0 comments by Aaron Torres on 4/9/2012
For years, USC has been known as “Tailback U,” a moniker that tends to stick, when guys like O.J. Simpson, Charles White, Marcus Allen and Reggie Bush all roll through your campus, and all roll out as Heisman Trophy winners. (And yes, I still consider Reggie Bush a “winner” even if he doesn’t “technically” have […]
College football has morphed into a year-round sport thanks to weeks like the one we just finished. Much like the Easter smorgasbord I devoured yesterday, let’s dive right into these 10 items of interest to kick off what we should hope to be an equally eventful week. (Note: I’m not suggesting more coaches should step […]
0 comments by Aaron Torres on 4/8/2012
Earlier this week, Crystal Ball Run wrote a quick piece on USC football and the 15 players that the Trojans are sending to Haiti in May to do relief work. For those who missed the story, the group, which was organized by Trojans All-American quarterback Matt Barkley and his family, will help build homes and […]
Will Muschamp didn’t face a quarterback controversy in his first season as Florida Gators coach so much as a quarterback clusterfuck. With his second year of spring practices now complete, he still doesn’t have a definitive choice under center. But after Saturday’s final scrimmage, he has to at least feel a little better about his […]
0 comments by Dave Singleton on 4/6/2012
By now, the facts as we know them are out on Bobby Petrino: One of the most successful coaches in Arkansas football history is caught in a self-inflicted shit-storm that he’s going to have a hard time getting out of. What we know is this: Bobby Petrino got in a motorcycle accident. Bobby Petrino told […]
0 comments by Aaron Torres
Cover the sport of college football long enough, and there really isn’t all that much that’ll surprise you, especially when it comes to recruiting. The tactics of the nation’s best coaches are legendary, whether it’s Auburn’s “Tiger Prowl” limo, Lane Kiffin’s helicopter trips at Tennessee, or the time that Mark Richt went to church to […]
0 comments by Aaron Torres on 4/5/2012
Update: At a 10pm CT news conference, Arkansas athletics director Jeff Long announced that Bobby Petrino will be put on paid leave as the school further investigates this matter. Assistant head coach Taver Johnson will take over the day-to-day operations of the program for the time being. Long set no timetable on how long the […]
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After spending the last week going conference-by-conference, team-by-team, it is time Crystal Ball Run to finally wrap up our look at the best head coaching jobs in college football. We’ve already broken down the ACC, Big East, Big Ten, Big XII and SEC, meaning it’s time to shift our focus to left coast, and the […]
Tough to believe, but we’re going on nearly 20 years since college football has seen a program capture back-to-back, outright national championships. Nick Saban will be working on adding that notch to his size 32 belt in the fall following Alabama’s 2011 title. What is the biggest obstacle facing the Crimson Tide in their quest […]
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When Steve Patterson was hired as Arizona State Vice President for University Athletics and Athletics Director a few weeks back, he pulled no punches in his opening press conference, describing not only where his program was, but where he saw it going. Patterson told reporters that day: “I don’t believe that we can’t compete. I […]
0 comments by Aaron Torres on 4/4/2012
When I talk about Historically Black Colleges and Universities I usually am talking about their great football, their passionate fan bases, and halftime shows that can’t be matched by any other venue or event in the country. Sadly though for the last two years these great universities have seen more tarnish than fame. Last year […]
If the “college football leadership council” leaked the document on options for postseason reform published today by USA TODAY Sports as some public demonstration of their infinite genius, consider it a massive miscalculation. The document outlines the broad strokes of what appear to be the four main avenues conference commissioners are mulling for the sport […]
