Spring football report. 

As many spring football camps wind down and the doldrums of Summer knock at the door, we college football fans still have a few things to look forward to before the 2013 season kicks off. (1) The NFL Draft which begins Thursday. (2) The release of the always much anticipated pre-season magazines that will attempt to predict everything from the next BCS Champ to the coach who sits on the hottest seat. Below I will attempt to look into my somewhat cloudy crystal ball and predict how everything will shake out. From the BCS title game, to the upcoming early big college games. Here we go.... 

2013 will begin with the possibility of history being made. The Alabama Crimson Tide could make it 3 straight BCS titles and 4 in the past 5 years. Make no bones about it Nick Saban has created a dynasty down in Tuscaloosa. The Tide will be tested very early on though as they travel down to College Station to face Johnny Football and the Aggie team that nearly derailed the Crimson Tide's BCS hopes last November. 

My early prediction: 

Alabama goes into College Station and gets revenge on Johnny Heisman while exposing the very weak A&M defense. Alabama 31 Texas A&M 20

The Clemson Tigers will get a shot at proving they are ready for the BCS stage when they go to Georgia to square off against a Bulldogs team that has suffered heavy defensive losses like Texas A&M and like the Aggies the Bulldogs return their superstar Quarterback in Aaron Murray. A win by Clemson goes a long way to being a worthy BCS title game contender. A loss assures the Tigers of more noses turned up at the thought of the ACC sending a BCS title game representative. 

Prediction: 

Clemson rides it's Chick fil-A Bowl momentum to an incredible early classic in 2013. 

Clemson 24 Georgia 21

The 2013 Cowboys Classic gives us an SEC/Big 12 match-up between two teams that could both either contend for a BCS bowl berth this season or get a lower tier bowl invite. LSU and TCU will feature two traditional strong defensive teams that like to play smash mouth football. TCU will return a good amount of players from a 2012 team that was inconsistent at best. LSU was also an inconsistent team in 2012 with an offense that never got it going. After losing 10 Jr's to the NFL draft, the Tigers will have a tall task ahead in trying to rebuild the defense. But, like all major college football powerhouses, LSU doesn't rebuild, they reload. New offensive coordinator Cam Cameron hopes to bring some imagination...any imagination to the Tiger's offense. 

Prediction: 

Both teams will be hyped to play in Cowboys Stadium and trade points early on. In the end LSU's depth and speed pull away from TCU shortly after halftime and force the Horned Frogs to make more mistakes than a Gary Patterson team is used to. 

LSU 38 TCU 17  

Alabama also plays a big opening weekend game against Virginia Tech. As much as I would like to say it will be a good game... it won't. 

Prediction: 

Alabama comes out and hits Va. Tech early and often. 

Alabama 30 Virginia Tech 10 

The 2013 college football season will be the return of the Big 10. Well...Ohio State anyway. The Buckeyes went undefeated in 2012 and look to carry on with a chip on their shoulder in 2013. Going undefeated and not getting to play in a bowl game due to sanctions really hurts and don't think the 2013 Buckeyes won't use that as motivation. Urban Myer is building a very strong program in Columbus that looks to stand on even ground with the SEC in a few years. Sorry Buckeye fans it won't be in 2013. I fully expect the Buckeyes to win the Big 10 and go undefeated in 2013. But, it ends there. 

My Early BCS Title Game Prediction for 2013: 

Alabama 37 Ohio St. 13

Yes...Bama will threepeat. 

My early top 5: 

1- Alabama

2-Ohio St. 

3- Texas A&M

4- Oregon

5-Clemson

But....there are about 4 months between now and the start of the college football season. Many things can and probably will change between now and then.