 4-2. Volleyball Rotations: Quick Facts Positions: six spots, numbered…
How to Load a Barbell: Plate Math for Any Weight, Plus a Loading Chart

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Staring at the bar doing plate math in your head? This guide shows you how to load a barbell for any target weight, with the simple arithmetic and a loading chart, or you can use our free barbell load calculator to get the plates instantly. How to Load a Barbell: Quick Facts Step 1: subtract…

Laurie Marion author

Laurie Marion is a dedicated hockey and college football enthusiast on the Sports Brackets team. A lifelong Boston Bruins fan and proud supporter of the Minnesota Golden Gophers and Big Ten, she covers schedules, brackets, playoffs, and more with passion and expertise.

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