Pac-12 Preview: Crystal Ball Run’s Preseason All-Conference Team

Marqise Lee may be the best college football player in the country. (Photo courtesy: USA Today Sports) The 2013 season looks like a golden one for the Pac-12. Aside from some top-notch teams, the league has an abundance of talent at every position group. Not surprisingly, Oregon and Stanford lead the way with six selections. […]

Big Ten to officials – “When in doubt, throw him out?”

Buckle up for a potentially bumpy ride through the 2013 season across the college football landscape. That's because of a new directive based on the rule change that occurred just about a month ago, one that says "targeting a defenseless player" with a blow above the shoulders will carry an automatic ejection and not just […]

Pac-12 Preview: Crystal Ball Run goes on the record

Who is this man and what has he done with Chip Kelly? (Photo courtesy: USA Today Sports) Once the sanctions from the Reggie Bush scandal hit USC, the balance of power in the Pac-12 clearly shifted from south to north. Oregon and Stanford have had the conference in a headlock since 2009, capturing seven BCS […]

Matt Damon’s nephew to walk-on at Nebraska

(Photo Courtesy: Twitter) Of all the things that have made Nebraska football, well, Nebraska football through the years, one is the school’s famed walk-on program. A tradition which was started decades ago has placed countless players onto the Cornhuskers depth chart through the years, not to mention sent 29 straight guys to the National Football […]

Do We Need More College Football Teams?

On Tuesday I received the National Football Foundation's press release heralding a record number of NCAA college football teams for the 2013 season. In total, there will be 12 new programs in college football with nine beginning NCAA play and three playing at the NAIA level. Is this type of growth sustainable or even desirable? […]

The Pac-12 Preview: Only Sure Thing With USC is Hot Seat for Lane Kiffin

You can’t talk about the Men of Troy without mentioning Lane Kiffin and the doubt swirling around his future at USC. So with that as a backdrop, expectations are actually low for USC standards as the Trojans are coming off a disappointing 7-6 season — remember they were preseason No. 1 by many. This is […]

Florida State, 2012 SEC champions. Wait, huh?

Conference realignment has led to some interesting conference musical chairs for a bunch of programs, but last we checked Florida State was still in the ACC despite hot rumors at times sending the Noles off to the Big 12 with Clemson. Whatever happened to that? Perhaps some jeweler got confused when crafting the ACC Championship […]

Alabama waterfall pics surface

There were rumors and speculation, heck some people even claimed to have seen it for themselves. No, we aren't talking about the Loch Ness Monster or Big Foot, or an Alien – we're talking about the long rumored waterfall being installed in the Alabama football building.  Rumor no more now though as CoachingSearch.com has actual […]

Forget Ireland games, Pac 12 looking to Far East

While there is plenty of buzz surrounding the possibility of shipping a number of college football games across the Atlantic Ocean, it is only fitting that the Pac 12 turn their eyes across the Pacific Ocean for exporting their product. Pac 12 commissioner Larry Scott says the conference is open to exploring possible football and […]

The Pac 12 Preview: Stanford, Oregon excel where USC failed in 2012

Stanford was at the head of the class in the Pac 12 last season, capping the year with a Rose Bowl victory over Wisconsin. Photo: USA Today Sports. Crystal Ball Run will be previewing each conference for the 2013 season with week-by-week coverage. Today we continue our 2013 conference previews with a look at the […]

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