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Penn State spring football game 2012: O’Brien’s new offense very Paterno-esque

Well, it wasn’t quite the grand entrance of Charlie Weis and his “Decided schematic advantage.” But in former New England Patriots offensive coordinator Bill O’Brien’s first spring at Penn State, we learned that while the coach may change, the offense in Happy Valley still needs a lot of work. That’s because in O’Brien’s first spring […]

Buckeyes come out blazing in Meyer’s first spring game

Miller time in Columbus. It’s hard to sum up the action in the Ohio St. spring game today better than our buddy Ramzy Nasrallah of Eleven Warriors did: No-huddle. Misdirection. Pump-fakes. *pants tightening* — Ramzy Nasrallah (@ramzyn)

What to watch for: West Virginia spring game

With a 70-33 victory over Clemson in the Discover Orange Bowl still fresh in the memory banks of every West Virginia fan, there are plenty of reasons to be excited about Saturday’s Gold and Blue game. Kickoff is 6 p.m. and the game can be seen on ESPN3. The Mountaineers are using the spring to […]

What to watch for: Virginia Tech spring game

Virginia Tech may not have been the typical Virginia Tech team in 2011, but the previous year should be a good learning curve for the Hokies as they move in to 2012. Before the Hokies put a cap on their spring schedule with their spring game on Saturday (4 p.m., ESPN3.com), here are five things […]

What to watch for: Ohio State spring game

Spring football is a time for optimism everywhere in college football, but nowhere is the optimism higher than in Columbus, OH, where fans are eager to see what Urban Meyer cooked up in his first spring on the job. Excitement is so high, that there have already been 54,000 tickets sold (yes, sold) for Saturday’s […]

Meeting Of The Minds: Is college football going to pot?

Ten or 15 years ago, the article by Sam Alipour published this week in ESPN The Magazine on the prevalence of marijuana usage among Oregon football players might have left a crater in the program. Instead, as the smoke has cleared, we’ve found that the article has seemingly left little more than a vapor trail […]

Podcast: Getting the picture on Georgia spring football from Senator Blutarsky

The Georgia Bulldogs, defending SEC East champs, wrapped up spring football last weekend. The esteemed Senator Blutarsky of UGa site Get The Picture joins CBR’s Allen Kenney for a podcast with all the details on the offseason practices in Athens. Allen and the Senator break down: Concerns about the Bulldogs’ offensive line. Replacing Orson Charles […]

What to watch for: Tennessee spring game (including, Da’Rick’s swag)

http://youtube.com/watch?v=LaSDjBXKS38 2011 did not go the way the Volunteers wanted or expected it go. The Vols faithful knew it would be a trying year but they still expected to head to bowl game in December and have hope for the future. However, that did not happen as Justin Hunter and then Tyler Bray went down […]

What to watch for: Penn State spring game

Penn State’s quarterback situation remains unsettled this spring. Photo: Kevin McGuire Fans will finally get a glimpse in to what the new era of Penn State football will look like this weekend, when Penn State concludes their spring practice schedule with their annual Blue White Game. With new head coach Bill O’Brien generating a positive […]

Gambling alert: Early college football win totals released

Our buddy Beyond the Bets has the lowdown on a very early release of college football win totals for the 2012 season. The odds come courtesy of online book 5Dimes.com. The juice is damn near extortionary, and the selection is limited. However, if you want a line on what the true college football experts think […]

What to watch for: Arkansas spring game

Although last Saturday was maybe the busiest weekend of the year in terms of spring football, there are still a handful of teams who continue practicing, and have yet to host their spring games. One of those teams is Arkansas, which have made a lot of headlines this spring… but unfortunately, not many of them […]

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