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Conference USA

BBVA Compass Bowl Preview: Pittsburgh vs. SMU [1]

Tino Sunseri looks to finish off the season on a high note with a victory in Birmingham.

by Rob Doster

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TicketCity Bowl Preview: Houston vs. Penn State [7]

Can Penn State slow down Houston's offense?

by Nathan Rush

TicketCity Bowl
Houston (12-1) vs. Penn State (9-3)
Date: Jan. 2, 2012 at 12:00 p.m. ET
Location: Cotton Bowl Stadium, Dallas, Texas

The first-ever Big Ten vs. Conference USA postseason matchup is a surreal pairing of two teams in the middle of downward spirals — albeit of decidedly different natures — led by interim head coaches.

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Armed Forces Bowl Preview: BYU vs. Tulsa [11]

Riley Nelson and the BYU passing attack will be a handful for the Tulsa secondary.

by Mark Ross

Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl
BYU (9-3) vs. Tulsa (8-4)
Date: Dec. 30 at 12 p.m. ET
Location: Gerald J. Ford Stadium, Dallas, Texas

Former conference foes will meet up once again when BYU and Tulsa face off on Dec. 30 at the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl in Dallas. From 1996-99 the two schools were in the WAC together and this game represents the eighth time they will play each other.

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The NFL Draft's Impact on College Football's Preseason Top 25 [17]

College Football [2]
ACC [18]
Big 12 [19]
Big East [3]
Big Ten [8]
Conference USA [4]
Independents [12]
MAC [20]
Mountain West [21]
Pac 12 [22]
SEC [23]
Sun Belt [24]
WAC [25]
college football top 25 [26]
NFL Draft [27]

What impact will Trent Richardson leaving for the NFL Draft have on Alabama?

By Steven Lassan (@AthlonSteven [28] on Twitter)

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Hawaii Bowl Preview: Southern Miss vs. Nevada [29]

Expect plenty of points between the Wolf Pack and Golden Eagles.

by Nathan Rush

Hawaii Bowl
Southern Miss (11–2) vs. Nevada (7–5)
Date: Dec. 24, 2011 at 8 p.m. ET
Location: Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, Hawaii

How’d you like to spend Christmas on Christmas Island? Well, Southern Miss and Nevada will do just that when the Hawaii Bowl kicks off as the only game on television Christmas Eve.

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Beef 'O' Brady's St. Petersburg Preview: Marshall vs. FIU [32]

Can Marshall slow down FIU wide receiver T.Y. Hilton?

by Mark Ross

Beef O’Brady’s Bowl
Florida International (8-4) vs. Marshall (6-6)
Date: Dec. 20 at 8 p.m. ET
Location: Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Fla.

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College Football Bowl Predictions [35]

Athlon's editors are split on who will win the 2012 Rose Bowl.

Bowl season kicks off on Saturday, Dec. 17 in Albuquerque and ends on Jan. 9 in New Orleans with the BCS Championship. With 35 games on the docket, there's plenty of options to keep college fans interested over the next month.

Athlon's editors offer their predictions for all 35 games with a slight twist. The picks were made with confidence points, 1 being the least and 35 being the most.

The six editors were split on the Rose Bowl, but all are picking Alabama to knock off LSU in the national championship.

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Boise State, Kellen Moore finale Highlight Early Bowl Matchups [38]

The Broncos senior will leave as college football’s winningest quarterback.

Bowl season is upon us, and there are several quality storylines in the early matchups.

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Athlon's 2011 College Football All-America Team [57]

College Football [2]
ACC [18]
Big 12 [19]
Big East [3]
Big Ten [8]
Conference USA [4]
MAC [20]
Mountain West [21]
Pac 12 [22]
SEC [23]
Sun Belt [24]
WAC [25]

Baylor's Robert Griffin headlines Athlon's 2011 All-America team.

Putting together an All-America team is never easy and that’s certainly the case in 2011. Several players didn’t make the cut on Athlon’s All-America team, but that doesn’t take anything away from the season they had.

On defense, sorting out the best of the best in the linebacking corps and in the secondary was difficult. On the other side of the ball, Oklahoma State’s Justin Blackmon was an easy selection at one receiver spot, but the other was a close call between Western Michigan’s Jordan White, USC’s Robert Woods and Baylor’s Kendall Wright.

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A Very Early College Football Top 25 for 2012 [58]

College Football [2]
ACC [18]
Big 12 [19]
Big East [3]
Big Ten [8]
Conference USA [4]
Independents [12]
MAC [20]
Mountain West [21]
Pac 12 [22]
SEC [23]
Sun Belt [24]
WAC [25]

If Matt Barkley returns, USC could be the No. 1 team in 2012.

By Steven Lassan (@AthlonSteven [28] on Twitter)

(Published December 8th, 2011) Click here [59] to view Athlon's updated top 25 for 2012.

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