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Ranking All 35 College Football Bowls for 2012: From Must-See to Must-Miss

Alabama Crimson Tide Which bowls should you tune into? Athlon ranks and previews all of the matchups from the must-see to the ones you can avoid. Although Alabama and Notre Dame is clearly the biggest bowl game, with 3...

23 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, Alabama Crimson Tide, Arizona State Sun Devils, Arizona Wildcats, Baylor Bears, Boise State Broncos, BYU Cougars, Cincinnati Bearcats, Clemson Tigers, Duke Blue Devils, Florida Gators, Florida State Seminoles, Georgia Bulldogs, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, Iowa State Cyclones, Kansas State Wildcats, Louisville Cardinals, LSU Tigers, Michigan State Spartans, Michigan Wolverines, Minnesota Golden Gophers, Mississippi State Bulldogs, NC State Wolfpack, Nebraska Cornhuskers, Northwestern Wildcats, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Oklahoma Sooners, Oklahoma State Cowboys, Ole Miss Rebels, Oregon Ducks, Oregon State Beavers, Pittsburgh Panthers, Purdue Boilermakers, Rutgers Scarlet Knights, South Carolina Gamecocks, Stanford Cardinal, Syracuse Orange, TCU Horned Frogs, Texas A&M Aggies, Texas Longhorns, Texas Tech Red Raiders, UCLA Bruins, USC Trojans, Vanderbilt Commodores, Virginia Tech Hokies, Washington Huskies, West Virginia Mountaineers, Wisconsin Badgers

The Legends Poll Top 25: College Football Week 14

Alabama Crimson Tide The top two teams are set. After a thrilling victory over Georgia in the SEC championship game, Alabama finished the regular season as the No. 1 team in the Legends Poll. Notr...

23 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: College Football, Alabama Crimson Tide, Georgia Bulldogs, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Oregon Ducks

Final BCS analysis: Alabama-Notre Dame to title game

Alabama Crimson Tide The most drama in the BCS selection was settled by the most dramatic game of the season when Alabama defeated Georgia 32-28 in the SEC Championship Game. While the Notre Dame-Alabama champions...

24 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, MAC, Pac 12, SEC, Alabama Crimson Tide, Florida Gators, Northern Illinois Huskies, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Oklahoma Sooners

Georgia's Aaron Murray Gets Rocked By Alabama Defender

Alabama Crimson Tide The SEC Championship matchup between Alabama and Georgia might have been the best played game in 2012. The Bulldogs had a chance to win late, but the Crimson Tide defense held on the final drive to...

24 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: News, SEC, Alabama Crimson Tide, Georgia Bulldogs

College Football Week 14 Recap: Alabama wins SEC classic

Alabama Crimson Tide This is not a sentiment often noted with the BCS: Good thing the championship game is more than a month away. Otherwise, good luck topping the game of the year in Atlanta. Every play and every...

College Football Predictions: Every Game in Week 14

Alabama Crimson Tide Six conference championship games highlight the Week 14 slate, most notably the Georgia vs. Alabama clash in the SEC. There will also BCS bids on the line in the Big Ten (Nebraska vs. Wisconsin), A...

SEC Championship Preview and Prediction: Alabama vs. Georgia

Alabama Crimson Tide These two traditional powers—Alabama and Georgia—will play for the first time in the SEC Championship Game and for only the fifth time overall since 1995. The stakes couldn’t be higher: The w...

24 weeks ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Football, SEC, Aaron Murray, AJ McCarron, Eddie Lacy, Keith Marshall, Kenny Bell, Kevin Norwood, Malcolm Mitchell, Marlon Brown, Tavarres King, TJ Yeldon, Todd Gurley, Alabama Crimson Tide, Georgia Bulldogs

College Football Post-Week 13 Award Watch

Alabama Crimson Tide This week will mark the final chance for award contenders to make their final pitches to voters across the country. Heisman contenders Johnny Manziel, Manti Te’o and Braxton Miller have finis...

24 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Football, Big 12, Conference USA, Pac-12, SEC, WAC, Alabama Crimson Tide, Arizona Wildcats, Georgia Bulldogs, Kansas State Wildcats, Louisiana Tech Bulldogs, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, South Carolina Gamecocks, Texas A&M Aggies, Tulane Green Wave, USC Trojans

Kentucky's first road test highlights SEC-Big East Challenge

Alabama Crimson Tide If the unofficial start of the SEC-Big East Challenge began in the Bahamas on Friday, the Big East is in good shape. Louisville defeated SEC newcomer Missouri 84-61 in a Battle 4 Atlantis semi...

24 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Basketball, Big East, SEC, Alabama Crimson Tide, Arkansas Razorbacks, Cincinnati Bearcats, Florida Gators, Georgetown Hoyas, Kentucky Wildcats, Marquette Golden Eagles, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Syracuse Orange, Tennessee Volunteers

2012 Heisman Trophy Contenders: Post-Week 13

Alabama Crimson Tide Each week, the Athlon editors and others who closely follow college football vote on the most prestigious award in the sport. A 13-man conglomerate of college football gurus from Athlon Sports and ...

24 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, ACC, Big 12, Big Ten, Independent, Pac 12, SEC, Alabama Crimson Tide, Kansas State Wildcats, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Ohio State Buckeyes, Oregon Ducks, Texas A&M Aggies, USC Trojans

2013 NFL Draft Rankings: Quarterbacks

Alabama Crimson Tide It is never too early to begin looking ahead to next year's NFL Draft. Each year a unique set of prospects enters the professional ranks with a chance to make an immediate impact on the country's m...

24 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, Alabama Crimson Tide, Fresno State Bulldogs, NC State Wolfpack, Tennessee Volunteers, USC Trojans, Virginia Tech Hokies, West Virginia Mountaineers

SEC 2012 Season Recap and Awards

Alabama Crimson Tide SEC 2012 Season Recap and Awards The regular season ended on Saturday with a dominating performance by the SEC in its four games against the ACC. Florida, South Carolina, Georgia and Vanderbilt...

The Legends Poll Top 25: College Football Week 13

Alabama Crimson Tide Notre Dame did its part. The Irish knocked off USC on Saturday and earned a spot in January's BCS championship game. But even though Notre Dame finished the regular season unbeaten and even tho...

24 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: College Football, Alabama Crimson Tide, Legends Poll

College Football Week 13 Recap: Notre Dame seals No. 1

Alabama Crimson Tide For all the complaints of losing the tradition of rivalry week, the Thanksgiving holiday was a turn back the clocks kind of weekend. Notre Dame wrapped up a chance to play for its first nation...

College Football Post-Week 12 Award Watch

Alabama Crimson Tide Just as the Heisman race is becoming more cloudy, the field for other national awards is starting to become more clear. The finalists for the Davey O’Brien, Doak Walker, Biletnikoff, Lombardi, Na...

25 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac-12, SEC, WAC, Alabama Crimson Tide, Georgia Bulldogs, Louisiana Tech Bulldogs, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Ohio State Buckeyes, Oregon Ducks, Texas A&M Aggies, Tulane Green Wave

SEC Week 13 Preview and Predictions

Alabama Crimson Tide There isn’t a ton of drama remaining in the regular season. Assuming Alabama beats Auburn — and Nick Saban’s team is favored by over four touchdowns — the SEC Championship Game is set: Geor...

Random Facts about College Football's Best Thanksgiving Weekend Rivalries

Alabama Crimson Tide Thanksgiving weekend college football rivalry games are as much of a tradition as eating leftover turkey and falling into a tryptophan-induced coma on the couch. The best games of the year are...

25 weeks ago by Nathan Rush Tags: College Football, Monthly, Alabama Crimson Tide, Auburn Tigers, Clemson Tigers, Florida Gators, Florida State Seminoles, Michigan Wolverines, Mississippi State Bulldogs, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Ohio State Buckeyes, Oklahoma Sooners, Oklahoma State Cowboys, Ole Miss Rebels, Oregon Ducks, Oregon State Beavers, South Carolina Gamecocks, USC Trojans

2012 Heisman Trophy Contenders: Post-Week 12

25 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, ACC, Big 12, Big Ten, Independents, MAC, Pac 12, SEC, Alabama Crimson Tide, Kansas State Wildcats, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Ohio State Buckeyes, Oregon Ducks, Texas A&M Aggies, USC Trojans

The Top 25 Rivalries in College Football

Alabama Crimson Tide Pep bands, cheerleaders, tailgating, student sections, cornhole and especially rivalries. All of which makes college football the greatest sport on the planet. The Athlon Sports editorial staff put...

SEC Post-Week 12 Power Rankings

Alabama Crimson Tide There were no changes in the power rankings, but it was still a huge weekend for the SEC. Thanks to losses by both Kansas State and Oregon, the winner of the SEC title game between Alabama and Geor...

The Legends Poll Top 25: College Football Week 12

Alabama Crimson Tide It’s been a long road back, but Notre Dame has risen to the top of the Legends Poll for the first time ever. And the top-ranked Irish are one win away from their first ever trip to the BCS ch...

25 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: College Football, Alabama Crimson Tide, Georgia Bulldogs, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Legends Poll

BCS Post-Week 12 Analysis: Notre Dame, SEC big winners after upsets

Alabama Crimson Tide The BCS endured its biggest shakeup at this stage of the season in five years, but the championship scenario ended up back where it always does: The SEC championship game. The Nos. 1 and 2 t...

26 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big Ten, Pac 12, SEC, Alabama Crimson Tide, Florida Gators, Florida State Seminoles, Georgia Bulldogs, Kansas State, LSU Tigers, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Oregon Ducks

College Football Predictions: Every Game in Week 12

Alabama Crimson Tide College football's Week 12 schedule is highlighted by two huge battles in the Pac-12. Stanford visits Oregon in a game that likely will decide the South Division champion, while USC makes the short...

College Football Post-Week 11 Award Watch

Alabama Crimson Tide The Heisman Trophy isn’t the only award worth watching on a weekly basis. The Lombardi, Outland, Davey O’Brien and Biletnikoff races are all worth watching and debating as the season goes along...

26 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Football, Big 12, MAC, Pac-12, SEC, WAC, Alabama Crimson Tide, Ball State Cardinals, Kansas State Wildcats, Louisiana Tech Bulldogs, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Oregon Ducks, Oregon State Beavers, Texas A&M Aggies, USC Trojans, Washington Huskies

SEC Week 12 Preview and Predictions

Alabama Crimson Tide All 14 SEC teams are in action this weekend, but there are only three games involving two league teams. And all three feature at least one team that needs to win to keep its bowl hopes alive. Tenne...

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