If a writer such as myself were to describe Friday’s Central Florida-BYU game in one word, it’d likely be “interesting.” Looking at the box score really does defy all logic. Central Florida outgained BYU by a comfortable margin (399 yards to 260), had more first downs, controlled time of possession and at times dominated the […]

So let’s recap my own personal Cherynobl Meltdown last week. Wins: West Virginia vs Maryland over of 58 Losses: Pitt +3Auburn +3Michigan State *5 Overall record: 7-7 What we learned: Wisconsin is really good. There was some talk of a Northern Illinois cover and upset last week. Wisconsin blew their doors off. Russell Wilson has […]

Another week, another chance for our staff to drop some knowledge. Here is the Crystal Ball Run, Week 4 staff picks! Notre Dame at Pittsburgh: Saturday, 12:00 p.m. ABC Tom Perry’s Take: Notre Dame finally put together a solid performance en route to a nice win over previously ranked Michigan State, but the Irish still […]

For now, it sounds like the college football world will be blessed with another six years of the Big 12 soap opera. What will it take to keep the conference viable beyond that? Redefining “Conference” There are really two different ways to look at the concept of a conference. Today, all athletic conferences have morphed […]

It’s been a tough week to be a Mountaineer. We had a spring in our step as we thought it was a lock that West Virginia would be the 14th team to be added to the SEC, only to learn about 48 hours later that not only had the SEC turned down WVU but so […]

After his team’s all-time abominable passing performance last weekend, Ohio State head coach Luke Fickell had to make a change at quarterback.  Thursday, Fickell named highly touted true freshman Braxton Miller as his starter for Ohio State’s upcoming game against Colorado.  There was really no other choice after senior starter Joe Bauserman went 2/14 in […]

  Traveling to West Virginia for this weekend’s mega-showdown between LSU and West Virginia? Well our stadium guru Joshua Guiher has everything you need to know about your trip to Morgantown. Josh does a weekly column for Crystal Ball Run, chronicling his trips to stadiums nationwide (his goal is to get to all 120 FBS […]

There is lack of job security. There is a severe lack of job security. And then there was the tenuous situation between the Big XII, and conference commissioner Dan Beebe. The two sides have famously clashed for a while now, and it was almost assured that if the conference were to be saved, Beebe would […]

As a two-time B1G Ten alumnus, I was outraged. Apparently, the Pittsburgh Panthers were up for grabs and somebody in Chicago was asleep at his desk and lost the chance to add a marquee program to the conference. Pittsburgh and the University of Syracuse bailed on the Big East to jump at the invitation to […]

Today’s question is really simple: We are now through three weeks of the season, meaning that for some teams, we can officially file a “quarterly report,” on what we’ve seen so far. So I ask you, through three weeks, what is the thing- over the course of the entire college football landscape- that has surprised […]