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ACC Post-Week 3 Power Rankings

College Football If there were any doubts Florida State was ready to make a run into national title contention, those should be erased after Saturday’s win over Wake Forest. The Seminoles beat Wake Forest 52-0, w...

35 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

Big 12 Post-Week 3 Power Rankings

College Football Week 3 featured a pedestrian slate of games in the Big 12. TCU-Kansas was the only conference game, while Texas easily handled Ole Miss on the road and Texas Tech, Iowa State and Oklahoma State cru...

35 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

Wes Lunt Injures Knee in Oklahoma State Win

News Oklahoma State starting quarterback Wes Lunt was injured during Saturday's win over Louisiana-Lafayette, and his long-term status for the rest of the season is up in the air. However, early reports...

35 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: News, Big 12, Oklahoma State Cowboys

College Football Week 3 Preview: Match-Ups, Upset Picks and Storylines to Watch

College Football College football's Week 3 slate is full of interesting action. Arkansas had a surprising defeat to Louisiana-Monroe last week but has a chance to knock off No. 1 Alabama this Saturday. The Razorbac...

College Fantasy Football: Week 3 Emergency Starters

College Football The end of the week is upon us and you just don’t have the warm fuzzies about your Week Three starters. We’ve teamed up with Steven Lassan of Athlon Sports and scoured the schedule lookin...

35 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, Fantasy, News

SEC Week 3 Preview and Predictions

College Football It's another big week in the SEC, as Arkansas hosts Alabama and Florida travels to Knoxville in a crucial East Division matchup. The Razorbacks could be without quarterback Tyler Wilson and are ree...

35 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, SEC, Alabama Crimson Tide, Arkansas Razorbacks, Florida Gators, Georgia Bulldogs, Kentucky Wildcats, LSU Tigers, Mississippi State Bulldogs, Missouri Tigers, Ole Miss Rebels, South Carolina Gamecocks, Tennessee Volunteers, Texas A&M Aggies, Vanderbilt Commodores

ACC Week 3 Preview and Predictions

College Football With most of the teams in the ACC playing non-conference games, it was a relatively quiet Week 2 slate. The top three teams in the ACC - Florida State, Clemson and Virginia Tech - all won handily, ...

Big 12 Week 3 Preview and Predictions

College Football Week 3 is not the most glamorous slate of action in the Big 12. TCU-Kansas is the only conference game, while Texas-Ole Miss is the only other matchup featuring two BCS teams. Oklahoma State, Kansa...

College Football Week 3 Upset Predictions

College Football There were few upset picks that jumped out on the Vegas lines early last week, but there's a handful of intriguing college football upset possibilities for Week 3. Utah State upset Utah last Friday...

35 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News

College Fantasy Football: Week 3 Sit or Start

College Football Starting next week, conference play will start dominating the schedule. Therefore, you must take advantage of the mismatches littering the schedule this week. Still, there are some toug...

35 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, Fantasy, News

Notre Dame Joins ACC; What Does It Mean For College Football?

College Football Notre Dame is set to join the ACC. Well, sort of. The Irish will be leaving the Big East to join the ACC as a partial member. Maintaining its football independence was crucial for Notre Dame, and t...

35 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Independents, Notre Dame Fighting Irish

College Football's Top 20 Coaches on the Hot Seat: Post-Week 2 Rankings

College Football Week 2 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's Frank Sp...

College Football Post-Week 2 Bowl Projections

College Football College football's bowl season is still a few months away, but it's never too early to take a look at what the matchups might look like. With only two weeks of results in the books, it's hard to ma...

36 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

Which New College Football Coach Has Been The Most Impressive Through Two Games?

College Football There were 28 college football teams with a new coach this year, and the results have been mixed so far. UCLA's Jim Mora, Arizona's Rich Rodriguez and Ohio State's Urban Meyer are each off to great...

36 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, Big Ten, Pac 12

Is the Florida-Tennessee Rivalry Nationally Relevant Again?

College Football With most teams still playing non-conference opponents, Week 3 of the 2012 college football season is another light slate of games. However, there are a few must-watch games, including the Florida-...

36 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, SEC, Florida Gators, Tennessee Volunteers

College Fantasy Football: Using Vegas Odds to Determine Best Week 3 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...

36 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, Fantasy, News

College Football's Top 10 Surprises After Two Weeks

College Football Only two weeks of the 2012 college football season are in the books, but there has been plenty of action so far. After two weeks, Athlon runs down 10 surprises, including Pac-12 teams UCLA, Arizona...

36 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Independents, Mountain West, Pac 12, SEC, Alabama Crimson Tide, Arizona Wildcats, Boise State Broncos, Iowa State Cyclones, Oregon Ducks, Oregon State Beavers, Pittsburgh Panthers, Syracuse Orange, UCLA Bruins

College Football's Top 10 Disappointments After Two Weeks

College Football The 2012 college football season is still young, but it's never too early to start looking at some of the biggest disappointments from the preseason. Arkansas' surprising loss to Louisiana-Monroe k...

36 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Conference USA, Independents, Pac 12, SEC, Sun Belt, Arkansas Razorbacks, Auburn Tigers, FIU Golden Panthers, Houston Cougars, Pittsburgh Panthers, Utah Utes, Washington State Cougars, Wisconsin Badgers

TCU Has Game Ball for 2012 Opener Delivered by Jetpack

News TCU opened the 2012 season in dramatic fashion. The Horned Frogs opened a renovated Amon G. Carter Stadium with an easy 56-0 win over Grambling. There's a lot of momentum around the program this se...

36 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: News, Big 12, TCU Horned Frogs

Trent Richardson Delivers Punishing Hit to Philadelphia's Kurt Coleman

News Cleveland running back Trent Richardson wasn't expected to find much running room against Philadelphia in Week 1. The rookie rushed for 39 yards on 19 attempts and caught one pass for five years.&n...

36 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: News, AFC North, Cleveland Browns

Brandon Weeden Gets Trapped Under American Flag In Pregame Warmups

News Brandon Weeden had a performance to forget in his first start. The rookie quarterback completed just 12 of 35 throws for 118 yards and four interceptions. However, his bad day started in pregam...

36 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: News

SEC Post-Week 2 Power Rankings

College Football It was a huge week in the SEC, as the conference officially welcomed its two new members. However, the new schools (Texas A&M and Missouri) both lost in its debuts but should be good additions ...

36 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, SEC, Alabama Crimson Tide, Arkansas Razorbacks, Auburn Tigers, Florida Gators, Georgia Bulldogs, Kentucky Wildcats, LSU Tigers, Mississippi State Bulldogs, Missouri Tigers, Ole Miss Rebels, South Carolina Gamecocks, Tennessee Volunteers, Texas A&M Aggies, Vanderbilt Commodores

ACC Post-Week 2 Power Rankings

College Football With the top three teams playing non-conference opponents, it was a relatively quiet week in the ACC. NC State scored a key win at Connecticut, while Wake Forest opened conference play with a victo...

36 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 2 Waiver Wire Report

College Football We mentioned last week that the waiver wire is the deepest after Week One. Last week’s names included: Ameer Abdullah, Beau Blankenship, LaDarius Perkins, David Oku, Marcus Sales, Jai...

36 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, Fantasy, News

Big 12 Post-Week 2 Power Rankings

College Football After going undefeated in Week 1, the Big 12 wasn't so lucky in Week 2. Oklahoma State fell on the road to Arizona, while Kansas suffered a surprising defeat to Rice. Oklahoma and Texas had easy vi...

36 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

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