With the news breaking of the John L. Smith hire at Arkansas and the Ole Miss Rebels wrapping up their first set of spring practices under new head coach Hugh Freeze, Friends of the Program‘s Bunkie Perkins joins CBR’s Allen Kenney for a podcast to review an eventful few days in SEC country. Allen and […]
Arkansas football: John L. Smith gets his last big shot, while Jeff Long puts himself in a no-win situation
0 comments by Aaron Torres on 4/23/2012
Of every comedian out on the circuit right now, my favorite is probably Adam Carolla, and of all the bits he does, my favorite is probably his “fake movie pitches.” If you’ve heard Carolla in interviews, the premise is simple enough: He takes us deep inside his twisted mind, and comes out with an idea […]
Gus Malzahn riding shotgun for Arkansas State recruiting ambush
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This is why Arkansas State hired Gus Malzahn. Malzahn is stepping it up in his recruiting efforts at Arkansas State this week as he and the rest of the coaching staff are making visits to each high school that plays football in the state of Arkansas. They’re calling it “A-State Ambush.” Assistant coaches from Arkansas […]
Case of the Mondays: Viva la revolucion!
If you don’t want to hear me going on all economics wonk, skip down to item No. 2. 1. The controversy last week over the restrictions governing transfers in college athletics raised an interesting discussion – at least, I think it was interesting – between myself, columnist
Cowboys’ quarterback derby coming to a close
Arguably the greatest quarterback in school history, Brandon Weeden has left some enormous shoes to fill for the Oklahoma St. Cowboys. After sizing up the candidates to be his successor in yesterday’s spring game, the best fit doesn’t seem clear. Is it fourth-year junior Clint Chelf, Weeden’s experienced understudy? What about redshirt freshman J.W. Walsh, […]
Spring practice weekend round-up: The April 22 edition
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Well folks, we hope you enjoyed yesterday. With just about every major program in college football wrapping up their spring practice either last week or in the past 24 hours, it’s going to be a good long time until football kicks off again. Simply put, September 1 can’t get here soon enough. But until then, […]
Penn State spring football game 2012: O’Brien’s new offense very Paterno-esque
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Well, it wasn’t quite the grand entrance of Charlie Weis and his “Decided schematic advantage.” But in former New England Patriots offensive coordinator Bill O’Brien’s first spring at Penn State, we learned that while the coach may change, the offense in Happy Valley still needs a lot of work. That’s because in O’Brien’s first spring […]
Buckeyes come out blazing in Meyer’s first spring game
Miller time in Columbus. It’s hard to sum up the action in the Ohio St. spring game today better than our buddy Ramzy Nasrallah of Eleven Warriors did: No-huddle. Misdirection. Pump-fakes. *pants tightening* — Ramzy Nasrallah (@ramzyn)
What to watch for: West Virginia spring game
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With a 70-33 victory over Clemson in the Discover Orange Bowl still fresh in the memory banks of every West Virginia fan, there are plenty of reasons to be excited about Saturday’s Gold and Blue game. Kickoff is 6 p.m. and the game can be seen on ESPN3. The Mountaineers are using the spring to […]
What to watch for: Virginia Tech spring game
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Virginia Tech may not have been the typical Virginia Tech team in 2011, but the previous year should be a good learning curve for the Hokies as they move in to 2012. Before the Hokies put a cap on their spring schedule with their spring game on Saturday (4 p.m., ESPN3.com), here are five things […]
What to watch for: Ohio State spring game
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Spring football is a time for optimism everywhere in college football, but nowhere is the optimism higher than in Columbus, OH, where fans are eager to see what Urban Meyer cooked up in his first spring on the job. Excitement is so high, that there have already been 54,000 tickets sold (yes, sold) for Saturday’s […]
Meeting Of The Minds: Is college football going to pot?
Ten or 15 years ago, the article by Sam Alipour published this week in ESPN The Magazine on the prevalence of marijuana usage among Oregon football players might have left a crater in the program. Instead, as the smoke has cleared, we’ve found that the article has seemingly left little more than a vapor trail […]
