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College Football Team Recruiting Rankings: Top 25 Consensus for 2013

Clemson Tigers Recruiting is the lifeblood of college football. Without good players, winning championships is nearly impossible. But there is much debate as too just how much recruiting rankings matter. Here...

Robert Nkemdiche Signs with the Ole Miss Rebels

Clemson Tigers The nation's No. 1 player in the nation for 2013 has been compared to Reggie White numerous times. Loganville (Ga.) Grayson defensive end Robert Nkemdiche is the consensus overall top prospect ...

15 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, News, SEC, Alabama Crimson Tide, Clemson Tigers, Florida Gators, LSU Tigers, Ole Miss Rebels

National Signing Day 2013 Announcement Watch

Clemson Tigers Most of the dust has settled on the Class of 2013, however, that doesn’t mean there aren’t still plenty of fireworks to come on National Signing Day 2013. Five of the top ten players in the nat...

Ranking College Football's Most Talented Rosters

Clemson Tigers Preseason prognosticators like Athlon Sports — the most accurate college football preview magazine on newsstands — use many things to predict what the coming football season will look...

2013 Football Recruiting Rankings: Defensive Line

Clemson Tigers National Signing Day 2013 is right around the corner and Athlon Sports is releasing its position-by-position rankings for the Class of 2013 based on the Athlon Consensus 100. Who is left on th...

Recruiting: Ranking the ACC's Best Football Rosters

Clemson Tigers Preseason prognosticators like Athlon Sports — the most accurate college football preview magazine on the stand — use many things to attempt to predict what the coming football season will look...

16 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Boston College Golden Eagles, Clemson Tigers, Duke Blue Devils, Florida State Seminoles, Maryland Terrapins, Miami Hurricanes, NC State Wolfpack, North Carolina Tar Heels, Pitt Panthers, Virginia Cavaliers, Virginia Tech Hokies, Wake Forest Demon Deacons

2013 Football Recruiting Rankings: Linebackers

16 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, News, Alabama Crimson Tide, Clemson Tigers, Florida Gators, Michigan Wolverines, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Ohio State Buckeyes, Texas Longhorns, USC Trojans, AC100, Recruiting

College Football's NFL Draft Deadline Winners and Losers

Clemson Tigers The early entry deadline to the NFL Draft is always a nervous time for many coaches in college football. Even though most coaches have an idea of which players will be back for the next season, the...

Early ACC Football Predictions for 2013

Clemson Tigers With 21 wins from 2011-12, Clemson is coming off the best two-year stretch in school history. The Tigers will have a chance to earn their third consecutive season of double-digit victories in 2013,...

18 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Boston College Eagles, Clemson Tigers, Duke Blue Devils, Florida State Seminoles, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, Maryland Terrapins, Miami Hurricanes, NC State Wolfpack, North Carolina Tar Heels, Pittsburgh Panthers, Syracuse Orange, Virginia Cavaliers, Virginia Tech Hokies, Wake Forest Demon Deacons

Top 30 Non-Conference Games to Watch in 2013

Clemson Tigers It is never too early to start looking ahead to next season. Especially now that Alabama is college football’s 2012 National Champion. This season featured huge showdowns between the ACC and SEC ...

College Football's Top 5 Teams on the Rise for 2013

Clemson Tigers The 2012 college football season ended the same way the last one did with Alabama and the SEC on top. Teams who rose up and exceeded expectations, though, were among one of the major hallmarks...

18 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Pac 12, Arizona State Sun Devils, Clemson Tigers, Louisville Cardinals, Oklahoma State Cowboys, TCU Horned Frogs

Early 2013 Heisman Trophy Contenders

Clemson Tigers Johnny Manziel set the college football world on fire this year and it led to the first redshirt freshman winning the award. Johnny Heisman confirmed his amazing season by putting on a record-setti...

18 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, News, Alabama Crimson Tide, Arizona Wildcats, Clemson Tigers, Georgia Bulldogs, Miami Hurricanes, Nebraska Cornhuskers, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Ohio State Buckeyes, Oregon Ducks, South Carolina Gamecocks, Texas A&M Aggies, UCLA Bruins, USC Trojans, Virginia Tech Hokies, Wisconsin Badgers

2013 College Football Lookahead: Best Games in Week 1

Clemson Tigers Alabama may be reveling in its second consecutive national championship, but college football fans everywhere else are turning their attention to recruiting and spring practice. Those are just...

2013 Under Armour All-American Game Winners and Losers

Clemson Tigers The Under Armour All-American Game features some the best and brightest future stars of the college football gridiron. Each year dozens of elite prospects go head-to-head all week in practice tryin...

19 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, News, Clemson Tigers, Ole Miss Rebels, Penn State Nittany Lions

Chick-fil-A Bowl Preview and Prediction: Clemson vs. LSU

Clemson Tigers Considering the success of Clemson and LSU this year, the 2012 Chick-fil-A Bowl could easily be a BCS matchup and should be one of the postseason’s must-see bowl games. Clemson’s two losses cam...

20 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, ACC, SEC, Clemson Tigers, LSU Tigers

How the 2012 All-ACC Team Ranked as High School Recruits

Clemson Tigers The merits of recruiting rankings are debated in every sports bar and around every water cooler in the nation. Athlon continues its look at how each all-conference team ranked as high school recrui...

22 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, ACC, Boston College Golden Eagles, Clemson Tigers, Duke Blue Devils, Florida State Seminoles, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, Maryland Terrapins, Miami Hurricanes, NC State Wolfpack, North Carolina Tar Heels, Virginia Cavaliers, Virginia Tech Hokies, Wake Forest Demon Deacons

15 Weird, Wild and Bizarre Facts about College Football's Best Bowls

Clemson Tigers The 35-ring circus of bowl season is full of sideshows, freak shows, split stats and split personalities. And the biggest and best bowls have the most exciting high-wire acts, thanks to their award...

Early Season Conference Catchup: ACC

Clemson Tigers For most college basketball teams, players are preparing for finals. For those of us watching the sport, we’re preparing for midterms, so to speak. As the non-conference seasons start to wra...

23 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Basketball, ACC, Boston College Eagles, Clemson Tigers, Duke Blue Devils, Florida State Seminoles, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, Maryland Terrapins, Miami Hurricanes, NC State Wolfpack, North Carolina Tar Heels, Virginia Cavaliers, Virginia Tech Hokies, Wake Forest Demon Deacons

Top 10 Individual Performances in College Football 2012

Clemson Tigers Johnny Manziel’s Heisman coronation capped a wild year of college football in 2012 filled with twists, turns and unexpected results. Perhaps we should have known 2012 would be different from...

23 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Football, ACC, Big 12, Pac-12, SEC, WAC, Alabama Crimson Tide, Arizona Wildcats, Clemson Tigers, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Oregon Ducks, South Carolina Gamecocks, Temple Owls, Texas A&M Aggies, USC Trojans, West Virginia Mountaineers

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

Clemson Tigers 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 ...

23 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

20 Most Amazing College Football Stats of 2012

Clemson Tigers 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 ...

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

Clemson Tigers 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

ACC 2012 Season Recap and Awards

Clemson Tigers Chalk up 2012 as a year to forget for fans of the ACC. Florida State and Clemson were easily the class of the conference, but in-state SEC rivals handled both teams last Saturday. The Coastal had t...

25 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Boston College Eagles, Clemson Tigers, Duke Blue Devils, Florida State Seminoles, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, Maryland Terrapins, Miami Hurricanes, NC State Wolfpack, North Carolina Tar Heels, Virginia Cavaliers, Virginia Tech Hokies, Wake Forest Demon Deacons

Clemson Tigers vs. South Carolina Gamecocks Preview and Prediction

Clemson Tigers With conference play finished for South Carolina and Clemson, it’s all about bragging rights in the Palmetto State this Saturday. And even though the emotions will always keep this as a spirited ...

25 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, ACC, SEC, Clemson Tigers, South Carolina Gamecocks

Random Facts about College Football's Best Thanksgiving Weekend Rivalries

Clemson Tigers Thanksgiving weekend college football rivalry games are as much of a tradition as eating leftover turkey and falling into a tryptophan-induced coma on the couch. The best games of the year are...

26 weeks ago by Nathan Rush Tags: College Football, Monthly, Alabama Crimson Tide, Auburn Tigers, Clemson Tigers, Florida Gators, Florida State Seminoles, Michigan Wolverines, Mississippi State Bulldogs, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Ohio State Buckeyes, Oklahoma Sooners, Oklahoma State Cowboys, Ole Miss Rebels, Oregon Ducks, Oregon State Beavers, South Carolina Gamecocks, USC Trojans

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