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College football's top "backstory games" for 2012
BYU Cougars 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 ...
42 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

BYU Football: Coaches Anonymously Scout the Cougars
BYU Cougars 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 ...
43 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, Independents, BYU Cougars

College Football's Top 20 Wide Receiving Corps for 2012
BYU Cougars 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...
44 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Independents, Pac 12, SEC, Baylor Bears, BYU Cougars, Clemson Tigers, Florida State Seminoles, Georgia Bulldogs, Missouri Tigers, Nebraska Cornhuskers, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Oklahoma Sooners, Rutgers Scarlet Knights, South Florida Bulls, TCU Horned Frogs, Tennessee Volunteers, Texas A&M Aggies, Texas Longhorns, Texas Tech Red Raiders, USC Trojans, Washington Huskies, Washington State Cougars, West Virginia Mountaineers

2012 College Football Awards: Dual-Threat Quarterbacks
BYU Cougars Dual-Threat feels like a relatively modern term used to define college quarterbacks. Certainly, the proliferation of zone read options and Mike Leach spreads has created greater dychotomy within th...
46 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, Arizona Wildcats, BYU Cougars, Kansas State Wildcats, Michigan Wolverines, Missouri Tigers, Nebraska Cornhuskers, Nevada Wolfpack, Northwestern Wildcats, Ohio State Buckeyes, Oregon Ducks, South Carolina Gamecocks, South Florida Bulls, Virginia Tech Hokies

Ranking College Basketball's Best Mid-Major Coaches
BYU Cougars In the last two weeks, Athlon Sports has ranked every coach in the seven powerful basketball conferences -- the ACC, Atlantic 10, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac-12 and SEC. Certainly, those lea...
46 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Basketball, Big West, Colonial Athletic Association, Conference USA, Ivy League, Missouri Valley, Mountain West, Ohio Valley, Southern, Summit League, WAC, West Coast, Belmont Bruins, BYU Cougars, Colorado State Rams, Creighton Bluejays, Davidson Wildcats, Georgia State Panthers, Gonzaga Bulldogs, Harvard Crimson, Long Beach State 49ers, Memphis Tigers, New Mexico Lobos, Northern Iowa Panthers, Oakland Grizzlies, Old Dominion Monarchs, Oral Roberts Golden Eagles, Saint Mary's Gaels, San Diego State Aztecs, UNLV Rebels, Utah State Aggies, Wichita State Shockers

BYU Football: Is Independence a Mistake for the Cougars?
BYU Cougars BYU is coming off a solid 10-3 season in its first year as an Independent. The Cougars played a soft schedule in the second half of 2011, which helped the team to rebound after a 1-2 start. Althoug...
50 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, Independents, BYU Cougars

College football conference realignment draft: Part 3
BYU Cougars We're halfway through the Athlon Sports conference realignment draft with the first four rounds on Monday and rounds five through eight on Tuesday. As expected, the most prominent and consisten...
50 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Football, Arizona Wildcats, Arkansas Razorbacks, BYU Cougars, Cal Golden Bears, Duke Blue Devils, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, Kansas Jayhawks, Kentucky Wildcats, Louisville Cardinals, Maryland Terrapins, NC State Wolfpack, Ole Miss Rebels, Purdue Boilermakers, Stanford Cardinal, USF Bulls, Virginia Cavaliers

College Football Preseason 2012 Rankings: No. 36-45
BYU Cougars With the completion of Athlon's college football Top 25 for 2012, it's time to take a look at the rest of the rankings, continuing with No. 36-45.  Note: Ranking is where team is...
1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Independents, Pac 12, SEC, Arizona Wildcats, Baylor Bears, BYU Cougars, California Golden Bears, Penn State Nittany Lions, Pittsburgh Panthers, Tennessee Volunteers, UCLA Bruins, Vanderbilt Commodores, Virginia Cavaliers, 2012 College Football Rankings

Armed Forces Bowl Preview: BYU vs. Tulsa
BYU Cougars by Mark Ross Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl BYU (9-3) vs. Tulsa (8-4) Date: Dec. 30 at 12 p.m. ET Location: Gerald J. Ford Stadium, Dallas, Texas Former conference foes will m...
1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, Conference USA, Independents, BYU Cougars, Tulsa Golden Hurricane, armed forces bowl, college football bowls

The Greatest Non-BCS Offenses
BYU Cougars The BCS is wrapping up its 14th season of action and Athlon Sports is continuing its series of BCS rankings. We ranked the best performances of each BCS bowl game and we ranked the best teams of ea...
1 year ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, Boise State Broncos, BYU Cougars, Hawaii Warriors, Houston Cougars, Louisville Cardinals, Miami Ohio Redhawks, Nevada Wolfpack, Tulsa Golden Hurricane, Utah Utes

College Football's Top 25 Rivalries
BYU Cougars Pep bands, cheerleaders, tailgating, student sections, cornhole and especially rivalries. All of which makes college football the greatest sport on the planet. The Athlon Sports editorial staff put...
1 year ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, Alabama Crimson Tide, Army, Auburn Tigers, BYU Cougars, Cal Golden Bears, Florida Gators, Florida State Seminoles, Georgia Bulldogs, Miami Hurricanes, Michigan Wolverines, Navy, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Ohio State Buckeyes, Oklahoma Sooners, Oklahoma State Cowboys, Oregon Ducks, Oregon State BeaversTexas A&M Aggies, Pittsburgh Panthers, Stanford Cardinal, Tennessee Vols, Texas Longhorns, UCLA Bruins, USC Trojans, Utah Utes, West Virginia Mountaineers

Will Utah make its ninth consecutive bowl game?
BYU Cougars It has been quite a successful decade for the Utah football program. The Utes have made a bowl game in every season except 2002 over the last 10 years, including undefeated seasons in 2004 and 2008...
1 year ago by Patrick Snow Tags: College Football, Pac-12, Arizona State Sun Devils, Arizona Wildcats, BYU Cougars, California Bears, Colorado Buffaloes, Oregon Ducks, Oregon State Beavers, Pittsburgh Panthers, Stanford Cardinal, UCLA Bruins, Utah Utes, Washington State Cougars

BYU Legend LaVell Edwards Talks College Football
BYU Cougars -by Braden Gall (@AthlonBraden on twitter) Athlon Sports' Braden Gall had a chance to sit down with legendary BYU Cougars football coach LaVell Edwards. The famed offensive guru touched on the ...
1 year ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, BYU Cougars

A Young Utah Utes Fan Really Hates BYU (Video)
BYU Cougars This little Utah Utes fan really doesn't like the BYU Cougars. As you can see in this video, he starts bawling and crying when his dad plays a trick on him and tells him he didn't buy him a Ut...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: Overtime, News, BYU Cougars, Utah Utes

It's Time For the Big 12 to Invite BYU
BYU Cougars With the Pac-12’s decision not to expand and the Big 12 surviving for now, BYU will be a team in high demand. The Big 12 is currently at nine teams with Texas A&M’s departure to the SEC and...
1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: News, Big 12, BYU Cougars

Air Force Legend Fisher DeBerry Talks College Football
BYU Cougars By Patrick Snow (@AthlonSnowman on Twitter) I had a chance recently to talk college football with former Air Force coach Fisher DeBerry, who won 169 games in 23 years with the Falcons. The Coll...
1 year ago by Patrick Snow Tags: College Football, Ryan Broyles, Air Force Falcons, Boise State, BYU Cougars, Florida State Seminoles, LSU Tigers, Michigan State, Nebraska Cornhuskers, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Ohio State Buckeyes, Oklahoma Sooners, Oklahoma State, Oklahoma State Cowboys, Oregon Ducks, Penn State, Stanford, TCU, Tennessee Volunteers. Alabama Crimson Tide, Wisconsin, Beau Morgan, Chad Hennings, Dee Dowis, Marshall Faulk, Rokcket Ismail, Tim Brown

Predictions for College Football's 10 Best Games: Week 1
BYU Cougars Football is finally here. Here are our previews and predictions for the ten best college football games this weekend.  TCU (-5) at Baylor (Fri.) The defending Rose Bowl champs open up w...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: College Football, Baylor Bears, Boise State Broncos, Boston College Eagles, BYU Cougars, East Carolina Pirates, Georgia Bulldogs, Houston Cougars, LSU Tigers, Maryland Terrapins, Miami Hurricanes, Northwestern Wildcats, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Ole Miss Rebels, Oregon, Oregon Ducks, South Carolina Gamecocks, South Florida Bulls, TCU Horned Frogs, Texas A&M Aggies, UCLA Bruins, college football predictions

Will Texas A&M Cause the Big 12's Extinction?
BYU Cougars Buckle up college football fans. Texas A&M’s decision to leave the Big 12 could spur another round of realignment. Needless to say, with Texas A&M’s departure, the Big 12 is hanging...
1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, Big 12, Pac 12, BYU Cougars, Oklahoma Sooners, Oklahoma State Cowboys, Texas AM Aggies, Texas Longhorns, Big 12 Expansion

Big 12 Expansion Candidates
BYU Cougars By Steven Lassan and Mitch Light Texas A&M has announced its intentions to apply for membership in another conference, leaving the Big 12 with nine members at the start of the 2012 season. ...
1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, Big 12, Conference USA, Mountain West, Air Force Falcons, BYU Cougars, Houston Cougars, SMU Mustangs

BYU Goes Independent
BYU Cougars Last summer, when schools throughout the Big 12 Conference were wondering about their athletic futures as Texas and its cronies wondered whether it made sense to go West, the idea of football bache...
1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, Independent, BYU Cougars

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