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College Football's Top 10 Surprises of 2012

Big 12 With college football’s 2012 regular season in the books, it’s time to take a look back at the highlights and lowlights from this year. There were plenty of surprises in college football this s...

24 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Independents, Pac 12, SEC, Florida Gators, Kansas State Wildcats, Notre Dame Fighting Irish

What if the Heisman was awarded after the National Championship?

Big 12 The Heisman Trophy is an inherently flawed award. That’s the bad news. The great news is we the fans have the power to change it. Just six years ago, underclassmen weren’t really considered...

24 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac 12, SEC, Florida Gators, Kansas State Wildcats, Miami Hurricanes, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Oklahoma Sooners, Texas A&M Aggies, Texas Longhorns, Virginia Tech Hokies

College Football's Best Heisman Campaigns

Big 12 Like politicians, college football athletes and their universities also campaign to grab votes. Since the race for the Heisman kicks off this week, we thought we'd look back as some of our favorite...

24 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Independents, Pac 12, SEC, Texas A&M Aggies

College Football 2012 Awards Roundtable

Big 12 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...

24 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

College Football's 2012 Postseason Awards and Recap

Big 12 With all of the BCS conferences finished with regular season play, it's time to take a look at the 2012 college football season and hand out some hardware. At the midpoint of 2012, all signs pointe...

24 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, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Texas A&M Aggies

20 Most Amazing College Football Stats of 2012

Big 12 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...

Big 12 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 ...

24 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

Big 12 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...

College Football's 2012 Postseason All-America Team

Big 12 College football's 2012 regular season is over, which means it's time to hand out the hardware. It's never easy compiling a postseason All-America team, especially after watching several players ha...

24 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Independents, Pac 12, SEC, Florida State Seminoles, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Texas A&M Aggies, USC Trojans

Ranking All 35 College Football Bowls for 2012: From Must-See to Must-Miss

Big 12 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...

24 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

Final BCS analysis: Alabama-Notre Dame to title game

Big 12 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...

24 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

College Football Week 14 Recap: Alabama wins SEC classic

Big 12 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...

10 Worst College Football Teams in BCS History

Big 12 At the end of college football’s regular season, the focus always shifts to the BCS title and debating the best teams in the nation. However, there’s also the other side of the coin, as the end...

25 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, Overtime, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Pac 12, Baylor Bears, Colorado Buffaloes, Duke Blue Devils, Rutgers Scarlet Knights, Temple Owls, Washington Huskies, Washington State Cougars

College Football Predictions: Every Game in Week 14

Big 12 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...

College Football Post-Week 13 Award Watch

Big 12 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...

25 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

Big 12 Week 14 Preview and Predictions

Big 12 The Big 12 is two years removed from hosting a championship game, but the league’s BCS bid and title will still come down to two teams in the final week. Kansas State remains in control of it...

25 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Football, News, Big 12, Baylor Bears, Kansas Jayhawks, Kansas State Wildcats, Oklahoma Sooners, Oklahoma State Cowboys, TCU Horned Frogs, Texas Longhorns, Texas Tech Red Raiders

2012 Heisman Trophy Contenders: Post-Week 13

25 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

Oklahoma WR Kenny Stills Makes Crazy Catch Against Oklahoma State

Big 12 The annual matchup between Oklahoma and Oklahoma State is simply titled Bedlam. It's a rivalry that always produces plenty of highlight-reel plays and crazy moments each year. This season, Okla...

25 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: News, Big 12, Oklahoma Sooners, Oklahoma State Cowboys

College Football Post-Week 13 BCS Analysis

Big 12 Notre Dame’s goal-line stand -- or USC’s blunders, depending on your point of view -- erased any mystery for the BCS standings as far as the national championship is concerned. Notre Dam...

25 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, MAC, Mountain West, Pac-12, SEC

College Football Post-Week 13 Bowl Projections

Big 12 College football's bowl season is inching closer, and it's never too early to take a look at what the matchups might look like. With 13 weeks of results in the books, the bowl picture for nearly ev...

25 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 Week 13 Recap: Notre Dame seals No. 1

Big 12 For all the complaints of losing the tradition of rivalry week, the Thanksgiving holiday was a turn back the clocks kind of weekend. Notre Dame wrapped up a chance to play for its first nation...

College Football Post-Week 12 Award Watch

Big 12 Just as the Heisman race is becoming more cloudy, the field for other national awards is starting to become more clear. The finalists for the Davey O’Brien, Doak Walker, Biletnikoff, Lombardi, Na...

26 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac-12, SEC, WAC, Alabama Crimson Tide, Georgia Bulldogs, Louisiana Tech Bulldogs, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Ohio State Buckeyes, Oregon Ducks, Texas A&M Aggies, Tulane Green Wave

College Football Week 13 Upset Predictions

Big 12 The 2012 college football season has officially entered the home stretch. With bowl games officially around the corner, there's not much time for teams to get eligible or make up ground in a confer...

26 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big Ten, MAC, Duke Blue Devils, Kent State Golden Flashes, Miami Hurricanes, Ohio Bobcats, Oklahoma Sooners, Oklahoma State Cowboys, Wisconsin Badgers

Big 12 Week 13 Preview and Predictions

Big 12 Rivalry week still has the Bedlam Game at least. Thanksgiving used to be the traditional home Texas-Texas A&M, but the Aggies’ move to the SEC put a stop to that. Texas will play host to ...

26 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Football, Big 12, Baylor Bears, Iowa State Cyclones, Oklahoma Sooners, Oklahoma State Cowboys, TCU Horned Frogs, Texas Longhorns, Texas Tech Red Raiders, West Virginia Mountaineers

2012 Heisman Trophy Contenders: Post-Week 12

26 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, ACC, Big 12, Big Ten, Independents, MAC, Pac 12, SEC, Alabama Crimson Tide, Kansas State Wildcats, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Ohio State Buckeyes, Oregon Ducks, Texas A&M Aggies, USC Trojans

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