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College Football's Overrated Trends and Overlooked Numbers

Beware: What statistics have been overrated and overlooked for 2012

With college football season less than a month away, some (but hopefully not all) preseason predictions and projections will be moot. Trust us, we’ve been digesting our thoughts on the upcoming season since the end of spring practice and even the end of bowl season.

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College Football's Darkhorse National Title Contenders for 2012

Logan Thomas needs a big season for Virginia Tech to contend for the national title.

Predicting college football's national champion is never an easy task. In addition to combing through schedules, returning starters, players lost and statistics, there are several factors impossible to account for. Injuries and luck will have a major impact on the 2012 season - and neither can be projected. 

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College football conference realignment draft: Part 4

We restructure the college sports landscape by drafting new four new conferences

As we enter the final day of our conference realignment draft, all four commissioners elected to use the entire allotment of picks to build 16-team superconferences.

Through the first 12 rounds, each league established its identity. Some are focused on particular regions, some are focused on being well-rounded among football, basketball and baseball programs.

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Mountain West Football 2012 All-Conference Team

With Kellen Moore gone, it's up to D.J. Harper to lead Boise State's offense in 2012.

The 2012 college football season is just around the corner, and Athlon continues its countdown to kickoff with a look at our first and second All-Mountain West teams for this season.

Athlon's 2012 All-Mountain West Team

First-Team Offense

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Mountain West Football 2012 Predictions

Wyoming's Brett Smith looks to challenge Boise State for the Mountain West title.

The Mountain West will have yet another new look in 2012. The ever-changing conference lost TCU — which went 48–7 during its seven-year stay — to the Big 12 and added Nevada, Fresno State and Hawaii from the WAC.

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College Football's Top 25 Head Coaches for 2012

Athlon Sports ranks the Top 25 best coaches in college football for 2012.

Ranking the coaches in any college football conference is a difficult task. Many factors play into just how successful a coach is at any school. How well are the assistants paid? Are the facilities up to par with the rest of the conference? Can the coach recruit or is he more of an x's and o's manager? Are there off-the-field or age issues to take into consideration? Has a coach built a program or continued the success from a previous coach?

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Boise State Broncos' Top 10 Players for 2012

Submitted by Athlon Sports on Wed, 2012-05-02 05:02

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Boise State Football: Will the Broncos Play in a BCS Bowl?

Chris Petersen looks to lead Boise State back to a BCS bowl in 2012.

Athlon's College Football top 25 countdown for 2012 continues with No. 24 Boise State. The Broncos are coming off a 12-1 record with a victory over Arizona State in the Las Vegas Bowl. Boise State suffered a lot of personnel losses, but expect this program to remain a top 25 team.

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Boise State Broncos 2012 Team Predictions

D.J. Harper needs to stay healthy for Boise State to make a BCS bowl in 2012.

The Boise State Broncos check in at No. 24 in Athlon's college football 2012 top 25 countdown. Here's a look at our predictions for the most valuable players, games to watch, breakout candidates and other key categories for 2012.

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Boise State Cheerleaders

Submitted by Rich McVey on Wed, 2012-05-02 04:03

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Some of our favorite Boise State Broncos football cheerleaders from the last twenty years.

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