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Will Oklahoma and Texas A&M Leave the Big 12?
College Football The rumors of Oklahoma and Texas A&M heading to the SEC have been heating up over the last week, largely due to Texas and the Longhorn Network. Although the Big 12 was held together last summer...
1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, Big 12, SEC, oklahoma, Texas, Texas A&M

Ranking College Football's New Coaches for 2011
College Football By Mitch Light (@AthlonMitch on Twitter) The carousel was quite active in the offseason, with 23 coaching positions — 19.2 percent of all FBS schools — changing hands. And not only was the ...
1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, Al Golden, Dana Holgorsen, Jerry Kill, Will Muschamp

Ranking the College Football Conferences
College Football With the start of the 2011 just around the corner, it's time to revisit the conference power rankings. The SEC claims the last five national titles and should reign surpreme once again this year. H...
1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Conference USA, MAC, Mountain West, Pac-12, SEC, Sun Belt, WAC

Is Michigan the Big Ten's Surprise Team for 2011?
College Football By Steven Lassan (@AthlonSteven on Twitter) Defining what is a surprise team is no easy task. Over the next couple of weeks, Athlon will take a look at a team from each of the BC...
1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, Big Ten, Michigan

What to Watch for at SEC Media Days
College Football Some consider the media days for each conference the unofficial start to the college football season. Shortly after media days is the opening of fall camps, which means the season will be less than...
1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, SEC, Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vanderbilt

Illinois Could Surprise in the Big Ten Leaders Division
College Football By Steven Lassan (@AthlonSteven on Twitter) Defining what is a surprise team is no easy task. Over the next couple of weeks, Athlon will take a look at a team from each of the BC...
1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, Big Ten, Illinois

Will Muschamp Takes Over at Florida
College Football by Pat Dooley Back then, there was no Hampton Suites in downtown Gainesville. Back then, the place where Will Muschamp lived during the first four months on the job as Florida’s football coac...
1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, SEC, Florida, Will Muschamp

Ranking the ACC's Top 25 Players for 2011
College Football By Braden Gall (@AthlonBraden) and Steven Lassan (@AthlonSteven) Athlon Sports continues its countdown to the upcoming season with a look at the top 25 players for 2011 in the ACC. Several ...
1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, ACC, Boston College, Clemson, Duke, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Maryland, Miami, NC State, North Carolina, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest

Oklahoma State's Dynamic Duo
College Football by John Helsley Justin Blackmon spent a wintry evening chillin’ at a friend’s house, watching TV and lounging on the couch, when his cell phone buzzed with a tempting text message. The ...
1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, Big 12, Oklahoma State

Ranking the College Football Coaching Jobs: 50-1
College Football We have ranked every college football program in the country, based on the attractiveness of the position from a coaching perspective. We considered many factors — tradition, facilities, location...
1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football

The Pressure is on Mark Richt
College Football by Gentry Estes Mark Richt has averaged 9.6 wins in his 10 years at Georgia. His SEC record is a sparkling 53-27. He's won or shared four SEC East titles. And he's squarely on the hot seat....
1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, SEC, Georgia Bulldogs, Mark Richt

Georgia Tech Vacates 2009 ACC Title
News NCAA violations and investigations have been a hot topic in college football over the last year and Georgia Tech is the next team in the crosshairs. Georgia Tech announced today the NCAA has hit th...
1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: News

A Golden Era at the U
College Football by Jorge Milian Fans of the Miami Hurricanes are a notoriously difficult bunch to please. But they’re pushovers compared to Toni Golden, the mother of new Canes coach Al Golden. After wor...
1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, ACC, Miami Hurricanes, Al Golden

Is Missouri the Big 12's Surprise Team?
College Football By Steven Lassan (@AthlonSteven on Twitter) Defining what is a surprise team is no easy task. Over the next couple of weeks, Athlon will take a look at a team from each of the BCS leagues that ...
1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, Big 12, Missouri Tigers

Ranking the College Football Coaching Jobs: 120-51
College Football We have ranked every college football program in the country, based on the attractiveness of the position from a coaching perspective. We considered many factors — tradition, facilities...
1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Conference USA, MAC, Mountain West, Pac-12, SEC, Sun Belt, WAC, Coaching jobs

Ranking the College Football Coaching Jobs: SEC
College Football We have ranked every college football program in the country, based on the attractiveness of the position from a coaching perspective. We considered many factors — tradition, facilities...
1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, SEC, Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vanderbilt, Coaching jobs

Ranking the College Football Coaching Jobs: Big 12
College Football We have ranked every college football program in the country, based on the attractiveness of the position from a coaching perspective. We considered many factors — tradition, facilities...
1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, Big 12, College football coaching jobs

Ranking the College Football Coaching Jobs: Big Ten
College Football We have ranked every college football program in the country, based on the attractiveness of the position from a coaching perspective. We considered many factors — tradition, facilities...
1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, Big Ten, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Nebraska, Northwestern, Ohio State, Penn State, Purdue, Wisconsin, Coaching jobs

Ranking the College Football Coaching Jobs: Pac-12
College Football We have ranked every college football program in the country, based on the attractiveness of the position from a coaching perspective. We considered many factors — tradition, facilities, location...
1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, Pac-12, Arizona State Sun Devils, Arizona Wildcats, California Golden Bears, Colorado Buffaloes, Oregon, Oregon Ducks, Oregon State Beavers, Stanford Cardinal, UCLA Bruins, USC Trojans, Utah Utes, Washington Huskies, Washington State Cougars

Great Expectations at Texas A&M
College Football by Brett McMurphy (@McMurphyCBS on Twitter) Mike Sherman’s first season in College Station began with an 18–14 home loss to Arkansas State.    Then things got really bad. ...
1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, Big 12, Texas A&M, Mike Sherman

Mike Vrabel Retires, Named Ohio State Linebackers Coach
News Mike Vrabel is coming back to Ohio State. After spending 14 years as a linebacker in the NFL, Vrabel retired on Monday to join the Buckeyes’ coaching staff this season. Jim Tressel’s resign...
1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: News, Ohio State, Mike Vrabel

Ranking the College Football Coaching Jobs: ACC
College Football We have ranked every college football program in the country, based on the attractiveness of the position from a coaching perspective. We considered many factors — tradition, facilities, location...
1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, ACC, Boston College, Clemson, Duke, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Maryland, Miami, NC State, North Carolina, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest, Coaching jobs

Ranking the College Football Coaching Jobs: Big East
College Football We have ranked every college football program in the country, based on the attractiveness of the position from a coaching perspective. We considered many factors — tradition, facilities, location...
1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, Big East, Louisville, Pitt Panthers, Rutgers, South Florida Bulls, Syracuse, West Virginia Mountaineers, Coaching jobs

Ohio State Vacates 2010 Season, Including Sugar Bowl Victory
News Further adding to what already has been a disheartening and humbling offseason for Buckeye fans, the university announced today that it is vacating all of its wins from the 2010 season, including i...
1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: News, Big Ten, Ohio State Buckeyes, Jim Tressel

Georgia Running Back Caleb King Ruled Ineligible
College Football Georgia’s quest to win the SEC East title in 2011 took a hit when running back Caleb King was ruled ineligible. Depth at running back was already an issue for the Bulldogs, especially after Washa...
1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, SEC, Isaiah Crowell, Georgia Bulldogs

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