As everyone gets set to reflect back on the second Saturday in college football, the quick, knee-jerk reaction is going to be to discuss Notre Dame-Michigan. Playing to a national audience, with no other games on as it concluded, and with that wild, Denard Robinson-fueled finish, Notre Dame-Michigan was an instant classic, a game people […]

Entering Saturday’s showdown at Wisconsin, one of the great unanswered questions in college football was this: Could Oregon State possibly be as bad as their 29-28 loss to Sacramento State last weekend might indicate? Given that they fell behind 14-3 at the half, and had to rally just to force overtime, it seemed likely. Then […]

Items of interest to get you ready for today’s action: *At some point, the major media will get how little the vast majority of fans care about the Notre Dame-Michigan rivalry, right? If you have to play a night game as a gimmick to generate interest, that is a sad commentary on trying to stay […]

Even with a few hours to reflect on Arizona State’s 37-30 overtime win over Missouri last night, it’s hard to figure out what to totally make of the game. On the one hand, there’s no denying that it was fun, fast and exciting. The two teams combined for close to 1,000 yards of total offense, […]

In recent years, college football has seen the emergence of “kickoff classic” games at neutral sites on the season’s first weekend. These games act as sort of a bowl game to open the season. Since college football opens on Labor Day weekend, it’s easy for fans to travel to something like this. The two marquee […]

Last week we took the time to preview the Oregon offensive line against the LSU defensive line because that would be the key to the game in Dallas. This week, and I swear this won’t be every week, the answer to the game is again in the trenches. However, unlike the contest from last Saturday […]

Every week, Derek J. Rocco of ThePensBlog.com stops by to give his college football gambling picks. Here are his selections heading into Week 2. So lets recap the picks last week: Wins: Mississippi StateMichigan  Boise State Loses: Notre Dame Tulsa/Oklahoma “over: Oregon  What we learned: I had my first seven rules of gambling last week, […]

It’s just the second week of the season, but there are all kinds of “big” storylines in college football. So when you’re doing “5 Burning Questions” at Crystal Ball Run, sometimes it’s hard to stick with just five, especially when you get a great guest like SEC blogger Jerry Hinnen. Hinnen has made a name […]

Oklahoma State’s dynamic duo was at it again last night in Stillwater. Oklahoma State quarterback Brandon Weeden connected with Biletnikoff wide receiver Justin Blackmon 12 times for 128 yards and two touchdowns in a 37-14 victory against the visiting Arizona Wildcats. Blackmon has now caught a pass of at least 29 yards in 15 straight […]