0 comments by Reginald Eller on 11/11/2011
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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
0 comments by Michael Felder on 11/10/2011
We’ve got some good old Thursday night football in the ACC as Virginia Tech travels down to the ATL to take on the Yellow Jackets. The Hokies are in the driver’s seat in the ACC Coastal, same as every year it seems, and this contest against Georgia Tech will be another step towards getting them […]
0 comments by Aaron Torres
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 […]
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 […]
0 comments by Matt Yoder on 11/9/2011
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 […]
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In this week’s edition of the Crystal Ball Run Podcast, co-managing editors Allen Kenney and Aaron Torres break down the LSU-Alabama slug-fest from all angles, before quickly previewing the Week 11 games. The pair discussed the following topics and much more: – Was the 9-6 final a thing of beauty, or an offensive abomination? […]
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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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A quick note from the editor: Since starting Crystal Ball Run back the first week of August, the hardest story that we’ve had to cover- by far- is the ongoing situation at Penn State. By now you know the sordid details, which involve allegations surrounding former defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky’s role in alleged sexual abuse […]
