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2009 Best Units: Wide receivers/Tight ends

Jul 11th, 2009

They’re the teams within the team — those cohesive little units bound together by their shared responsibilities within the larger team context. Today, we look at the best wide receiver/tight end units in the country.

[FULL STORY]

Non-BCS RB Profiles

Jul 1st, 2009

Athlon continues its release of the 2009 college fantasy football draft kit, with a look at running backs from the WAC, Mountain West and Independents.

[FULL STORY]

2010 To Watch: Defensive Ends

Mar 30th, 2009

Athlon begins its coverage of the Class of 2010 with a position by position breakdown of the best high school juniors in the nation. Today, we look at the pass rushers.

[FULL STORY]

CFB Fantasy: Looking Ahead: QBs

Mar 8th, 2009

With spring practice underway, it's time to start thinking about the 2009 college fantasy football season. Quarterback should be a loaded position and Athlon takes a look at some of the key storylines to watch.

[FULL STORY]

Recruiting: Quarterback Rankings

Feb 27th, 2009

Athlon's positional rankings for the class of 2009 wrap up with the most important position on the field: Quarterback.

[FULL STORY]

Recruiting: Athlete Rankings

Feb 26th, 2009

Athlon's positional rankings for the class of 2009 continue with the athletes. These players could end up at many different positions.

[FULL STORY]

Recruiting: Defensive Back Rankings

Feb 25th, 2009

Athlon's positional rankings for the class of 2009 continue with the defensive backs, where South Carolina pulled in six quality players.

[FULL STORY]

Top 25 Classes: Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Feb 24th, 2009

Athlon's countdown of the top 25 recruiting classes continues with the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, who finished Signing Day with the nation's top defensive player.

[FULL STORY]

Recruiting: Linebacker Rankings

Feb 23rd, 2009

Athlon's positional rankings for the class of 2009 continue with the linebackers. The Trojans had the best LB corp in the nation heading into 2008, they start '09 off with the top class at that position.

[FULL STORY]

Recruiting: Running Back Rankings

Feb 20th, 2009

Athlon's positional rankings for the class of 2009 continue with the running backs, a position that still has a bunch of talented players uncommitted.

[FULL STORY]

Recruiting: Defensive Tackle Rankings

Feb 19th, 2009

Athlon's positional rankings for the class of 2009 continue with the defensive tackles. This is one of the best run-stuffer classes in recent history.

[FULL STORY]

Recruiting: WR/TE Rankings

Feb 18th, 2009

Athlon's positional rankings for the class of 2009 continue with the pass catchers. Neither the wide receivers nor the tight ends are as strong as last season, but there is still plenty of talent.

[FULL STORY]

Recruiting: Defensive End Rankings

Feb 17th, 2009

Athlon's positional rankings for the class of 2009 continue with the defensive ends, where the South Florida Bulls pulled in the best end class in the nation.

[FULL STORY]

Recruiting: O-Line Rankings

Feb 16th, 2009

Athlon begins its look at the positional rankings for the class of 2009. Today, the big uglies get the spotlight.

[FULL STORY]

Recruiting: Impact of early enrollees

Feb 6th, 2009

The process of enrolling in classes early is one of the major new trends in college football. Aided by a sped up recruiting calendar, these early enrollees are playing a much bigger role than ever before.

[FULL STORY]

Recruiting: Signing Day Recap

Feb 5th, 2009

NSD '09 was certainly filled with excitement but it was what did not happen that was most intriguing. Athlon crowns a recruiting champion, looks at a serious new trend and highlights some NSD winners.

[FULL STORY]

Recruiting: Signing Day '09

Feb 4th, 2009

Each year hundreds of high school standouts make their selection by signing a letter of intent on National Signing Day. Where will the top prospects in the class of 2009 end up? Athlon Sports gets fans ready for NSD '09.

[FULL STORY]

Recruiting: NSD Announcements

Feb 4th, 2009

There are plenty of No. 1s announcing today. The nation's top wide receiver, linebacker and cornerback will make their picks. But will the nation's top running back? Check out the list of prospects that are set to announce on NSD.

[FULL STORY]

News From Around the Web

Harangody scores 30 to lead No. 9 Irish to win

Nov 16th, 2008 (notredame.rivals.com) 3 stars

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP)—Luke Harangody had 30 points and 14 rebounds to lead No. 9 Notre Dame to a 94-58 season-opening ...

[FULL STORY]

Irish leave room for interpretation

Nov 16th, 2008 (notredame.rivals.com) 3 stars

There was no conclusion not drawn as the Irish simultaneously played their best and worst football against Navy. And bec...

[FULL STORY]

Floyd, Smith out a month

Nov 16th, 2008 (notredame.rivals.com) 3 stars

Notre Dame survived Navy without two of its best players. Now the Irish will be forced to stage an encore against Syracu...

[FULL STORY]

Video: Weis weathers the storm

Nov 16th, 2008 (notredame.rivals.com) 3 stars

There's no getting around the fact that Charlie Weis didn't have the best week leading up to Saturday's win over Navy. T...

[FULL STORY]

Floyd, Smith out until bowl game... and more quick slants from Weis

Nov 16th, 2008 (feeds.feedburner.com) 4 stars

3:25 p.m. The good news is that Michael Floyd and Brian Smith are not facing debilitating injuries that jeopardize their...

[FULL STORY]

Tim Prister's Point After

Nov 16th, 2008 (notredame.rivals.com) 3 stars

BALTIMORE—Hey, that was easy! Well, at least it was for most of the first 55 minutes when the Irish dominated Navy's o...

[FULL STORY]

Basketball preview: USC Upstate @ Notre Dame

Nov 16th, 2008 (notredame.rivals.com) 3 stars

The No. 9-ranked Irish open their 2008-09 season at home Sunday night against the USC Upstate Spartans—a member of the...

[FULL STORY]

Leap of faith

Nov 16th, 2008 (notredame.rivals.com) 3 stars

BALTIMORE Consider it 15 yards well earned. When Toryan Smith scooped up the punt blocked by Mike Anello during the fir...

[FULL STORY]

An eye on the unusual

Nov 15th, 2008 (notredame.rivals.com) 3 stars

BALTIMORE—You can say the Irish had the game locked up and never should have allowed Navy back in the contest. But the...

[FULL STORY]

Notre Dame Staves Off Frantic Rally and Becomes Bowl Eligible

Nov 15th, 2008 (www.nytimes.com) 4 stars

Notre Dame Coach Charlie Weis called plays for the first time this season, and the Fighting Irish overcame a sloppy star...

[FULL STORY]

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Throughout the summer, we'll profile all of the new head coaches in the Football Bowl Subdivision. Today, we look at Mississippi State's Dan Mullen and New Mexico's Mike Locksley.

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Michigan State is no longer second to Michigan

As the Wolverines search for answers coming off a 3-9 campaign, Michigan State is on the rise. Yes, the little brother isn't so little anymore.

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