For anyone who has read my work throughout this fall, you likely know that entering the season, I wasn’t very high on the Florida Gators. And when I say “Not very high,” that’s really just a nice way of saying that I thought they’d suck. As in, “lucky to get back to seven regular season […]

Just minutes after LSU defeated West Virginia 47-21, Les Miles stopped short of saying his Tigers deserve to be the No. 1 team in the nation. But when you consider the September slate that his team just completed, it’s hard to argue against it. “I like the position we are in right now,” Miles said. […]

Items of interest to get you ready for today’s action: * The biggest game, with the most meaningful implications is pretty clearly Arkansas at Alabama. The loser falls behind the eight-ball in the SEC West, and with each still having to play some combination of LSU, Mississippi State and Auburn, neither can afford a loss. […]

If a writer such as myself were to describe Friday’s Central Florida-BYU game in one word, it’d likely be “interesting.” Looking at the box score really does defy all logic. Central Florida outgained BYU by a comfortable margin (399 yards to 260), had more first downs, controlled time of possession and at times dominated the […]

So let’s recap my own personal Cherynobl Meltdown last week. Wins: West Virginia vs Maryland over of 58 Losses: Pitt +3Auburn +3Michigan State *5 Overall record: 7-7 What we learned: Wisconsin is really good. There was some talk of a Northern Illinois cover and upset last week. Wisconsin blew their doors off. Russell Wilson has […]

Another week, another chance for our staff to drop some knowledge. Here is the Crystal Ball Run, Week 4 staff picks! Notre Dame at Pittsburgh: Saturday, 12:00 p.m. ABC Tom Perry’s Take: Notre Dame finally put together a solid performance en route to a nice win over previously ranked Michigan State, but the Irish still […]

For now, it sounds like the college football world will be blessed with another six years of the Big 12 soap opera. What will it take to keep the conference viable beyond that? Redefining “Conference” There are really two different ways to look at the concept of a conference. Today, all athletic conferences have morphed […]

It’s been a tough week to be a Mountaineer. We had a spring in our step as we thought it was a lock that West Virginia would be the 14th team to be added to the SEC, only to learn about 48 hours later that not only had the SEC turned down WVU but so […]

After his team’s all-time abominable passing performance last weekend, Ohio State head coach Luke Fickell had to make a change at quarterback.  Thursday, Fickell named highly touted true freshman Braxton Miller as his starter for Ohio State’s upcoming game against Colorado.  There was really no other choice after senior starter Joe Bauserman went 2/14 in […]

  Traveling to West Virginia for this weekend’s mega-showdown between LSU and West Virginia? Well our stadium guru Joshua Guiher has everything you need to know about your trip to Morgantown. Josh does a weekly column for Crystal Ball Run, chronicling his trips to stadiums nationwide (his goal is to get to all 120 FBS […]