0 comments by Aaron Torres on 4/12/2013
(Photo Courtesy: USA Today Sports) It’s no secret to anyone who followed college football over the last few years that Tyrann Mathieu had a problem with marijuana. You know it. I know it. Even my grandma- who thinks football is played with a bat and ball over nine innings- knows the same. At this point, […]
It's been the spring of dance memes in college football, primarily the played-out "Harlem Shake." Wisconsin went a different way in practice this week. What looks like your typical "Bull in a Ring" session breaks out in a dance-off among the Badgers. Stick around for Warren Herring getting his groove on. Big fella can move, […]
Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops gave a candid interview this week with Matt Hayes of SportingNews.com that touched off a national debate of compensation for college football players. NCAA expert John Infante of athleticscholarships.net's Bylaw Blog joins CBR's Allen Kenney for a podcast to discuss the compensation issue from all sides. John and Allen touch on: […]
0 comments by Tom Perry
Arizona State AD Steve Patterson has pulled out the religion card. He’s not the first to do so, but it may be a first involving a football game. It seems Patterson doesn’t like the way Notre Dame is signaling its intent to back out of a 2014 game with the Sun Devils. The Irish have […]
0 comments by Aaron Torres
(Photo Courtesy: University of Connecticut) If by some weird coincidence, you happen to have the password to all my social media accounts, than chances are pretty good you know that my Facebook/Twitter/Instagram/Keek/Beebo and Myspace accounts (ok, I don’t actually have the last three) were abuzz this afternoon. That’s because on Thursday the University of Connecticut […]
0 comments by Andrew Coppens on 4/11/2013
We've seen this countless times – a new coach begets new uniforms and a new look for the team. You know, out with the old and in with the new type psychology stuff. Well, not exactly 100% the case at Cal, the Sonny Dykes era will nonetheless get off to a start with a whole […]
0 comments by Aaron Torres
(Photo Courtesy: USA Today Sports) As Alabama gets set to begin an unprecedented third straight BCS title run this spring, one of the scariest realities for the rest of college football is this: Despite winning a second straight championship in 2012, the Crimson Tide were actually one of the youngest teams in the country last […]
0 comments by Patrick Johnston
Protesting the secrecy of the Heisman Trophy vote by resigning oneself from voting for the award could be an effective strategy if no one was willing to replace you as a voter. Unfortunately, that’s not the case. Would more openness in the process of Heisman voting be by welcomed by fans? Of course. Is the […]
0 comments by Kevin McGuire on 4/10/2013
Photo: USA Today Sports Times are tough for the Colorado football program, and for one key player the 2013 season is already done months before the first kickoff. Jordan Webb will miss the entire 2013 season due to a torn anterior cruciate in his right knee. The injury was suffered during a non-contact drill on […]
0 comments by Aaron Torres
For about the 100th time in the last 24 months, Gunner Kiel has made a decision on his college football future. The much-maligned, former super-recruit who ended up at Notre Dame this fall before announcing his transfer just a few months later, has announced that he will continue his career at Cincinnati. The news was […]
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(Photo Courtesy: USA Today Sports) It’s college football’s off-season, which can only mean one thing: Petty arguments about off-the-field stuff that ultimately has no impact on what happens on Saturdays! Good times! Well, unless you’re like most casual fans, who only care about what happens between the white lines, and little about what goes on […]
CBR's tour around spring camps looking at some of the biggest position battles continues with a trip to Oklahoma, where the Sooners are looking for the next passer to keep their offensive machine rolling. Background Since Bob Stoops arrived at Oklahoma, prolific passers under center have become a given. None of them took more snaps […]
