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College Football Predictions: 10 Key Games in Week 7
College Football By Mitch Light (@AthlonMitch) Here are previews and predictions for the 10 best college football games this weekend. Michigan (+1.5) at Michigan State Michigan State is in the midst of...
1 year ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Football, Arizona State Sun Devils, Auburn Tigers, Baylor Bears, Florida Gators, Illinois Fighting Illini, Miami Hurricanes, Michigan State Spartans, Michigan Wolverines, North Carolina Tar Heels, Ohio State Buckeyes, Oklahoma State Cowboys, Oregon Ducks, Texas A&M Aggies, Texas Longhorns, Virginia Tech Hokies, Wake Forest Demon Deacons, college football predictions

Arizona State has Pac-12 South title wrapped up
College Football By Mitch Light If it were a political race, the networks would already have declared Arizona State the winner of the Pac-12 South. Yes, we are barely into October, but it’s quite clear that t...
1 year ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Football, Pac-12, Dennis Erickson, Keith Price, LaMichael James, Zach Maynard, Arizona State Sun Devils, Stanford Cardinal, UCLA Bruins, USC Trojans, Washington Huskies

Kansas' Defensive Struggles are Epic
College Football By Mitch Light Toben Opurum spent his first season at Kansas on the offensive side of the ball, leading the Jayhawks in rushing as a true freshman in 2009. He scored a touchdown in each of his ...
1 year ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Football, Big 12, Toben Opurum, Kansas Jayhawks, Kansas State Wildcats, Oklahoma Sooners, Oklahoma State Cowboys, Texas A&M Aggies, Texas Tech Red Raiders

AJ McCarron Passing Every Test for Alabama
College Football By Mitch Light It was far from the most stressful environment, and his team was favored by more than four touchdowns. But AJ McCarron made a nice statement Saturday night in Tuscaloosa as the C...
1 year ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Football, SEC, AJ McCarron, Marcus Lattimore, Tyler Bray, Alabama Crimson Tide, South Carolina Gameococks, Tennessee Volunteers

College Football Predictions: Every Game, Week 6
College Football By Mitch Light (@AthlonMitch) Here's a look at every game of the Week 6 college football schedule. Friday No. 5 Boise State at No. 89 Fresno State Fresno State plays its old nemesis ...
1 year ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Football, college football predictions

College Football Predictions: 10 Key Games in Week 6
College Football By Mitch Light (@AthlonMitch) Here are previews and predictions for the 10 best college football games this weekend. Oklahoma (-10) vs. Texas Alabama and LSU are stealing a lot of the ...
1 year ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Football

Paul Wulff off the Hot Seat thanks to Cougars' fast start
College Football By Mitch Light You can remove the name Paul Wulff from the list of coaches on the hot seat. For now, at least. Wulff entered his fourth season at Washington State, his alma mater, with a 2...
1 year ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Football, Pac-12, Chris Polk, Marshall Lobbestael, Robert Woods, Arizona State Sun Devils, Arizona Wildcats, Oregon State Beavers, Stanford Cardinal, Washington State Cougars, Washinton Huskies

Surprise, surprise: K-State is 4-0
College Football By Mitch Light When Kansas State was trailing Eastern Kentucky, 7–3, late in the fourth quarter back in Week 1, even the most optimistic Wildcat fan would have had a tough time envisioning th...
1 year ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Football, Big 12, Arthur Brown, Collin Klein, Henry Josey, Baylor Bears, Kansas State Wildcats, Missouri Tigers, Texas Longhorns

Auburn gets defensive
College Football By Mitch Light The Auburn Tigers averaged 41.3 points in their first 25 victories of the Gus Malzahn era. But in the 26th win — arguably one of the most unlikely — the Tigers scored only 16...
1 year ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Football, SEC, Alshon Jeffrey, Gene Chizik, Gus Malzahn, Marcus Lattimore, Steve Spurrier, Alabama Crimson Tide, Auburn Tigers, Ole Miss Rebels, South Carolina Gameococks

College Football Predictions: Every Game, Week 5
College Football By Mitch Light (@AthlonMitch) Here's a look at every game of the Week 5 college football schedule. Friday No. 85 Utah State at No. 58 BYU The Cougars are looking for revenge after lo...
1 year ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Football

College Football Predictions: 10 Key Games in Week 5
College Football By Mitch Light (@AthlonMitch) Here are previews and predictions for the 10 best college football games this weekend. Nebraska (+9) at Wisconsin It’s a likely preview of the first-ever ...
1 year ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Football, Alabama Crimson Tide, Arkansas Razorbacks, Auburn Tigers, Baylor Bears, Clemson Tigers, Florida Gators, Georgia Bulldogs, Kansas State Wildcats, Michigan State Spartans, Mississippi State Bulldogs, Nebraska Cornhuskers, Ohio State Buckeyes, South Carolina Gamecocks, Texas A&M Aggies, Utah Utes, Virginia Tech Hokies, Washington Huskies, Wisconsin Badgers, college football predictions

Oklahoma State: Sleeping Giant in Stillwater is Awake
College Football By Mitch Light We may have just witnessed the most important 25 minutes in the history of Oklahoma State football. With a national television audience watching, the high-flying Pokes turned a 2...
1 year ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Football, Big 12, Brandon Weeden, Collin Klein, Henry Josey, Baylor Bears, Missouri Tigers, Oklahoma State Cowboys, Texas Tech Red Raiders

The Price Has Been Right For Washington
College Football By Mitch Light He was one of the most decorated players in school history. The face of Washington football for four seasons, Jake Locker became the first quarterback from the UW ever selected i...
1 year ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Football, Pac-12, Keith Price, Stanford Cardinal, USC Trojans, Washington Huskies

Big Plays Fuel Florida Gators Offense
College Football By Mitch Light (@AthlonMitch) We are only four games into his first season as the offensive coordinator at Florida, but the sample size is big enough to declare the hiring of Charlie Weis a suc...
1 year ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Football, SEC, Charlie Weis, Chris Rainey, Isaiah Crowell, Jeff Demps, Alabama Crimson Tide, Florida Gators, Georgia Bulldogs, Vanderbilt Commodores

College Football Predictions: Every Game, Week 4
College Football By Mitch Light (@AthlonMitch) Here's a look at every game of the Week 4 college football schedule. Friday No. 47 UCF at No. 65 BYU The Cougars must regroup after last week’s shockingl...
1 year ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Football

College Football Predictions: 10 Key Games in Week 4
College Football By Mitch Light (@AthlonMitch) Here are previews and predictions for the 10 best college football games this weekend. Oklahoma State (+4) at Texas A&M The winner of Saturday’s showdo...
1 year ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Football, Alabama Crimson Tide, LSU Tigers, South Carolina Gamecocks, West Virginia Mountaineers, college football predictions

Special season in store for Illini?
College Football By Mitch Light Take a look at Illinois’ remaining schedule in 2011 and tell me if I’m crazy for believing this football team can win 11 games. The Illini, already 3–0, still have five mor...
1 year ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Football, Big Ten, Denard Robinson, Marquiese Gray, Nathan Scheelhaasse, Illinois Fighting Illini, Michigan State Spartans, Michigan Wolverines, Northwesstern Wildcats

Man named Steele has Iowa State off to hot start
College Football By Mitch Light There are two things you need to know about Iowa State quarterback Steele Jantz. The first: He might have the most normal name in his family. Jantz’ father is named Foxx, w...
1 year ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Football, Big 12, Landy Jones, Malcolm Brown, Steele Jantz, Iowa State Cycones, Kansas Jayhawks, Oklahoma Sooners, Oklahoma State Cowboys

Can Vanderbilt Sustain Success in the SEC?
College Football By Mitch Light Vanderbilt’s hot start has made national news. The Commodores, fresh off a dominating 30–7 win over Ole Miss, are 3–0 under first-year head coach James Franklin. But de...
1 year ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Football, SEC, Chris Relf, Marcus Lattimore, Tauren Poole, Zac Stacy, Alabama Crimson Tide, LSU Tigers, Tennessee Volunteers, Vanderbilt Commodores

College Football Predictions: Every Game, Week 3
College Football By Mitch Light (@AthlonMitch) Here's a look at every game of the Week 3 college football schedule. No. 115 North Texas at No. 1 Alabama Dan McCarney will do a very good job as the coach a...
1 year ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Football, college football predictions

College Football Predictions: 10 Key Games in Week 3
College Football By Mitch Light (@AthlonMitch) Here are  previews and predictions for the 10 best college football games this weekend. Oklahoma (-3.5) at Florida State There’s a school of thought ...
1 year ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Football, Clemson Tigers, Florida Gators, Florida State Seminoles, Iowa Hawkeyes, LSU Tigers, Maryland Terrapins, college football predictions

Graham lone bright spot in Panther offense
College Football By Mitch Light (@AthlonMitch) Take a quick look at Pittsburgh’s stats and you will notice that running back Ray Graham leads the nation in rushing with a 161.0-yard average. That, however, is...
1 year ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Football, Big East, Lyle McCombs, Ray Graham, Savon Huggins, Tino Sunseri, Cincinnati Bearcats, Pittsburgh Panthers, UConn Huskies

Is it Time to Panic at Oregon State?
College Football By Mitch Light (@AthlonMitch) We knew what Oregon State was missing. We were aware that the Beavers would be without arguably the most exciting offensive player in school history (Jacquizz Rodg...
1 year ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Football, Pac-12, Dan Buckner, Jeff Tuel, Keith Price, Oregon State Beavers, Stanford Cardinal, Washington State Cougars

South Carolina Makes a Statement in SEC East
College Football By Mitch Light (@AthlonMitch) This might sound a bit obvious, but beating Georgia is a very good sign for South Carolina football. Consider the following: The Gamecocks are a combined 25–23 i...
1 year ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Football, SEC, Alshon Jeffrey, Isaiah Crowell, Josh Clemons, Marcus Lattimore, Melvin Ingram, Alabama Crimson Tide, South Carolina Gamecocks, Tennessee Volunteers, Vanderbilt Commdores

College Football Predictions: Every Game, Week 2
College Football To get your ready for the weekend of action, we give you predictions for every game this weekend. All the rankings are based on Athlon's college football rankings. By Mitch Light (@AthlonMitch)...
1 year ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Football, college football predictions

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