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Betting Against the Spread: Rose, Sugar, BCS Title and More [1]

Athlon Sports targets the best college football bets of the bowl season.

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Top 10 Freshmen in College Football History [15]

Herschel Walker vaulted Georgia over the top long before Johnny Football took home the Heisman.

A freshman claimed college football’s most prestigious award for the first time ever this season when Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel won the Heisman Trophy. But Johnny Football is nowhere near the first frosh to make a splash on the national scene during his rookie season. These are the 10 freshmen — of both the true and redshirt variety — who made the biggest impact in college football history.

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Wisconsin Football Makes a Home Run Hire in Utah State's Gary Andersen [33]

Gary Andersen will replace Bret Bielema as Wisconsin's head coach.

After a two-week search, Wisconsin has finally found its next head coach. Utah State’s Gary Andersen has been hired to replace Bret Bielema in Madison, becoming Wisconsin’s third head coach since 1990. Bielema left for Arkansas after recording a 68-24 mark in seven seasons.

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How the 2012 All-Big Ten Team Ranked as High School Recruits [34]

How did the 2012 All-Big Ten team rank as high school prospects?

The merits of recruiting rankings are debated in every sports bar and around every water cooler in the nation. Athlon continues its look at how each all-conference team ranked as high school recruits with the first-team All-Big Ten team.

2012 Offensive All-Big Ten Team as Recruits

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15 Weird, Wild and Bizarre Facts about College Football's Best Bowls [46]

LSU coach Les Miles can't eat chicken at the Chick-fil-A Bowl because of a previous endorsement.

The 35-ring circus of bowl season is full of sideshows, freak shows, split stats and split personalities. And the biggest and best bowls have the most exciting high-wire acts, thanks to their award winners, NFL prospects, high-priced coaches, rabid fan bases and big dog endorsement deals. Here’s a look at 15 weird and wild facts, stats and trends from the best bowls this postseason.

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Wisconsin Football’s Coaching Search Continues: Top Remaining Candidates? [69]

Who will replace Bret Bielema at Wisconsin?

Wisconsin’s coaching search has been relatively quiet, with no clear frontrunner emerging to replace Bret Bielema since his departure to Arkansas. Some reports indicated athletic director Barry Alvarez made a run at Iowa State’s Paul Rhoads and Miami’s Al Golden but neither appeared to be interested in leaving their current position. Alvarez will coach the bowl game but finding a head coach soon is crucial, especially since a staff needs to be hired, and Wisconsin needs to keep its recruiting class intact.

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College Football 2012 All-America Team As Recruits [45]

How did the 2012 All-America team rank as high school prospects?

The merits of recruiting rankings are debated in every sports bar and around every water cooler in the nation. But one quick look at the 2012 Associated Press All-America team, and it is hard to argue. Six of the 23 members (kickers and punters not included) were ranked in the Athlon Consensus 100 [81] (Athlon's top 100) while seven others were four-star — or "national" recruits. So 13 of the 23 were considered elite prospects that were coveted by every school in the nation.

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Manziel, Mariota Highlight Best Redshirt Freshman QB Class Ever [82]

Was the 2012 redshirt freshman QB class the best collection in history?

Technically, Johnny Manziel is a sophomore. So are Notre Dame’s Everett Golson and Oregon’s Marcus Mariota.

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College Football 2012 Awards Roundtable [85]

The Heisman isn't the only close race for Klein, Manziel and Te'o, plus a heated coach of the year race

The Heisman remains college football’s biggest prize, but players from every position will walk away with hardware Thursday night as part of the college football awards show (ESPN, 7:30 p.m. Eastern).

Athlon has chimed in all year with our picks for frontrunners for each award, and now the time has come for our staff to pick our winners.
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20 Most Amazing College Football Stats of 2012 [89]

College football's most intriguing, most important and most interesting stats of 2012.

Single-game, single-season and career records. School, conference and national benchmarks. Remarkable performances and embarrassing moments. The good, bad and ugly makes college football the great sport that it is today. Here are the 20 most intriguing, most important and most interesting college football stats of the 2012 season:

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