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Conference USA

Ranking College Football's New Coaches From 2011 [1]

College Football [2]
News [3]
ACC [4]
Big 12 [5]
Big East [6]
Big Ten [7]
Conference USA [8]
Independents [9]
MAC [10]
Mountain West [11]
Pac 12 [12]
SEC [13]
Sun Belt [14]
WAC [15]

Where does Will Muschamp's 2011 season rank among new coaches?

As evidenced last season, new coaches can make an immediate impact on college football [16] conference title races. Michigan's hire of Brady Hoke allowed the Wolverines to jump back into a BCS bowl, while James Franklin led Vanderbilt to its second bowl game since 1982.

Athlon ranks the new coaches from 2011 season:

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College Football 2012 All-American Team [17]

College Football [2]
News [3]
ACC [4]
Big 12 [5]
Big East [6]
Big Ten [7]
Conference USA [8]
Independents [9]
MAC [10]
Mountain West [11]
Pac 12 [12]
SEC [13]
Sun Belt [14]
WAC [15]

Wisconsin's Montee Ball is a first-team All-American for 2012.

Picking a college football [16] All-American team is no easy task. Some positions are deeper than others, while it's also difficult to project how a player will perform with the losses or additions around them.

With that in mind, it's time to unveil Athlon's 2012 All-American Team.

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College Football: Examining the Skyrocketing Coordinator Salaries [18]

College Football [2]
News [3]
ACC [4]
Big 12 [5]
Big East [6]
Big Ten [7]
Conference USA [8]
Independents [9]
MAC [10]
Mountain West [11]
Pac 12 [12]
SEC [13]
Sun Belt [14]
WAC [15]

Clemson's Chad Morris is one of college football's highest-paid assistants.

There’s more money than ever in college football [16], and assistant coaches are reaping the rewards, with compensation levels rising at a rapid pace

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Conference USA Football 2012 All-Conference Team [19]

Tulane's Orleans Darkwa should be one of Conference USA's leading rushers in 2012.

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-Conference USA teams for this season.

First-Team Offense

QB David Piland, Houston

RB Zach Line, SMU

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Ranking College Football's Conferences for 2012 [32]

College Football [2]
News [3]
ACC [4]
Big 12 [5]
Big East [6]
Big Ten [7]
Conference USA [8]
MAC [10]
Mountain West [11]
Pac 12 [12]
SEC [13]
Sun Belt [14]
WAC [15]

The SEC is once again college football's best conference.

Once again, the SEC ranks as college football's [16] best conference. LSU and Alabama are expected to be national title contenders, while Georgia and South Carolina should finish the year ranked as top-10 teams. While the SEC is college football's No. 1 conference, the Big 12 isn't too far behind. Oklahoma is the favorite to win the conference title, but Texas is on the rise, and the league welcomes West Virginia and TCU as new members in 2012.

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College Fantasy Football: Examining The Top Players in C-USA [33]

Tulane's Orleans Darkwa should be a top 30 fantasy running back in 2012.

College fantasy football drafts will be heating up over the next few months and Athlon Sports has teamed with The College Fantasy Football Site [34] to provide in-depth coverage for 2012.

Here's a look at the best of the best for Conference USA in terms of fantasy options for 2012:

2012 Preseason Conference USA All-Fantasy Team

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College Football Realignment Winners and Losers [35]

College Football [2]
News [3]
ACC [4]
Big 12 [5]
Big East [6]
Big Ten [7]
Conference USA [8]
Independents [9]
MAC [10]
Mountain West [11]
Pac 12 [12]
SEC [13]
Sun Belt [14]
WAC [15]

Which schools are winners in the latest round of realignment?

It has been another busy year in college football [16] realignment. The SEC and Big 12 made significant moves, while the Big East was one of the biggest losers in the latest round of realignment.

Which teams and conferences were the big winner or loser from the last year of realignment?

College Football 2012 Realignment Winners and Losers

Winners

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College Football Ditches BCS For Playoff; Key Questions Remain [36]

College Football [2]
News [3]
ACC [4]
Big 12 [5]
Big East [6]
Big Ten [7]
Conference USA [8]
Independents [9]
MAC [10]
Mountain West [11]
Pac 12 [12]
SEC [13]
Sun Belt [14]
WAC [15]

College football is saying goodbye to the BCS in favor of a four-team playoff.

Goodbye BCS, hello college football [16] playoff. After months of debate and years of fans clamoring for it, college football will finally have a playoff. University presidents, conference commissioners and athletic directors gathered in Washington, D.C.

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College football conference realignment draft: Part 1 [37]

We restructure the college sports landscape by drafting new four new conferences

Welcome to the 2012 NCAA (National Conglomerate of Athlon Authorities) conference realignment draft.

Our esteemed conference commissioners -- Mitch Light, Braden Gall, Steven Lassan and David Fox -- will put an end to the conference realignment madness, which stretched into yet another summer this year, with the first (and hopefully, only) conference alignment draft.

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Conference USA Football 2012 Predictions [54]

Marshall's Aaron Dobson is one of Conference USA's top playmakers.

Editor's Note: Athlon's 2012 predictions were completed before UCF's postseason ban was announced.

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