Photo: KSUOwlsFootball.com Here at Crystal Ball Run, we usually stick to the big names of the FBS but occasionally it's nice to shine a light on the smaller programs and take a look at what's happening around the world of college football. Today, we take a look at the newest football program in the state […]

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Mark Stoops is on a mission to prove Kentucky isn't just a basketball school; Photo: USA Today Sports Recruiting is a big key to success in today's world of college football but often we just look at the big winners, the teams that finish in the Top 10. Truthfully, that's a big indicator for who […]

Riggs tackles LSU's Jarvis Landry in a 17-6 loss; Photo: USA Today Sports Will Muschamp had as tough of a 2013 season as any coach in college football and, at least for now, it looks to be continuing into 2014. In December, ESPN posted an injury-by-injury look at Florida's 2013 season and it wasn't pretty. […]

Is Bell making the right decision?; Photo: USA Today Sports In 2010, according to 247 Sports composite rankings, Blake Bell was the #1 dual threat quarterback recruit in the Nation. Playing behind Landry Jones, Bell made quite an impression in 2011 and 2012 as a go-to guy in the red zone for the Sooners. Over […]

Nick Saban explains how the SEC has mastered the art of recruiting; Photo: USA Today Sports The SEC dominated college football from 2006 through 2012, winning seven straight BCS National Championships. This past season, FSU knocked the SEC off it's perch by beating Auburn. The SEC coaches must have taken this personally as they pulled […]

Georgia signees Michel and McKenzie The way it goes down on National Signing Day is the recruit has the hats on the table in front of them for the schools they are choosing from and then they pick the hat for the school they will attend. Four-Star WR Isaiah McKenzie played it a little differently […]

The rich got richer in terms of college football talent as right before noon, Rashaan Evans picked Alabama as his destination for the foreseeable future. 247 Sports lists Evans as the #11 player in the country and the #1 player at the OLB position.  Evans was recently upgraded from a four-star to a five-star recruit […]

Dupre catches a pass in the Under Armour All-America game; Photo: USA Today Sports One of the most interesting stories during this recruiting year was Cam Cameron and his borderline "stalking" of recruit Malachi Dupre. When Dupre went to take his official visit to UCLA, Cameron sat next to Dupre on his flight out as […]

The top uncommitted recruits are coming off the board. Earlier we saw Soloman Thomas, our #6 undecided recruit, come off the board by bringing a tree to the table and signing with Stanford. The latest in that list to come off the board was our #7 undecided recruit, offensive tackle Damian Prince.  The home state […]

Mack Brown's Texas squads were consistently near the top of the recruiting rankings, but an inability to live up to those rankings led to his dismissal; Photo: USA Today Sports Recruiting has become a huge part of college football and a huge factor in how successful football teams are in this day and age. I […]