Belk Bowl Louisville vs North Carolina State Dec. 27, 8:00 pm ET Bank of America Stadium (Charlotte, NC) Website: http://belkbowl.com/ TV: ESPN Line: NC State -1 Making This All Possible Belk is a mall staple in the Southeast and with over 300 department stores most folks in Charlotte are no stranger to them.  Personally I […]

Matt Barkley, the junior quarterback for the Southern California Trojans, has decided to return to school for the 2012 season. That means he’ll be slinging the ball to Robert Woods and fellow 1,000 yard receiver the rising sophomore Marqise Lee and on the defense standout

Yesterday the NCAA released information in regards to the expedited passing of the $2,000 student athlete stipend being voted down. Some 109 schools voted to table the motion for the time being, forcing the legislation to take the standard, lengthy process to come into fruition. The bulk of the schools against the motion were small […]

Yesterday this article on Mark Barron popped up on the radar about the probable first round draft pick, all-american and starting safety and how much the Mr. Everything just loves to play ball. While the article details how we grew up loving the game and how much this season means to him the most interesting […]

(Editor’s note: All week long, Crystal Ball Run’s staff is handing out their postseason awards, in the aptly titled “Awards Week.” Today, staff writer Michael Felder is taking a look at his “Effort of the Year,” which was given by San Jose State’s Duke Ihenacho.) There are a lot of reasons that people watch football: […]

December is officially here and with the selections show on Sunday night it seems everyone knows their destination for the holiday bowl season. All the boys will be pulling into town five or six days before their game to stay in a relatively swank hotel, practice at a high school, experience all the city has […]

Things have been hectic at the ITB Fortress but I find myself up early on Thanksgiving and with some time to kill before I head over to the family’s house and initiate the cooking sequence. Fried turkey, greens, stuffing and all the rest shall be had by all. This Friday on the field in Red […]

Yesterday we got a healthy does of Jerry Sandusky during his interview on NBC with Bob Costas and according to CBS tonight was the night we’d get to hear Armen Keteyian talk to the coach who witnessed the acts; Mike McQueary. Oh and talk McQueary did. Like four sentences. He let us know that: “The […]

We’ve got some good old Thursday night football in the ACC as Virginia Tech travels down to the ATL to take on the Yellow Jackets. The Hokies are in the driver’s seat in the ACC Coastal, same as every year it seems, and this contest against Georgia Tech will be another step towards getting them […]

The Showdown of the Century. Armageddon in Alabama. A De Facto National Championship Game. The Game of the Year. A Heavyweight Fight. Yes, folks, we’re here on the eve of the game we’ve all been not so patiently waiting for: Louisiana State University traveling to take on the University of Alabama. The Bayou Bengals versus […]

We sit just two days away from the contest folks have been looking forward to since the Alabama Crimson Tide and LSU Tigers passed the Oklahoma Sooners for the top two spots in the polls. There’s been plenty said about how good each of these teams are and how they are not just the class […]

The Texas Tech Red Raiders toppled the mighty Oklahoma Sooners late, real late, Saturday night by a final of 41-38. The team from Lubbock got their first win in Norman since 1996 and in the process, at least for the moment, have crushed the Sooners’ BCS Championship hopes. Plenty will be written about OU’s role […]