0 comments by Kevin McGuire on 5/3/2013
Hey Bill, which way to Ireland? Photo: USA Today Sports Penn State head coach Bill O'Brien has been discussing the idea of playing a game in Ireland for months. As he makes the rounds via bus this week on a coaches bus tour to meet and greet alumni, O'Brien said with a smirk to reports […]
0 comments by Kevin McGuire on 5/2/2013
The worst-kept secret in college sports was officially revealed in Atlanta on Thursday. The SEC Network, a joint venture between the SEC and ESPN, will hit the airwaves in August 2014 and will have a plan to carry approximately 45 SEC games in year one, with three games every Saturday. The SEC Network is the […]
0 comments by Kevin McGuire on 5/1/2013
Sometimes the NCAA does things that seem to rub some people the wrong way without any real reason behind it. Prohibiting a school from printing a Twitter hash tag on their football field may be one of those instances. Today the NCAA released updated rules regarding field markings, uniforms and playing equipment. In it, the […]
0 comments by Kevin McGuire on 4/29/2013
The votes have been tabulated and the College Football Playoff officially has a new logo… Ok fans, pencils down! And the winner of the @Twitter, Google+ and Facebook.
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Have you ever wondered what it is like to play quarterback in college football? We may not ever get a chance to see a true first-person point of view any time too soon in a real game, but Florida Atlantic gave us a new view during their spring game recently. Florida Atlantic placed a Go-Pro […]
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Get ready for the Summer of Bros. Alabama quarterback AJ McCarron and Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel are planning on hanging out this summer, according to a recent conversation on Twitter. That's right, bro. Two of the SEC's top quarterbacks, one a two-time BCS champion and the other last season's Heisman Trophy winner, will be […]
0 comments by Kevin McGuire on 4/26/2013
Earlier today staff writers Kevin McGuire and Andy Coppens held the first official Google+ hangout for Crystal Ball Run. During the course of an hour they discussed a number of college football related topics from the college football playoff news to the ACC grant of rights announcement and the first round of the NFL Draft […]
0 comments by Kevin McGuire on 4/24/2013
We have kicked around the idea for a while now but this Friday we invite you to take part in our first official Google+ hang out. We'll talk about some of this week's top college football stories such as the latest on the College Football Playoff, spring practice and coaches sharing Photoshops and more. If […]
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Perhaps as expected, college football's first championship game under the College Football Playoff will be played in Cowboys Stadium. Brett McMurphy of ESPN.com reports via Twitter the home of the Dallas Cowboys, the Cotton Bowl and a handful of other top college football match-ups and sporting events will provide the stage for the first championship […]
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One of the more interesting off-season developments has been the Photoshop fun being had in SEC territory. Florida's Brent Pease added another classic to the collection this spring by including some Gators watching in awe as Harry Potter soars by on his Nimbus broomstick in pursuit of a golden snitch. Florida Qb's have the […]
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If you thought the new name for college football's new playoff format was boring – it's called College Football Playoff – then wait until you get a look at the logo possibilities. College football fans are being given an opportunity to vote for the logo that will be used to represent the College Football Playoff […]
0 comments by Kevin McGuire on 4/23/2013
D.J. Fluker may have had his Twitter account hacked. At least that is the story his agent is relaying this morning just days ahead of the NFL Draft. The Alabama tackle sent out a tweet early Tuesday morning saying he took money in college, saying "Agents was tryin to pimp me so I pimped them." […]
