Alabama and Notre Dame: A position-by-position historic comparison

Athlon Sports analyzes every position on the field throughout the two teams' history.

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College Football's New Year's Resolutions for 2013

Defensive players should get more attention in the Heisman race for 2013.

The end of every year is always a good time for reflection and examining what improvements could be made for the following 12 months. And that’s the case with college football, especially as the sport gets ready to close the books on a crazy 2012 season and move on to 2013 with another interesting race for the national title ready to unfold. There are still plenty of big events coming to college football in the next few days, including the anticipated Notre Dame-Alabama BCS championship game on Jan. 7.

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Top 10 Worst BCS Bowl Performances

Athlon Sports ranks the teams who didn't do too well in the BCS spotlight

With the 15th season of BCS bowl action just about ready to kickoff, Athlon reviewed the tapes of the four (now five) biggest bowl games in college football. Since 1998, teams have been fighting to land a spot in the BCS and here are those teams whose performances didn’t live up to the spotlight and prestige attached to the bowl they played in.

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Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl Preview and Prediction: Arizona State vs. Navy

Arizona State's offense should have no trouble moving the ball against Navy.

The Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl will feature a service academy surging after winning seven of its last eight and a Pac-12 program with a first-year coach and new identity. The meeting between Navy and Arizona State in this bowl game will mark the first time these two programs have played.

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College Football's Most Surprising Head Coach Hires of the BCS Era

Bret Bielema made a surprising jump from Wisconsin to Arkansas.

No college football head coaching search ever goes according to plan. However, anytime a job opens during or after the season, there’s a good idea of which candidates will be interested or the most likely targets. Despite having a general feel of where a particular program might go with its hire, there are times where a school makes a decision that blindsides or surprises everyone.

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Poinsettia Bowl Preview and Prediction: BYU vs. San Diego State

Old Mountain West rivals meet in the Poinsettia Bowl.

Former conference rivals meet up again in what should be a matchup of contrasting styles between BYU and San Diego State. The Cougars earned a trip to their eighth straight bowl game in as many seasons under head coach Bronco Mendenhall on the strength of the defense, which is ranked No. 3 in the nation and has given up only 14.7 points per game.

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15 Craziest, Weirdest and Oddest Moments in College Football 2012

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College Football's 2012 Coordinator Carousel Tracker

Athlon updates all of the latest coordinator changes in college football.

College football's coaching carousel has been active since the end of the regular season and will continue to spin over the next few months. Athlon has compiled all of the coordinator changes from this season and will continue to update this list as moves take place. 

Note: This list assumes coordinator jobs will be open when a head coach leaves for another position or is fired. 

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15 Players Who Will Impact the NFL Draft and College Football in 2013

Georgia could be a national title contender if Aaron Murray returns.

The NFL’s early entry deadline into the draft always plays a huge role in ranking teams for the next season. There’s a handful of key players that could depart college football for the NFL after this season, which could force a lot of changes in Athlon’s very early top 25 for 2013.

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