Although the NCAA could never give Penn State true justice for the crimes committed by Jerry Sandusky and the cover-up by the school, they certainly did their best to move the process forward by releasing sanctions against the school on Monday morning. By now, you know the sanctions as well as we do here at […]

While all the focus in the college football world is at Penn State Monday morning, there is other business to address for the rest of the sport. And no place is that more evident than in the Big XII, where the conference will host their Media Days on Monday and Tuesday. And while the SEC […]

When it was first reported yesterday that the NCAA would hammer the Penn State University football program with “unprecedented sanctions” one of the first reactions was what the future held for the program. It was almost certain that players would be allowed to transfer at their own free will and that the program would get […]

Update: The Big Ten has announced that they are imposing their own four year ban on Penn State from being eligible for the Big Ten championship game, along with a formal censure of the university, and a forfeiture of their portion of the bowl monies over the next four seasons, totaling about $13 million that must […]

Earlier today, we at Crystal Ball Run wrote on Penn State’s official decision to take down Joe Paterno’s statue on campus. Now, we may know what was behind the timing of the decision, as well as the haste with which the statue was brought down. The reason? Well, according to a report by CBS News, […]

To the world of college football nothing is more sacred than rankings. We love to have coaches rank teams, media to rank players and teams, and even get computers in on the action. But what about the fans? I say it’s time to rank the fans of the Big 12! Last week we began with […]

Say what you want about Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany, but the man is nothing if not a big thinker. Delany was the genius behind the Big Ten Network. He was the first to publicly advocate for a small stipend for his players. And while he didn’t ultimately get every wish on his list, there’s […]