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Athlon Sports Features

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.

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2009 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Preview

Jul 1st, 2009

Last year’s defense was so good it often covered up the offensive problems, but Jim Grobe won’t have that luxury this season. He must replace experience with raw talent, and he must find some playmakers. This year, they could come on the offensive side of the ball, if the blocking improves. Wake’s magical run to the Orange Bowl was three years ago, and a successful season may hinge on how well Wake recruited off that success.

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Nos. 41-50

Jun 17th, 2009

Teams in the 40s are announced today as Athlon Sports releases teams ranked 26-120 in reverse order 10 at a time.

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ACC Fantasy QB Profiles

Jun 8th, 2009

Athlon continues its 2009 college fantasy draft kit with a look at the ACC quarterbacks. Are there any other fantasy options outside of Russell Wilson?

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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News From Around the Web

Deacs confident as bowl nears

Dec 17th, 2008 (www.newsobserver.com) 3 stars

Wake Forest's football team searched all season for answers to its offensive problems, finding solutions one week, only ...

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VA Center One To Watch In 2011

Dec 17th, 2008 (wakeforest.scout.com) 3 stars

Although Matt Gorski is only a sophomore at Cosby High School, the 6'11 center is already getting plenty of attention fr...

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Wake's Smith named All-America

Dec 16th, 2008 (www.newsobserver.com) 3 stars

Four players from North Carolina-based schools have made the Associated Press All-America Team....

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Junior LB talks recruiting, Wake

Dec 16th, 2008 (Wakeforest.rivals.com) 3 stars

Ijamsville (MD) Thomas Johnson inside linebacker Jeremy Grove is one of the top juniors in the state of Maryland. Deacon...

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Never too early for tourney talk

Dec 16th, 2008 (blogs.newsobserver.com) 3 stars

The ACC sent four teams to the NCAA Tournament in 2008, three less than 2007, the high water mark of the post-expansion ...

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Deacons Illustrated launches new blog

Dec 15th, 2008 (Wakeforest.rivals.com) 3 stars

Deacons Illustrated is pleased to announce the launch of WAKE WATCH, the newest and most informative blog exclusively ma...

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Video: Matt Muncy displays versatility

Dec 15th, 2008 (Wakeforest.rivals.com) 3 stars

Tazewell (VA) Tazewell athlete Matt Muncy had a monster senior season, turning the Bulldogs from a 1-9 team a year ago i...

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Hale's 3s help Wake to victory

Dec 14th, 2008 (www.newsobserver.com) 3 stars

Harvey Hale had a season-high 17 points and hit five 3-point baskets to help 11th-ranked Wake Forest remain unbeaten wit...

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Bohanon ready for Wake

Dec 14th, 2008 (Wakeforest.rivals.com) 3 stars

North Fort Myers (FL) North Fort Myers fullback Tommy Bohanon had a very interesting senior season. One year after estab...

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No. 11 Wake Forest beats Wright State 66-53

Dec 14th, 2008 (www.newsobserver.com) 3 stars

Harvey Hale had heard plenty about those 3-point shots that didn't want to fall. His girlfriend constantly asked when he...

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