For months, it has been assumed by just about everyone in the recruiting world that the top high school football prospect in the country, Robert Nkemdiche will end up an Ole Miss Rebel. His brother Denzel plays for the team, he has been on the campus close to a dozen times in the last couple […]

For those of you who follow recruiting (including you, weird message board guy who tweets at every 18-year-old your school is chasing after), you all know that as usual, schools like Florida, Alabama and Notre Dame are having monster recruiting years. To the surprise of many, other programs like Ole Miss, Texas A&M and UCLA […]

While the Masters golf tournament has always had the tag-line of “A Tradition Unlike Any Other” (thanks for nothing, Jim Nantz!), college football has a traditional completely unlike any other as well: High football players decommitting right before Signing Day and throwing everyone into a frenzy. It happens every year and as we once again […]

When it comes to college football recruiting, two axioms seem to hold true year-in and year-out: 1. “All is fair in love and recruiting.” 2. “Nothing is official until the ink goes dry on National Signing Day.” Apparently, though, no one shared that memo with Bo Pelini and the Nebraska caching staff. That’s because after […]

In the short time that offensive guru Chip Kelly was head coach at Oregon, his impact on the Ducks was staggering. With the help of Nike CEO Phil Knight's money, Kelly helped elevate UO from one of the country's better programs to one of its best.   Kelly has taken his talents to the NFL, […]

CARSON, CALIF.,— At this point, you’ve probably figured out that Crystal Ball Run was camped out at this year’s NFLPA Bowl over the last few days. During that time we did a quick profile on Oklahoma State’s Brodrick Brown, explained what the game meant to each individual player and even had the chance to chat […]

CARSON, CALIF.,– Simply put, there are few figures in the sport of football who elicit more “I LOVE that guy” response from fans than Herm Edwards. I mean honestly, if you don’t like Herm Edwards, you’re basically admitting that you also don’t like puppies, apple pie and Les Mile press conferences. It’s essentially impossible. Anyway, […]

It’s safe to say that of every major program in college football, no team has dealt with more off the field drama than USC over the past several months. The Trojans entered the season ranked No. 1 in the country in most polls, before losing five of their last six games and limping to a […]

Of all the things we’ll remember about the 2013 BCS National Championship Game, two stick out above all others: 1. Brent Musberger’s long-winded and uncomfortable swoon session over current Miss Alabama and future Sports Illustrated swimsuit model Katherine Webb. While I personally didn’t have as big of a problem with it as most, I’d be […]