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College Football Week 4 Preview: Match-ups and Upset Picks
Big East By Steven Lassan (@AthlonSteven on Twitter) 10 Key Storylines to Watch for Week 4 1. After struggling the first two weeks of the season, Clemson looked like a different team in Saturda...
1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac 12, SEC, college football predictions

College Football Predictions: LSU vs. West Virginia
Big East By Steven Lassan (@AthlonSteven on Twitter) With all of the uncertainty surrounding the Big East, this game is a chance for the conference to make a statement. West Virginia is the Big Eas...
1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, Big East, SEC, LSU Tigers, West Virginia Mountaineers, college football predictions

Big East Expansion Candidates
Big East By Steven Lassan (@AthlonSteven on Twitter) The Big East was dealt a surprising blow to the stability of the conference when Pittsburgh and Syracuse applied and was accepted as a member of...
1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, Big East

Can West Virginia and Arkansas Pull Off Top 5 Upsets?
Big East West Virginia’s Dana Holgorsen and Arkansas’ Bobby Petrino are known for their high-octane offenses, but both coaches will face difficult tests on Saturday. Alabama and LSU have arguably the be...
1 year ago by Patrick Snow Tags: College Football, Big East, SEC, Geno Smith, Jerry Franklin, Tyler Wilson, Alabama Crimson Tide, Arkansas Razorbacks, LSU Tigers, West Virginia Mountaineers, Bobby Petrino, Dana Holgorsen, Les Miles, Nick Saban

Conference Realignment: A History Lesson
Big East This article on college football realignment originally appeared in our 1998 college football annual. As the college football landscape continues to go through realignment and the whispers of super...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: College Football, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac-12, SEC, Arkansas Razorbacks, Baylor Bears, Florida State Seminoles, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Ohio State Buckeyes, Penn State Nittany Lions, Rice Owls, SMU Mustangs, South Carolina Gamecocks, TCU Horned Frogs, Texas A&M Aggies, Texas Longhorns, Texas Tech Red Raiders, Conference realignment, Dan Beebe, superconferences

SEC and ACC Says No to West Virginia
Big East There are still several dominos to fall in college football’s great realignment of 2011, but the picture is starting to clear just a bit. West Virginia has been rumored as a potential candidate f...
1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: News, Big East, West Virginia, Conference realignment, superconferences

College Football Power Rankings: Big East
Big East By Steven Lassan (@AthlonSteven on Twitter) Post-Week 3 Big East Power Rankings Check out all of our college football rankings. 1. West Virginia (3-0) – It wasn’t a perfec...
1 year 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, West Virginia Mountaineers, college football rankings

Week 3 College Football Recap
Big East By Steven Lassan (@AthlonSteven on Twitter) Athlon sums up a full slate of college football with the most important things to take away from this weekend. Winners Califor...
1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Conference USA, Independents, MAC, Mountain West, Pac 12, SEC, Sun Belt, WAC

What the Addition of Syracuse and Pittsburgh Means for the ACC
Big East By Steven Lassan (@AthlonSteven on Twitter) Realignment has been a hot topic in college football over the last couple of weeks and the ACC has struck first. Pittsburgh and Syracuse submitt...
1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, ACC, Big East

College Football Week 3 Preview: Match-ups and Upset Picks
Big East By Steven Lassan (@AthlonSteven on Twitter) 10 Key Storylines to Watch for Week 3 1. It’s only Week 3, but Saturday’s game between Florida State and Oklahoma will have an impact on...
1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Independents, Mountain West, Pac 12, SEC

What if Notre Dame Joined the Big Ten in 1999?
Big East By Steven Lassan (@AthlonSteven on Twitter) With conference realignment back in the news, college football fans are looking for someone to blame for all of this mess. Is it Texas? Texas A&...
1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Independents, Pac 12, SEC, Nebraska Cornhuskers, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Conference realignment, superconferences

Big 12 On Life Support; Superconferences Coming Soon?

Big East By Steven Lassan (@AthlonSteven on Twitter) It seems college football is preparing for a major shift in conference realignment very soon. Although the 2011 season is just getting underway,...
1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Independents, Pac 12, SEC, college football expansion, superconferences

Graham lone bright spot in Panther offense
Big East By Mitch Light (@AthlonMitch) Take a quick look at Pittsburgh’s stats and you will notice that running back Ray Graham leads the nation in rushing with a 161.0-yard average. That, however, is...
1 year ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Football, Big East, Lyle McCombs, Ray Graham, Savon Huggins, Tino Sunseri, Cincinnati Bearcats, Pittsburgh Panthers, UConn Huskies

College Football Power Rankings: Big East
Big East By Steven Lassan (@AthlonSteven on Twitter) Post-Week 2 Big East Power Rankings Check out all of our college football rankings. 1. West Virginia (2-0) – It was a tale of two...
1 year 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, West Virginia Mountaineers, college football rankings

Week 2 College Football Recap
Big East By Steven Lassan (@AthlonSteven on Twitter) The Most Important Things to Take Away From Week 2 Athlon sums up a full slate of college football with the most important things ...
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

College Football Week 2 Preview: Match-ups and Upset Picks
Big East By Steven Lassan (@AthlonSteven on Twitter) 10 Key Storylines to Watch for Week 2 1. It’s only Week 2 of the college football season, but the South Carolina-Georgia matchup could go a lon...
1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac 12, SEC, college football predictions

Post-Week 1 Big East Power Rankings
Big East By Steven Lassan Post-Week 1 Big East Power Rankings Check out all of our college football rankings. 1. West Virginia (1-0) – Dana Holgorsen’s debut will certainly be a memorable on...
1 year 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, West Virginia Mountaineers, college football rankings

Week 1 College Football Recap
Big East By Steven Lassan (@AthlonSteven on Twitter) The Most Important Things to Take Away From Week 1 Athlon sums up a full slate of college football with the five most important things to ta...
1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Independents, Mountain West, Pac 12, SEC

Week 1 Big East Previews and Predictions
Big East By Steven Lassan and Mitch Light Week 1 Big East Previews and Predictions It's the first week of college football. Athlon will be breaking down each conference game and giving you coll...
1 year 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, West Virginia Mountaineers, college football predictions

Texas A&M & The SEC: A Breakdown of Conference Realignment
Big East By Steven Lassan (@AthlonSteven on Twitter) College football as you know it is long gone. Conference realignment chaos is back in the news as Texas A&M's potential move to the SEC has ...
1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac 12, SEC, baylor, Texas A&M, Texas Longhorns

College Football's Top 50 Players for 2011
Big East By Braden Gall (@AthlonBraden) and Steven Lassan (@AthlonSteven) Athlon Sports continues its countdown to the college football season with a look at the top 40 players for 2011 in the...
1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Conference USA, Independents, MAC, Mountain West, Pac 12, SEC, Sun Belt, WAC

Big East Coaches' Candid Quotes On Conference Rivals
Big East Each year we ask college football coaches to tell us what they really think about the other teams in their conference. But we don't want the cliche'd press conference platitudes, so we as...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: College Football, Big East, Cincinnati Bearcats, Connecticut Huskies, Louisville Cardinals, Pittsburgh Panthers, Rutgers Scarlet Knights, South Florida Bulls, Syracuse Orange, TCU Horned Frogs, West Virginia Mountaineers, Candid Quotes

College Football 2011 Bowl Projections
Big East   Date Bowl Projection BCS Games     Jan. 9 National Title BCS No. 1 v...
1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Conference USA, Independents, MAC, Mountain West, Pac 12, SEC, Sun Belt, WAC

Countdown to College Football Kickoff 2011
Big East By Steven Lassan (@AthlonSteven on Twitter) Considering there is just 1 day until kickoff, the 2011 season is just around the corner. With the anticipation building for the upcoming season, Ath...
1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac 12, SEC

Cincinnati's Zach Collaros is Back on the Attack
Big East One of the best quarterbacks in the Big East Conference is as comfortable doing a traditional Greek dance during the summer in his hometown of Steubenville, Ohio, as he is throwing touchdown passes...
1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, Big East, Zach Collaros, Cincinnati

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