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College Football's Top 20 Coaches on the Hot Seat: Post-Week 5 Rankings
Big 12 Week 5 of the 2012 college football season is in the books and plenty of coaches saw the temperature on their seat increase by a few degrees. Kentucky's Joker Phillips and Boston College'...
32 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, Boston College Eagles, California Golden Bears, Colorado Buffaloes, Iowa Hawkeyes, Kentucky Wildcats, Maryland Terrapins, Syracuse Orange, Tennessee Volunteers

Big 12 Post-Week 5 Power Rankings
Big 12 Week 5 provided plenty of excitement in the Big 12. West Virginia and Baylor met for a 70-63 shootout in Morgantown, while Texas and Oklahoma State matched up for a thriller in Stillwater. The Long...
32 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, Big 12, Baylor Bears, Iowa State Cyclones, Kansas Jayhawks, Kansas State Wildcats, Oklahoma Sooners, Oklahoma State Cowboys, TCU Horned Frogs, Texas Longhorns, Texas Tech Red Raiders, West Virginia Mountaineers

West Virginia's J.D. Woods Makes Ridiculous One-Handed Catch
Big 12 The 70-63 shootout between West Virginia and Baylor was one of college football's most exciting games from Week 5. Thanks to over 800 yards of offense, the Mountaineers edged the Bears, which only ...
33 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: News, Big 12, West Virginia Mountaineers

College Football Week 5 Recap: West Virginia, Georgia light up scoreboards
Big 12 What was supposed to be a ho-hum week of college football turned out to be an explosion of offense. The day began with a relatively low-scoring first quarter from Baylor and West Virginia with “o...
33 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Conference USA, MAC, Pac-12, SEC, WAC, Cal Bears, Georgia Bulldogs, Iowa Hawkeyes, Nebraska Cornhuskers, Northwestern Wildcats, Ohio State Buckeyes, Oregon State Beavers, Penn State Nittany Lions, Southern Miss Golden Eagles, Texas Longhorns, Virginia Tech Hokies, West Virginia Mountaineers

Texas Longhorns vs. Oklahoma State Cowboys Preview and Prediction
Big 12 Kansas State fired the first shot in the Big 12 title race last weekend, and the focus shifts to Oklahoma State and Texas this Saturday. As the Wildcats’ victory over Oklahoma showed last week, t...
33 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, Big 12, Oklahoma State Cowboys, Texas Longhorns

College Football Week 5 Preview: Match-Ups, Upset Picks and Storylines to Watch
Big 12 The final weekend of college football action in September certainly won't win many awards for the best slate of games. The Week 5 schedule features some intriguing games (Ohio State-Michigan State)...
33 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, Florida State Seminoles, Georgia Bulldogs, LSU Tigers, Michigan State Spartans, Nebraska Cornhuskers, Ohio State Buckeyes, Oklahoma State Cowboys, Tennessee Volunteers, Texas Longhorns, West Virginia Mountaineers, Wisconsin Badgers

West Virginia Mountaineers vs. Baylor Bears Preview and Prediction
Big 12 Saturday marks a new era in West Virginia football. The Mountaineers technically joined the Big 12 in July, but reality will sink in with Baylor visiting Morgantown. West Virginia is off to a hot 3...
33 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, Big 12, Baylor Bears, West Virginia Mountaineers

Kansas State Football: Where does Bill Snyder rank among all-time coaches?

Big 12 Kansas State coach Bill Snyder has to be considered one of college football's best coaches. Snyder is credited with a "Miracle in Manhattan," turning the Wildcats into a consistent winner and a top...
33 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, Big 12, Kansas State Wildcats

College Football Award Watch: Post-Week 4
Big 12 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...
33 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Football, ACC, Big 12, Big Ten, Pac-12, SEC, Alabama Crimson Tide, Arizona State Sun Devils, Florida State Seminoles, Miami Hurricanes, Mississippi State Bulldogs, Northwestern Wildcats, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Oregon State Beavers, Texas A&M Aggies, West Virginia Mountaineers

Is LSU Alabama’s Biggest Threat to a National Title?

Big 12 The college football season is only four weeks old, but the general feeling from most of the nation is there is a clear No. 1 team - Alabama. A lot will happen and plenty can change between now and...
33 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big Ten, Pac 12, SEC, Alabama Crimson Tide, Florida State Seminoles, LSU Tigers, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Oregon Ducks, Texas Longhorns, USC Trojans, West Virginia Mountaineers

College Football Predictions: 10 Key Games in Week 5
Big 12 College football’s Week 5 action features a key showdown in the Big Ten, West Virginia’s first-ever Big 12 game and Texas’ trip to Stillwater to battle Oklahoma State. 10 Biggest Games of...
33 weeks ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big Ten, Pac-12, SEC, Braxton Miller, Geno Smith, George Winn, Logan Thomas, Montee Ball, Sean Mannion, Arizona Wildcats, Arkansas Razorbacks, Cincinnati Bearcats, Ohio State Buckeyes, Oklahoma State Cowboys, Oregon State Beavers, Texas A&M Aggies, Texas Longhorns, Virginia Tech Hokies

Big 12 Week 5 Preview and Predictions
Big 12 With only four games involving Big 12 teams, this is a light week in the schedule. But what the Big 12 lacks in quantity, it may make up for it in early signpost games for conference contenders. ...
33 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Football, News, Big 12, Baylor Bears, Iowa State Cyclones, Oklahoma Sooners, TCU Horned Frogs, Texas Longhorns, Texas Tech Red Raiders, West Virginia Mountaineers

College Football Week 5 Upset Predictions
Big 12 College football's Week 5 schedule is relatively quiet in terms of top 25 matchups. Although there are few marquee games to watch this Saturday, it's weekends like this one that can spring a few up...
33 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Conference USA, Pac 12, SEC

West Virginia gears up for first Big 12 game
Big 12 West Virginia coach Dana Holgorsen West Virginia’s backyard no longer includes rival Pittsburgh, but rather a vast expanse of the Central Time Zone....
33 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Football, Big 12, West Virginia Mountaineers

College Football's Top 20 Coaches on the Hot Seat: Post-Week 4 Rankings
Big 12 Week 4 of the 2012 college football season is in the books and plenty of coaches saw the temperature on their seat increase by a few degrees. Thanks to a lackluster showing at Florida, Ke...
33 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

College Football Post-Week 4 Bowl Projections
Big 12 College football's bowl season is still a few months away, but it's never too early to take a look at what the matchups might look like. With only three weeks of results in the books, it's hard to ...
33 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

Big 12 Post-Week 4 Power Rankings
Big 12 Week 4 provided a few surprises in Big 12 play. Kansas State shocked Oklahoma in Norman, allowing the Wildcats to jump from No. 5 in Athlon's power rankings to No. 2. Kansas State is one of the lea...
33 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, Big 12, Baylor Bears, Iowa State Cyclones, Kansas Jayhawks, Kansas State Wildcats, Oklahoma Sooners, Oklahoma State Cowboys, TCU Horned Frogs, Texas Longhorns, Texas Tech Red Raiders, West Virginia Mountaineers

College Football Week 4 Recap: Florida State, Notre Dame make statements
Big 12 Stop if you’re heard this: Florida State and Notre Dame are back. Though they’ve fooled us before, the Seminoles and Fighting Irish sure looked like potential title contenders as they emer...
34 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, MAC, Pac-12, SEC, WAC, Alabama Crimson Tide, Arizona Wildcats, Colorado Buffaloes, Florida State Seminoles, Kansas State Wildcats, Miami Hurricanes, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Oklahoma Sooners, Rutgers Scarlet Knights, South Carolina Gamecocks, West Virginia Mountaineers

College Basketball Countdown: No. 17 Baylor
Big 12 Visit the online store for Baylor and other editions of the 2012-13 Athlon Sports College Basketball annual. The first practices of college basketball...
34 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Basketball, Big 12, Baylor Bears

College Football Week 4 Preview: Match-Ups, Upset Picks and Storylines to Watch
Big 12 College football's Week 4 slate doesn't feature a ton of huge matchups, but there's plenty of impact games. Florida State-Clemson is a marquee ACC battle between two top-10 teams, while Michigan tr...
34 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Conference USA, Independents, Mountain West, Pac 12, SEC, Alabama Crimson Tide, Arizona Wildcats, Arkansas Razorbacks, BYU Cougars, Florida Gators, Florida State Seminoles, Kansas State Wildcats, Louisville Cardinals, Michigan State Spartans, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Oregon Ducks, Stanford Cardinal, Tennessee Volunteers, USC Trojans, Utah Utes, West Virginia Mountaineers, Wisconsin Badgers

College Football Award Watch: Post-Week 3
Big 12 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...
34 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Football, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac-12, SEC, Sun Belt, Alabama Crimson Tide, Miami Hurricanes, Mississippi State, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, UCLA Bruins, USC Trojans, Washington Huskies, West Virginia Mountaineers

College Football Predictions: 10 Key Games in Week 4
Big 12 College football’s fourth week of action features a huge showdown in the ACC Coastal Division, a big matchup in South Bend between Michigan and surging Notre Dame and key battle in the Big 12 bet...
34 weeks ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Football, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, SEC, Collin Klein, Denard Robinson, EJ Manuel, Sammy Watkins, Tajh Boyd, Todd Grantham, Arizona State Sun Devils, Arkansas Razorbacks, Clemson Tigers, Florida State Seminoles, Georgia Bulldogs, Kansas State Wildcats, Michigan Wolverines, Minnesota Golden Gophers, Missouri Tigers, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Oklahoma Sooners, Rutgers Scarlet Knights, South Carolina Gamecocks, Syracuse Orange, Utah Utes, Vanderbilt Commodores

Big 12 Week 4 Preview and Predictions
Big 12 Non-conference play highlights the majority of the college football action this Saturday in the Big 12. Two teams take on opponents from the ACC (Virginia vs. TCU and Maryland vs. West Virginia), w...
34 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, Big 12, Baylor Bears, Iowa State Cyclones, Kansas Jayhawks, Kansas State Wildcats, Oklahoma Sooners, Oklahoma State Cowboys, TCU Horned Frogs, Texas Longhorns, Texas Tech Red Raiders, West Virginia Mountaineers

College Football Week 4 Upset Predictions
Big 12 College football's Week 4 slate features some intriguing games, including the ACC showdown between Clemson and Florida State and the showdown of Notre Dame and Michigan. Athlon's editors correctly ...
34 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Independents, MAC, Pac 12, SEC, Ball State Cardinals, Kansas State Wildcats, Michigan Wolverines, Minnesota Golden Gophers, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Oklahoma Sooners, South Florida Bulls, Syracuse Orange

15 Worst College Football Teams of the BCS Era
Big 12 Colorado is off to an awful 0-3 start and with a daunting upcoming schedule, an 0-12 record seems likely. The Buffaloes' early struggles and a loss to FCS opponent to Sacramento State made us wonde...
34 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac 12, SEC, Baylor Bears, Duke Blue Devils, Rutgers Scarlet Knights, Stanford Cardinal, Syracuse Orange, Temple Owls, Washington Cougars, Washington State Cougars

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