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Early ACC Football Predictions for 2013
ACC With 21 wins from 2011-12, Clemson is coming off the best two-year stretch in school history. The Tigers will have a chance to earn their third consecutive season of double-digit victories in 2013,...
18 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, Pittsburgh Panthers, Syracuse Orange, Virginia Cavaliers, Virginia Tech Hokies, Wake Forest Demon Deacons

Where do College Football's Starting Quarterbacks Come From?
ACC Where do starting quarterbacks come from? What makes them great? How are they constructed? All important questions college coaches must ask themselves when trying to evaluate the most important...
18 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac 12, SEC

8 Amazing College Basketball Stats of the Week: Jan. 7-13
ACC With 347 Division I teams, following college basketball can be overwhelming. Let Athlon Sports start your college hoops week each Monday with a look at some of the most intriguing, most important a...
18 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Basketball, ACC, Big 12, Big Ten, SEC, Duke Blue Devils, Illinois Fighting Illini, Indiana Hoosiers, Michigan Wolverines, Minnesota Golden Gophers, North Carolina Tar Heels, Texas A&M Aggies, Texas Longhorns

College Football's Top 5 Teams on the Decline for 2013
ACC The 2012 college football season ended with another SEC Championship. And the SEC’s run of dominance probably won’t end in 2013, as Alabama returns most of its core and is a heavy favorite to w...
18 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, SEC, Florida State Seminoles, Kansas State Wildcats, LSU Tigers, Oklahoma Sooners, Rutgers Scarlet Knights

College Basketball Weekend Preview: Jan. 11
ACC The major question the ACC keeps coming up: Will anyone challenge Duke this season? At least on Saturday, the discussion is back to where we started. NC State was the league’s preseason favo...
18 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Basketball, ACC, Duke Blue Devils, NC State Wolfpack

Grading College Football's First-Year Coaching Hires for 2012
ACC With college football’s 2012 season completed, it’s time to take a look back at the season that was and review the performance of all 124 teams before 2013 kicks off. Twenty-eight coaches m...
18 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, Arizona State Sun Devils, Arizona Wildcats, North Carolina Tar Heels, Ohio State Buckeyes, Ole Miss Rebels, Penn State Nittany Lions, Texas A&M Aggies, UCLA Bruins

College Football's Top 5 Teams on the Rise for 2013
ACC The 2012 college football season ended the same way the last one did with Alabama and the SEC on top. Teams who rose up and exceeded expectations, though, were among one of the major hallmarks...
18 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Pac 12, Arizona State Sun Devils, Clemson Tigers, Louisville Cardinals, Oklahoma State Cowboys, TCU Horned Frogs

Ranking Jobs in the 2012-13 Coaching Carousel
ACC The opening of three key SEC jobs this season -- Arkansas, Auburn and Tennessee -- sparked debate within the Athlon office, and, it seems, through rabid SEC fans. Which job is the most desirab...
19 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Football, ACC, Big East, Big Ten, Conference USA, MAC, Pac-12, SEC, Arkansas Razorbacks, Auburn Tigers, Boston College Eagles, Cal Bears, Cincinnati Bearcats, Colorado Buffaloes, Kentucky Wildcats, NC State Wolfpack, Purdue Boilermakers, Temple Owls, Tennessee Volunteers, Texas Tech Red Raiders, USF Bulls, Wisconsin Badgers

College Football's Early Top 25 for 2013
ACC With the 2012 season officially in the books, it’s time to take an early look at college football’s top 25 teams for 2013. Alabama will be losing a few key players from its national championshi...
19 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Independents, Mountain West, Pac 12, SEC, Alabama Crimson Tide, Georgia Bulldogs, Ohio State Buckeyes, Oregon Ducks, Texas A&M Aggies

2013 College Football Lookahead: Best Games in Week 1
ACC Alabama may be reveling in its second consecutive national championship, but college football fans everywhere else are turning their attention to recruiting and spring practice. Those are just...
19 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Football, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, MAC, Mountain West, Pac-12, SEC, Alabama Crimson Tide, Boise State Broncos, Cal Bears, Clemson Tigers, Georgia Bulldogs, Louisville Cardinals, LSU Tigers, Mississippi State Bulldogs, North Carolina Tar Heels, Northwestern Wildcats, Oklahoma Sooners, Oklahoma State Cowboys, Ole Miss Rebels, South Carolina Gamecocks, TCU Horned Frogs, Vanderbilt Commodores, Virginia Tech Hokies, Washington Huskies

College Basketball Power Rankings and Bracket Update: Jan. 9
ACC Non-conference schedules are all but wrapped up, meaning we’re starting to have a good idea of the college basketball teams playing for prime slots in the NCAA Tournament, those looking to avoid ...
19 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Basketball, ACC, Big Ten, Pac-12, Colorado Buffaloes, Duke Blue Devils, Memphis Tigers, Minnesota Golden Gophers, NC State Wolfpack, North Carolina Tar Heels

Ranking the National Championship Teams of the BCS Era
ACC The BCS just finished its 15th season of action, and has for the most part, been a major improvement on the previous bowl system. How do each of the 15 official champions stack-up against each othe...
19 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac 12, SEC, Alabama Crimson Tide, Auburn Tigers, Florida Gators, LSU Tigers, Miami Hurricanes, Ohio State Buckeyes, Oklahoma Sooners, Tennessee Volunteers, Texas Longhorns, USC Trojans

20 Best Teams That Never Played for the BCS Championship
ACC It only takes one penalty, one missed assignment or one yard for one loss to end a national championship. The 20 teams listed below came up just short of playing in the national championship game f...
19 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Independents, Pac 12, SEC, Alabama Crimson Tide, Auburn Tigers, Boise State Broncos, Florida Gators, Ohio State Buckeyes, Penn State Nittany Lions, TCU Horned Frogs, USC Trojans

11 Coaches to Replace Doug Marrone at Syracuse
ACC After leading Syracuse to a 25-25 mark over the last four years, Doug Marrone decided it was time to try his hand at the NFL. Marrone was picked as the new head coach for the Buffalo Bills and leav...
19 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big East, Syracuse Orange

2013 U.S. Army All-American Bowl Winners and Losers
ACC For the 13th year in a row, some the best and brightest future stars of the college football gridiron came together in San Antonio for the U.S. Army All-American Bowl. Each year dozens of elite pro...
19 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Independents, Pac 12, SEC, Alabama Crimson Tide, Louisville Cardinals, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Ohio State Buckeyes, Oregon Ducks

Top 15 BCS National Championship Performances
ACC With the 15th season of BCS bowl action about to take place, Athlon reviewed the tapes of the four (now five) biggest bowl games in college football. Since 1998, teams have been fighting to land a ...
19 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big Ten, Independents, Pac 12, SEC, Alabama Crimson Tide, Florida Gators, Florida State Seminoles, Texas Longhorns, USC Trojans, BCS National Championship

Top 5 Sugar Bowl Performances of the BCS Era
ACC With the 15th season of BCS bowl action about to take place, Athlon reviewed the tapes of the four (now five) biggest bowl games in college football. Since 1998, teams have been fighting to land a ...
20 weeks ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Pac 12, SEC, Florida Gators, Florida State Seminoles, LSU Tigers, Utah Utes, West Virginia Mountaineers, BCS bowls, college football bowls, Sugar Bowl

Orange Bowl Preview and Prediction: Northern Illinois vs. Florida State
ACC In terms of intrigue, the Florida State-Northern Illinois matchup in the Orange Bowl has to be one of the must-see games of the postseason. After cracking the top 16 of the BCS standings, the Huski...
20 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, ACC, MAC, Florida State Seminoles, Northern Illinois Huskies

Chick-fil-A Bowl Preview and Prediction: Clemson vs. LSU
ACC Considering the success of Clemson and LSU this year, the 2012 Chick-fil-A Bowl could easily be a BCS matchup and should be one of the postseason’s must-see bowl games. Clemson’s two losses cam...
20 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, ACC, SEC, Clemson Tigers, LSU Tigers

College Football's New Year's Resolutions for 2013
ACC The end of every year is always a good time for reflection and examining what improvements could be made for the following 12 months. And that’s the case with college football, especially as the ...
20 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

Betting Against the Spread: Rose, Sugar, BCS Title and More
ACC For entertainment purposes only, Athlon brings you the top college football picks against the spread. It does not condone, approve or encourage gambling on sports in any way. But if you are a ...
20 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big East, Big Ten, Independents, Pac 12, SEC, Alabama Crimson Tide, Florida Gators, Louisville Cardinal, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Wisconsin Badgers

Top 10 Worst BCS Bowl Performances
ACC With the 15th season of BCS bowl action just about ready to kickoff, Athlon reviewed the tapes of the four (now five) biggest bowl games in college football. Since 1998, teams have been fighting to...
20 weeks ago by Mark Ross Tags: College Football, News, Alabama Crimson Tide, Hawaii Warriors, Maryland Terrapins, Nebraska Cornhuskers, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Oklahoma Sooners, Pittsburgh Panthers, Virginia Tech Hokies, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Independents, Mountain West, SEC, BCS bowls, worst BCS bowl performances

Sun Bowl Preview and Prediction: Georgia Tech vs. USC
ACC Preseason No. 1 USC started the year chasing the school’s 12th national championship, to take care of what senior quarterback Matt Barkley called “unfinished business.” But following a two-ye...
20 weeks ago by Nathan Rush Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Pac 12, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, USC Trojans

Music City Bowl Preview and Prediction: Vanderbilt vs. NC State
ACC Vanderbilt enters postseason play riding a six-game winning streak — the longest at the school since 1955. The Commodores are also playing in a bowl game in consecutive seasons for the first time...
20 weeks ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Football, News, ACC, SEC, NC State Wolfpack, Vanderbilt Commodores

Top 5 Rose Bowl Performances of the BCS Era
ACC With the 15th season of BCS bowl action about to take place, Athlon reviewed the tapes of the four (now five) biggest bowl games in college football. Since 1998, teams have been fighting to land a ...
20 weeks ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big Ten, Pac 12, Andre Johnson, Mark Sanchez, Ron Dayne, Vince Young, Miami Hurricanes, Texas Longhorns, USC Trojans, BCS bowls, college football bowls, Rose Bowl

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