Ball State's Crazy Tip Drill Interception Highlights Win over WMU

The MAC is a conference known for its offensive fireworks, but Ball State used a little creativity on defense to beat Western Michigan on Saturday.

With Western Michigan ready to punch in a score to take a lead, the Cardinals tipped a pass intended for a receiver in the endzone. One tip is usually enough for a pass to be intercepted or caught, but this time, the ball was tipped twice and picked off. Another element to the play was another Ball State defender ripping the ball from a defensive lineman in an attempt to take it back for a score.

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College Football's Top 20 Coaches on the Hot Seat: Post-Week 2 Rankings

California's Jeff Tedford ranks in the top 10 of this week's coaches on the hot seat.

Week 2 of the 2012 college football season is in the books and plenty of coaches saw the temperature on their seat increase by a few degrees. Kentucky's Joker Phillips and Boston College's Frank Spaziani won last Saturday, but both coaches rank as the top two on the hot seat going into Week 3. Auburn's Gene Chizik and Iowa's Kirk Ferentz are ranked for the first time in 2012, while Arkansas' John L. Smith makes an appearance after the Hogs' stunning overtime home loss to Louisiana-Monroe.

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College Football's Top 25 Quarterbacks for 2012

Denard Robinson ranks as one of the top-five quarterbacks in college football.

With the college football season right around the corner, it's time to countdown the best of the best. Athlon continues the countdown to kickoff with a look at the top quarterbacks in college football for 2012. It should be no surprise USC's Matt Barkley tops the rankings as the No. 1 quarterback in the nation. The senior is the favorite to win the Heisman Trophy and has the Trojans as one of the frontrunners to claim the 2012 national title.

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MAC Football 2012 All-Conference Team

Tyler Tettleton looks to lead Ohio back to the MAC Championship Game.

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-MAC teams for this season.

Athlon's 2012 All-MAC Team

First-Team Offense

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MAC Football 2012 Predictions

Western Michigan looks to challenge Ohio for the MAC crown.

Conference realignment finally reached the MAC, with Temple departing for its second stint in the Big East and UMass joining the league as it moves up from the FCS ranks. The MAC is coming off its most successful postseason in league history after recording a 4–1 record in bowl games.

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College Football Preseason 2012 Rankings: No. 61-80

Sean Mannion leads a much-improved Oregon State team.

With the completion of Athlon's college football Top 25 for 2012, it's time to take a look at the rest of the rankings, continuing with No. 61-80.

Note: Ranking is where team is projected to finish at the end of the 2012 season.

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Little Caesars Bowl Preview: Western Michigan vs. Purdue

Can Alex Carder lead the Broncos to an upset win over the Boilermakers?

by Rob Doster

Little Caesars Bowl
Western Michigan (7-5) vs. Purdue (6-6)
Date: Dec. 27 at 4:30 p.m. ET
Location: Ford Field, Detroit. Mich.

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Notre Dame and Georgia Look to Avoid 0-2 Starts

The Irish and Bulldogs are feeling the pressure after Week 1 losses.

Notre Dame had almost everything go wrong that could go wrong in its 23-20 loss to South Florida. Despite doubling the Bulls in total yardage, the Irish had five turnovers and two weather delays on a dreary Saturday in South Bend.