Monthly Penn State was spared the Death Penalty. But it will be many, many years before the Nittany Lions will field a competitive football team again. Acting with unprecedented speed and eschewing its sta...
College Football Fred Russell, one of the preeminent sportswriters of the 20th century, spent 69 years at the Nashville Banner, including 50 as the paper’s sports editor. Russell was known throughout the South as...
48 weeks ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Football
College Basketball Virginia Tech has fired men's basketball coach Seth Greenberg after nine seasons with the Hokies. With that news, we compiled a list of possible replacements to take over in Blacksburg.   ...
College Basketball Athlon Sports’ Mitch Light caught up with CBS college basketball analyst Clark Kellogg earlier this week to chat about the Final Four. Athlon Sports: You’ve been involved in the sport for a...
College Basketball The editors at Athlon Sports debate some of the hot topics surrounding the NCAA Tournament. What No. 1 seed has the toughest remaining path to the Final Four? Nathan Rush: Syracuse has not ...
College Basketball The editors at Athlon Sports tackle a few questions on college basketball with the Sweet 16 quickly approaching. Here's No. 1. Which team are you most surprised did not make the Sweet 16? N...
College Basketball Doc Sadler was fired after six seasons at Nebraska. He went 101–89 overall but only 34–63 in league play (five in the Big 12, one in the Big Ten). Here is a list of 10 possible replacements. ...
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College Basketball Rick Stansbury stepped down Thursday afternoon after 14 seasons as the head coach at Mississippi State. Here is a list of possible replacements. Johnny Jones, head coach, North Texas Jon...
College Basketball The brackets are out, and the NCAA Tournament begins in just days. The editors at Athlon Sports are debating some of the hot topics regarding the Field of 68. If you had a choice, would you tak...
College Basketball The brackets are out, and the NCAA Tournament begins in just days. The editors at Athlon Sports are debating some of the hot topics regarding the Field of 68. Which team do you believe was the ...
College Basketball The brackets are out, and the NCAA Tournament begins in just days. The editors at Athlon Sports are debating some of the hot topics regarding the Field of 68. Which team do you believe was t...
College Basketball   The brackets are out, and the NCAA Tournament begins in just days. The editors at Athlon Sports are debating some of the hot topics regarding the Field of 68. Which player are you most l...
College Basketball Darrin Horn was fired as the head coach at South Carolina after four seasons. He went 10–6 in the SEC in Year 1 but is 13–35 since. Overall, he went 60–63 at South Carolina after a five-...
College Basketball The brackets are out, and the NCAA Tournament begins in just days. The editors at Athlon Sports are debating some of the hot topics regarding the Field of 68. Name two double-digit seeds that y...
College Basketball By Mitch Light Selection Sunday is just days away. Here's a conference-by-conference look at the Field of 68, as of Friday morning. ACC (5) In: Duke, Florida State, Miami, North Caro...
1 year ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Basketball
College Basketball By Mitch Light Conference realignment is being driven by football. That is undeniable. And for the most part, college basketball will suffer. We are losing the twice-annual Border War between K...
College Basketball By Mitch Light Athlon Sports is in the business of preseason prognostications, so let’s look back at who we tabbed as the preseason Player of the Year in the nation’s top conferences and wh...
College Basketball The first Automatic bids will be handed out this weekend. Selection Sunday is just over a week away. Here is our look at the Field of 68. ACC (5) In: Duke, Florida State, Miami, North Ca...
1 year ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Basketball
College Basketball Saturday, March 3 West Virginia at South Florida It’s a matchup between two Big East bubble teams that would love to close the regular season with a win. It’s hard to say which team nee...
1 year ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Basketball
College Basketball Which team is under the most pressure in this final week of the regular season? Patrick Snow: I think the West Virginia Mountaineers are under a ton of pressure if they want to make a fifth co...
College Basketball ACC (5) In: Duke, Florida State, Miami, North Carolina, Virginia Worth a mention: NC State Notes: NC State had three opportunities in the past eight days to pick up a much-needed marquee win,...
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College Basketball COLLEGE BASKETBALL WEEKEND ON TAP The regular season is winding down. Every game counts. Here's a look at the key games this weekend.  Saturday, Feb. 25 Vanderbilt at Kentucky ...
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College Basketball By Mitch Light Selection Sunday is just over three weeks away. Here's a conference-by-conference projection at the NCAA Tournament's Field of 68. ACC (6) In: Duke Florida State, Miami, No...
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College Football By Mitch Light Champs Sports Bowl — Florida State vs. Notre Dame These two tradition-rich programs were among the bigger disappointments in 2011. Florida State had significant injuries (mos...
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College Football By Mitch Light New Mexico Bowl — Temple vs. Wyoming For the second time in three seasons, Wyoming is in a bowl game with a true freshman at quarterback. Two years ago, Austyn Carta-Samuels ...