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Early Analysis: LSU at Georgia

#6 LSU (4-0, 1-0) at #9 Georgia (2-1, 1-0)  Saturday, 3:30 PM EST, CBS Line: Georgia -3 This is a meeting of two of the elder statesmen of the SEC. Mark Richt has been with Georgia for 13 seasons and Les Miles has been at LSU for 9. Under Mark Richt, the Georgia Bulldogs have […]

The Week Ahead: Cutting college football’s empty calories

Extra frosting for the Buckeyes, please. (Photo courtesy: USA Today Sports) The five biggest stories that Crystal Ball Run will be monitoring this week: 1. Blowout city, baby! 70-7. 76-0. 72-0. Last weekend took the cake for cupcakes in college football. We even saw running clocks. People have all kinds of suggestions for how to […]

What Did We Learn in Week 4?

1. Tyler Murphy has his chance For all of the criticism directed at Jeff Driskel over the last two seasons for Florida’s offensive struggles, there was never really a doubt he was the best option at quarterback. When Tyler Murphy replaced an injured Driskel in the first quarter against Tennessee on Saturday, he had exactly zero […]

What We Learned: The Big Ten In Week 4

Michigan's Devin Gardner had a rough night against UConn, but the Wolverines managed to sneak out with a win. Photo: USA Today Sports The Big Ten went 7-2 against non-conference opponents in week four, including a pair of shutout victories and another that avoided an upset bid on the road. Ohio State and Penn State […]

What We Learned: The Pac-12 In Week 4

The Pac-12 has had a very good non-conference season. With only three games left for sure (all against Notre Dame), the conference has gone 29-4, including a remarkable 10-0 against the Mountain West Conference (with the game between Fresno and Colorado postponed for now). So it's time to move into conference play in earnest in […]

Florida Gators Lose Starting Quarterback For Rest Of Season

  The Florida Gators depth chart took a big hit Saturday, as the team lost starting quarterback Jeff Driskel to a broken right leg. Driskel broke the fibula, which is the smaller bone in the lower leg. He will need surgery to repair the leg. Driskel, a junior, broke the leg in the first quarter […]

Silent Protest Highlights Players Rights Movement

Georgia Tech quarterback Vad Lee was one of several players to participate in the "All Players United" protest.   Players from at least three NCAA FBS teams participated in a protest to raise awareness for an NCAA student athlete rights program. Players from Georgia, Northwestern and Georgia Tech wrote three simple letters on their wrist […]

What We Learned: The ACC in Week 4

Is it time to start taking Maryland a little more seriously after a big win over West Virginia? Photo: USA Today Sports The ACC had a good showing in week four against non-conference opponents, going 7-0. A handful of those wins came against overmatched FCS opponents, but Maryland's 37-0 victory over West Virginia was nothing […]

What We Learned: The SEC in Week 4

Photo: TheNewsStar.com After the showdown last week between Alabama and Texas A&M, this week didn't provide that type of marquee match-up but still had two of the bigger games on Saturday with Florida/Tennessee and Auburn/LSU. How would those two games shake out and how would Arkansas and Missouri look in their road trips? Vanderbilt 24 […]

What We Learned: The American In Week 4

The American finished 5-2 in Week 4. After enduring losses to FCS competition, the AAC scored a win over an SEC team and nearly beat a ranked Big Ten squad this past week. The only bad loss for the league this week was an expected one by SMU to Texas A&M. Teddy Bridgewater and Louisville […]

LSU 35 Auburn 21; Hill and Landry Star

Photo: USA Today Auburn journeyed into the Bayou on Saturday night knowing that it had not won there since 1999. LSU was eager to prove that they belonged among the elite of college football and Auburn was eager to prove that the last two years' were behind them. LSU came out and looked dominant in […]

Florida 31 Tennessee 17; Gators Win Ugly

Both of these two former SEC powers came into this game limping. The Vols has just gotten annihilated by Oregon and the Gators lost to in-state rival Miami. Which team would right their ship in this important SEC East match-up? This was not a beauty pageant and if you watched the first half you probably […]

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