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College Football's NFL Draft Deadline Winners and Losers
Big 12 The early entry deadline to the NFL Draft is always a nervous time for many coaches in college football. Even though most coaches have an idea of which players will be back for the next season, the...
17 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Independents, Pac 12, SEC, Alabama Crimson Tide, Clemson Tigers, Florida Gators, Florida State Seminoles, Georgia Bulldogs, LSU Tigers, Michigan State Spartans, Stanford Cardinal, Tennessee Volunteers, Texas A&M Aggies

College Basketball Midseason Report: All-Americans and Championship Picks
Big 12 One of the critiques of the 2012-13 college basketball season has been a lack of eye-popping players vying for player of the year awards. Think of Player of the Year performances and competitions i...
17 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Basketball, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Missouri Valley, Mountain West, Pac-12, SEC, Creighton Bluejays, Duke Blue Devils, Indiana Hoosiers, Kansas Jayhawks, Michigan Wolverines, Missouri Tigers, UNLV Rebels

College Basketball Bracket Update and Power Rankings: Jan. 16
Big 12 If you listen closely, you can almost hear the whispers: Bracketology, bubble watch, resumes, seeding, RPI. The college basketball season is halfway through January and the conference races ar...
17 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Basketball, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Missouri Valley, Mountain West, Pac-12, SEC, Creighton Bluejays, Louisville Cardinals, Ohio State Buckeyes, Oklahoma State Cowboys, Syracuse Orange, UNLV Running Rebels, Wichita State Shockers

Early Big 12 Football Predictions for 2013
Big 12 2013 is shaping up to be an interesting year in the Big 12. Kansas State claimed the conference title in 2012, but a new champion should be expected next season. Oklahoma tied the Wildcats for the ...
18 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

Where do College Football's Starting Quarterbacks Come From?
Big 12 Where do starting quarterbacks come from? What makes them great? How are they constructed? All important questions college coaches must ask themselves when trying to evaluate the most important...
18 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac 12, SEC

8 Amazing College Basketball Stats of the Week: Jan. 7-13
Big 12 With 347 Division I teams, following college basketball can be overwhelming. Let Athlon Sports start your college hoops week each Monday with a look at some of the most intriguing, most important a...
18 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Basketball, ACC, Big 12, Big Ten, SEC, Duke Blue Devils, Illinois Fighting Illini, Indiana Hoosiers, Michigan Wolverines, Minnesota Golden Gophers, North Carolina Tar Heels, Texas A&M Aggies, Texas Longhorns

College Football's Top 5 Teams on the Decline for 2013
Big 12 The 2012 college football season ended with another SEC Championship. And the SEC’s run of dominance probably won’t end in 2013, as Alabama returns most of its core and is a heavy favorite to w...
18 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, SEC, Florida State Seminoles, Kansas State Wildcats, LSU Tigers, Oklahoma Sooners, Rutgers Scarlet Knights

Grading College Football's First-Year Coaching Hires for 2012
Big 12 With college football’s 2012 season completed, it’s time to take a look back at the season that was and review the performance of all 124 teams before 2013 kicks off. Twenty-eight coaches m...
18 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, Arizona State Sun Devils, Arizona Wildcats, North Carolina Tar Heels, Ohio State Buckeyes, Ole Miss Rebels, Penn State Nittany Lions, Texas A&M Aggies, UCLA Bruins

College Football's Top 5 Teams on the Rise for 2013
Big 12 The 2012 college football season ended the same way the last one did with Alabama and the SEC on top. Teams who rose up and exceeded expectations, though, were among one of the major hallmarks...
18 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Pac 12, Arizona State Sun Devils, Clemson Tigers, Louisville Cardinals, Oklahoma State Cowboys, TCU Horned Frogs

College Football's Early Top 25 for 2013
Big 12 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...
19 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, Georgia Bulldogs, Ohio State Buckeyes, Oregon Ducks, Texas A&M Aggies

2013 College Football Lookahead: Best Games in Week 1
Big 12 Alabama may be reveling in its second consecutive national championship, but college football fans everywhere else are turning their attention to recruiting and spring practice. Those are just...
19 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Football, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, MAC, Mountain West, Pac-12, SEC, Alabama Crimson Tide, Boise State Broncos, Cal Bears, Clemson Tigers, Georgia Bulldogs, Louisville Cardinals, LSU Tigers, Mississippi State Bulldogs, North Carolina Tar Heels, Northwestern Wildcats, Oklahoma Sooners, Oklahoma State Cowboys, Ole Miss Rebels, South Carolina Gamecocks, TCU Horned Frogs, Vanderbilt Commodores, Virginia Tech Hokies, Washington Huskies

Ranking the National Championship Teams of the BCS Era
Big 12 The BCS just finished its 15th season of action, and has for the most part, been a major improvement on the previous bowl system. How do each of the 15 official champions stack-up against each othe...
19 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac 12, SEC, Alabama Crimson Tide, Auburn Tigers, Florida Gators, LSU Tigers, Miami Hurricanes, Ohio State Buckeyes, Oklahoma Sooners, Tennessee Volunteers, Texas Longhorns, USC Trojans

20 Best Teams That Never Played for the BCS Championship
Big 12 It only takes one penalty, one missed assignment or one yard for one loss to end a national championship. The 20 teams listed below came up just short of playing in the national championship game f...
19 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Independents, Pac 12, SEC, Alabama Crimson Tide, Auburn Tigers, Boise State Broncos, Florida Gators, Ohio State Buckeyes, Penn State Nittany Lions, TCU Horned Frogs, USC Trojans

2013 U.S. Army All-American Bowl Winners and Losers
Big 12 For the 13th year in a row, some the best and brightest future stars of the college football gridiron came together in San Antonio for the U.S. Army All-American Bowl. Each year dozens of elite pro...
19 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Independents, Pac 12, SEC, Alabama Crimson Tide, Louisville Cardinals, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Ohio State Buckeyes, Oregon Ducks

Top 15 BCS National Championship Performances
Big 12 With the 15th season of BCS bowl action about to take place, Athlon reviewed the tapes of the four (now five) biggest bowl games in college football. Since 1998, teams have been fighting to land a ...
19 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big Ten, Independents, Pac 12, SEC, Alabama Crimson Tide, Florida Gators, Florida State Seminoles, Texas Longhorns, USC Trojans, BCS National Championship

Cotton Bowl Preview and Prediction: Texas A&M vs. Oklahoma
Big 12 The matchup in Dallas will be a familiar one, but the Cotton Bowl will provide the first look at how a freshman Heisman winner will react to the burden of the award. Only Florida’s Tim Tebow ...
19 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Football, News, Big 12, SEC, Oklahoma Sooners, Texas A&M Aggies

Fiesta Bowl Preview and Prediction: Oregon vs. Kansas State
Big 12 Kansas State and Oregon have proven that it is possible to change your standing on the college football food chain. Consider the following: These two programs have a combined 11 appearances in the ...
19 weeks ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Football, News, Big 12, Pac 12, Kansas State Wildcats, Oregon Ducks

Top 5 Fiesta Bowl Performances of the BCS Era
Big 12 With the 15th season of BCS bowl action about to take place, Athlon reviewed the tapes of the four (now five) biggest bowl games in college football. Since 1998, teams have been fighting to land a ...
20 weeks ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Football, News, Big 12, Big Ten, Mountain West, Pac 12, Boise State Broncos, Ohio State Buckeyes, Oklahoma State Cowboys, Oregon Ducks, Utah Utes, Fiesta Bowl

Top 5 Sugar Bowl Performances of the BCS Era
Big 12 With the 15th season of BCS bowl action about to take place, Athlon reviewed the tapes of the four (now five) biggest bowl games in college football. Since 1998, teams have been fighting to land a ...
20 weeks ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Pac 12, SEC, Florida Gators, Florida State Seminoles, LSU Tigers, Utah Utes, West Virginia Mountaineers, BCS bowls, college football bowls, Sugar Bowl

College Football's New Year's Resolutions for 2013
Big 12 The end of every year is always a good time for reflection and examining what improvements could be made for the following 12 months. And that’s the case with college football, especially as the ...
20 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

Heart of Dallas Bowl Preview and Prediction: Oklahoma State vs. Purdue
Big 12 Purdue won three straight Big Ten games to get bowl eligible for the second season in row. Despite accomplishing at least six wins in back-to-back years for the first time since 2006-2007, the Boil...
20 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, News, Big 12, Big Ten, Oklahoma State Cowboys, Purdue Boilermakers

Top 10 Worst BCS Bowl Performances
Big 12 With the 15th season of BCS bowl action just about ready to kickoff, Athlon reviewed the tapes of the four (now five) biggest bowl games in college football. Since 1998, teams have been fighting to...
20 weeks ago by Mark Ross Tags: College Football, News, Alabama Crimson Tide, Hawaii Warriors, Maryland Terrapins, Nebraska Cornhuskers, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Oklahoma Sooners, Pittsburgh Panthers, Virginia Tech Hokies, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Independents, Mountain West, SEC, BCS bowls, worst BCS bowl performances

Liberty Bowl Preview and Prediction: Tulsa vs. Iowa State
Big 12 Two teams that opened the season against each other will meet up once more to close out their respective campaigns when Iowa State and Tulsa get together on New Year’s Eve in Memphis, Tenn. The C...
20 weeks ago by Mark Ross Tags: College Football, News, Big 12, Conference USA, Iowa State Cyclones, Tulsa Golden Hurricane

Top 5 Orange Bowl Performances of the BCS Era
Big 12 With the 15th season of BCS bowl action about to take place, Athlon reviewed the tapes of the four (now five) biggest bowl games in college football. Since 1998, teams have been fighting to land a ...
20 weeks ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Football, News, Big 12, Big Ten, Pac 12, Adrian Clayborn, Coby Fleener, Matt Leinart, Tom Brady, Torrance Marshall, Iowa Hawkeyes, Michigan Wolverines, Oklahoma Sooners, USC Trojans, West Virginia Mountaineers, BCS bowls, college football bowls, Orange Bowl

Pinstripe Bowl Preview and Prediction: West Virginia vs. Syracuse
Big 12 The third annual bowl game at Yankee Stadium may technically be a matchup between the Big 12’s West Virginia Mountaineers and the Big East’s Syracuse Orange. But the reality is that this is a g...
20 weeks ago by Nathan Rush Tags: College Football, News, Big 12, Big East, Syracuse Orange, West Virginia Mountaineers

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