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College Football Week 7 Preview: Match-Ups, Upset Picks and Storylines to Watch
College Football Week 7 of the college football season doesn't feature a ton of prominent match-ups, but there are a lot of games that will set the table for the rest of the year. West Virginia scored a huge victor...
32 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Independents, Mountain West, Pac 12, SEC, LSU Tigers, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Oklahoma Sooners, Purdue Boilermakers, South Carolina Gamecocks, Stanford Cardinal, Texas Longhorns, Texas Tech Red Raiders, West Virginia Mountaineers, Wisconsin Badgers

Oklahoma Sooners vs. Texas Longhorns Preview and Prediction
College Football With Texas and Oklahoma each having one loss in Big 12 play this season, Saturday’s annual matchup in Dallas is essentially an elimination game. The winner keeps its Big 12 title hopes alive, whi...
32 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, Big 12, Oklahoma Sooners, Texas Longhorns

Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs. Stanford Cardinal Preview and Prediction
College Football As each week passes, the pressure only increases on college football’s top 10 teams. Notre Dame finds itself in that position each week, as this team has a legitimate chance to play for the natio...
32 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, Independents, Pac 12, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Stanford Cardinal

ACC Week 7 Preview and Predictions
College Football With only four games on the Week 7 slate, it's a relatively quiet Saturday of action in the ACC. Florida State looks to bounce back after last week's disappointing loss to NC State, as struggling B...
32 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Boston College Eagles, Clemson Tigers, Duke Blue Devils, Florida State Seminoles, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, Maryland Terrapins, Miami Hurricanes, NC State Wolfpack, North Carolina Tar Heels, Virginia Cavaliers, Virginia Tech Hokies, Wake Forest Demon Deacons

College Football Week 7 Upset Predictions
College Football College football's week 7 slate features a handful of games with upset potential. Athlon's editors predict Boise State will fall to Fresno State, while Wisconsin will score a key victory on the roa...
32 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac 12, SEC

College Fantasy Football: Week 7 Emergency Starters
College Football This list was originally designed to assist fantasy owners with injury-riddled rosters, bye-week dilemmas, and unfavorable matchups, but the Emergency Starters has evolved into our Waiver Wire 2.0....
32 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, Fantasy, News

College Fantasy Football: Week 7 Sit or Start Report
College Football As the season starts to make the turn towards the home stretch, many fantasy owners are facing a crucial Week 7 with fantasy studs Kenjon Barner, DeAnthony Thomas, DeAndre Hopkins, and Todd Gurley ...
32 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, Fantasy, News

Is It Time for Auburn To Fire Gene Chizik?
College Football Auburn is off to a miserable 1-4 start and the pressure is beginning to build on coach Gene Chizik. Since winning the 2010 national championship, the Tigers are just 9-9 and struggled to beat Louis...
32 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, SEC, Auburn Tigers

Who is the Best Bowl-Eligible Team in the Big Ten?
College Football With Ohio State and Penn State ineligible for the postseason, the Big Ten will be missing two of its top teams in bowl games. The conference did not have a team ranked in the USA Today Coaches Poll...
32 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, Big Ten, Michigan State Spartans, Michigan Wolverines, Nebraska Cornhuskers, Northwestern Wildcats, Ohio State Buckeyes, Penn State Nittany Lions

South Carolina or Florida: Which Team is the Best In the SEC East?
College Football With South Carolina's blowout win over Georgia and Florida's victory over LSU, the Gamecocks and Gators seem to be the top two teams in the SEC East. Georgia may have a chance to get back in the ra...
32 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, SEC, Florida Gators, Georgia Bulldogs, South Carolina Gamecocks

College Fantasy Football: Using Vegas Odds to Determine Best Week 7 Plays
College Football In the world of fantasy football, some team owners are relentless in their search for information that will give them a competitive edge over their competition.  Others just simply rely on pro...
32 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, Fantasy, News

College Football's Top 20 Coaches on the Hot Seat: Post-Week 6 Rankings
College Football Week 6 of the 2012 college football season is in the books and plenty of coaches saw the temperature on their seat increase by a few degrees. Kentucky's Joker Phillips and Boston College'...
32 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Conference USA, Independents, MAC, Mountain West, Pac 12, SEC, Sun Belt, WAC, Boston College Eagles, California Golden Bears, Colorado Buffaloes, Iowa Hawkeyes, Kentucky Wildcats, Maryland Terrapins, Syracuse Orange, Tennessee Volunteers

College Football Post-Week 6 Bowl Projections
College Football College football's bowl season is inching closer, but it's never too early to take a look at what the matchups might look like. With six weeks of results in the books, it's hard to make long-term p...
32 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Conference USA, Independents, MAC, Mountain West, Pac 12, SEC, Sun Belt, WAC

Big 12 Post-Week 6 Power Rankings
College Football Thanks to Saturday's 48-45 win in Austin, it's clear West Virginia is ready to challenge for a national title. The Mountaineers are in the thick of the BCS title discussion, while quarterback Geno ...
32 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, Big 12, Baylor Bears, Iowa State Cyclones, Kansas Jayhawks, Kansas State Wildcats, Oklahoma Sooners, Oklahoma State Cowboys, TCU Horned Frogs, Texas Longhorns, Texas Tech Red Raiders, West Virginia Mountaineers

ACC Post-Week 6 Power Rankings
College Football With Florida State's loss to NC State, the ACC is officially out of the national title race. The Seminoles were the conference's best hope at finishing No. 1 or No. 2 in the BCS, but the championsh...
32 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Boston College Eagles, Clemson Tigers, Duke Blue Devils, Florida State Seminoles, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, Maryland Terrapins, Miami Hurricanes, NC State Wolfpack, North Carolina Tar Heels, Virginia Cavaliers, Virginia Tech Hokies, Wake Forest Demon Deacons

College Fantasy Football: Post-Week 6 Waiver Wire Report
College Football Even though the waiver wire isn’t loaded with talent this week, there is still plenty of value available.  This is the time of the season where players are easier to acquire because league c...
32 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, Fantasy, News

Michigan State's Le'Veon Bell Hurdles Indiana Player
News Michigan State had to work a little harder than expected to beat Indiana. The Spartans needed a huge second half comeback to knock off the Hoosiers, which included a big game from running back Le'V...
32 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: News, Big Ten, Michigan State Spartans

Virginia Tech's Dyrell Roberts Finds A Pair of Scissors Against North Carolina
News So far, 2012 has not gone according to plan for Virginia Tech. The Hokies have lost three out of their last four games, including Saturday's 48-34 shootout at North Carolina. While both teams p...
33 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: News, ACC

West Virginia Mountaineers vs. Texas Longhorns Preview and Prediction
College Football West Virginia officially christened its new home in the Big 12 with a 70-63 shootout victory over Baylor last Saturday. While last week was the first conference game of the year, playing at Texas i...
33 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, Big 12, Texas Longhorns, West Virginia Mountaineers

Georgia Bulldogs vs. South Carolina Gamecocks Preview and Prediction
College Football It’s only Week 6 of the 2012 college football season, but Saturday’s game between South Carolina and Georgia will go a long way in determining the SEC East champion. In fact, it could be an eli...
33 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, SEC, Georgia Bulldogs, South Carolina Gamecocks

LSU Tigers vs. Florida Gators Preview and Prediction
College Football Every week is a big one in the SEC but there’s a little more intrigue around this league this Saturday. Four of the league’s top five teams meet, as Florida hosts LSU, while Georgia visits Sout...
33 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, SEC, Florida Gators, LSU Tigers

College Football Week 6 Preview: Match-Ups, Upset Picks and Storylines to Watch
College Football College football's Week 6 slate is filled with plenty of intriguing games, starting in the SEC with Florida-LSU and Georgia-South Carolina. These two match-ups will play a key role in determining t...
33 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Independents, Pac 12, SEC, Florida Gators, Georgia Bulldogs, LSU Tigers, Miami Hurricanes, Michigan Wolverines, Nebraska Cornhuskers, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Ohio State Buckeyes, Oklahoma Sooners, Purdue Boilermakers, South Carolina Gamecocks, Texas Longhorns, Texas Tech Red Raiders, West Virginia Mountaineers

Ohio State Buckeyes vs. Nebraska Cornhuskers Preview and Prediction
College Football After a rough start to the season, the Big Ten finally had something positive happen last weekend.  There were no disappointing non-conference losses, while Ohio State-Michigan State and Wisco...
33 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, Big Ten, Nebraska Cornhuskers, Ohio State Buckeyes

West Virginia, Kansas State or Texas: Which Team is the Best in the Big 12?
College Football The SEC is college football's top conference but the Big 12 isn't far behind. The Big 12 could have nine bowl teams this season and the battle to win the conference will be one of the tightest race...
33 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, Big 12, Kansas State Wildcats, Texas Longhorns, West Virginia Mountaineers

Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs. Miami Hurricanes Preview and Prediction
College Football With a combined record of 8-1 and both teams riding a wave of momentum after key wins over the last few weeks, Miami-Notre Dame is one of Week 6’s most intriguing games. These two teams haven’t...
33 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Independents, Miami Hurricanes, Notre Dame Fighting Irish

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