As we kick off our conference previews with an entire week dedicated to the ACC we also want to take a look back on the conference’s history. Today is a brief retrospective of the ACC. Last Year in the ACC Conference Champion: Clemson (10-4, 6-2) We went in to last season with many expecting Florida […]

Let’s make it hot. 1. Football junkies know Chris Brown as the pigskin savant behind the brilliant strategy site Smart Football and a columnist for Grantland. He added author to his lengthy resume last month with the release of The Essential Smart Football, a compendium of his greatest hits. (Full disclosure: I consider Chris a […]

Dabo Swinney reportedly was willing to do something Nick Saban wasn’t to land the nation’s No. 1 recruit, Grayson (Ga.) defensive end Robert Nkemdiche. Emphasize reportedly, because polarizing USA Today handicapper Danny Sheridan is behind the report. Sheridan, of course, also claimed that the NCAA knew the name of the bagman that allegedly paid Cam […]

How close is Slick Nick from falling off a cliff in 2012? We’ve wrapped up our preseason top 10 countdown, as well as profiling a few teams that just barely missed the cut. Like many of the pundits and prognosticators, we arrived at a consensus triumvirate of LSU, Alabama and USC as the cream of […]

Here at Crystal Ball Run we’ve provided an early look at our preseason Top 10 for the 2012 season. And the writers here gave you an outstanding look at: 10. West Virginia 9. Ohio State 8. Arkansas 7. Florida State 6. Oklahoma 5. Georgia 4. Oregon 3. LSU 2. Alabama 1. USC But we know […]

The criminal trial in the sexual abuse case that rocked Penn St. and the surrounding State College community drew to a close late Friday night with a guilty verdict in former Nittany Lions assistant Jerry Sandusky’s sexual abuse case. Sandusky was convicted on 45 of the 48 counts against him. Following the announcement of the […]

It’s been a long Top 10 Week here at Crystal Ball Run, but finally we’ve made it to No. 1. And with that we’ve got a surprise for you… Ok, who are we kidding, it’s USC. Lane Kiffin’s club enters 2012 off as everybody’s No. 1, with a Heisman Trophy favorite, talented defense and more […]

Playing quarterback in college football is no easy task. Playing in the SEC as a college quarterback can sometimes be harder than playing against some NFL defenses. On that alone, Tyler Wilson of Arkansas will have his hands full leading the Razorbacks against LSU and Alabama in the SEC West. But Wilson will have far […]

LeBron James has finally silenced (some of) his critics by helping the Miami Heat capture an NBA championship last night. Cincinnati BearCats head coach Butch Jones had a front row seat for all of last night’s action in Miami. But really, now that the NBA season is finally over, it is one less distraction from […]

Texas Tech detests the Longhorn Network so much that the Red Raiders would rather not play at all than play a game on it. At least, that’s one way to read Thursday night’s report from Chris Level of RedRaiderSports.com that Tech is mulling the cancellation of its Sept. 8 game at Texas St., which may […]

We are getting down to the nitty gritty and the coveted top two spots in Crystal Ball Run’s preseason top ten. You might think this team deserves a spot in either of those positions, and by the time the season ends they could very well be there, but our number three team this preseason is […]