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Should Texas A&M Leave the Big 12 for the SEC?

Big 12 Is college football about to have another round of conference alignment? The rumor mill suggests Texas A&M could be ready to join the SEC in time for the 2012 season. Should Texas...

1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, Big 12, SEC, Texas A&M

The New Big 12 Conference Logo

Big 12 With Texas A&M probably announcing on Monday their move to the SEC, and with Nebraska and Colorado making their exits last year, the Big 12 is going through a lot of changes. How many team...

1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: Overtime, Big 12, SEC, Colorado, Nebraska, oklahoma, Texas, Texas A&M, SEC Expansion

Predicting College Football's Breakout Players: Big 12

Big 12 by Steven Lassan (@AthlonSteven on Twitter) What is a breakout player? Defining that term isn’t exactly easy. Although Big East fans are likely already familiar with the names on this li...

1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, Big 12, baylor, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Missouri, oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, Breakout Players

Athlon Awards: Ranking the Best Units in the Big 12

Big 12 Kickoff for the 2011 season is just a few weeks away. To help pass the time before the opening weekend, Athlon will be taking a look at the best units by conference. A "1" signifies the b...

1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, Big 12, baylor, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Missouri, oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Tech

Athlon Awards: Defensive Back Units

Big 12 They're the teams within the team - those cohesive little units bound together by their shared responsibilities within the larger team context. Whether it's the offensive linemen firing off tim...

Athlon Awards: Linebacker Units

1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: College Football, ACC, Big 12, Big Ten, Mountain West, Pac-12, SEC, Dont'a Hightower, Keenan Robinson, Luke Kuechly, Travis Lewis, Vontaze Burfict, Alabama, Arizona State, Boston College, Florida, Missouri, Nebraska, Notre Dame, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, oklahoma, TCU, Texas, Athlon Awards

Athlon Awards: Best Offensive Line Units

1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: College Football, Big 12, Big Ten, Mountain West, Pac-12, SEC, Barrett Jones, Levy Adcock, Mike Brewster, Nate Potter, William Vlachos, Alabama, Boise State, BYU, Iowa, Missouri, Ohio State, Oklahoma State, Stanford, Texas A&M, Wisconsin, Athlon Awards

Athlon Awards: Wide Receiver Units

1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: College Football, ACC, Big 12, Pac-12, SEC, Greg Childs, Jeff Fuller, Justin Blackmon, Michael Floyd, Ryan Broyles, Arizona, Arkansas, baylor, Florida State, Missouri, Notre Dame, oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas A&M, Washington, Athlon Awards

Athlon Awards: Running Back Units

1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, ACC, Big 12, Big Ten, Pac-12, SEC, Christine Michael, LaMichael James, Marcus Lattimore, Montee Ball, Trent Richardson, Alabama, Arkansas, Boston College, Michigan State, Ohio State, Oregon, South Carolina, Texas A&M, Washington, Wisconsin, Athlon Awards

Athlon Awards: Quarterback Units

1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Conference USA, MAC, Mountain West, Pac-12, SEC, Sun Belt, WAC, Arizona, baylor, Boise State, Cincinnati, Georgia, Hawaii, Houston, Michigan, Michigan State, Nebraska, Northwestern, Notre Dame, oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Oregon, Stanford, Tulsa, USC, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Athlon Awards

Looking Back at the Top Recruits of 2006: 30-21

Big 12 by Braden Gall (@AthlonBraden on Twitter) Every year, millions of dollars and man hours are spent trying to acquire talent by college football programs across this great country. Attempt...

1 year ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac-12, SEC

College Football's Coaches on the Hot Seat

Big 12 The coaching carousel is usually one of the most intriguing elements of college football's regular season and has been in full effect since May with the departure of Jim Tressel at Ohio State and B...

1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Conference USA, MAC, Mountain West, Pac-12, SEC, Sun Belt, WAC, Coaches on the hot seat, Mark Richt

College Football: Projecting the 2011 Win Totals

Big 12 by Steven Lassan (@AthlonSteven on Twitter) The countdown to kickoff for the 2011 college football season is less than 40 days away. With fall camps opening up in a matter of days, now is anoth...

1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Conference USA, MAC, Mountain West, Pac-12, SEC, Sun Belt, WAC

Ranking the Big 12's Top 35 Players for 2011

Big 12 By Braden Gall (@AthlonBraden) and Steven Lassan (@AthlonSteven) Athlon Sports continues its countdown to the college football season with a look at the top 35 players for 2011 in the Big 12. ...

1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, Big 12, baylor, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Missouri, oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Tech

Over/Under Texas Wins in 2011

Big 12 Texas lost to the likes UCLA, Baylor, Iowa State and Kansas State en route to a 5-7 season in 2010. Everyone expects the Longhorns to bounce back - but how far? Over/Under Texas Longhorns win ...

1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, Big 12, Texas Longhorns

Will Oklahoma and Texas A&M Leave the Big 12?

Big 12 The rumors of Oklahoma and Texas A&M heading to the SEC have been heating up over the last week, largely due to Texas and the Longhorn Network. Although the Big 12 was held together last summer...

1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, Big 12, SEC, oklahoma, Texas, Texas A&M

Ranking the College Football Conferences

Big 12 With the start of the 2011 just around the corner, it's time to revisit the conference power rankings. The SEC claims the last five national titles and should reign surpreme once again this year. H...

1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Conference USA, MAC, Mountain West, Pac-12, SEC, Sun Belt, WAC

Oklahoma State's Dynamic Duo

Big 12 by John Helsley Justin Blackmon spent a wintry evening chillin’ at a friend’s house, watching TV and lounging on the couch, when his cell phone buzzed with a tempting text message. The ...

1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, Big 12, Oklahoma State

Who is the Best Quarterback in the Big 12?

Big 12 Debate: Who is the best quarterback in the Big 12? Athlon editors Braden Gall and Patrick Snow debate who is the best signal-caller in the Big 12. The three candidates: Landry Jones, Oklah...

1 year ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, Big 12, Brandon Weeden, Landry Jones, Robert Griffin, baylor, oklahoma, Oklahoma State

Is Missouri the Big 12's Surprise Team?

Big 12 By Steven Lassan (@AthlonSteven on Twitter) Defining what is a surprise team is no easy task. Over the next couple of weeks, Athlon will take a look at a team from each of the BCS leagues that ...

1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, Big 12, Missouri Tigers

Ranking the College Football Coaching Jobs: 120-51

Big 12 We have ranked every college football program in the country, based on the attractiveness of the position from a coaching perspective. We considered many factors — tradition, facilities...

1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Conference USA, MAC, Mountain West, Pac-12, SEC, Sun Belt, WAC, Coaching jobs

Ranking the College Football Coaching Jobs: Big 12

Big 12 We have ranked every college football program in the country, based on the attractiveness of the position from a coaching perspective. We considered many factors — tradition, facilities...

1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, Big 12, College football coaching jobs

Great Expectations at Texas A&M

Big 12 by Brett McMurphy (@McMurphyCBS on Twitter) Mike Sherman’s first season in College Station began with an 18–14 home loss to Arkansas State. Then things got really bad. ...

1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, Big 12, Texas A&M, Mike Sherman

Longhorns, Inc.

Big 12 The operative word in college athletics today is “business.” Schools are searching for more creative and effective ways to fatten their bottom lines, whether it’s through sponsorship deals, s...

1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, Big 12, Texas Longhorns

Athlon's 2011 All-Big 12 Team

Big 12 Athlon continues our countdown to the upcoming season with our first and second All-Conference USA teams for the 2011 season. Click here for all our college football team previews, rankings and pre...

1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, Big 12

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