-by Braden Gall (@BradenGall on twitter)

-by Braden Gall (@BradenGall on twitter)

This was easily one of the more entertaining National Signing Days in history.

By Patrick Snow (@AthlonSnowman)

-by Braden Gall (@BradenGall on twitter)

With the BCS National Championship in the rearview, recruiting now takes center stage for the next three weeks.

By Steven Lassan (@AthlonSteven on Twitter)

Champs Sports Bowl
Florida State (8-4) vs. Notre Dame (8-4)
Date: Dec. 29 at 5:30 p.m. ET
Location: Florida Citrus Bowl, Orlando, Fla.

In terms of name value, this bowl should be one of the most-anticipated non-BCS bowl matchups this season.

-by Braden Gall (follow at @BradenGall)

National Signing Day 2012 is just over one month away.

With 11 of the top 20 players in the 2012 Athlon Consensus 100 — and exactly one-third of the entire list — still left uncommitted, the furious finish to the 2012 recruiting cycle could be one of the more memorable in history.

-by Braden Gall (follow at @AthlonBraden)

The recruitment of the nation’s No. 4 prospect, two-way star lineman Arik Armstead, has been anything but smooth.

The coaching carousel in college football has been as crazy as ever this offseason.

Pep bands, cheerleaders, tailgating, student sections, cornhole and especially rivalries. All of which makes college football the greatest sport on the planet. The Athlon Sports editorial staff put its collective heads together and ranked the Top 25 rivalries in college football:

By Mitch Light (@AthlonMitch)

Here are previews and predictions for the 10 best college football games this weekend.