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Bowl Predictions: New Mexico, Holiday, Las Vegas and more

Big Ten College football's bowl season begins on Saturday with the New Mexico Bowl and the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl. Here are predictions on the first 14 bowl games. New Mexico Bowl – Arizona v...

22 weeks ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big Ten, Conference USA, MWC, Pac-12, SEC, Sun Belt, WAC, Brett Hundley, Derek Carr, Johnathan Franklin, Jordan Matthews, Pete Lembo, Rich Rodriguez, Robbie Rouse, Rocky Long, Zac Stacy, Arizona Wildcats, Ball State Cardinals, Baylor Bears, Boise State Broncos, Bowling Green Falcons, BYU Cougars, Central Michigan Chippewas, Cincinnati Bearcats, Duke Blue Devils, East Carolina Pirates, Fresno State Bulldogs, Minnesota Gophers, NC State Wolfpack, Nevada Wolf Pack, Ohio Bobcats, Rutgers Scarlet Knights, San Diego State Aztecs, San Jose Spartans, SMU Mustangs, Texas Tech Red Raiders, UCF Knights, UCLA Bruins, UL-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns, ULM Warhawks, Vanderbilt Commodores, Virginia Tech Hokies, Washington Huskies, Western Kentucky Hilltoppers

Wisconsin Football’s Coaching Search Continues: Top Remaining Candidates?

Big Ten Wisconsin’s coaching search has been relatively quiet, with no clear frontrunner emerging to replace Bret Bielema since his departure to Arkansas. Some reports indicated athletic director Barry A...

22 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, Big Ten, Wisconsin Badgers

2013 NFL Draft Rankings: Defensive Ends

Big Ten Each year a unique set of prospects enters the professional ranks with a chance to make an immediate impact on the country's most powerful sport. The 2013 NFL Draft, held April 25-27, won’t be an...

22 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, NFL, ACC, Big 12, Big Ten, Pac 12, SEC, Auburn Tigers, BYU Cougars, Florida State Seminoles, LSU Tigers, Michigan State Spartans, Oregon Ducks, Texas A&M Aggies, Texas Longhorns

College Football 2012 All-America Team As Recruits

Big Ten The merits of recruiting rankings are debated in every sports bar and around every water cooler in the nation. But one quick look at the 2012 Associated Press All-America team, and it is hard to ar...

10 Biggest Disappointments in College Football for 2012

Big Ten With college football's 2012 regular season in the books, it's time to take a look back at preseason predictions and which teams failed to meet expectations. USC was a popular pick to play for the ...

22 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac 12, SEC, Arkansas Razorbacks, Texas Longhorns, USC Trojans, Virginia Tech Hokies

College Football's 10 Worst Matchups of the 2012 Bowl Season

Big Ten With 35 bowl games, it's not easy to decide which matchups are worth your time. To help your viewing experience, Athlon has ranked all postseason games from must-see to the must-miss. After taking ...

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

AC100 Recruiting Update: Jalin Marshall

Big Ten The 6-foot-1, 190-pound athlete from Middletown, Ohio has a bright future in the college game. Jalin Marshall, like most electric athletes on the high school level, was the best player on his team....

22 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, High School, Big Ten, Ohio State Buckeyes, AC100, Recruiting

A Very Early College Football Top 25 for 2013

Big Ten 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...

22 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, Florida Gators, Georgia Bulldogs, LSU Tigers, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Ohio State Buckeyes, Oklahoma Sooners, Oregon Ducks, Texas A&M Aggies

College Football's Top 10 Must-See Matchups of the 2012 Bowl Season

Big Ten College football’s 2012-2013 bowl season kicks off in Albuquerque on Dec. 15 and ends on Jan. 7 with the BCS National Championship in Miami. With 35 games, there’s a lot of college football to ...

22 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Independents, MAC, Pac 12, SEC, Alabama Crimson Tide, Clemson Tigers, Kansas State Wildcats, LSU Tigers, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Oregon Ducks

College Football's Top 25 Freshmen of 2012

Big Ten With the 2012 college football regular season in the books, it’s time to take a look at the year in review. Several freshmen made an impact in the national and conference title races, including H...

22 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, Georgia Bulldogs, Oregon Ducks, Texas A&M Aggies, UCLA Bruins

Heisman Milestones and Firsts Through the Years

Big Ten Texas A&M’s Johnny Manziel became the first freshman to win the Heisman Trophy on Friday, adding another milestone to one of the most storied awards in sports. From the first African-Ame...

22 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Football, ACC, Big 12, Big Ten, Pac-12, SEC, Army Black Knights, Florida Gators, Florida State Seminoles, Michigan Wolverines, Navy Midshipmen, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Oklahoma Sooners, Oregon State Beavers, Syracuse Orange, Texas A&M Aggies, USC Trojans

AC100 Recruiting Update: Taco Charlton

Big Ten A recent trend of central ohio prospects heading north to Michigan continued with Pickerington-Central defensive end Taco Charlton. The 6-foot-5, 250-pound defensive end turned some heads when he p...

23 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: College Football, High School, Big Ten, Michigan Wolverines, AC100, Recruiting

College Football's Top 10 Surprises of 2012

Big Ten 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...

23 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 Ten 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...

23 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 Ten 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...

23 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 Ten 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...

23 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 Ten 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...

23 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 Ten 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 Ten 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 ...

23 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

10 Coaches to Replace Bret Bielema at Wisconsin

Big Ten In one of the biggest surprises of the offseason coaching carousel, Bret Bielema decided to depart Wisconsin for Arkansas. Bielema led the Badgers to three consecutive Rose Bowl appearances and was...

23 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, Big Ten, Wisconsin Badgers

15 BCS Championship Match-ups that should have happened

Big Ten 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 Ten 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...

23 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 Ten 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...

23 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 Ten 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...

23 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

Nebraska WR Kenny Bell Destroys Wisconsin Defender

Big Ten Nebraska didn't have many highlights from Saturday night's loss to Wisconsin, but there were a few noteable plays for the Cornhuskers. In addition to Taylor Martinez's ridiculous touchdow...

23 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: News, Big Ten, Nebraska Cornhuskers

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