Cover any sport and you come across weird stories. After a while, you think you’ve seen it all, heard it all, and that there is literally nothing that can surprise you. And it’s usually at that point which a story comes along that is so bizarre you think to yourself, “Man, that’s so strange, even […]

Think you’ve got what it takes to work in the fast-paced, high-stakes world of major college football? Well oh boy, does the University of Arkansas have a job for you, as applications are now being accepted for the role of “On-Campus Recruiting Coordinator.” Job requirements include working knowledge of the NCAA rulebook, two years’ experience […]

Although the Iowa Hawkeyes limped to a somewhat disappointing 7-6 season in 2011, it’s hard to blame starting quarterback James Vandenberg for many of their problems. With a revolving door at running back, and the departure of the Hawkeyes best receiver from 2010 (Darrell Johnson-Koulianos), Vandenberg still managed to throw for over 3,000 yards in […]

Think the college football news cycle stops because it’s a holiday weekend? Think again. Because while you were stuffing another hot dog down your gullet this Memorial Day, a major transfer- one which could shake up the entire Big XII title race- hit the newswire. That player was TCU’s Ed Wesley, a key cog in […]

We salute you General Neyland. Via Reddit. Good morning and welcome back to your regularly scheduled program. On behalf of the entire Crystal Ball Run crew here, I hope you had a wonderful, safe Memorial Day weekend. Today we get back to the grind and in doing so we are introducing a new daily feature […]

College football previews have started hitting the racks, and, according to clandestine bathroom surveillance, time spent reading on the toilet is spiking. But is what you’re reading worth what you just deposited? I’m a new contributor on CBR and will be popping in and out as we lead up to what looks like the final […]

Rich Rodriguez has never been afraid to meddle with tradition. Just take his offense, which at one time flew in the face of conventional football wisdom. Now it’s not so crazy, but the man is always tweaking it. The changes he made at West Virginia after taking over for legendary coach Don Nehlen received a […]

An interesting little nugget came across the newswire yesterday, when it was announced by THE Ohio State University that over the next two years, they plan on outfitting every student-athlete at the school with an iPad. The initiative, a part of the Digital First program, will start by giving out 500 this fall, and should […]