College football conference realignment draft: Part 1

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

Welcome to the 2012 NCAA (National Conglomerate of Athlon Authorities) conference realignment draft.

Our esteemed conference commissioners -- Mitch Light, Braden Gall, Steven Lassan and David Fox -- will put an end to the conference realignment madness, which stretched into yet another summer this year, with the first (and hopefully, only) conference alignment draft.

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Big 12 2012 Heisman Contenders: The Way It Should Be

Athlon Sports ranks the Top 25 Heisman candidates from the Big 12 in 2012.

The Heisman Trophy may be the most coveted trophy in all of sports.

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Big 12 Football: 2012 All-Conference Team

West Virginia's Tavon Austin is one of the Big 12's top playmakers.

The 2012 college football season is just around the corner, and Athlon continues its countdown to kickoff with a look at our first, second and third All-Big 12 teams for this season.

Related: Athlon All-Big 12 Team As Recruits

Athlon's 2012 All-Big 12 Team

First-Team Offense

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Big 12 2012 All-Conference Team As Recruits

How did the Athlon Sports preseason All-Big 12 team rank as high school prospects?

The 2012 college football season is just around the corner, and Athlon continues its countdown to kickoff with a look at all-conference teams from across the nation. But where did all these tremendous all-league performers come from and how did they get where they are today?

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Big 12 Football 2012 Predictions

Can Geno Smith lead the Mountaineers to the Big 12 title?

Landry Jones might have been a first-round pick in April’s NFL Draft. Instead, he’s still a Sooner, giving Oklahoma an elite quarterback and the inside track to the Big 12 title. Jones already owns 13 school passing records and must be considered a Heisman candidate.

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College Football's Top Assistant Coach Hires for 2012

Mike Stoops is back at Oklahoma - and that's a good thing for the Sooners.

The college football coaching carousel wasn't just busy among head coaches, as the assistant ranks saw plenty of changes as well. Changing coordinators or hiring a key positional coach can have a big impact on any team.

Athlon takes a look at the top coordinator hires for 2012:

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Oklahoma Sooners 2012 Team Predictions

Kenny Stills will be Landry Jones' No. 1 receiver in 2012.

The Oklahoma Sooners check in at No. 5 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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Oklahoma Sooners Football: Can Landry Jones Be a National Championship Quarterback?

Can Landry Jones lead Oklahoma to a national title in 2012?

Athlon's College Football top 25 countdown for 2012 continues with No. 5 Oklahoma. The Sooners suffered some losses in the receiving corps, but the passing attack should be in good hands with quarterback Landry Jones and receiver Kenny Stills returning. The defense will have a revamped front seven, but remains one of the best in the Big 12.

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Oklahoma Sooners' Top 10 Players for 2012

Ranking the season's best players.

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Oklahoma Sooners Cheerleaders

Some of our favorite cheerleaders from the past twenty years.

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