One man. One man can make a difference. In November of 2008 high school senior Manti Te’o made his official visit to Notre Dame to watch the Fighting Irish play Syracuse. Te’o, a Hawaiian native, was ill-equipped, in terms of outerwear, to face the elements: temperatures in the 20s and the remnants of a blizzard […]
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Here are the Crystal Ball Run Week 9 staff picks! Cincinnati at No. 16 Louisville: 8 PM, Friday, ESPN Tom Perry’s Take: This game lost a little of its luster when Cincinnati was upset by Toledo last week, but the Bearcats still have the Big East title to play for. To have a chance, Cincinnati […]
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A sad story came out of Baton Rouge today, as four former LSU football players, including former Heisman finalist Tyrann Mathieu and last year’s starting quarterback Jordan Jefferson were arrested on marijuana related charges. This, via WAFB in Baton Rouge: Jordan Jefferson, Tyrann Mathieu, Karnell Hatcher, and Derrick Bryant were all charged with marijuana-related offenses, […]
Blogger about town Michael Felder – college football columnist for Bleacher Report, head honcho of In The Bleachers and writer for CBR – joins CBR's Allen Kenney for a podcast to cover all of the upcoming week's biggest game. Michael and Allen break down: *Oklahoma-Notre Dame *The World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party, Georgia-Florida *Kansas State-Texas […]
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No. 11 Mississippi State at No. 1 Alabama (BCS rankings) Saturday, 8:30 p.m., ESPN Line: Alabama -24 Mississippi State has jumped out to a nice little 7-0 start this season, but could be in for a rude awakening this weekend in Tuscaloosa. After all, Alabama is on a mission this season and is Nick Saban […]
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No. 15 Texas Tech at No. 4 Kansas State Saturday, 3:30 PM, Fox Line: Kansas State -7 In the preseason, one could make the case for Kansas State being a top team in the new look Big 12 conference. If you tried to make the same claim about Texas Tech, though, you might have […]
This week Texas coach Mack Brown gave the strongest voice yet to his concerns about the Longhorn Network interfering with his team. Brown contends that the LHN gives away state secrets to the opposition and takes up too much of his time with filming three different coaches show. Skeptics might dismiss Brown's complaints as an […]
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No. 9 Ohio State at Penn State Saturday, 5:30 p.m. ESPN Line: PK While it’s easy to crack (bad) jokes and call Saturday’s showdown between Ohio State and Penn State the “The Ineligi-Bowl” the truth is that while this game might not have postseason implications, it is still a matchup between the two best teams […]
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It’s been said that in college football scheduling is a fine craft. Programs usually spend years hashing out the every little detail of the 12 games on their fall schedules, often making commitments (and at times breaking them) years in advance. Heck, wasn’t it just yesterday that college football fans got their panties in a […]
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Week eight of the college football season saw a battle between the top two Heisman candidates. Collin Klein and his Kansas State Wildcats traveled to Morgantown to face Geno Smith and his West Virginia Mountaineers. When the dust settled, it was Klein and his guys that stood tall winning in a 55-14 rout. How far […]
0 comments by Dave Singleton on 10/23/2012
No. 2 Florida vs. No. 10 Georgia (in Jacksonville, Fla.) Saturday, 3:30 PM, CBS Line: Florida -6.5 Both Florida and Georgia enter the game formerly known as “The World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party” ranked in the top 10. The stakes seem to be high almost every year, but the winner of this game would clearly […]
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Cincinnati at No. 16 Louisville Friday, 8:00 p.m. ESPN Line: Louisville -3.5 Had things turned out a bit differently, Friday night’s matchup been Cincinnati and Louisville could’ve been for all the Tostitos. Or oranges. Or whatever the hell the Big East champion is playing for these days. Either way, Cincinnati-Louisville had potential to be a […]
