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Marcus Mariota’s interception streak broken by deflection [Video]

PHOTO: USA Today Sports Oregon's Marcus Mariota came into the game today against Arizona with a streak of 343 passes without an interception, which is a Pac-12 record. The streak dated all the way back to 2012 when Oregon lost to Stanford. Thirteen games later, Mariota threw his first interception on the first play from […]

Place Your Bets: Josh’s gambling picks for Week 13

Is it worth betting on Oklahoma State this weekend against Baylor? Photo: USA Today Sports You can check out our entire staff picks for this weekend but Josh has chosen to dig  a little deeper for entertainment purposes. After two straight weeks of hitting on so many picks it was almost unfair, last week we […]

Early Analysis: Missouri at Ole Miss

PHOTO: USA Today Sports #8 Missouri (9-1, 5-1) at #24 Ole Miss (7-3, 3-3) Saturday, 7:45 PM EST, ESPN Line: Missouri by 2.5 The Missouri Tigers are one double-overtime home loss away from being undefeated heading into their last two games. Despite the three point loss at the hands of Connor Shaw and South Carolina, […]

Dirty Dozen: Crystal Ball Run staff picks for Week 13

From rivalry games to pivotal contests to help determine conference championships, this weekend has a little bit of everything in college football. As usual, we have our staff go on the record for 12 games of interest this weekend. Here is how we have been doing so far this season… Allen (103-41) Jonathan (99-46) David […]

Early Analysis: UCLA vs. Arizona State

Will Anthony Barr and UCLA make a statement on Senior Night at the Rose Bowl? Or will the Sun Devils play spoiler? Photo: USA Today   No. 19 Arizona State at No. 14 UCLA Saturday, 7:00 PM, Fox Line: Arizona State -2.5 A critically important Pac-12 South showdown will take place in Pasadena Saturday night. […]

Early Analysis: Texas A&M at LSU

PHOTO: USA Today Sports #12 Texas A&M (8-2, 4-2) at #22 LSU (7-3, 3-3) Saturday, 3:30 PM, CBS Line: LSU by 4.5 LSU comes into this game having lost two of their last three and three of their last six. For a program like LSU, they are definitely in a bit of a funk. Defensively, […]

Early Analysis: Baylor vs. Oklahoma State

Levi Norwood and the Bears look to continue their march towards the BCS on Saturday night in Stillwater. Photo: USA Today   No. 3 Baylor at No. 11 Oklahoma State Saturday, 8:00 PM, ABC Line: Baylor -10 Baylor’s run through the gauntlet to the Big 12 Championship and a BCS bowl appearance continues thus week […]

2013 Bloguin Heisman Poll: Week Twelve

Would the Heisman race stay status quo after a week in which the top Heisman contenders weren't  tested? Jameis Winston and FSU easily took care of Syracuse, Johnny Manziel took a weekend off and AJ McCarron and the Tide kept on winning but weren't particularly spectacular in victory. Did Marcus Mariota jump back into the […]

Kent State Defensive Lineman hurdles defender; scores TD on fake punt

There were some grumblings during the MAC games on Tuesday night that the games weren't up to the explosive offenses of years past. Well, Kent State certainly did their part to make up for that in the third quarter of their game with the Ohio Bobcats. With an eleven point lead, Kent State was forced […]

CrystalBallRun.com Power Rankings, Week 13

Bryce Petty and Baylor have emerged as our "waiting next in line" team in the power rankings. Photo: USA Today Sports Time once again to check in with our staff and see which teams make our weekly top ten ranking. As expected, Alabama and Florida State remain on top of the rankings, but we have […]

The Week Ahead: Showdown in the Big 12

Would USC really hire this guy? (Photo courtesy: USA Today Sports) The five biggest stories that CBR is tracking this week: 1. Big 12’s big game. The game with the biggest national implications this weekend will be taking place in Stillwater, Okla., as Baylor and Oklahoma State square off in what looks to be the […]

2013 Bowl Projections

Here are my bowl projections for the 2013-14 bowl season. I have projected out the final three weeks of the season and the Conference Championship Games (sorry Fresno State, Mizzouri and Ohio State) and these projections are based on how I see those games playing out. Some conferences will not be able to fill out […]

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