If I’ve learned one thing in my years covering college football, it’s that every coaching hire has to be evaluated differently. What might be a home-run selection at one school could be a dud at another; a guy who might be a perfect fit at one place could be a disaster somewhere else. Every coach, […]

With another week until bowl season really gets underway, admittedly, it’s been a bit of a slow start to the college football news week at Crystal Ball Run. Thankfully though, former Notre Dame quarterback Jimmy Clausen gave us something to talk about on this quiet Monday afternoon, by proving two age-old theories: 1. Idiocy does […]

(With most of college football's off-season coaching hirings and firings complete, it is now time for Crystal Ball Run to look back and try to figure out how each school did in the process. Over the next few weeks we will evaluate every new hire made this off-season and what it means fo the school, […]

In one of the most surprising twists of the college football off-season, multiple reports indicate that disgraced former Arkansas coach Bobby Petrino will be named the head coach at Western Kentucky on Monday afternoon. A 4 p.m. press conference has been announced by the school, where Petrino will apparently replace Willie Taggart, who accepted the […]

With a few days left until bowl games kick off, it is a relatively slow week in the world of college football. Well, except in College Station, TX, where Kevin Sumlin just put a new toy under the Christmas tree for Heisman Trophy winning quarterback Johnny Manziel.   That toy is Ricky Seals-Jones, the top […]

After a long, winding and at times tumultuous search, the University of Tennessee has hired Butch Jones to be their next football coach. The announcement will officially come at a Friday afternoon press conference. Jones comes to Rocky Top after three years at Cincinnati, where he compiled a 23-14 record, including 19 wins over the […]

It appears as though Cal has traded in one offensive guru as their coach for another, as on Tuesday it was reported that Louisiana Tech’s Sonny Dykes is set to take over as head coach over in Berkley. The news was first reported by FootballScoop.com. Dykes will come to Cal after three years at Louisiana […]

The search for a new football coach at Tennessee continues, as on late Wednesday evening Louisville coach Charlie Strong turned down a job offer from the school. SI.com’s Pete Thamel was the first to report the story. Here is an excerpt via SI.com: Charlie Strong is staying at Louisville, according to a Louisville source. Strong […]

In a bit of a surprise move, former Auburn offensive coordinator Gus Malzahn is returning to the Plains as the school’s new head coach. On Tuesday the school announced that Malzahn- who spent the last season as head coach at Arkansas State- will take over for his former boss Gene Chizik, who was fired after […]

Following USC’s loss last weekend to Notre Dame (their fourth in five games) it seemed inevitable that change was coming in some form in Los Angeles. Athletic Director Pat Haden insisted that head coach Lane Kiffin was safe and Haden also mentioned that he’d leave it up to his head coach to make all decisions […]