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Can Notre Dame Return to the National Championship in 2013?
College Football The Fighting Irish were the only bowl eligible team to finish the regular season unbeaten but were soundly defeated by Alabama in the BCS National Championship. While the blowout loss to the Crimso...
19 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, Independents, Notre Dame Fighting Irish

20 Awesome Photos from the BCS National Championship Game

College Football The BCS title game between Alabama and Notre Dame might not have looked pretty to Fighting Irish fans, but we argue that it was full of beautiful moments. Unfortunately for the Irish, none belonged...
19 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: College Football, Alabama Crimson Tide, Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Ranking the National Championship Teams of the BCS Era
College Football The BCS just finished its 15th season of action, and has for the most part, been a major improvement on the previous bowl system. How do each of the 15 official champions stack-up against each othe...
19 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac 12, SEC, Alabama Crimson Tide, Auburn Tigers, Florida Gators, LSU Tigers, Miami Hurricanes, Ohio State Buckeyes, Oklahoma Sooners, Tennessee Volunteers, Texas Longhorns, USC Trojans

Rapid reaction: Alabama dominates Notre Dame for BCS title
College Football This wasn’t supposed to be the year for Alabama. Seems foolish, now doesn’t it? The Crimson Tide returned only four defensive starters from the 2011 title squad. A Heisman finalist, Trent ...
19 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Football, SEC, Alabama Crimson Tide, Notre Dame Fighting Irish

20 Best Teams That Never Played for the BCS Championship
College Football It only takes one penalty, one missed assignment or one yard for one loss to end a national championship. The 20 teams listed below came up just short of playing in the national championship game f...
19 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Independents, Pac 12, SEC, Alabama Crimson Tide, Auburn Tigers, Boise State Broncos, Florida Gators, Ohio State Buckeyes, Penn State Nittany Lions, TCU Horned Frogs, USC Trojans

BCS National Championship Preview and Prediction: Notre Dame vs. Alabama
College Football Two of college football’s storied programs will meet on Jan. 7 in the most-anticipated title matchup of the BCS era. For Alabama, a trip to the national championship has almost become routine. Th...
19 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, Independents, SEC, Alabama Crimson Tide, Notre Dame Fighting Irish

11 Coaches to Replace Doug Marrone at Syracuse
College Football After leading Syracuse to a 25-25 mark over the last four years, Doug Marrone decided it was time to try his hand at the NFL. Marrone was picked as the new head coach for the Buffalo Bills and leav...
19 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big East, Syracuse Orange

2013 U.S. Army All-American Bowl Winners and Losers
College Football For the 13th year in a row, some the best and brightest future stars of the college football gridiron came together in San Antonio for the U.S. Army All-American Bowl. Each year dozens of elite pro...
19 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Independents, Pac 12, SEC, Alabama Crimson Tide, Louisville Cardinals, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Ohio State Buckeyes, Oregon Ducks

Alabama's Hottest Fan: Angela
College Football Name: Angela Britani Favorite College Football Team: Alabama Crimson Tide Since the mighty Alabama is facing off against undefeated Notre Dame for the national title, we decided t...
19 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: College Football, Overtime, Hottest Fans

2013 Under Armour All-American Game Winners and Losers
College Football 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

Top 15 BCS National Championship Performances
College Football With the 15th season of BCS bowl action about to take place, Athlon reviewed the tapes of the four (now five) biggest bowl games in college football. Since 1998, teams have been fighting to land a ...
19 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big Ten, Independents, Pac 12, SEC, Alabama Crimson Tide, Florida Gators, Florida State Seminoles, Texas Longhorns, USC Trojans, BCS National Championship

Cotton Bowl Preview and Prediction: Texas A&M vs. Oklahoma
College Football The matchup in Dallas will be a familiar one, but the Cotton Bowl will provide the first look at how a freshman Heisman winner will react to the burden of the award. Only Florida’s Tim Tebow ...
19 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Football, News, Big 12, SEC, Oklahoma Sooners, Texas A&M Aggies

BBVA Compass Bowl Preview and Prediction: Pittsburgh vs. Ole Miss
College Football If Ole Miss players need a tour guide around Birmingham, they could ask their opponents. Making their third consecutive trip to the BBVA Compass Bowl, Pittsburgh players should know the hot spo...
19 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Football, News, Big East, SEC, Ole Miss Rebels, Pittsburgh Panthers

GoDaddy.com Bowl Preview and Prediction: Kent State vs. Arkansas State
College Football Two mid-major programs whose success this year cost each of them their head coaches will meet up in the second-to-last bowl game of the season. The matchup between Kent State from the Mid-American ...
19 weeks ago by Mark Ross Tags: College Football, News, MAC, Sun Belt, Arkansas State Red Wolves, Kent State Golden Flashes

2013 US Army All-American Bowl Preview
College Football The nation’s best prospects are competing in two major cities this weekend. San Antonio hosts the U.S. Army All-American Bowl and Tampa-St. Petersburg welcomes the Under Armour All-American Game....
19 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, News, AC00, high school, Recruiting

Fiesta Bowl Preview and Prediction: Oregon vs. Kansas State
College Football Kansas State and Oregon have proven that it is possible to change your standing on the college football food chain. Consider the following: These two programs have a combined 11 appearances in the ...
19 weeks ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Football, News, Big 12, Pac 12, Kansas State Wildcats, Oregon Ducks

How Alabama's 2012 Championship Team Ranked as High School Recruits
College Football The merits of recruiting rankings are debated in every sports bar and around every water cooler in the nation. Athlon continues its look back at recruiting rankings by comparing the starting line-u...
19 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, News, SEC, Alabama Crimson Tide, Notre Dame Fighting Irish

2013 Under Armour All-American Game Preview
College Football The nation’s best prospects are competing in two major cities this weekend. San Antonio hosts the U.S. Army All-American Bowl and Tampa-St. Pete welcomes the Under Armour All-American Game. T...
19 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, News

How Notre Dame's 2012 Championship Team Ranked as High School Recruits
College Football The merits of recruiting rankings are debated in every sports bar and around every water cooler in the nation. Athlon continues its look back at recruiting rankings by comparing the starting line-u...
19 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, News, Independents, Alabama Crimson Tide, Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Alabama and Notre Dame: A position-by-position historic comparison
College Football There are few programs in the history of college football that have experienced as much success as Alabama and Notre Dame. The Fighting Irish are fourth all-time with 865 wins and no team in t...
19 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, News, Independents, SEC, Alabama Crimson Tide, Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Sugar Bowl Preview and Prediction: Florida vs. Louisville
College Football Florida and Louisville haven’t played each other during the lifetime of many of the players on the field in New Orleans, but familiar faces will be all over the place. The Gators and Cardinal...
19 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Football, News, Big East, SEC, Florida Gators, Louisville Cardinals

Top 5 Fiesta Bowl Performances of the BCS Era
College Football With the 15th season of BCS bowl action about to take place, Athlon reviewed the tapes of the four (now five) biggest bowl games in college football. Since 1998, teams have been fighting to land a ...
19 weeks ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Football, News, Big 12, Big Ten, Mountain West, Pac 12, Boise State Broncos, Ohio State Buckeyes, Oklahoma State Cowboys, Oregon Ducks, Utah Utes, Fiesta Bowl

Top 5 Sugar Bowl Performances of the BCS Era
College Football With the 15th season of BCS bowl action about to take place, Athlon reviewed the tapes of the four (now five) biggest bowl games in college football. Since 1998, teams have been fighting to land a ...
20 weeks ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Pac 12, SEC, Florida Gators, Florida State Seminoles, LSU Tigers, Utah Utes, West Virginia Mountaineers, BCS bowls, college football bowls, Sugar Bowl

Rose Bowl Preview and Prediction: Wisconsin vs. Stanford
College Football The Grand Daddy of Them All will feature two of the most powerful rushing attacks in the nation when Wisconsin and Stanford meet in the 99th annual Rose Bowl. Wisconsin earned its third consecu...
20 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, News, Big Ten, Pac 12, Stanford Cardinal, Wisconsin Badgers

Orange Bowl Preview and Prediction: Northern Illinois vs. Florida State
College Football In terms of intrigue, the Florida State-Northern Illinois matchup in the Orange Bowl has to be one of the must-see games of the postseason. After cracking the top 16 of the BCS standings, the Huski...
20 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, ACC, MAC, Florida State Seminoles, Northern Illinois Huskies

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