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College Football Predictions: Every Game, Week 14
College Football By Mitch Light Friday No. 67 Ohio vs. No. 57 Northern Illinois (MAC Championship Game) Northern Illinois, winner of seven straight, brings an explosive offense to Ford Field in Detroit. ...
1 year ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Football, Clemson Tigers, Georgia Bulldogs, LSU Tigers, Michigan State Spartans, Oklahoma Sooners, Oklahoma State Cowboys, Virginia Tech Hokies, Wisconsin Badgers, college football predictions

College Football Predictions: 10 Key Games in Week 14
College Football By Mitch Light (@AthlonMitch) Here are previews and predictions for the 10 best college football games this weekend. Wisconsin (-9) vs. Michigan State (Big Ten Championship Game) The Badg...
1 year ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Football, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, SEC

Urban Meyer will win big at Ohio State
College Football By Mitch Light You can mock Urban Meyer about his family-first statements. You can question his ability to handle the rigors — both physically and mentally — of coaching at Ohio State. You ...
1 year ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Football, Big Ten, Urban Meyer, Florida Gators, Ohio State Buckeyes

College Football Predictions: Every Game, Week 13
College Football By Mitch Light (@AthlonMitch) Here's a look at every game of the Week 13 college football schedule. Friday No. 3 Arkansas at No. 1 LSU LSU is a big favorite at home, but the Tigers wi...
1 year ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Football

The Voting Dilemma: LSU, Alabama or Arkansas
College Football By Mitch Light I don’t vote in the two polls that make up two-thirds of the BCS standings — the coaches poll and the Harris poll. But I do a weekly ranking, of all 120 FBS teams, on our web...
1 year ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Football, SEC, Michael Dyer, Tauren Poole, Trent Richardson, Zac Stacy, Alabama Crimson Tide, Arkansas Razorbacks, LSU Tigers, BCS National Championship

College Football Predictions: Every Game, Week 12
College Football By Mitch Light (@AthlonMitch) Here's a look at every game of the Week 12 college football schedule. FRIDAY No. 2 Oklahoma State at No. 50 Iowa State Oklahoma State has done a very goo...
1 year ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Football, Alabama Crimson Tide, Baylor Bears, LSU Tigers, Michigan Wolverines, Nebraska Cornhuskers, Oklahoma Sooners, Oklahoma State Cowboys, Oregon, Oregon Ducks, USC Trojans, college football predictions

College Football Predictions: 10 Key Games in Week 12
College Football   By Mitch Light (@AthlonMitch) Here are previews and predictions for the 10 best college football games this weekend. Nebraska (+3.5) at Michigan These two storied programs, who sha...
1 year ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Football, Baylor Bears, California Golden Bears, Kansas State Wildcats, Michigan Wolverines, Nebraska Cornhuskers, Ohio State Buckeyes, Oklahoma Sooners, Oregon Ducks, Penn State Nittany Lions, Stanford Cardinal, Texas Longhorns, USC Trojans

Oregon on a Tear in the Pac-12
College Football By Mitch Light At the risk of stating the obvious: Oregon is on quite a tear in the Pac-10-turned-12. The Ducks just won their 19th straight league game — and did so in impressive fashion —...
1 year ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Football, Pac-12, D'Anthony Thomas, Keith Price, Kenjon Barner, LaMichael James, California Golden Bears, Oregon, Oregon Ducks, Stanford Cardinal, Utah Utes, Washington Huskies

Vanderbilt One Win Away From Bowl Eligibility
College Football By Mitch Light According to the numbers, Vanderbilt was the worst team in the nation last season relative to its conference. The Commodores were outgained in their eight SEC games by an average...
1 year ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Football, Alabama Crimson Tide, Auburn Tigers, Ole Miss Rebels, Tennessee Volunteeers, Vanderbilt Commodores, SEC, Eddie Lacy, James Franklin, Jordan Rodgers, Zac Stacy, Alabama Crimson Tide, Auburn Tigers, Ole Miss Rebels, Tennessee Volunteeers, Vanderbilt Commodores

College Football Predictions: Every Game, Week 11
College Football By Mitch Light (@AthlonMitch) Here's a look at every game of the Week 11 college football schedule. Friday No. 59 South Florida at No. 73 Syracuse These two teams are a combined 1–7...
1 year ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Football, college football predictions

College Football Predictions: 10 Key Games in Week 11
College Football By Mitch Light (@AthlonMitch) Here are previews and predictions for the 10 best college football games this weekend. Oregon (+3.5) at Stanford It’s the game of the year in the Pac-12, f...
1 year ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Football, Auburn Tigers, Boise State Broncos, Florida State Seminoles, Georgia Bulldogs, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, Iowa Hawkeyes, Kansas State Wildcats, Miami Hurricanes, Michigan State Spartans, Missouri Tigers, Nebraska Cornhuskers, Oregon, Oregon Ducks, Penn State Nittany Lions, Stanford Cardinal, TCU Horned Frogs, Texas A&M Aggies, Texas Longhorns, USC Trojans, Virginia Tech Hokies, Washington Huskies, college football predictions

This Just In: Stanford is Really, Really Good
College Football By Mitch Light Stanford lost its final three games of the 2008 season. Needing only one win to become bowl-eligible for the first time since 2001, the Cardinal lost consecutive games to Oregon,...
1 year ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Football, Pac-12, Andrew Luck, Keith Price, Kenjon Barner, LaMichael James, Marquess Wilson, Oregon Ducks, Stanford Cardinal

Post Mortem on the Game of the Century
College Football By Mitch Light We’ve all seen the game by now. Some have called it a classic. Others say it was disappointing due to a lack of offense. We can all agree, however, that there were some serious...
1 year ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Football, Jarrett Lee, Jordan Matthews, Michael Ford, Morris Claiborne, Spencer Ware, Alabama Crimson Tide, Arkansas Razorbacks, LSU Tigers, South Carolina Gamecocks, Vanderbilt Commodores

College Football Predictions: Every Game, Week 10
College Football By Mitch Light (@AthlonMitch) Here's a look at every game of the Week 10 college football schedule. Friday No. 20 USC at No. 94 Colorado There are no moral victories at USC, but the ...
1 year ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Football, Alabama Crimson Tide, Boise State Broncos, Kansas State Wildcats, LSU Tigers, Oklahoma Sooners, Oklahoma State Cowboys, Oregon, Oregon Ducks, Oregon State Beavers, Stanford Cardinal, Washington Huskies, college football predictions, LSU at Alabama

College Football Predictions: 10 Key Games in Week 10
College Football By Mitch Light (@AthlonMitch) Here are previews and predictions for the 10 best college football games this weekend. LSU (+5) at Alabama It’s the most anticipated regular-season gam...
1 year ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Football, ACC, Big Ten Big 12, Pac-12, SEC, Alabama Crimson Tide, Arkansas Razorbacks, Baylor Bears, Cincinnati Bearcats, Kansas State Wildcats, LSU Tigers, Missouri Tigers, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Oklahoma State Cowboys, Pittsburgh Panthers, South Carolina Gamecocks, Wake Forest Demon Deacons, Alabama vs LSU, college football predictions, LSU at Alabama

UCLA is Still Alive in the Pac-12 South Race
College Football By Mitch Light They’ve lost four games, the last three by an average of 30.3 points. They gave up 254 yard rushing to a team (Arizona) that was averaging 71.8 yards on the ground. They don’...
1 year ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Football, Pac-12, Coby Fleener, Johnathan Franklin, Kevin Prince, Malcolm Agnew, Arizona State Sun Devils, Stanford Cardinal, UCLA Bruins, Washington State Cougars

Oklahoma State Dealing With Pressure
College Football By Mitch Light There were plenty of teams that posted more significant wins, but you can make a strong case that no team was as impressive as Oklahoma State last weekend. Six days after climbin...
1 year ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Football, Big 12, Brandon Weeden, Henry Josey, Landry Jones, Robert Griffin III, Ryan Broyles, Baylor Bears, Kansas Jayhawks, Missouri Tigers, Oklahoma Sooners, Oklahoma State Cowboys, Texas Tech Red Raiders

College Football Predictions: Every Game, Week 9
College Football By Mitch Light (@AthlonMitch) Here's a look at every game of the Week 9 college football schedule. Friday No. 60 BYU at No. 39 TCU BYU will be playing on Friday night for the third ti...
1 year ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Football, college football predictions

College Football Predictions: 10 Key Games in Week 9
College Football By Mitch Light (@AthlonMitch) Here are previews and predictions for the 10 best college football games this weekend. Stanford (-8) at USC Stanford owns the nation’s longest active winni...
1 year ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Football, ACC, Big 12, Big Ten, Pac-12, SEC, Baylor Bears, Clemson Tigers, Florida Gators, Georgia Bulldogs, Illinois Fighting Illini, Kansas State Wildcats, Michigan State Spartans, Nebraska Cornhuskers, North Carolina Tar Heels, Ohio State Buckeyes, Oklahoma State Cowboys, Penn State Nittany Lions, South Carolina Gamecocks, Stanford Cardinal, Tennessee Volunteers, USC Trojans. Oklahoma Sooners, Wake Forest Demon Deacons, Wisconsin Badgers, college football predictions

Colorado, Utah Struggling in New League
College Football By Mitch Light Utah and Colorado are two proud programs that were both welcomed with open arms to the new-look Pac-12. With two BCS Bowl appearances in the past seven years, Utah was regarded a...
1 year ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Football, Pac-12, Andrew Luck, Jon Embree, NIck Foles, Arizona Wildcats, Colorado Buffaloes, Stanford Cardinal, Utah Utes, Washington State Cougars

Big 12 Teams Getting Offensive
College Football By Mitchell Light There’s been some debate in the Athlon Sports offices — and on our web site  — about the strength of the Big 12 as compared to the SEC. Most assume that the SEC, wi...
1 year ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Football, Big 12, Christine Michael, Collin Klein, Cyrus Gray, John Hubert, Kansas State Wildcats, Missouri Tigers, Oklahoma State Cowboys

Times are Tough for Tennessee Volunteers
College Football By Mitch Light These are not good times on Rocky Top. The University of Tennessee football team, one of the more storied programs in college football, is 0–4 in the SEC for the second str...
1 year ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Football, SEC, Jarrett Lee, Justin Worley, Tyler Wilson, Zac Stacy, Kentucky Wildcats, LSU Tigers, Tennessee Volunteers, Vanderbilt Commodores

College Football Predictions: Every Game, Week 8
College Football By Mitch Light (@AthlonMitch) Here's a look at every game of the Week 8 college football schedule. Friday No. 13 West Virginia at No. 71 Syracuse The Mountaineers have scored 34 point...
1 year ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Football, college football predictions

College Football Predictions: 10 Key Games in Week 8
College Football By Mitch Light (@AthlonMitch) Here are previews and predictions for the 10 best college football games this weekend. Washington (+21) at Stanford Stanford is on an incredible roll. Dating...
1 year ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Football

College Football Predictions: Every Game, Week 7
College Football By Mitch Light (@AthlonMitch) Here's a look at every game of the Week 7 college football schedule. Braden Gall's Week 7 Picks Against The Spread Friday No. 72 Hawaii at No. 92 San...
1 year ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Football, Alabama Crimson Tide, Clemson Tigers, LSU Tigers, Maryland Terrapins, Michigan State Spartans, Michigan Wolverines, Nebraska Cornhuskers, Oklahoma Sooners, Oklahoma State Cowboys, Tennessee Volunteers, Texas Longhorns, Wisconsin Badgers, college football predictions

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