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Ranking the Best & Worst College Football Coaches Who Went to the NFL

Alabama Crimson Tide Philadelphia's decision to pick Chip Kelly as its head coach will be one of the most intriguing and heavily scrutinized hires in NFL history. Kelly was a traditional college coach, as he ran an up-...

15 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big East, Big Ten, Independents, Pac 12, SEC, Alabama Crimson Tide, Miami Hurricanes, Oklahoma Sooners, Rutgers Scarlet Knights, Stanford Cardinal, USC Trojans, AFC East, AFC North, AFC South, AFC West, NFC East, NFC North, NFC South, NFC West

2013 Football Recruiting Rankings: Tight Ends

Alabama Crimson Tide National Signing Day 2013 is right around the corner and Athlon Sports is releasing its position-by-position rankings for the Class of 2013 based on the Athlon Consensus 100. Who is left on th...

15 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, News, Alabama Crimson Tide, Arkansas Razorbacks, LSU Tigers, Miami Hurricanes, Michigan Wolverines, Ohio State Buckeyes, Penn State Nittany Lions, AC100, Recruiting

Recruiting: Ranking the SEC's Best Football Rosters

Alabama Crimson Tide Preseason prognosticators like Athlon Sports — the most accurate college football preview magazine on newsstands — use many things to attempt to predict what the coming football season will loo...

College Football Recruiting's 10 Biggest Five-Star Busts Since 2008

Alabama Crimson Tide The top 10 players in the 2008 Athlon Consensus 100 included Julio Jones (No. 2), Da’Quan Bowers (No. 4), A.J. Green (No. 6), Arthur Brown (No. 7), Patrick Peterson (No. 9) and Terrelle Pryor (No...

15 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, News, Alabama Crimson Tide, LSU Tigers, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Ohio State Buckeyes, Tennessee Volunteers, UCLA Bruins, USC Trojans, AC100, Recruiting

2013 Football Recruiting Rankings: Running Backs

15 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, News, Alabama Crimson Tide, Florida Gators, Florida State Seminoles, Michigan Wolverines, Nebraska Cornhuskers, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Ohio State Buckeyes, Oklahoma Sooners, Oregon Ducks, USC Trojans, AC100, Recruiting

2013 Football Recruiting Rankings: Offensive Linemen

15 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, News, Alabama Crimson Tide, Florida State Seminoles, LSU Tigers, Maryland Terrapins, Michigan Wolverines, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Penn State Nittany Lions, Pitt Panthers, Texas Longhorns, AC100, Recruiting

2013 Football Recruiting Rankings: Linebackers

15 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, News, Alabama Crimson Tide, Clemson Tigers, Florida Gators, Michigan Wolverines, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Ohio State Buckeyes, Texas Longhorns, USC Trojans, AC100, Recruiting

Ranking the Best Quarterback Recruiting Classes of the last 10 Years

Alabama Crimson Tide Recruiting is reaching a fever pitch as the college football machine churns toward National Signing Day 2013. The first Wednesday in February is the NCAA’s version of Christmas morning for fans a...

Top 15 SEC Football Teams of the BCS Era

Alabama Crimson Tide The BCS just put a bow on its 15th season of action and Athlon has dissected the numbers and reviewed the tapes of all six BCS conferences in order to rank the best each league has had to offer. Wh...

16 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, News, SEC, Alabama Crimson Tide, Auburn Tigers, Florida Gators, Georgia Bulldogs, LSU Tigers, Tennessee Volunteeers

5 Reasons Why Ohio State Is Alabama's Biggest Threat in 2013

Alabama Crimson Tide Can the rest of college football stop the SEC from its eighth straight national championship? That’s the big question facing coaching staffs in the ACC, Big East, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12 and at N...

16 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, Big Ten, SEC, Alabama Crimson Tide, Ohio State Buckeyes, Oregon Ducks

Top 25 High School Football Recruits of 2013

Alabama Crimson Tide After over a year of evaluation that includes underclassman combines, spring and summer camps, the fall high school season and winter All-Star events, the 2013 Athlon Consensus 100 is finalized. ...

16 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, News, Alabama Crimson Tide, Auburn Tigers, Florida Gators, Mississippi State Bulldogs, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Oklahoma Sooners, Ole Miss Rebels, Oregon Ducks, Penn State Nittany Lions, Texas A&M Aggies, USC Trojans, Virginia Tech Hokies, AC100, Recruiting

10 Players Replacing the Biggest Names in College Football in 2013

Alabama Crimson Tide The start of spring practice is still over a month away, but college football coaches have already turned the page from 2012 to 2013. With the passing of the NFL Draft deadline and new recruits com...

16 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac 12, SEC, Alabama Crimson Tide, Florida State Seminoles, Kansas State Wildcats, LSU Tigers, Ohio State Buckeyes, Oklahoma Sooners, Stanford Cardinal, Texas A&M Aggies, USC Trojans, Wisconsin Badgers

Early SEC Football Predictions for 2013

Alabama Crimson Tide With Alabama’s convincing victory over Notre Dame in early January, the SEC ran its streak of consecutive national champions to seven. The bad news for the competition? The SEC isn’t going anyw...

17 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, SEC, Alabama Crimson Tide, Arkansas Razorbacks, Auburn Tigers, Florida Gators, Georgia Bulldogs, Kentucky Wildcats, LSU Tigers, Mississippi State Bulldogs, Missouri Tigers, Ole Miss Rebels, South Carolina Gamecocks, Tennessee Volunteers, Texas A&M Aggies, Vanderbilt Commodores

College Football's NFL Draft Deadline Winners and Losers

Alabama Crimson Tide The early entry deadline to the NFL Draft is always a nervous time for many coaches in college football. Even though most coaches have an idea of which players will be back for the next season, the...

Top 30 Non-Conference Games to Watch in 2013

Alabama Crimson Tide It is never too early to start looking ahead to next season. Especially now that Alabama is college football’s 2012 National Champion. This season featured huge showdowns between the ACC and SEC ...

Early 2013 Heisman Trophy Contenders

Alabama Crimson Tide Johnny Manziel set the college football world on fire this year and it led to the first redshirt freshman winning the award. Johnny Heisman confirmed his amazing season by putting on a record-setti...

18 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, News, Alabama Crimson Tide, Arizona Wildcats, Clemson Tigers, Georgia Bulldogs, Miami Hurricanes, Nebraska Cornhuskers, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Ohio State Buckeyes, Oregon Ducks, South Carolina Gamecocks, Texas A&M Aggies, UCLA Bruins, USC Trojans, Virginia Tech Hokies, Wisconsin Badgers

College Football's Early Top 25 for 2013

Alabama Crimson Tide 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...

18 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

Winners and losers from the 2012-13 bowl season

Alabama Crimson Tide The 2012-13 bowl season ended with 35 winners and 35 losers, but not all victories and defeats are created equal. Alabama and Nick Saban were the biggest winners, claiming a title and cementin...

18 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Football, Alabama Crimson Tide

2013 College Football Lookahead: Best Games in Week 1

Alabama Crimson Tide 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...

Can Alabama Repeat as College Football's National Champs in 2013?

Alabama Crimson Tide Alabama became the first team in the BCS era to win back-to-back titles by defeating Notre Dame 42-14 on Jan. 7 in Miami. The victory over the Fighting Irish gave the SEC its seventh consecutive na...

18 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, SEC, Alabama Crimson Tide

20 Awesome Photos from the BCS National Championship Game

Alabama Crimson Tide The BCS title game between Alabama and Notre Dame might not have looked pretty to Fighting Irish fans, but we argue that it was full of beautiful moments. Unfortunately for the Irish, none belonged...

18 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: College Football, Alabama Crimson Tide, Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Ranking the National Championship Teams of the BCS Era

Alabama Crimson Tide 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...

18 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

Rapid reaction: Alabama dominates Notre Dame for BCS title

Alabama Crimson Tide This wasn’t supposed to be the year for Alabama. Seems foolish, now doesn’t it? The Crimson Tide returned only four defensive starters from the 2011 title squad. A Heisman finalist, Trent ...

18 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Football, SEC, Alabama Crimson Tide, Notre Dame Fighting Irish

20 Best Teams That Never Played for the BCS Championship

Alabama Crimson Tide 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...

18 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

BCS National Championship Preview and Prediction: Notre Dame vs. Alabama

Alabama Crimson Tide Two of college football’s storied programs will meet on Jan. 7 in the most-anticipated title matchup of the BCS era. For Alabama, a trip to the national championship has almost become routine. Th...

18 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, Independents, SEC, Alabama Crimson Tide, Notre Dame Fighting Irish

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