#10 Texas A&M (3-1, 0-1) at Arkansas (3-1, 0-0) Saturday, 7 PM EST, ESPN 2 Line: Not set (awaiting status of Brandon Allen) When Texas A&M joined the SEC, Arkansas was firmly entrenched in the top half of the SEC West. Since A&M has come aboard, the Razorbacks have fallen on hard times. Last year, […]

(Photo Courtesy: USA Today Sports) No. 21 Ole Miss (3-0, 1-0 SEC) at No. 1 Alabama (3-0, 1-0 SEC) Saturday, 6:30 p.m. EST (ESPN) Line: Alabama -16 While the eyes of the SEC world will be on Athens, Ga. Saturday afternoon, there’s another game in conference that’s of equal importance in both the National Title […]

No. 23 Wisconsin (3-1, 1-0 Big Ten) at No. 4 Ohio State (4-0) Saturday, 8:00 p.m., ABC Line: Ohio State -7.5 Last weekend in Tuscaloosa we had a head coach take on a former assistant when Nick Saban welcomed former offensive coordinator Jim McElwain and Colorado State in to Bryant-Denny Stadium. This weekend in The […]

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Citing progress toward restoring athletics integrity, the NCAA has announced they will begin cutting back on some of the scholarship reductions at Penn State, allowing the Nittany Lions to return to 85 scholarship by 2016-2017. The postseason ban is still in place and the remainder of a $60 million fine will still be paid off […]

#6 LSU (4-0, 1-0) at #9 Georgia (2-1, 1-0)  Saturday, 3:30 PM EST, CBS Line: Georgia -3 This is a meeting of two of the elder statesmen of the SEC. Mark Richt has been with Georgia for 13 seasons and Les Miles has been at LSU for 9. Under Mark Richt, the Georgia Bulldogs have […]

Extra frosting for the Buckeyes, please. (Photo courtesy: USA Today Sports) The five biggest stories that Crystal Ball Run will be monitoring this week: 1. Blowout city, baby! 70-7. 76-0. 72-0. Last weekend took the cake for cupcakes in college football. We even saw running clocks. People have all kinds of suggestions for how to […]

1. Tyler Murphy has his chance For all of the criticism directed at Jeff Driskel over the last two seasons for Florida’s offensive struggles, there was never really a doubt he was the best option at quarterback. When Tyler Murphy replaced an injured Driskel in the first quarter against Tennessee on Saturday, he had exactly zero […]

Michigan's Devin Gardner had a rough night against UConn, but the Wolverines managed to sneak out with a win. Photo: USA Today Sports The Big Ten went 7-2 against non-conference opponents in week four, including a pair of shutout victories and another that avoided an upset bid on the road. Ohio State and Penn State […]

The Pac-12 has had a very good non-conference season. With only three games left for sure (all against Notre Dame), the conference has gone 29-4, including a remarkable 10-0 against the Mountain West Conference (with the game between Fresno and Colorado postponed for now). So it's time to move into conference play in earnest in […]

  The Florida Gators depth chart took a big hit Saturday, as the team lost starting quarterback Jeff Driskel to a broken right leg. Driskel broke the fibula, which is the smaller bone in the lower leg. He will need surgery to repair the leg. Driskel, a junior, broke the leg in the first quarter […]

Georgia Tech quarterback Vad Lee was one of several players to participate in the "All Players United" protest.   Players from at least three NCAA FBS teams participated in a protest to raise awareness for an NCAA student athlete rights program. Players from Georgia, Northwestern and Georgia Tech wrote three simple letters on their wrist […]