NFL Stars: How recruiting translates to the Draft
Every February, there's a big fuss about the recruiting rankings surrounding college signing day. But have you ever wondered how those rankings translate to the NFL? We did too. Recruiting coordinator Braden Gall looks at how players taken in the first three rounds of the NFL Draft were rated as recruits out of high school.[READ FULL STORY]
25 recruits to watch for in 2009
Mar 19th, 2008
The 2008 class is in the books, at least for the most part, and coaching staffs everywhere have already turned their attention to their 2009 classes. It is very early, but here are 25 names that will become household very early in the recruiting process.
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Recruiting Class No. 1: Alabama
Mar 14th, 2008
It's time to name the recruiting champion of 2008 and, to no one's surprise, it's Nick Saban's Alabama squad, with five AC100 members and 32 total signees, that takes the top spot.
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Signing Day — Winners and Losers
Feb 6th, 2008
This year, the Alabama Crimson Tide made waves on Signing Day by inking arguably the nation's top recruiting class. Check out the winners and losers of a busy day that will help shape the future of college football.
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Independence Bowl: Alabama vs. Colorado
Dec 28th, 2007
Nick Saban’s first year in Tuscaloosa didn’t quite turn out as the Alabama faithful were expecting and the season ended four losses in a row. The Buffaloes' honeymoon with Dan Hawkins was worse last year, but they rebounded for a solid 6-6 mark in 2007.
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2007 Postseason All-America team
Dec 11th, 2007
Twenty-four different schools placed players on Athlon's 2007 postseason All-America team.
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Goal Line Stand: The spread is here to stay
Nov 27th, 2007
West Virginia has been classified as the gold standard of the spread offense, but the number of imitators across the country continues to grow. Make no mistake about it: The spread attack is here to stay.
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Week 13 national notebook
Nov 27th, 2007
Athlon's Week 13 roundup looks at great performances from Missouri, Hawaii and West Virginia and disappointing showings from LSU, Kansas State and Miami along with players of the week and other national notes.
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SEC Recap: Crazy regular season ends
Nov 26th, 2007
The craziest regular season in recent SEC history ended with another wild weekend of action, including a big Mississippi State comeback, two intense overtime games and the always eventful Iron Bowl.
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Week 13: Alabama at Auburn
Nov 21st, 2007
Nick Saban is getting paid a ton of money to win championships at the University of Alabama. Before you can win a title, however, you have to win your state, something Bama has failed to do in each of the past five seasons. No current player on the Tide roster has tasted a victory over their bitter rivals.
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| West | OVR |
| LSU | 11-2 |
| Auburn | 9-4 |
| Arkansas | 8-5 |
| Mississippi State | 8-5 |
| Alabama | 7-6 |
| Mississippi | 3-9 |
| DATE | OPPONENT | RESULT |
| 09/01 | Western Carolina | W 52-6 |
| 09/08 | at Vanderbilt | W 24-10 |
| 09/15 | Arkansas | W 41-38 |
| 09/22 | Georgia | L 23-26 |
| 09/29 | at Florida State | L 14-21 |
| 10/06 | Houston | W 30-24 |
| 10/13 | at Mississippi | W 27-24 |
| 10/20 | Tennessee | W 41-17 |
| 11/03 | LSU | L 34-41 |
| 11/10 | at Mississippi State | L 12-17 |
| 11/17 | Louisiana-Monroe | L 14-21 |
| 11/24 | at Auburn | L 10-17 |
| 12/30 | Colorado | W 30-24 |
| Below are Athlon Consensus 100 commitments | ||
| CLASS | NAME | |
| 2009 | Chris Bonds * | |
| 2009 | Chris Davenport * | |
| 2009 | Craig Drummond * | |
| 2009 | D.J. Fluker | |
| 2009 | Dre Kirkpatrick * | |
| 2009 | Marcus Hall * | |
| 2009 | Marlon Brown * | |
| 2009 | Morgan Moses * | |
| 2009 | Nico Johnson * | |
| 2009 | Ronnie Wingo * | |
| 2009 | Rueben Randle * | |
| 2009 | Sam Montgomery * | |
| 2009 | Tana Patrick * | |
| 2009 | Trent Richardson * | |
| 2009 | Xavier Nixon * | |
| 2008 | Burton Scott | |
| 2008 | Jerrell Harris | |
| 2008 | Julio Jones | |
| 2008 | Mark Barron | |
| 2008 | Tyler Love | |
| * Interested Prospect | ||
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