College Football Recruiting Rankings: 2012 Team Update

With just over a month to go before Signing Day, who claims the nation's top class?

-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.

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Ohio State Bowl Sanctions: What They Mean for the 2012 Big Ten Race

The Buckeyes were hit with a one-year bowl ban and lost scholarships from a NCAA investigation.

By Steven Lassan (@AthlonSteven on Twitter)

Ohio State’s football program has been under investigation since last December, and the NCAA finally announced its penalties on Tuesday. And the news is not good for the Buckeyes.

Ohio State was hit with a one-year bowl ban and must vacate nine scholarships over the next three seasons. The Buckeyes will serve their bowl ban in 2012 and won’t be eligible to play for the Big Ten title next season.

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Noah Spence, T.J. Yeldon Make Big Recruiting News

Ohio State and Alabama got huge news on the recruiting trail this weekend.

-by Braden Gall (follow on @AthlonBraden)

Urban Meyer’s impact has already sent shockwaves through the recruiting world. His biggest coup yet came this weekend when the No. 3-rated player in the Athlon Consensus 100 committed to the Ohio State Buckeyes.

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Mora, Weis and Davie among offseason's most interesting hires

The college football coaching landscape has changed greatly in December.

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

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Best Big Ten Teams of the BCS Era

Athlon Sports ranked the best Big Ten teams of the BCS era.

-by Braden Gall (follow at @AthlonBraden)

The BCS is wrapping up its 14th season of action and Athlon has dissected the numbers and reviewed the tapes of all six BCS conferences in order to rank the best each league has had to offer. Which Oklahoma team was the best of the decade? Which Florida team was the toughest to stop? How do you rank the Florida State teams of the late 90s? Which Miami team was the best? How about those loaded USC teams? Alabama vs. Auburn?

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Illinois Coaching Candidates: Who’s the Leader?

The Big Ten Leaders Division will have three new coaches next season.

The rollercoaster tenure of Ron Zook has ended after seven seasons at Illinois, and athletic director Mike Thomas is conducting a search that has a wide array of candidates.

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Urban Meyer Will Lead Ohio State to the 2012 Big Ten Title

The Buckeyes will be the early favorite in the 2012 Big Ten title race.

By Steven Lassan (@AthlonSteven on Twitter)

Ohio State is coming off its worst season since 1999, finishing with a 6-6 record and not earning at least a share of the conference title for the first time since 2004. While the 2011 season had plenty of drama and a disappointing record, the Buckeyes won’t be down for long.

Just how soon can Ohio State fans start to think about a trip to the Big Ten title game? Try 2012.

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College Football Power Rankings: Big Ten

How do the teams in the Big Ten stack up after the 13th week of action?

By Braden Gall (@AthlonBraden on Twitter)

Post-Week 13 Big Ten Power Rankings

Check out all of our college football rankings. And two Big Ten teams came in at #1 of our Top 25 College Football Rivalries.

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Ohio State Gets Recruiting Bump from Urban Meyer

What sort of impact will new head coach Urban Meyer have on Ohio State recruiting efforts?

-by Braden Gall (follow him on twitter @AthlonBraden)

Urban Meyer is a proven commodity on the sidelines. His immaculate coaching record speaks for itself.

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Dan Mullen Leads Coaching Candidates at Penn State

The Mississippi State coach and former Florida assistant is highly respected.

The search for the next Penn State head coach took an interesting turn over the weekend with the news that current Miami coach and former PSU player Al Golden signed a new four-year contract extension that stretches to February 2020.