0 comments by Dave Singleton on 10/2/2013
The first full weekend of Pac-12 play (Utah and UCLA being excluded because they are playing this Thursday) featured five games where the closest margin of victory was 18 points, two games where the winning team hung a double nickel on their opponents, and yet, it was all overshadowed by a boatrace in the […]
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No. 4 Ohio State at No. 16 Northwestern Saturday, 8:00 PM, ABC Line: Ohio State -7 The College Gameday traveling road show makes its way to Chicagoland for a Big Ten matchup between two top 20 teams. Northwestern has played larger games in their history, but this matchup would have to rank right up […]
Could sunny Southern California lure Kevin Sumlin from College Station? (Photo courtesy: USA Today Sports) With Lane Kiffin officially out at USC, CBR is looking at the candidates considered to be the Trojans' next head coach. First up is the man who has brought the Texas A&M Aggies back to prominence. USC Coach Candidate: Kevin […]
0 comments by Kevin McGuire on 10/1/2013
C.J. Brown and Maryland look for the program's first win at Florida State. Photo: USA Today Sports No. 25 Maryland at No. 8 Florida State Saturday, 12:00 p.m. ESPN Line: Florida State -15 At the beginning of the year it is unlikely anybody predicted this to be an ACC match-up of unbeatens, but here we […]
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Vad Lee and Georgia Tech will have to hold on to the football to top Miami. Photo: USA Today Sports Georgia Tech at No. 14 Miami Saturday, 3:30 p.m. ESPNU Line: Miami -5 This game would have been more attractive had Georgia Tech not lost last weekend, but it still carries plenty of weight in […]
0 comments by Andrew Coppens
According to a press release from Navy's athletic department, the Department of Defense has put a halt to all intercollegiate athletics for the time being thanks to the government shutdown. That means this weekends Air Force vs. Navy game as well as Army's game against Boston College could be in jeopardy. It has yet to […]
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Alabama debuts at number one in the first Crystal Ball Run power rankings. Photo: USA Today Sports With the month of October officially here, the Crystal Ball Run staff is introducing a new weekly feature to the site with our official power rankings. Each week our staff will submit our top ten ballots and the […]
0 comments by Kevin Causey
Most teams have completed at least one-third of their season. Now is a good time to take a look at who has disappointed based on the expectations they had coming into the year. Here are the six most disappointing teams in college football so far in 2013: Boise State Broncos (3-2) – Chris Petersen has built […]
0 comments by Kevin Causey on 9/30/2013
Photo: SI.com After a week of games that featured so many blowouts it should have been sponsored by Firestone, college football enjoyed its most exciting week to date this season on Saturday. Here’s what I took away from the action. 1. Offense rules in the SEC For years, the SEC has been dominated by some of […]
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Paul Pasquoloni is out at UConn, per reports. Photo: Getty Images. We have not even flipped our calendars to October yet and we have not one, but two head coaching changes in college football. Connecticut has reportedly fired head coach Paul Pasqualoni, according to UConn beat reporter Desmond Connor. Paul Pasqualoni has been fired as […]
0 comments by Kevin McGuire
Lane Kiffin's departure from USC was anything but graceful. Now USC must find the right hire. Photo: USA Today Sports. We all saw it coming, but not exactly like this. After a blowout loss at Arizona State Saturday night, USC terminated the contract of Lane Kiffin and left him stranded at the airport. Now it […]
0 comments by Patrick Johnston
The American had teams involved in six games this past week. Just one of those teams, Houston, got a victory. Despite four teams having a bye (three of which are among the league's best), it was a disastrous week for The American. Three league teams (UConn, South Florida and Temple) remain winless after suffering defeats […]
