Breaking Down The Doak Walker Award Semifinalists

On Thursday, December 8th 2011 the Doak Walker Award will be given out to the nation’s most elite running back for a combination of accomplishments on the field, achievement in the classroom and citizenship in the community. This combination of academia, athletic prowess and the requirement that the recipient must be on schedule to graduate […]

The Dirty Dozen: Crystal Ball Run’s Week 11 Staff Picks

Here are the Crystal Ball Run Week 11 staff picks! No. 2 Oklahoma State at Texas Tech: Saturday, 12:00 p.m. ABC/ESPN3 Tom Perry’s Take: Oklahoma State has to avoid getting caught up in the high ranking and the love the Cowboys are getting from their fans. They control their own destiny and it starts on […]

Allow Me To Introduce You To Tom Bradley

On Thursday Penn State formally introduced Tom Bradley as the interim head football coach, following the dismissal of Joe Paterno. Bradley of course had served as the team’s defensive coordinator since 1999, when he took over for the now infamous Jerry Sandusky, and since assuming the position he has built a reputation as a solid […]

Handicapping The Big Ten Race

This is a new experience for the Big Ten. Yes, the final three weeks of the conference’s regular season will be chock full of the same intensity and tenseness as ever. But, no there will not be rose-colored dreams. No, there will not be the crazy ties that always seem to occur. The Big Ten […]

Penn State: The Lesson Of The Bronco

Nearly 20 years after the arrest and trial of O.J. Simpson on charges that he had murdered two people, what’s your enduring memory of that three-year ordeal? For me, it’s the image of a cadre of Los Angeles cops ambling along behind a white Ford Bronco for miles on the city’s freeways. In fact, I […]

Penn State Fallout: All The Relevant Links

It’s been a gripping, surreal, almost unconscionable few days at Penn State. A week ago, an 8-1 team was on a bye, relaxing, preparing and waiting for Nebraska, with a potential berth in the first annual Big Ten title game on the line. One week later, a coaching legend is gone, the reputation of a […]

An Inglorious End To Paterno’s Legendary Career

The career of Joe Paterno, the all-time winningest coach in college football history, at Penn State is over after being fired by the school’s board of trustees Wednesday night. To call Paterno’s 61 years at Penn State a “career” undersells his hold over not only his football team, but the university as well. He was […]

Inside The Numbers: The Toledo-Western Michigan Shootout

http://youtube.com/watch?v=Mzci0jejCsE 87 seconds of highlights can’t really do a game with 18 touchdowns (and 1 field goal) justice, but Toledo played their second straight game in the 60s in defeating Western Michigan 66-63 on Tuesday night.  This came a week after their 63-60 loss to Northern Illinois last week.  The MAC!  It’s Faaaantastic!  (Hey, it’s […]

Joe Paterno Announces His Retirement At The End Of The 2011 Season

What was thought to be inconceivable just a week ago, became official on Wednesday morning: Joe Paterno will retired as head coach at Penn State at the end of the 2011 season. The 84-year-old coach released a statement this morning, which read: I am absolutely devastated by the developments in this case. I grieve for […]

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