2012 Recap: National Signing Day Storylines

Every Signing Day offers unique, bizarre and exciting storylines from coast to coast.

-by Braden Gall (@BradenGall on twitter)

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

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Very Early 2012 Pac-12 Predictions

Can anyone challenge USC and Oregon for Pac-12 supremacy in 2012?

By Braden Gall (@BradenGall on twitter) and Steven Lassan (@AthlonSteven)

Very Early 2012 Pac-12 Predictions

Pac-12 North

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Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl Preview: Illinois vs. UCLA

Can Nathan Scheelhaase lead Illinois to a victory over the Bruins?

by Patrick Snow (@AthlonSnowman on Twitter)

Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl
Illinois vs. UCLA 
Date: Dec. 31, 3:30 PM ET 
Location: AT&T Park, San Francisco, Calif.

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2012 Quarterback Rankings: Pac-12

The Pac-12 should have the best signal callers in the nation in 2012.

-by Braden Gall (follow at @BradenGall)

There is no doubt this is the Era of the Quarterback.

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UCLA Coaching Candidates: Who’s the Leader?

The Bruins need a home run hire in a changing Pac-12 landscape.

UCLA has a proud tradition in football, but the last two decades have been very mediocre outside of three or four special seasons. The Bruins’ last Rose Bowl win? That would be a victory over Iowa at the end of the 1985 season.

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Rick Neuheisel Fired; Here are 15 UCLA Coaching Candidates

Who will replace Rick Neuheisel at UCLA in 2012?

By Steven Lassan (@AthlonSteven on Twitter)

After four seasons, UCLA has announced Rick Neuheisel’s tenure will end after the Pac-12 Championship. Neuheisel came to Los Angeles with a lot of promise, but never got the Bruins into conference title contention. The Bruins were 21-28 under Neuheisel and made just one bowl appearance.

Who will replace Rick Neuheisel at UCLA?

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College football's great rivalries: USC vs. UCLA

The crosstown rivalry between the Los Angeles insitutions is one of college football's most unique rivalries

This article on the USC vs. UCLA college football rivalry originally appeared in Athlon's 1990 college football annuals. As the rivalry is renewed this week, we thought it was relevant to take a look back at the history of the football series between these two schools in Los Angeles who are separated by a mere 13 miles.

The Great Rivalries — USC vs. UCLA

By Mal Florence

Red Sanders once said that the Southern California-UCLA football series is not a matter of life or death. “It’s more important than that,” he said.

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Rich Rodriguez: A Home-Run Hire for Arizona

The Wildcats have landed Rich Rodriguez as their next head coach.

By Steven Lassan (@AthlonSteven on Twitter)

When Arizona decided to part ways with Mike Stoops, it desperately needed to make a splash with its next head coach. It’s easy to throw around the phrase “home-run hire” during coaching changes, but I feel confident using that term with the Wildcats’ hire of Rich Rodriguez.

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