1. Johnny Manziel's Toughest Opponent Might Be NFL Draft Scouts

    Do you hear that? That’s the sound of a lumbering herd of NFL scouts returning to civilization after a few weeks of R and R...

    Adam Kramer Written by Adam Kramer about 2 days ago 4,611 reads 34 comments

  2. What Happened to All of College Football's Blue-Chip Quarterbacks?

    If you’re a regular at recruiting websites, a few trends have become apparent in recent years. There’s been a sudden surplus of 6’5'', 250-pound 17-year-olds capable of running a 4...

    Adam Kramer Written by Adam Kramer about 3 days ago 16,280 reads 32 comments

  3. For Its Own Good, Florida State Needs to Let 5-Star Recruit Matthew Thomas Leave

    Jimbo Fisher has been put in an impossible predicament, one that will spark criticism and controversy regardless of the eventual outcome...

    Adam Kramer Written by Adam Kramer about 4 days ago 10,731 reads 176 comments

  4. More Than a Blue-Chip QB Recruit, Christian Hackenberg Is Penn State's Savior

    A player who has yet to walk out of the tunnel for the first time, let alone participate in his first college practice, is already proving to be a monumental commitment to a program in desperate need...

    Adam Kramer Written by Adam Kramer about 10 days ago 14,170 reads 56 comments

  5. Tommie Frazier Is Headed to the CFB Hall of Fame, and Not a Moment Too Soon

    Nebraska’s Tommie Frazier, a human highlight reel from another era and one of the greatest college football quarterbacks to ever walk this earth, has been elected into the College Football Hall of Fame ...

    Adam Kramer Written by Adam Kramer about 12 days ago 3,765 reads 9 comments

  6. College Football Playoff Expansion Might Not Be a Matter of If, but When

    It’s the elephant in the room, an empty room. As the champagne for the College Football Playoff is put on ice, the focus has already shifted to the future of the future...

    Adam Kramer Written by Adam Kramer about 13 days ago 3,201 reads 57 comments

  7. What College Football's Early Week 1 Point Spreads Tell Us

    There are several points in the offseason that signify movement, a reminder that a new season is on the horizon. Spring football, which has concluded for just about everyone, is one of those markers...

    Adam Kramer Written by Adam Kramer about 18 days ago 6,006 reads 14 comments

  8. The 2013 Post-Spring College Football Top 25

    With another year of spring football in the books—outside of New Mexico State, which will officially drop the curtain on May 4—college football will hit pause until teams begin reporting to fall camp...

    Adam Kramer Written by Adam Kramer about 19 days ago 34,697 reads 284 comments

  9. When It Comes to NFL Draft, Timing Is Everything for College Players

    College football players and NFL draft picks of the future, learn from your predecessors. If your draft window is open and you’re all but assured to hear your name called early, jump right through it and declare...

    Adam Kramer Written by Adam Kramer about 20 days ago 5,117 reads 4 comments

  10. College Football Could Really Use a Crash Course in Public Relations

    When the NCAA is done patching up its enforcement woes, a PR overhaul should be next on its checklist. Public relations haven’t been a strong suit for the sport you know and love...

    Adam Kramer Written by Adam Kramer about 24 days ago 529 reads 0 comments

  11. Forget the Name, College Football Playoff Still Changes the Dynamic of the Sport

    College football’s four-team postseason of the future has a name, and that name is "College Football Playoff...

    Adam Kramer Written by Adam Kramer about 25 days ago 4,220 reads 24 comments

  12. The 2013 College Football Coaches Mock Draft

    Are you tired of obsessing over NFL mock drafts that will be completely and utterly destroyed after a single trade or general manager gone rogue? We feel your pain, which is why we’ve crafted…another mock draft...

    Adam Kramer Written by Adam Kramer about 26 days ago 8,268 reads 15 comments

  13. Farewell Legends and Leaders, the Big Ten Hardly Knew Ye (or Liked Ye)

    Legends and Leaders, age 3, of B1G, passed away peacefully on April 19. The twins were born to Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delany in December of 2010...

    Adam Kramer Written by Adam Kramer about 27 days ago 9,494 reads 29 comments

  14. What Spring Football Attendance Numbers Actually Tell Us

    The annual tradition of reading entirely too much into spring game attendance numbers is indeed football overkill, but packing stadiums in March and April isn ’t just about getting a bunch of bodies in the same place at the same time...

    Adam Kramer Written by Adam Kramer about 27 days ago 7,426 reads 49 comments

  15. What a Recruiting Letter Looks Like -- and What It Should Say

    For as much as recruiting has embraced technology—at times for better or worse—the ancient rituals of snail mail and even that archaic fax machine are still very active in the process...

    Adam Kramer Written by Adam Kramer about 1 month ago 9,140 reads 14 comments

  16. Falling into the Trap of Spring Football Hype? Proceed with Caution

    Cautious optimism . It’s the only stable spring football approach, especially as hype begins to build around players putting on one hell of an offseason show...

    Adam Kramer Written by Adam Kramer about 1 month ago 4,188 reads 16 comments

  17. Dream College Football Bracket Reaches the Championship

    With college basketball’s annual bracket banquet in the rearview , our hypothetical college football bracket has also reached its epic conclusion...

    Adam Kramer Written by Adam Kramer about 1 month ago 3,343 reads 23 comments

  18. Why Oregon's Defense Is College Football's Most Under Appreciated Unit

    No college football entity has been consistently overlooked and underappreciated more than the Oregon defense. There's a reason for this, of course. When your offense regularly posts college basketball totals—they averaged 49...

    Adam Kramer Written by Adam Kramer about 1 month ago 4,244 reads 30 comments

  19. Analyzing Successes and Failures of NFL Coaches Who Switch to College Football

    Although we often talk about the transition from college football to the NFL, analyzing the reverse move might even be more difficult to predict...

    Adam Kramer Written by Adam Kramer about 1 month ago 972 reads 0 comments

  20. Smug NCAA President Mark Emmert Comes out Swinging but Strikes out Again

    Mark Emmert tried to flex his muscle. He tried to radiate confidence. He tried to push back at the countless columns—much like this one —that have pointed out his trials and tribulations over the past few months that called for change...

    Adam Kramer Written by Adam Kramer about 1 month ago 4,070 reads 18 comments

  21. Why USC AD Pat Haden Is Worried about the O'Bannon Anti-Trust Suit

    The compensation formula for collegiate athletes is deeply flawed, and the entire system could drastically change in the not-too-distant future based on one court ruling...

    Adam Kramer Written by Adam Kramer about 1 month ago 3,832 reads 3 comments

  22. Updating the 64-Team Dream College Football Bracket with the Final Four

    By now your bracket is complete and utter shambles. There’s far more red than green on this once former proud piece of paper, and college basketball’s postseason has once again conquered...

    Adam Kramer Written by Adam Kramer about 1 month ago 105,479 reads 324 comments

  23. Why Can't College Football Embrace the 'Cinderella' Team?

    At this time of the year, the term ‘Cinderella’ surfaces as we anxiously root for unforeseen underdogs to make a magical run in college basketball’s annual postseason...

    Adam Kramer Written by Adam Kramer about 1 month ago 9,942 reads 133 comments

  24. College Football's Dream 64-Team Bracket Reaches the Sweet 16

    Your updated Sweet 16 bracket is seen above. Click here for a larger, complete version . Let’s just say college football had a 64-team playoff. Don't say a word, just go with it ...

    Adam Kramer Written by Adam Kramer about 1 month ago 24,819 reads 70 comments

  25. Full Ride: Odds on Who Lands 5-Star CB Marlon Humphrey

    Elite high school defensive backs don’t come around all that often. Sure, there are talented corner and safety prospects in each and every class, but the elite players with shutdown potential are still rare...

    Adam Kramer Written by Adam Kramer about 2 months ago 29,578 reads 42 comments