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Will Notre Dame Play in a BCS Bowl in 2013?

Independents Notre Dame had a disappointing end to the 2012 season, but the loss to Alabama in the BCS Championship shouldn’t overshadow what’s taking place in South Bend. The Fighting Irish have made m...

4 days ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, Independents, Notre Dame Fighting Irish

College Football's Top 50 Wide Receivers of the BCS Era

Independents Greatness is defined in so many different ways. Statistical production, individual awards, team success, longevity, supporting cast, level of competition, raw talent and athletic ability all factor...

10 Teams That May End the SEC's National Title Streak in 2013

Independents Spring practice has finished for all 125 Football Bowl Subdivision teams for 2013. And with spring workouts over, the picture for the national championship battle is starting to come into focus. ...

Is Notre Dame a Top-Five Team for 2013?

Independents Notre Dame is always one of the most polarizing teams when it comes to preseason rankings. The Fighting Irish are coming off a 12-1 season but was handled by Alabama in the national championshi...

2 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, Independents, Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Top 10 Notre Dame Football Teams of All-Time

Independents Notre Dame has experienced a sustained stretch of "lean" years since claiming its last national title in 1988, failing to compete on a national level for elite bowls or championships (at least unti...

5 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, News, Independents, Notre Dame Fighting Irish

College Football's Top 10 Assistant Coaches on the Rise for 2013

Independents The college football season is still months away, but it’s never too early to start thinking about which assistants will be atop athletic director’s wish lists to fill open vacancies after 2013...

Ranking All 125 College Football Head Coaches for 2013

Independents Coaching is one of the driving forces in building a national championship team or program. No matter how much talent a program has, it can’t win a national title if the coaching is questiona...

BYU Football 2013 Schedule Analysis

Independents The start of the 2013 college football season is still months away, but it’s never too early to start thinking about preseason predictions and some of the top games to watch in each conferen...

8 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, News, Independents, BYU Cougars

Notre Dame Football 2013 Schedule Analysis

8 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, News, Independents, Notre Dame Fighting Irish

College Football's Top Assistant Coach Hires for 2013

Independents Barring any late movement, college football’s coaching carousel for 2013 has ended. As with any offseason, there were plenty of changes nationally. Over 100 coordinator jobs have changed hand...

8 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Independents, Mountain West, Pac 12, SEC, Sun Belt

College Football's Top 25 Heisman Trophy Candidates for 2013

Independents Heisman Trophy trends finally appear to be changing. Defensive players are getting invited to New York City with increased regularity as one player from that side of the ball has been a finalist in...

College Football's Top 10 Defensive Players on the Rise for 2013

Independents With spring practice underway for many college football teams, the countdown to the 2013 season has officially started. With preseason predictions right around the corner, it’s never to...

College Football's Top Transfers to Watch for 2013

Independents Transfers are a big part of any college football season, and 2013 is no exception. There’s a handful of talented quarterbacks making the move to a new school, including Jake Heaps at Kansas, Tom ...

10 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, Kansas Jayhawks, Louisville Cardinals, Maryland Terrapins, Oklahoma Sooners, Pittsburgh Panthers, TCU Horned Frogs, Texas A&M Aggies

College Football's Top 5 Wide Receivers on the Rise for 2013

College Football's Top 20 Coaches on the Hot Seat for 2013

Independents The start of spring practice for all 125 college football teams is a chance to start fresh and forget the bad results that came along with 2012. For a handful of coaches, spring practice is also th...

BYU Cougars 2013 Spring Football Preview

Independents BYU’s second season as an independent was a little rockier than the first, but the Cougars still finished the season in a bowl game. Injuries and ineffectiveness meant BYU had to start three...

11 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Football, News, Independents, BYU Cougars, 2013 college football spring previews

College Football's Top 10 Spring Storylines to Watch for 2013

Independents The battle to win college football’s 2013 national championship is officially underway. Spring practice kicked off for a handful of teams in February and will begin for most of the remaining FBS ...

12 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Independents, Pac 12, SEC, Alabama Crimson Tide, Georgia Bulldogs, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Ohio State Buckeyes, Oregon Ducks, Stanford Cardinal, Texas A&M Aggies, USC Trojans

Ranking All 125 College Football Coaching Jobs for 2013

Independents We have ranked every college football program in the country, based on the attractiveness of the position from a coaching perspective. We considered many factors — tradition, facilities, location...

12 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Conference USA, Independents, MAC, Mountain West, Pac 12, SEC, Sun Belt

College Football's Top 15 Spring Quarterback Battles for 2013

Independents With spring practice getting ready to start for all 125 college football teams, quarterback battles will now take center stage. For most national title contenders – Alabama, Oregon, Ohio State, S...

College Football's Top 5 Running Backs on the Rise for 2013

Independents With spring practice kicking off across the nation, the race to win college football’s 2013 national title has officially started. Although it’s hard to learn everything about a team in spring ...

10 College Football True Freshmen Likely to Make an Impact in 2013

Independents The first Wednesday in February for college football coaches is almost like Christmas morning. With national signing day in the books, each coach can officially talk about their recruiting class af...

15 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big Ten, Independents, Pac 12, SEC, Florida Gators, Michigan Wolverines, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Ole Miss Rebels, Oregon Ducks, Penn State Nittany Lions, Texas A&M Aggies, USC Trojans, Virginia Tech Hokies

College Football's 2013 Recruiting All-Name Team

Independents The first Wednesday in February is essentially Christmas for every college football head coach. After months of hard work on the recruiting trail, coaches will hit the offices bright and early on W...

15 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

AC100 Recruiting Update: Max Redfield

Independents Mission Viejo (Calif.) High School is home to one of the nation's elite play-makers in the Class of 2013. Two-way star Max Redfield is a 6-foot-3, 195-pound athlete who is headed to South Bend to p...

16 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, High School, Independents, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, AC100

Ranking the Best & Worst College Football Coaches Who Went to the NFL

Independents Philadelphia's decision to pick Chip Kelly as its head coach will be one of the most intriguing and heavily scrutinized hires in NFL history. Kelly was a traditional college coach, as he ran an up-...

16 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big East, Big Ten, Independents, Pac 12, SEC, Alabama Crimson Tide, Miami Hurricanes, Oklahoma Sooners, Rutgers Scarlet Knights, Stanford Cardinal, USC Trojans, AFC East, AFC North, AFC South, AFC West, NFC East, NFC North, NFC South, NFC West

Grading College Football's Head Coach Hires for 2013

Independents College football’s coaching carousel was in full effect this offseason. Thirty programs will have a new head coach in 2013, ranging from Arkansas, Auburn, Kentucky and Tennessee in the SEC to FBS...

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