0 comments by Kevin McGuire on 10/3/2013
Oh boy, do we have some good games to look forward to this weekend. It gets underway Thursday night with Texas traveling to Iowa State, the scene of many upsets in Big 12 play on past Thursday nights. Those who stay up for it will be entertained by UCLA's road trip to Utah, another dangerous […]
0 comments by Kevin McGuire on 10/2/2013
Steve Sarkisian made a name for himself as a USC assistant. Is the guy to turn the Trojans around now? Photo: USA Today Sports Crystal Ball Run continues our look at some of the top candidates to be named the next head coach at USC. We already looked over Kevin Sumlin. Now we look at […]
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Oregon is off to a hot start, but are they a true national title contender? Photo: USA Today Sports We’ve seen this movie before. In each of the past three seasons, Oregon has jumped out to a blazing start in September, beating mediocre opponents to a pulp with ease. Every year, we fall in love […]
0 comments by Kevin McGuire on 10/1/2013
C.J. Brown and Maryland look for the program's first win at Florida State. Photo: USA Today Sports No. 25 Maryland at No. 8 Florida State Saturday, 12:00 p.m. ESPN Line: Florida State -15 At the beginning of the year it is unlikely anybody predicted this to be an ACC match-up of unbeatens, but here we […]
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Vad Lee and Georgia Tech will have to hold on to the football to top Miami. Photo: USA Today Sports Georgia Tech at No. 14 Miami Saturday, 3:30 p.m. ESPNU Line: Miami -5 This game would have been more attractive had Georgia Tech not lost last weekend, but it still carries plenty of weight in […]
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Alabama debuts at number one in the first Crystal Ball Run power rankings. Photo: USA Today Sports With the month of October officially here, the Crystal Ball Run staff is introducing a new weekly feature to the site with our official power rankings. Each week our staff will submit our top ten ballots and the […]
0 comments by Kevin McGuire on 9/30/2013
Paul Pasquoloni is out at UConn, per reports. Photo: Getty Images. We have not even flipped our calendars to October yet and we have not one, but two head coaching changes in college football. Connecticut has reportedly fired head coach Paul Pasqualoni, according to UConn beat reporter Desmond Connor. Paul Pasqualoni has been fired as […]
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Lane Kiffin's departure from USC was anything but graceful. Now USC must find the right hire. Photo: USA Today Sports. We all saw it coming, but not exactly like this. After a blowout loss at Arizona State Saturday night, USC terminated the contract of Lane Kiffin and left him stranded at the airport. Now it […]
0 comments by Kevin McGuire on 9/29/2013
North Caorlina State improved to 3-1 and could actually be lined up for a 10-win season. No, really! Photo: USA Today Sports No. 15 Miami 49, South Florida 21: Complete domiance for Miami, once again. The Hurricanes defense gave Steven Bench a rude welcome in his first college start and continues to play ery well. […]
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When you think of Hail Mary plays in college football, there are probably two that quickly come to mind. For me it is Kordell Stewart's pass to lift Colorado to a win at Michigan in 1994 and perhaps one of the most famous plays in college football history, Doug Flutie's prayer against Miami. On Saturday, […]
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Kentucky lost to Florida on Saturday, 24-7, for the 19th straight time in the series. A loss to Florida we expect any time Kentucky takes the field. What we rarely expect is for the Gators to get caught on the receiving end of a fake field goal that goes for a touchdown, with the kicker […]
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Bret Bielema and his Arkansas Razorbacks are giving Texas A&M all they can handle at the half. The Razorbacks are trailing the Aggies 24-20 in another offensive-oriented SEC conference match-up. Remember when the SEC was lauded for their defense? But no matter what happens in the second half, we will all get a good laugh […]
