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Game Day Kickoff: A look at Week 5’s evening games

Photo: USA Today Sports Any Big Games? No. 1 Alabama (3-0, 1-0 SEC) vs. No. 21 Ole Miss (3-0, 1-0 SEC), 6:30 p.m. ESPN (Early Analysis) Unanimous Staff Pick: Alabama (More) The top-ranked Crimson Tide get back at SEC play with a home game against the undefeated Ole Miss Rebels. Ole Miss brings a style […]

No. 11 Oklahoma State stung by West Virginia, 31-20

Photo: USA Today Sports Oklahoma State head coach Mike Gundy felt his team was walking in to a hornet's nest in Morgantown, and his Cowboys got stung on their way out. West Virginia took advantage of some Oklahoma State turnovers and scored a surprising 30-21 victory against a team that looked to be a Big […]

Game Day Kickoff: A look at Week 5’s midday games

Photo: USA Today Sports Any Big Games? No. 9 Georgia (2-1, 1-0 SEC) vs. No. 6 LSU (4-0, 1-0 SEC), 3:30 p.m. CBS (Early Analysis) Staff Pick: LSU, 6-3 (More) This is the game of the week, as we noted in Thursday's newsletter (are you subscribed?) and it could even be a preview of the […]

Game Day Kickoff: A look at Week 5’s early games

Photo: USA Today Sports Any Big Games? Central Florida (3-0) vs. No. 12 South Carolina (2-1), 12:00 p.m. ABC Unanimous Staff Pick: South Carolina (More) The Central Florida Knights kick things off with one of the biggest home games in program history. After a win at Penn State and a bye week, Central Florida looks […]

Dirty Dozen: Crystal Ball Run staff picks for Week 5

After a bit of a down weekend in the college football schedule, things seem to get a bit more interesting this weekend. A few match-ups of ranked teams in conference play can be found in the Big Ten and SEC and a key ACC division game gets us started a little early tonight when Georgia […]

Early Analysis: Wisconsin at Ohio State

No. 23 Wisconsin (3-1, 1-0 Big Ten) at No. 4 Ohio State (4-0) Saturday, 8:00 p.m., ABC Line: Ohio State -7.5 Last weekend in Tuscaloosa we had a head coach take on a former assistant when Nick Saban welcomed former offensive coordinator Jim McElwain and Colorado State in to Bryant-Denny Stadium. This weekend in The […]

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NCAA giving back scholarships to Penn State

Citing progress toward restoring athletics integrity, the NCAA has announced they will begin cutting back on some of the scholarship reductions at Penn State, allowing the Nittany Lions to return to 85 scholarship by 2016-2017. The postseason ban is still in place and the remainder of a $60 million fine will still be paid off […]

What Did We Learn in Week 4?

1. Tyler Murphy has his chance For all of the criticism directed at Jeff Driskel over the last two seasons for Florida’s offensive struggles, there was never really a doubt he was the best option at quarterback. When Tyler Murphy replaced an injured Driskel in the first quarter against Tennessee on Saturday, he had exactly zero […]

What We Learned: The Big Ten In Week 4

Michigan's Devin Gardner had a rough night against UConn, but the Wolverines managed to sneak out with a win. Photo: USA Today Sports The Big Ten went 7-2 against non-conference opponents in week four, including a pair of shutout victories and another that avoided an upset bid on the road. Ohio State and Penn State […]

What We Learned: The ACC in Week 4

Is it time to start taking Maryland a little more seriously after a big win over West Virginia? Photo: USA Today Sports The ACC had a good showing in week four against non-conference opponents, going 7-0. A handful of those wins came against overmatched FCS opponents, but Maryland's 37-0 victory over West Virginia was nothing […]

Dirty Dozen: Crystal Ball Run staff picks for Week 4

Everybody seems to think this is a bland weekend of college football. There is just one match-up of top 25 teams and there could be a number of mismatches in each conference, but when everybody least expecting it it is weekends like this when all heck can break out. So who knows what will happen […]

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