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College Football's Top 25 Linebackers for 2012

Big East Notre Dame's Manti Te'o was expected to be a first-round pick in the 2012 NFL Draft but made a surprising decision to return back to South Bend for one more year. Te'o is one of college football's ...

College Football's Top Defensive Backs for 2012

Big East Interception totals can be fluky, but even when you take away his 13 picks from last season, NC State's David Amerson is one of college football's top defenders. At 6-foot-3 Amerson has the size to...

39 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Independents, Pac 12, SEC

College Football's Top Defensive Linemen for 2012

Big East Winning the battle in the trenches is crucial to claiming college football's national championship. The SEC has claimed six consecutive national titles, so it should come as no surprise this confer...

College football's top "backstory games" for 2012

Big East 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's Top Offensive Linemen for 2012

Big East Playing on the offensive line is one of the least glamorous positions on the field. However, the players in the trenches are some of the most important, as the offense can't move the ball with a li...

39 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

College Football's Top 30 Wide Receivers for 2012

Big East The Pac-12 and Big 12 are two of college football's top conferences for offense, so it's no surprise that eight of the top 10 receivers hail from those two leagues. USC's Robert Woods is coming off...

39 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

College Football's Top 15 Tight Ends for 2012

Big East The tight end position has been lacking in recent years, but there's a good crop of players ready to emerge in 2012. Notre Dame's Tyler Eifert ranks as Athlon's No. 1 tight end for this season, whi...

College Football's Top 25 Games of 2012

Big East With 124 teams, ll conferences and Notre Dame, there are no shortage of great match-ups to fill the 14-week college football season. Rarely will a weekend go by without a top flight, marquee dual t...

39 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Independents, Pac 12, SEC

The Big East's Top Impact Freshmen of 2012

Big East 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...

39 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, News, Big East, Cincinnati Bearcats, Connecticut Huskies, Louisville Cardinals, Pittsburgh Panthers, Rutgers Scarlet Knights, Syracuse Orange, Temple Owls, USF Bulls

College Football's Top 25 Quarterbacks for 2012

Big East With the college football season right around the corner, it's time to countdown the best of the best. Athlon continues the countdown to kickoff with a look at the top quarterbacks in college footb...

39 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, Alabama Crimson Tide, Arkansas Razorbacks, Arkansas State Red Wolves, Clemson Tigers, Florida State Seminoles, Georgia Bulldogs, Iowa Hawkeyes, Kansas State Wildcats, Louisville Cardinals, Michigan Wolverines, Missouri Tigers, NC State Wolfpack, Nebraska Cornhuskers, North Carolina Tar Heels, Ohio State Buckeyes, Oklahoma Sooners, TCU Horned Frogs, Tennessee Volunteers, Texas Tech Red Raiders, USC Trojans, Virginia Tech Hokies, Washington Huskies, Washington State Cougars, West Virginia Mountaineers, Western Michigan Broncos

College Football's Top 30 Running Backs for 2012

Big East A torn ACL ended Marcus Lattimore's 2011 season in mid-October, but all signs point to a full return by the junior in 2012. Although the Gamecocks may take it easy on Lattimore early, he should be ...

39 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's Top 10 Non-Conference Games of September

Big East The much-anticipated college football season is almost here, and we cannot wait for toe to meet leather on the gridiron. From Cowboys Stadium to the Rose Bowl to the Georgia Dome, here are the top ...

15 Biggest College Football Quarterback Battles

Big East The kickoff to the 2012 college football season is just around the corner, but quarterback battles remain in full swing across the nation. Most national title contenders have settled on a quarterba...

Big East Coaches Talk Anonymously About Conference Foes

Big East 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, Big East, Cincinnati Bearcats, Connecticut Huskies, Louisville Cardinals, Pittsburgh Panthers, Rutgers Scarlet Knights, South Florida Bulls, Syracuse Orange, Temple Owls

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

Big East College football season hasn’t begun, but here at Athlon we’re already hard at work in thinking about the 2012-13 basketball season. Believe us, the season will be here before you know it. ...

College Football 2012 Win Total Projections: Athlon vs. Vegas

Big East Even if you don't place any wagers on sports, the lines/projections from the good folks in Vegas are always something to check out before each season and before each week of games. Not only is it i...

40 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's Top 10 Players Returning From Injury

Big East 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...

College Football: Big East Must-See Games of 2012

Big East 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 Big East's Top 20 must-see football games for the 2012 se...

40 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, Big East, Cincinnati Bearcats, Connecticut Huskies, Louisville Cardinals, Pitt Panthers, Rutgers Scarlet Knights, South Florida Bulls, Syracuse Orange, Temple Owls

College Football's Top 20 Linebacker Units for 2012

Big East 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 o...

College Football's Top 20 Defensive Back Units for 2012

41 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Independents, Pac 12, SEC

College Football's Top 20 Defensive Lines for 2012

College Football's Top 20 Offensive Lines for 2012

41 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Independents, Pac 12, SEC, WAC

College Football's Top 20 Wide Receiving Corps for 2012

College Football's Top 25 Running Back Units for 2012

Big East 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 fi...

College Football's Top 20 Storylines to Watch in Fall Practice

Big East The start of the 2012 college football season is just a few weeks away. However, as fall practice kicks off around the nation, plenty of unanswered questions remain, including some that will have a...

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