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Pac-12 Week 1 Preview and Predictions

Arizona Wildcats The Pac-12 is in the best position to challenge the SEC's strangle-hold on college football. Both USC and Oregon are ranked in the top five and have eyes not only on the Pac-12 title, but also the ...

38 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, News, Pac-12, Arizona State Sun Devils, Arizona Wildcats, California Golden Bears, Colorado Buffaloes, Oregon Ducks, Oregon State Beavers, Stanford Cardinal, UCLA Bruins, USC Trojans, Utah Utes, Washington Huskies, Washington State Cougars

College Football's Top 15 Breakout Players for 2012

Arizona Wildcats Every year, college football fans are introduced to a handful of players that become household names by the end of the season. Predicting which players will breakout any year is never an ...

The Pac-12's Top Impact Freshmen of 2012

Arizona Wildcats 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, Pac-12, Arizona State Sun Devils, Arizona Wildcats, Cal Golden Bears, Colorado Buffaloes, Oregon Ducks, Oregon State Beavers, Stanford Cardinal, UCLA Bruins, USC Trojans, Utah Utes, Washington Huskies, Washington State Cougars

College Basketball's Biggest Preseason Questions: 17 for the West Region

Arizona Wildcats With Midnight Madness less than two months away, our look at some of the biggest questions in college basketball for 2012-13 continues into its second week. Like the NCAA Tournament, we’re ta...

College football's top "backstory games" for 2012

Arizona Wildcats 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 ...

39 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: Pac-12's Must-See Games of 2012

Arizona Wildcats 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 Pac-12's top 30 must-see football games for the 2012 seas...

39 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, Arizona State Sun Devils, Arizona Wildcats, Cal Golden Bears, Colorado Buffaloes, Oregon Ducks, Oregon State Beavers, Stanford Cardinal, UCLA Bruins, USC Trojans, Utah Utes, Washington Huskies, Washington State Cougars

Pac-12 Player Rankings: The Top 50 Players for 2012

Arizona Wildcats The Pac-12 is one of the nation's top conferences for offense, so it should be no surprise that six of the top 10 players in Athlon's top 50 for 2012 check in on that side of the ball. USC's Matt B...

40 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, Pac 12, Arizona State Sun Devils, Arizona Wildcats, California Golden Bears, Colorado Buffaloes, Oregon Ducks, Oregon State Beavers, Stanford Cardinal, UCLA Bruins, USC Trojans, Utah Utes, Washington Huskies, Washington State Cougars

College Football's Top 10 Players Returning From Injury

Arizona Wildcats 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...

Pac-12 Coaches Talk Anonymously About Conference Foes

Arizona Wildcats 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 ...

40 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, Pac 12, Arizona State Sun Devils, Arizona Wildcats, Colorado Buffaloes, Oregon Ducks, Oregon State Beavers, Stanford Cardinal, UCLA Bruins, USC Trojans, Utah Utes, Washington Huskies, Washington State Cougars

College Football's Overrated Trends and Overlooked Numbers

Arizona Wildcats With college football season less than a month away, some (but hopefully not all) preseason predictions and projections will be moot. Trust us, we’ve been digesting our thoughts on the upcoming s...

Pac-12's Top 10 Storylines to Watch in Fall Practice

Arizona Wildcats Kickoff for the 2012 college football season is just around the corner. However, plenty of unanswered questions remain around the nation for every team. Injuries, quarterback battles and ...

42 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, Pac 12, Arizona State Sun Devils, Arizona Wildcats, Colorado Buffaloes, Oregon Ducks, Oregon State Beavers, Stanford Cardinal, UCLA Bruins, USC Trojans, Utah Utes, Washington Huskies, Washington State Cougars

2012 College Football Awards: Dual-Threat Quarterbacks

Arizona Wildcats Dual-Threat feels like a relatively modern term used to define college quarterbacks. Certainly, the proliferation of zone read options and Mike Leach spreads has created greater dychotomy within th...

42 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, Arizona Wildcats, BYU Cougars, Kansas State Wildcats, Michigan Wolverines, Missouri Tigers, Nebraska Cornhuskers, Nevada Wolfpack, Northwestern Wildcats, Ohio State Buckeyes, Oregon Ducks, South Carolina Gamecocks, South Florida Bulls, Virginia Tech Hokies

Ranking the nation's top college basketball coaches

Arizona Wildcats Through the last two weeks, Athlon Sports ranked each coach in the ACC, Atlantic 10, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac-12 and SEC along with the top 20 coaches from outside those seven conferences...

42 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Basketball, ACC, Atlantic 10, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac-12, SEC, West Coast, Arizona Wildcats, Butler Bulldogs, California Golden Bears, Connecticut Huskies, Duke Blue Devils, Florida Gators, Florida State Seminoles, Gonzaga Bulldogs, Indiana Hoosiers, Kansas Jayhawks, Kentucky Wildcats, Louisville Cardinals, Marquette Golden Eagles, Michigan State Spartans, Michigan Wolverines, North Carolina Tar Heels, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Ohio State Buckeyes, Pittsburgh Panthers, Purdue Boilermakers, Saint Louis Billikens, Saint Mary's Gaels, South Carolina Gamecocks, Syracuse Orange, UCLA Bruins, Vanderbilt Commodores, VCU Rams, West Virginia Mountaineers, Wisconsin Badgers

Pac-12 Football's Breakout Players for 2012

Ranking the Pac-12's Basketball Coaches

Arizona Wildcats After underachieving in the last three seasons, the Pac-12 may finally start to rebound. At least that’s what the coaches in the league hope. Despite the turmoil in the conference, the...

43 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Basketball, Arizona State Sun Devils, Arizona Wildcats, California Golden Bears, Colorado Buffaloes, Oregon Ducks, Oregon State Beavers, Stanford Cardinal, UCLA Bruins, USC Trojans, Utah Utes, Washington Huskies, Washington State Huskies, Pac-12

Unit Rankings: 2012 Pac-12 Linebackers

Arizona Wildcats Kickoff for the 2012 college football season is still two months away, but it's never too early to project how the year might play out. Athlon will be taking a look at how each position s...

43 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, Pac 12, Arizona State Sun Devils, Arizona Wildcats, Colorado Buffaloes, Oregon Ducks, Oregon State Beavers, Stanford Cardinal, UCLA Bruins, USC Trojans, Utah Utes, Washington Huskies, Washington State Cougars

Pac-12 Football: Leach, Rodriguez and Graham Add Spice and Intrigue

Arizona Wildcats Don’t expect Monte Kiffin to sleep very much from about Oct. 21-Nov. 10. The USC defensive coordinator doesn’t get a lot of rest during the season to begin with, but the opponents the Trojans w...

44 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, Pac 12, Arizona State Sun Devils, Arizona Wildcats, California Golden Bears, Colorado Buffaloes, Oregon Ducks, Oregon State Beavers, Stanford Cardinal, UCLA Bruins, USC Trojans, Utah Utes, Washington Huskies, Washington State Cougars

Unit Rankings: 2012 Pac-12 Defensive Lines

44 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, Pac 12, Arizona State Sun Devils, Arizona Wildcats, Colorado Buffaloes, Oregon Ducks, Oregon State Beavers, Stanford Cardinal, UCLA Bruins, USC Trojans, Utah Utes, Washington Huskies, Washington State Cougars

Ranking College Football's Best and Worst Coaching Hires for 2012

Arizona Wildcats The college football coaching carousel was busy in the offseason, as 28 programs changed hands. Here’s how we rank the new hires: 1. Urban Meyer, Ohio State Previous Job: College football...

45 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Conference USA, MAC, Mountain West, Pac 12, SEC, Sun Belt, WAC, Akron Zips, Arizona State Sun Devils, Arizona Wildcats, Arkansas Razorbacks, Arkansas State Red Wolves, Colorado State Rams, FAU Owls, Fresno State Bulldogs, Hawaii Warriors, Houston Cougars, Illinois Fighting Illini, Kansas Jayhawks, Memphis Tigers, New Mexico Lobos, North Carolina Tar Heels, Ohio State Buckeyes, Ole Miss Rebels, Penn State Nittany Lions, Pittsburgh Panthers, Rutgers Scarlet Knights, Southern Miss Golden Eagles, Texas A&M Aggies, Toledo Rockets, Tulane Green Wave, UAB Blazers, UCLA Bruins, UMass Minutemen, Washington State Cougars

Unit Rankings: 2012 Pac-12 Offensive Lines

45 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, Pac 12, Arizona State Sun Devils, Arizona Wildcats, California Golden Bears, Colorado Buffaloes, Oregon Ducks, Oregon State Beavers, Stanford Cardinal, UCLA Bruins, USC Trojans, Utah Utes, Washington Huskies, Washington State Cougars

Unit Rankings: 2012 Pac-12 Wide Receivers

46 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, Pac 12, Arizona State Sun Devils, Arizona Wildcats, California Golden Bears, Colorado Buffaloes, Oregon Ducks, Oregon State Beavers, Stanford Cardinal, UCLA Bruins, USC Trojans, Utah Utes, Washington Huskies, Washington State Cougars

The History of Pac-12 Conference Realignment

Arizona Wildcats College football expansion has taken over the hearts and minds of college football junkies everywhere. The sky is falling, rivalries are dead and the future of college football is in great peri...

46 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, Pac-12, Arizona State Sun Devils, Arizona Wildcats, Cal Golden Bears, Colorado Buffaloes, Oregon Ducks, Oregon State Beavers, Stanford Cardinal, UCLA Bruins, USC Trojans, Utah Utes, Washington Huskies, Washington State Cougars

College football conference realignment draft: Part 3

Arizona Wildcats We're halfway through the Athlon Sports conference realignment draft with the first four rounds on Monday and rounds five through eight on Tuesday. As expected, the most prominent and consisten...

47 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Football, Arizona Wildcats, Arkansas Razorbacks, BYU Cougars, Cal Golden Bears, Duke Blue Devils, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, Kansas Jayhawks, Kentucky Wildcats, Louisville Cardinals, Maryland Terrapins, NC State Wolfpack, Ole Miss Rebels, Purdue Boilermakers, Stanford Cardinal, USF Bulls, Virginia Cavaliers

Pac-12 Football 2012 All-Conference Team

Arizona Wildcats The 2012 college football season is just around the corner, and Athlon continues its countdown to kickoff with a look at our first, second and third All-Pac-12 teams for this season. First-Team...

47 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, Pac 12, Arizona State Sun Devils, Arizona Wildcats, California Golden Bears, Colorado Buffaloes, Oregon Ducks, Oregon State Beavers, Stanford Cardinal, UCLA Bruins, USC Trojans, Utah Utes, Washington Huskies, Washington State Cougars, 2012 College Football All-Conference Teams

Pac-12 Football: 2012 All-Conference Team As Recruits

Arizona Wildcats The 2012 college football season is just around the corner, and Athlon continues its countdown to kickoff with a look at all-conference teams from across the nation. But where did all these tremend...

47 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, Pac-12, Arizona State Sun Devils, Arizona Wildcats, Cal Golden Bears, Colorado Buffaloes, Oregon Ducks, Oregon State Beavers, Stanford Cardinal, UCLA Bruins, USC Trojans, Utah Utes, Washington Huskies, Washington State Cougars

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