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How the 2012 All-SEC Team Ranked as High School Recruits

Alabama Crimson Tide 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 recrui...

25 weeks ago by Braden Gall 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 Top 10 Defenses of the BCS Era

Alabama Crimson Tide The BCS is wrapping up its 15th season of action and Athlon Sports is continuing its series of BCS rankings. We ranked the best performances of each BCS bowl game and we ranked the best teams of ea...

26 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, News, Alabama Crimson Tide, Florida Gators, LSU Tigers, Miami Hurricanes, Nebraska Cornhuskers, Ohio State Buckeyes, Oklahoma Sooners, TCU Horned Frogs, Tennessee Volunteers, USC Trojans

College Basketball's Early Season Conference Review: SEC

Alabama Crimson Tide The final two undefeated SEC teams watched their unblemished records fall during their trips out West. Florida lost 65-64 to Arizona while LSU lost 89-70 at Boise State. Despite the loss, the ...

26 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Basketball, 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

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

Alabama Crimson Tide 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...

15 Players Who Will Impact the NFL Draft and College Football in 2013

Alabama Crimson Tide The NFL’s early entry deadline into the draft always plays a huge role in ranking teams for the next season. There’s a handful of key players that could depart college football for the NFL afte...

26 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, Texas A&M Aggies

20 Amazing College Basketball Cheerleaders of the SEC

Alabama Crimson Tide We look back at our favorite college basketball cheerleaders of the SEC this young season. These southern girls can cheer for us anytime! ...

26 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: College Basketball, Overtime, Cheerleaders, SEC, Alabama Crimson Tide, Georgia Bulldogs, Cheerleaders

15 Most Amazing Runs, Hits and Catches in College Football 2012

Alabama Crimson Tide 15 Most Amazing Runs, Hits and Catches in College Football 2012 ...

26 weeks ago by Rich McVey Tags: College Football, Overtime, Alabama Crimson Tide, Nebraska Cornhuskers, West Virginia Mountaineers

College Football 2012 All-America Team As Recruits

Alabama Crimson Tide 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 ar...

Top 10 Individual Performances in College Football 2012

Alabama Crimson Tide Johnny Manziel’s Heisman coronation capped a wild year of college football in 2012 filled with twists, turns and unexpected results. Perhaps we should have known 2012 would be different from...

27 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Football, ACC, Big 12, Pac-12, SEC, WAC, Alabama Crimson Tide, Arizona Wildcats, Clemson Tigers, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Oregon Ducks, South Carolina Gamecocks, Temple Owls, Texas A&M Aggies, USC Trojans, West Virginia Mountaineers

A Very Early College Football 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...

27 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, Florida Gators, Georgia Bulldogs, LSU Tigers, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Ohio State Buckeyes, Oklahoma Sooners, Oregon Ducks, Texas A&M Aggies

College Football's Top 10 Must-See Matchups of the 2012 Bowl Season

Alabama Crimson Tide College football’s 2012-2013 bowl season kicks off in Albuquerque on Dec. 15 and ends on Jan. 7 with the BCS National Championship in Miami. With 35 games, there’s a lot of college football to ...

27 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Independents, MAC, Pac 12, SEC, Alabama Crimson Tide, Clemson Tigers, Kansas State Wildcats, LSU Tigers, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Oregon Ducks

College Football 2012 Awards Roundtable

Alabama Crimson Tide 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. East...

27 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big Ten, Pac-12, SEC, Alabama Crimson Tide, Kansas State Wildcats, Mississippi State Bulldogs, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Ohio State Buckeyes, Oregon Ducks, Penn State Nittany Lions, Texas A&M Aggies, UCLA Bruins, USC Trojans, Wisconsin Badgers

20 Most Amazing College Football Stats of 2012

Alabama Crimson Tide 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 ...

2012 Heisman Trophy Final Voting: Our winner is...

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 ...

28 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

15 BCS Championship Match-ups that should have happened

Alabama Crimson Tide Argument reigned supreme last season when one-loss Alabama got the nod to rematch with LSU over Oklahoma State in the BCS Championship game. Had the Cowboys simply beaten Iowa State two weeks earli...

5 Reasons Why Alabama Will Beat Notre Dame for the National Title

Alabama Crimson Tide Alabama is back in the national championship for the third time in four seasons. The Crimson Tide survived an early November loss to Texas A&M to wind up No. 2 in the BCS rankings and has a sho...

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

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...

28 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...

28 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...

28 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...

28 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...

28 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...

28 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...

28 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

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