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Post-Week 1 Big 12 Power Rankings

College Football By Steven Lassan Post-Week 1 Big 12 Power Rankings 1. Oklahoma – The Sooners opened up their quest for a national title with an impressive showing against Tulsa. Oklahoma rolled up 663 to...

Post-Week 1 Big East Power Rankings

College Football By Steven Lassan Post-Week 1 Big East Power Rankings Check out all of our college football rankings. 1. West Virginia (1-0) – Dana Holgorsen’s debut will certainly be a memorable on...

1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, Big East, Cincinnati Bearcats, Connecticut Huskies, Louisville Cardinals, Pittsburgh Panthers, Rutgers Scarlet Knights, South Florida Bulls, Syracuse Orange, West Virginia Mountaineers, college football rankings

Week 1 College Football Recap

College Football By Steven Lassan (@AthlonSteven on Twitter) The Most Important Things to Take Away From Week 1 Athlon sums up a full slate of college football with the five most important things to ta...

1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Independents, Mountain West, Pac 12, SEC

Oklahoma Leaving the Big 12?

College Football By Steven Lassan (@AthlonSteven on Twitter) The clock is ticking on the Big 12 – can it be saved? Texas A&M announced its intentions to leave the conference last week and now Oklahom...

1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, Big 12, Pac 12, Baylor Bears, Iowa State Cyclones, Kansas Jayhawks, Kansas State Wildcats, Missouri Tigers, Oklahoma Sooners, Oklahoma State Cowboys, Texas A&M Aggies, Texas Longhorns, Texas Tech Red Raiders

Predictions for College Football's 10 Best Games: Week 1

College Football 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...

Week 1 Big 12 Game Previews and Predictions

College Football By Steven Lassan and Mitch Light Big 12 Week 1 Game Previews and Predictions It's the first week of college football. Athlon will be breaking down each conference game. Here's the Big ...

Week 1 SEC Game Previews and Predictions

College Football By Steven Lassan and Mitch Light Mississippi State vs. Memphis – Thursday, Sept. 1 This Thursday night tussle in Memphis is a matchup of teams headed in the opposite direction. Mississippi ...

1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, SEC, Alabama Crimson Tide, Arkansas Razorbacks, Auburn Tigers, Florida Gators, Georgia Bulldogs, Kentucky Wildcats, LSU Tigers, Mississippi State Bulldogs, Ole Miss Rebels, South Carolina Gamecocks, Tennessee Volunteers, Vanderbilt Commodores, college football predictions

College Football Predictions: We Pick Every Weekend Game

College Football Thursday night was just an appetizer to college football's kickoff weekend. To get your ready for the first Saturday, we give you predictions for every game from Friday to Monday. All the rankings ...

1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: College Football, college football predictions

Will Texas A&M Cause the Big 12's Extinction?

College Football 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

College Football Recruiting Notebook: Sept. 2

College Football Each week, Athlon recruiting editor Braden Gall (@AthlonBraden) takes a big-picture glance at the world of recruiting - the lifeblood of college football. Official visits, verbal commitments, ranki...

1 year ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, Florida State Seminoles, Indiana Hoosiers, Notre Dame Fighting Irish

College Fantasy Football Start or Sit: Week 1

College Football - by Braden Gall (@AthlonBraden on twitter) Week One is here! It is always the most volatile weekend of action during the college football season. Smart fantasy owners snagged Jacquizz Ro...

1 year ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, Fantasy, College fantasy football, start or sit

College Fantasy: Athlon 120 League

College Football The 2011 college football season is here. And with little time to spare, Athlon Sports has completed its most excessive all-120 draft yet. The mocks are over, this is the one we play out. And we co...

1 year ago by Corby Yarbrough Tags: College Football, Fantasy, News, Alabama, baylor, Michigan, Nebraska, Notre Dame, oklahoma, Oregon, Texas, Virginia Tech, Wisconsin

College Football's Week 1 Upset Predictions

College Football There have been several September shockers over the last few college football seasons. Appalachian State beating Michigan in 2007 still gets a lot of talk, and there were early stunners last year w...

1 year ago by Patrick Snow Tags: College Football, Bryant Moniz, Kendall Wright, Robert Griffin, Baylor Bears, Colorado Buffaloes, Georgia Bulldogs, Hawaii Warriors, Maryland Terrapins, Miami Hurricanes, Michigan Wolverines, Ole Miss Rebels, TCU Horned Frogs, UCLA Bruins, Virginia Cavaliers, Virginia Tech Hokies, college football predictions, upsets

College Football Picks and Predictions: Week 1's Thursday Games

College Football Thursday, Sept. 1 College Football Picks and Predictions There's a slew of Thursday games to kick off college football's 2011 season. Throughout the year we'll be giving you analysis, breakdown...

1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: College Football, Arizona State Sun Devils, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, Louisville Cardinals, Mississippi State Bulldogs, Wisconsin Badgers, college football predictions

Week 1 Pac-12 Game Previews and Predictions

College Football by Steven Lassan and Mitch Light Athlon will be making college football predictions for every game this season. Here are our picks for the first week's games in the PAC-12. Montana State vs...

1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, Pac 12, Arizona State Sun Devils, Arizona Wildcats, California Golden Bears, Colorado Buffaloes, Oregon, Oregon Ducks, Oregon State Beavers, Stanford Cardinal, UCLA Bruins, USC Trojans, Utah Utes, Washington Huskies, Washington State Cougars, college football predictions

Betting Against the Spread: Week 1 Picks

College Football -by Braden Gall (@AthlonBraden) We certainly do not condone gambling here at Athlon Sports, but much can be gleaned from a quick look at the points spreads. Week One of the college football se...

1 year ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, Auburn Tigers, Baylor Bears, Boston College Golden Eagles, Georgia Bulldogs, LSU Tigers, Michigan Wolverines, UCLA Bruins, West Virginia Mountaineers, college football predictions

Week 1 Big Ten Game Previews and Predictions

College Football By Steven Lassan and Mitch Light Big Ten Week 1 Game Previews and Predictions It's the first week of college football. Athlon will be breaking down each conference game. Here's the Big...

1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, Big Ten, Illinois Fighting Illini, Indiana Hooisers, Iowa Hawkeyes, Michigan State Spartans, Michigan Wolverines, Minnesota Golden Gophers, Nebraska Cornhuskers, Northwestern Wildcats, Ohio State Buckeyes, Penn State Nittany Lions, Purdue Boilermakers, Wisconsin Badgers, college football predictions

Week 1 Big East Previews and Predictions

College Football By Steven Lassan and Mitch Light Week 1 Big East Previews and Predictions It's the first week of college football. Athlon will be breaking down each conference game and giving you coll...

Week 1 ACC Game Previews and Predictions

College Football By Steven Lassan and Mitch Light ACC Week 1 Game Previews and Predictions It's the first week of college football. Athlon will be breaking down each conference game. Here's the ACC. ...

1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, 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, college football predictions

Big 12 Expansion Candidates

College Football 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

Texas A&M & The SEC: A Breakdown of Conference Realignment

College Football By Steven Lassan (@AthlonSteven on Twitter) College football as you know it is long gone. Conference realignment chaos is back in the news as Texas A&M's potential move to the SEC has ...

1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac 12, SEC, baylor, Texas A&M, Texas Longhorns

College Football: By the Numbers

College Football By Patrick Snow (@AthlonSnowman on Twitter) Are you as ready for college football to start as we are at Athlon? Our daily countdown will take us right up to kickoff on September 1. Some days ou...

1 year ago by Patrick Snow Tags: College Football, Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Auburn, baylor, Boise State, Boston College, Florida, Florida State, Georgia, Houston, Illinois, Kentucky, LSU, Miami, Michigan, Michigan State, Missouri, NC State, Nebraska, Notre Dame, Ohio State, oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Oregon, Penn State, Pittsburgh, Purdue, San Diego State, SMU, South Carolina, Stanford, Syracuse, TCU, Tennessee, Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, USC, Virginia Tech, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Frank Beamer, Jim Tressel, Joe Paterno, Mack Brown

Bigger Loss: Jordan Jefferson or Cliff Harris?

College Football The most anticipated game of the college football opening weekend has to be Oregon and LSU meeting in Cowboys Stadium. A main storyline going into this contest is the suspension of two key players:...

1 year ago by Patrick Snow Tags: College Football, Cliff Harris, Jordan Jefferson, LSU Tigers, Oregon Ducks

SEC Coaches' Candid Quotes On Conference Rivals

College Football Each year we ask college football coaches to tell us what they really think about the other teams in their conference. But we don't want the cliche'd press conference platitudes, so we as...

ACC Coaches' Candid Quotes On Conference Rivals

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