With a 70-33 victory over Clemson in the Discover Orange Bowl still fresh in the memory banks of every West Virginia fan, there are plenty of reasons to be excited about Saturday’s Gold and Blue game. Kickoff is 6 p.m. and the game can be seen on ESPN3. The Mountaineers are using the spring to […]

All of us at Crystal Ball Run are doing our best to make the offseason as bearable as possible, which is never easy, for college football fans. So .we’ve taken on the task of ranking coaching jobs within the major conferences. Here is what we think about the: SEC Big 12 And now it’s time […]

Camp Opens: March 31Spring Game: April 28 Texas A&M couldn’t wait to get out of the Big 12 and join the SEC West. Now the Aggies get to do battle against the likes of Alabama, Auburn, LSU and Arkansas. I’m not even sure A&M is ready for Mississippi State. Are the Aggies really ready for […]

Camp Opens: March 12Spring Game: April 14 Boise State has become a regular in the Top 25 by winning 10 or more games the past six seasons. With the commitment by Chris Petersen, I won’t be shocked if the Broncos make that seven in a row despite having to replace a number of key players. […]

Camp Opens: March 12Spring Game: April 21 Oklahoma State is fresh off the greatest season in school history, and easily the best two-year run ever. So right now, Mike Gundy is “The Man” in Stillwater, Okla. He was recently rewarded with an eight-year, $30.3 million contract extension. Expectations will be high again in 2012, but […]

Camp Opens: March 14Spring Game: April 7 Probably the best way to describe Will Muschamp’s first year is he survived. After a solid start, the Gators struggled to a 7-6 season. However, it did include a win over Ohio State in the It might not take Florida long to get back into the SEC race, […]

Camp Opens: March 9Spring Game: April 14 Fresh off its second BCS National Championship in three seasons, Alabama will use the spring to try to refocus the players on the ultimate goal – back-to-back titles. Alabama lost some key components off of last year’s 12-1 team that went on to take down LSU in the […]

If I had a vote for the College Football Hall of Fame, I’d guarantee you I’d give a nod to former Michigan State running back Lorenzo White. Of the 76 players and eight coaches on the ballot, White is a guy who epitomized what it means to be a great college player. The 2012 ballot, […]

Camp Opens: Feb. 27Spring Game: April 14 After enjoying back-to-back trips to BCS bowl games, Stanford will have to replace quarterback Andrew Luck, the best quarterback in school history (yes, I know John Elway and Jim Plunkett once played in Palo Alto). The Cardinal also lost two potential first-round picks on the offensive line in […]

It’s not like we didn’t know who West Virginia would play when it finally joined the Big 12. It became official Tuesday and the conference released the league schedule. Yet, there was something that left me speechless for awhile when I saw WVU’s schedule. Hey road trips to Texas, Texas Tech, Oklahoma State and Iowa […]