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College Football Week 1 Upset Picks [1]

Ohio could knock off Penn State this Saturday.

Week 1 of the college football [10] season officially kicks off on Thursday night, headlined by a SEC showdown between South Carolina and Vanderbilt, while BYU and Washington State close out the night with a shootout in Provo. The favorites can't win every game each week, so it's no surprise one of the most popular discussion points every Saturday is upset picks. Each week on AthlonSports.com, the editors will give an upset pick for the upcoming week of action.

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College Football's Top 50 Players for 2012 [11]

South Carolina's Marcus Lattimore is one of the top 10 players in college football.

The 2012 college football season kicks off on Thursday night, and it's time to rank the top 50 players for the upcoming year. USC's Matt Barkley made a surprising decision to return to USC for his senior season and should be the nation's No. 1 player. Barkley isn't the only quarterback in the top 10, as West Virginia's Geno Smith checks in at No. 5. The SEC owns the most players in the top 10 (four), including No. 2 overall Barrett Jones. 

College Football's Top 50 Players for 2012

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College Football's Top 15 Breakout Players for 2012 [14]

Arizona's Ka'Deem Carey should be one of the top breakout players in 2012.

Every year, college football [10] fans are introduced to a handful of players that become household names by the end of the season. Predicting which players will breakout any year is never an easy task. 

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10 Players Who Will Decide College Football's 2012 National Title [30]

Is Zach Mettenberger the missing piece at LSU?

Every college football [10] team has personnel issues that will be a question mark going into the season, but some have national title implications. LSU fell short of winning a national title last year, largely due to the struggles of quarterbacks Jordan Jefferson and Jarrett Lee against Alabama. Zach Mettenberger could be the missing piece to LSU's title run in 2012, especially if he can help the Tigers stretch the field.

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College Football's Top 20 Coaches on the Hot Seat for 2012 [35]

Boston College's Frank Spaziani tops Athlon's hot seat rankings.

The 2012 college football [10] season kicks off on Thursday night and the next 14 weeks are crucial to the job status of several coaches around the nation. Boston College's Frank Spaziani tops Athlon's post-fall practice hot seat rankings, while Kentucky's Joker Phillips checks in at No. 2. 

College Football's Top 20 Coaches on the Hot Seat: Post Fall-Practice Edition

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College Football’s Pivotal Players: Eight from the SEC [40]

Who does Derek Dooley need to emerge to turn the tide at Tennessee

This week, teams around the nation moved from preseason camp mode and into game-week preparation.

We’re starting to see coaches name starting quarterbacks and settle on position battles.

Although questions are still out there before the season, some weigh more heavily than others. As the preseason winds down, we’re picking who we believe to be “pivotal players,” or in other words, key players who need to step up where their teams need them most.

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College Football Coaches Talk Anonymously About Top 25 Teams [49]

What do opposing coaches think of LSU for 2012?

It's not easy getting college football [10] coaches to honestly comment on another coach, player or team. Most coaches don't want to give opposing teams billboard material, which is why there is a lot of coach speak during the year. In order to get an accurate assessment of teams heading into 2012, Athlon asked coaches around each conference to talk anonymously about their opponents.

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College Football's Top 25 Impact Freshmen of 2012 [60]

Every college football season brings the next wave of All-Americans into the spotlight.

Actual college football games are taking place this week!

And while National Signing Day 2012 seems like ages ago, thousands of freshmen (and redshirt freshman) will take their first steps onto the hallowed grounds of stadiums all over the nation this weekend. Most won't even dress for the varsity squad this season and many won't ever play. But a select few uber-recruits will have the chance to make an immediate impact on the college football landscape. 

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College Football's Top 25 Linebackers for 2012 [62]

Notre Dame's Manti Te'o ranks as college football's No. 1 linebacker for 2012.

Notre Dame's Manti Te'o was expected to be a first-round pick in the 2012 NFL Draft but made a surprising decision to return back to South Bend for one more year. Te'o is one of college football's top players and should lead a tough Notre Dame rush defense. Not far behind Te'o is Georgia's Jarvis Jones. The USC transfer was an impact player for the Bulldogs last season, recording 13.5 sacks and 19.5 tackles for a loss. After Jones, some of the top returning linebackers include Stanford's Shayne Skov and Penn State's Gerald Hodges.

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College Football's Top Defensive Backs for 2012 [68]

Oklahoma's Tony Jefferson should have a big season with Mike Stoops calling the defense in Norman.

Interception totals can be fluky, but even when you take away his 13 picks from last season, NC State's David Amerson is one of college football [10]'s top defenders. At 6-foot-3 Amerson has the size to match up against any receiver in the ACC or across the nation. Mississippi State's Johnthan Banks has quietly emerged as one of the top corners in college football and is an Athlon Sports first-team All-American for 2012. USC's T.J.

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