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Where do College Football's Starting Quarterbacks Come From?
College Football Where do starting quarterbacks come from? What makes them great? How are they constructed? All important questions college coaches must ask themselves when trying to evaluate the most important...
18 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac 12, SEC

Early Big East Football Predictions for 2013
College Football With college football’s 2012 season in the books, it’s never too early to start thinking about 2013. The Big East has gone through a lot of changes since 2011 and more shuffling is expected...
18 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, Big East, Cincinnati Bearcats, Connecticut Huskies, Houston Cougars, Louisville Cardinals, Memphis Tigers, Rutgers Scarlet Knights, SMU Mustangs, South Florida Bulls, Temple Owls, UCF Knights

Athlon's Essential 11 Links of the Day
College Football This is your daily link roundup of our favorite sports posts on the web for January 11. • The national obsession with AJ McCarron's girlfriend continues. Looks like Katherine Webb will be app...
18 weeks ago by Rob Doster Tags: College Football, College Basketball, NFL, MLB

College Football's Top 5 Teams on the Decline for 2013
College Football The 2012 college football season ended with another SEC Championship. And the SEC’s run of dominance probably won’t end in 2013, as Alabama returns most of its core and is a heavy favorite to w...
19 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, SEC, Florida State Seminoles, Kansas State Wildcats, LSU Tigers, Oklahoma Sooners, Rutgers Scarlet Knights

Grading College Football's First-Year Coaching Hires for 2012
College Football With college football’s 2012 season completed, it’s time to take a look back at the season that was and review the performance of all 124 teams before 2013 kicks off. Twenty-eight coaches m...
19 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, Arizona State Sun Devils, Arizona Wildcats, North Carolina Tar Heels, Ohio State Buckeyes, Ole Miss Rebels, Penn State Nittany Lions, Texas A&M Aggies, UCLA Bruins

Top 30 Non-Conference Games to Watch in 2013
College Football 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 ...
19 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, News, Alabama Crimson Tide, Arizona State Sun Devils, Boise State Broncos, BYU Cougars, Clemson Tigers, Florida Gators, Georgia Bulldogs, LSU Tigers, Miami Hurricanes, Michigan Wolverines, Mississippi State Bulldogs, Nebraska Cornhuskers, North Carolina Tar Heels, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Oklahoma Sooners, Oklahoma State Cowboys, South Carolina Gamecocks, Stanford Cardinal, TCU Horned Frogs, Texas Longhorns, UCLA Bruins, USC Trojans, Virginia Tech Hokies, Washington Huskies, Wisconsin Badgers

College Football's Top 5 Teams on the Rise for 2013
College Football 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...
19 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
College Football 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...
19 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

The Legends Poll Top 25: The Final Year-End Rankings
College Football For the second straight year and the third time in the past four years, the Alabama Crimson Tide has been voted No. 1 in the season's final Legends Poll. After a dominating performance in the B...
19 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: College Football, News, Legends Poll

Ranking Jobs in the 2012-13 Coaching Carousel
College Football The opening of three key SEC jobs this season -- Arkansas, Auburn and Tennessee -- sparked debate within the Athlon office, and, it seems, through rabid SEC fans. Which job is the most desirab...
19 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Football, ACC, Big East, Big Ten, Conference USA, MAC, Pac-12, SEC, Arkansas Razorbacks, Auburn Tigers, Boston College Eagles, Cal Bears, Cincinnati Bearcats, Colorado Buffaloes, Kentucky Wildcats, NC State Wolfpack, Purdue Boilermakers, Temple Owls, Tennessee Volunteers, Texas Tech Red Raiders, USF Bulls, Wisconsin Badgers

College Football's Early Top 25 for 2013
College Football 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...
19 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, Georgia Bulldogs, Ohio State Buckeyes, Oregon Ducks, Texas A&M Aggies

Breaking Down the Vegas Odds for the 2013-14 College Football National Title
College Football With college football’s 2012 season in the books, it’s never too early to start thinking about 2013. Alabama crushed Notre Dame in Miami to earn its third national title in four seasons and is ...
19 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News

Winners and losers from the 2012-13 bowl season
College Football The 2012-13 bowl season ended with 35 winners and 35 losers, but not all victories and defeats are created equal. Alabama and Nick Saban were the biggest winners, claiming a title and cementin...
19 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Football, Alabama Crimson Tide

2013 College Football Lookahead: Best Games in Week 1
College Football 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...
19 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Football, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, MAC, Mountain West, Pac-12, SEC, Alabama Crimson Tide, Boise State Broncos, Cal Bears, Clemson Tigers, Georgia Bulldogs, Louisville Cardinals, LSU Tigers, Mississippi State Bulldogs, North Carolina Tar Heels, Northwestern Wildcats, Oklahoma Sooners, Oklahoma State Cowboys, Ole Miss Rebels, South Carolina Gamecocks, TCU Horned Frogs, Vanderbilt Commodores, Virginia Tech Hokies, Washington Huskies

Can Alabama Repeat as College Football's National Champs in 2013?
College Football Alabama became the first team in the BCS era to win back-to-back titles by defeating Notre Dame 42-14 on Jan. 7 in Miami. The victory over the Fighting Irish gave the SEC its seventh consecutive na...
19 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, SEC, Alabama Crimson Tide

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

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