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Liberty Bowl Preview and Prediction: Tulsa vs. Iowa State
College Football Two teams that opened the season against each other will meet up once more to close out their respective campaigns when Iowa State and Tulsa get together on New Year’s Eve in Memphis, Tenn. The C...
20 weeks ago by Mark Ross Tags: College Football, News, Big 12, Conference USA, Iowa State Cyclones, Tulsa Golden Hurricane

Top 5 Orange 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, Big 12, Big Ten, Pac 12, Adrian Clayborn, Coby Fleener, Matt Leinart, Tom Brady, Torrance Marshall, Iowa Hawkeyes, Michigan Wolverines, Oklahoma Sooners, USC Trojans, West Virginia Mountaineers, BCS bowls, college football bowls, Orange Bowl

Top 50 Individual Sports Performances of 2012
College Football Even in a year when records fell, athletes achieved famous firsts and the games changed, 2012 seemed to be a more eventful than usual year in sports. And thanks to an Olympics year, a portion ...
21 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: College Football, College Basketball, NFL, NBA, NASCAR, Golf, Overtime, Olympics

Pinstripe Bowl Preview and Prediction: West Virginia vs. Syracuse
College Football The third annual bowl game at Yankee Stadium may technically be a matchup between the Big 12’s West Virginia Mountaineers and the Big East’s Syracuse Orange. But the reality is that this is a g...
21 weeks ago by Nathan Rush Tags: College Football, News, Big 12, Big East, Syracuse Orange, West Virginia Mountaineers

Top 5 Rose 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 ...
21 weeks ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big Ten, Pac 12, Andre Johnson, Mark Sanchez, Ron Dayne, Vince Young, Miami Hurricanes, Texas Longhorns, USC Trojans, BCS bowls, college football bowls, Rose Bowl

Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl Preview and Prediction: Arizona State vs. Navy
College Football The Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl will feature a service academy surging after winning seven of its last eight and a Pac-12 program with a first-year coach and new identity. The meeting between Navy and ...
21 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, News, Independents, Pac 12, Arizona State Sun Devils, Navy Midshipmen

Russell Athletic Bowl Preview and Prediction: Virginia Tech vs. Rutgers
College Football Two teams with impressive bowl streaks and were once members of the same conference will play each other in the postseason for the first time as Rutgers and Virginia Tech face off in Orlando. The H...
21 weeks ago by Mark Ross Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big East, Rutgers Scarlet Knights, Virginia Tech Hokies

Armed Forces Bowl Preview and Prediction: Air Force vs. Rice
College Football Two teams with productive running attacks, suspect defenses and that won just enough games to become bowl eligible face off when Rice and Air Force take the field at TCU’s renovated Amon G. Carte...
21 weeks ago by Mark Ross Tags: College Football, News, Conference USA, Mountain West, Air Force Falcons, Rice Owls

Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas Preview and Prediction: Texas Tech vs. Minnesota
College Football From 1999 to 2009, Minnesota played in nine bowl games. But after two coaching changes and no postseason berths since, Jerry Kill has his Golden Gophers back in the postseason. The Big Ten program ...
21 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, News, Big 12, Big Ten, Minnesota Golden Gophers, Texas Tech Red Raiders

Alamo Bowl Preview and Prediction: Oregon State vs. Texas
College Football For the sixth time in the 20-year history of the bowl, and for the first time since 2008, the Alamo Bowl will feature two ranked teams. Mike Riley led Oregon State back to the postseason after a tw...
21 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, News, Big 12, Pac 12, Oregon State Beavers, Texas Longhorns

Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl Preview and Prediction: TCU vs. Michigan State
College Football The bowl game in Tempe will be a last chance to build any sort of momentum for both Michigan State and TCU into 2013. The Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl (formerly the Insight Bowl) puts together two t...
21 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Football, News, Big 12, Big Ten, Michigan State Spartans, TCU Horned Frogs

Holiday Bowl Preview and Prediction: Baylor vs. UCLA
College Football If you like offense, the Holiday Bowl is one of the postseason’s must-watch matchups. Baylor and UCLA each averaged over 35 points and 470 yards a game, so this game could be one of the highest-s...
21 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, Big 12, Pac 12, Baylor Bears, UCLA Bruins

Belk Bowl Preview and Prediction: Cincinnati vs. Duke
College Football Good thing the Belk Bowl in Charlotte is only a drive of two hours or so from Durham. After all, Duke fans are a little out of practice in making their way to bowl games. The Blue Devils will p...
21 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big East, Cincinnati Bearcats, Duke Blue Devils

College Football's Most Surprising Head Coach Hires of the BCS Era
College Football No college football head coaching search ever goes according to plan. However, anytime a job opens during or after the season, there’s a good idea of which candidates will be interested or the mo...
21 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

Independence Bowl Preview and Prediction: Ohio vs. Louisiana-Monroe
College Football Two of the nation’s most talented and exciting dual-threat quarterbacks will share the spotlight when Ohio and Louisiana-Monroe face each other for the first time. The Bobcats, led by junior sign...
21 weeks ago by Mark Ross Tags: College Football, News, MAC, Sun Belt, Louisiana Monroe Warhawks, Ohio Bobcats

AC100 Recruiting Update: Robbie Rhodes
College Football The Fort Worth (Texas) Southwest prospect has electrifying big-play ability. He is a 6-foot-2, 190-pound wide receiver with basketball leaping ability and track star speed. His game film — and re...
21 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, High School, Big 12, Baylor Bears, AC100

AC100 Recruiting Update: Dontre Wilson
College Football DeSoto High School is a storied program located just south of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. Elite athletes in all sports have walked the halls of D.H.S. including 2013 Athlon Consensus 100 prosp...
21 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, High School, Pac-12, Oregon Ducks, AC100

AC100 Recruiting Update: Josh Banderas Part I
College Football Lincoln (Neb.) Southwest High School is home to future Nebraska Cornhuskers star Josh Banderas. He is a 6-foot-2, 220-pound linebacker recruit who has close ties with the Big Red community. His fat...
21 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, High School, Big Ten, Nebraska Cornhuskers, AC100

AC100 Recruiting Update: Josh Banderas Part II
College Football Lincoln (Neb.) Southwest High School is home to future Nebraska Cornhuskers star Josh Banderas. He is a 6-foot-2, 220-pound linebacker recruit who has close ties with the Big Red community. His fat...
21 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, High School, Big Ten, Nebraska Cornhuskers, AC100

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 December 26. • Soccer star Alex Morgan went to Hawaii for the holidays and donned a bikini. Fortunately, and not su...
21 weeks ago by Rob Doster Tags: College Football, College Basketball, NFL, NBA

Little Caesars Pizza Bowl Preview and Prediction: Western Kentucky vs. Central Michigan
College Football Only a few years ago, Western Kentucky was a highly successful Division I-AA program under Jack Harbaugh, father to NFL coaches Jim and John. Now, one of Jack Harbaugh’s top former players has ta...
21 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Football, News, MAC, Sun Belt, Central Michigan Chippewas, Western Kentucky Hilltoppers

Military Bowl Preview and Prediction: Bowling Green vs. San Jose State
College Football Two teams that posted impressive turnarounds in the win column this season  meet for the first time ever as either San Jose State or Bowling Green will get to unwrap one late Christmas gift â€...
21 weeks ago by Mark Ross Tags: College Football, News, MAC, WAC, Bowling Green Falcons, San Jose State Spartans

The Nicest Athletes In Sports
College Football With the holiday season upon us, we started thinking: If Santa can make a list, why can’t Athlon? So we asked dozens of athletes, agents, coaches, journalists and other experts to identify the ni...
21 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: College Football, NFL, NBA, NASCAR, Monthly, Alabama Crimson Tide, Kansas State Wildcats, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Los Angeles Clippers, Arizona Cardinals, St. Louis Rams

Hawaii Bowl Preview and Prediction: Fresno State vs. SMU
College Football Fresno State and SMU will be spending Christmas on Christmas Island at the Hawaii Bowl, as the only game on television Christmas Eve. The game will be a homecoming of sorts for SMU coach June J...
21 weeks ago by Nathan Rush Tags: College Football, News, Conference USA, Mountain West, Fresno State Bulldogs, SMU Mustangs

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 December 21. • If you're reading this, the world didn't end. To celebrate, here's a gift from Athlon Sports to you,...
22 weeks ago by Rob Doster Tags: College Football, NFL, NBA, MLB, Golf

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