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College Football's Top 25 Linebackers for 2012
ACC 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 ...
38 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Independents, Pac 12, SEC, Georgia Bulldogs, Illinois Fighting Illini, Iowa State Cyclones, Kansas State Wildcats, Michigan State Spartans, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Oregon Ducks, Penn State Nittany Lions, Rutgers Scarlet Knights, Stanford Cardinal, Texas Longhorns, USC Trojans, Wisconsin Badgers

College Football's Top Defensive Backs for 2012
ACC 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's top defenders. At 6-foot-3 Amerson has the size to...
38 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Independents, Pac 12, SEC

College Football's Top Defensive Linemen for 2012
ACC Winning the battle in the trenches is crucial to claiming college football's national championship. The SEC has claimed six consecutive national titles, so it should come as no surprise this confer...
38 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Conference USA, Independents, Pac 12, SEC, Auburn Tigers, Cincinnati Bearcats, Connecticut Huskies, Florida State Seminoles, Georgia Bulldogs, Illinois Fighting Illini, LSU Tigers, Michigan State Spartans, Mississippi State Bulldogs, North Carolina Tar Heels, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Ohio State Buckeyes, Oregon Ducks, Purdue Boilermakers, South Carolina Gamecocks, Southern Miss Golden Eagles, Stanford Cardinal, TCU Horned Frogs, Texas Longhorns, Virginia Tech Hokies, Wake Forest Demon Deacons

College Football's Pivotal Players: Six from the ACC
ACC On Monday, teams around the nation will move from preseason camp mode and into game-week preparation. We’re starting to see coaches name starting quarterbacks and settle on position battles....
38 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Football, ACC, Clemson Tigers, Florida State Seminoles, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, NC State Wolfpack, Virginia Cavaliers, Virginia Tech Hokies

College football's top "backstory games" for 2012
ACC Anyone who follows college football knows the Alabama vs. Michigan opener will be one of the most important games of the college football season, encompassing Alabama’s bid to repeat as national ...
38 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Football, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac-12, SEC, Akron Zips, Alabama Crimson Tide, Arizona State Sun Devils, Arizona Wildcats, Arkansas Razorbacks, Arkansas State Red Wolves, BYU Cougars, Cal Golden Bears, Connecticut Huskies, Marshall Thundering Herd, Maryland Terrapins, Miami Hurricanes, Missouri Tigers, North Carolina Tar Heels, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Ohio State Buckeyes, Oklahoma Sooners, Oregon Ducks, Penn State Nittany Lions, Rutgers Scarlet Knights, Tennessee Volunteers, Texas A&M Aggies, UCF Knights, Washington Huskies, Washington State Cougars, West Virginia Mountaineers

College Football's Top Offensive Linemen for 2012
ACC Playing on the offensive line is one of the least glamorous positions on the field. However, the players in the trenches are some of the most important, as the offense can't move the ball with a li...
38 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Conference USA, Independents, MAC, Mountain West, Pac 12, SEC, Sun Belt

College Football's Top 30 Wide Receivers for 2012
ACC The Pac-12 and Big 12 are two of college football's top conferences for offense, so it's no surprise that eight of the top 10 receivers hail from those two leagues. USC's Robert Woods is coming off...
38 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Conference USA, Independents, MAC, Mountain West, Pac 12, SEC

College Football's Top 15 Tight Ends for 2012
ACC The tight end position has been lacking in recent years, but there's a good crop of players ready to emerge in 2012. Notre Dame's Tyler Eifert ranks as Athlon's No. 1 tight end for this season, whi...
38 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Conference USA, Independents, MAC, Mountain West, Pac 12, SEC, Sun Belt, WAC, Arkansas Razorbacks, Auburn Tigers, Connecticut Huskies, Iowa Hawkeyes, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Ohio State Buckeyes, San Diego State Aztecs, San Jose State Spartans, Stanford Cardinal, UCLA Bruins, USC Trojans, Washington Huskies, Western Kentucky Hilltoppers, Wisconsin Badgers

College Football's Top 25 Games of 2012
ACC With 124 teams, ll conferences and Notre Dame, there are no shortage of great match-ups to fill the 14-week college football season. Rarely will a weekend go by without a top flight, marquee dual t...
38 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Independents, Pac 12, SEC

The ACC's Top Impact Freshmen of 2012
ACC With college football's fall practice in full swing around the nation, it's really the first time names made famous on recruiting websites are showing up in actual practice reports. When it comes t...
38 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Boston College Eagles, Clemson Tigers, Duke Blue Devils, Florida State Seminoles, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, Maryland Terrapins, Miami Hurricanes, NC State Wolfpack, North Carolina Tar Heels, Virginia Cavaliers, Virginia Tech Hokies, Wake Forest Demon Deacons

College Football's Top 25 Quarterbacks for 2012
ACC With the college football season right around the corner, it's time to countdown the best of the best. Athlon continues the countdown to kickoff with a look at the top quarterbacks in college footb...
38 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Conference USA, Independents, MAC, Mountain West, Pac 12, SEC, Sun Belt, Alabama Crimson Tide, Arkansas Razorbacks, Arkansas State Red Wolves, Clemson Tigers, Florida State Seminoles, Georgia Bulldogs, Iowa Hawkeyes, Kansas State Wildcats, Louisville Cardinals, Michigan Wolverines, Missouri Tigers, NC State Wolfpack, Nebraska Cornhuskers, North Carolina Tar Heels, Ohio State Buckeyes, Oklahoma Sooners, TCU Horned Frogs, Tennessee Volunteers, Texas Tech Red Raiders, USC Trojans, Virginia Tech Hokies, Washington Huskies, Washington State Cougars, West Virginia Mountaineers, Western Michigan Broncos

College Football's Top 30 Running Backs for 2012
ACC A torn ACL ended Marcus Lattimore's 2011 season in mid-October, but all signs point to a full return by the junior in 2012. Although the Gamecocks may take it easy on Lattimore early, he should be ...
38 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Conference USA, Independents, MAC, Mountain West, Pac 12, SEC, Sun Belt, WAC

ACC Coaches Talk Anonymously About Conference Foes
ACC It's not easy getting college football 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 ...
39 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Boston College Eagles, Clemson Tigers, Duke Blue Devils, Florida State Seminoles, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, Maryland Terrapins, Miami Hurricanes, NC State Wolfpack, North Carolina Tar Heels, Virginia Cavaliers, Virginia Tech Hokies, Wake Forest Demon Deacons

College Football's Top 10 Non-Conference Games of September
ACC The much-anticipated college football season is almost here, and we cannot wait for toe to meet leather on the gridiron. From Cowboys Stadium to the Rose Bowl to the Georgia Dome, here are the top ...
39 weeks ago by Patrick Snow Tags: College Football, Alabama Crimson Tide, Auburn Tigers, Boise State Broncos, Clemson Tigers, Florida State Seminoles, LSU Tigers, Michigan State Spartans, Michigan Wolverines, NC State Wolfpack, Nebraska Cornhuskers, Nore Dame Fighting Irish, Tennessee Volunteers, UCLA Briuns, USF Bulls, Washington Huskies, ACC, Big East, Big Ten, Pac-12, SEC

15 Biggest College Football Quarterback Battles
ACC The kickoff to the 2012 college football season is just around the corner, but quarterback battles remain in full swing across the nation. Most national title contenders have settled on a quarterba...
39 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Independents, Mountain West, Pac 12, SEC, Arizona State Sun Devils, Auburn Tigers, Boise State Broncos, Cincinnati Bearcats, Florida Gators, Iowa State Cyclones, Kentucky Wildcats, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Oregon Ducks, Rutgers Scarlet Knights, Stanford Cardinal, Texas A&M Aggies, Texas Longhorns, Virginia Cavaliers, Wisconsin Badgers

College Basketball's Biggest Preseason Questions: 17 for the East Region
ACC College football season hasn’t begun, but here at Athlon we’re already hard at work in thinking about the 2012-13 basketball season. Believe us, the season will be here before you know it. ...
39 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Basketball, News, ACC, Big East, Colonial, Ivy, Connecticut Huskies, Drexel Dragons, Duke Blue Devils, Florida State Seminoles, Harvard Crimson, Louisville Cardinals, Maryland Terrapins, Miami Hurricanes, NC State Wolfpack, North Carolina Tar Heels, Pittsburgh Panthers, Syracuse Orange, USF Bulls, Villanova Wildcats

College Football 2012 Win Total Projections: Athlon vs. Vegas
ACC Even if you don't place any wagers on sports, the lines/projections from the good folks in Vegas are always something to check out before each season and before each week of games. Not only is it i...
39 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Conference USA, Independents, MAC, Mountain West, Pac 12, SEC, Sun Belt, WAC

College Football's Top 10 Players Returning From Injury
ACC Injuries are a big part of any college football season. 2011 was no different, as losing Knile Davis was a key setback to Arkansas' hopes of winning the SEC West last year, while Missouri's offensi...
39 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Mountain West, Pac 12, SEC, Alabama Crimson Tide, Arizona State Sun Devils, Arizona Wildcats, Arkansas Razorbacks, Florida State Seminoles, LSU Tigers, Missouri Tigers, NC State Wolfpack, Nevada Wolf Pack, Penn State Nittany Lions, Purdue Boilermakers, Tennessee Volunteers, Vanderbilt Commodores, West Virginia Mountaineers

College Football: ACC's Must-See Games of 2012
ACC As the college football season draws near, Athlon Sports is making sure fans know exactly when and where to tune in this fall. Here are the ACC's top 40 must-see football games for the 2012 season:...
39 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, ACC, Boston College Eagles, Clemson Tigers, Duke Blue Devils, Florida State Seminoles, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, Maryland Terrapins, Miami Hurricanes, NC State Wolfpack, North Carolina Tar Heels, Virginia Cavaliers, Virginia Tech Hokies, Wake Forest Demon Deacons

Virginia Tech Football Unveils New Hokie Whiteout Helmet
ACC New helmets and jerseys seem to be popping up every day during college football's offseason. Northwestern, Mississippi State, Nebraska and Wisconsin are just some of the teams that have unveiled ne...
40 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: News, ACC, Virginia Tech Hokies

College Football's Top 20 Linebacker Units for 2012
ACC They’re the teams within the team — those cohesive little units bound together by their shared responsibilities within the larger team context. Whether it’s the offensive linemen firing o...
40 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Independents, Pac 12, SEC, Alabama Crimson Tide, Florida Gators, Georgia Bulldogs, Iowa State Cyclones, Kansas State Wildcats, Michigan State Spartans, Michigan Wolverines, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Ohio State Buckeyes, Oklahoma Sooners, Oklahoma State Cowboys, Oregon Ducks, Penn State Nittany Lions, Rutgers Scarlet Knights, Stanford Cardinal, Texas A&M Aggies, Texas Longhorns, USC Trojans, Virginia Tech Hokies, Wisconsin Badgers

College Football's Top 20 Defensive Back Units for 2012
ACC They’re the teams within the team — those cohesive little units bound together by their shared responsibilities within the larger team context. Whether it’s the offensive linemen firing o...
40 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Independents, Pac 12, SEC

College Football's Top 20 Defensive Lines for 2012
ACC They’re the teams within the team — those cohesive little units bound together by their shared responsibilities within the larger team context. Whether it’s the offensive linemen firing o...
40 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Independents, Pac 12, Alabama Crimson Tide, Auburn Tigers, Florida Gators, Florida State Seminoles, Georgia Bulldogs, Illinois Fighting Illini, LSU Tigers, Michigan State Spartans, NC State Wolfpack, Nebraska Cornhuskers, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Ohio State Buckeyes, Oklahoma Sooners, Oregon Ducks, Penn State Nittany Lions, South Carolina Gamecocks, South Florida Bulls, Texas Longhorns, Utah Utes, Virginia Tech Hokies

College Football's Top 20 Offensive Lines for 2012
ACC They’re the teams within the team — those cohesive little units bound together by their shared responsibilities within the larger team context. Whether it’s the offensive linemen firing o...
40 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Independents, Pac 12, SEC, WAC

College Football's Top 20 Wide Receiving Corps for 2012
ACC They’re the teams within the team — those cohesive little units bound together by their shared responsibilities within the larger team context. Whether it’s the offensive linemen firing o...
40 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Independents, Pac 12, SEC, Baylor Bears, BYU Cougars, Clemson Tigers, Florida State Seminoles, Georgia Bulldogs, Missouri Tigers, Nebraska Cornhuskers, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Oklahoma Sooners, Rutgers Scarlet Knights, South Florida Bulls, TCU Horned Frogs, Tennessee Volunteers, Texas A&M Aggies, Texas Longhorns, Texas Tech Red Raiders, USC Trojans, Washington Huskies, Washington State Cougars, West Virginia Mountaineers

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