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Notre Dame Football: Are the Fighting Irish a National Title Contender?
Independents Notre Dame is 3-0 and ranked among the top 15 teams in the nation. After a win at Michigan State, the Irish are in position to make a run at a BCS bid. However, can the Irish start to think about a...
34 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, Independents, Notre Dame Fighting Irish

College Football Week 4 Upset Predictions
Independents College football's Week 4 slate features some intriguing games, including the ACC showdown between Clemson and Florida State and the showdown of Notre Dame and Michigan. Athlon's editors correctly ...
34 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Independents, MAC, Pac 12, SEC, Ball State Cardinals, Kansas State Wildcats, Michigan Wolverines, Minnesota Golden Gophers, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Oklahoma Sooners, South Florida Bulls, Syracuse Orange

College Football's Top 20 Coaches on the Hot Seat: Post-Week 3 Rankings
Independents Week 3 of the 2012 college football season is in the books and plenty of coaches saw the temperature on their seat increase by a few degrees. Kentucky's Joker Phillips easily ranks as the...
35 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, Auburn Tigers, Boston College Eagles, California Golden Bears, Colorado Buffaloes, Houston Cougars, Iowa Hawkeyes, Kentucky Wildcats, Maryland Terrapins, Rice Owls, Syracuse Orange, Tennessee Volunteers, Texas Tech Red Raiders, UCF Knights

College Football Post-Week 3 Bowl Projections
Independents College football's bowl season is still a few months away, but it's never too early to take a look at what the matchups might look like. With only three weeks of results in the books, it's hard to ...
35 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

College Football Week 3 Preview: Match-Ups, Upset Picks and Storylines to Watch
Independents College football's Week 3 slate is full of interesting action. Arkansas had a surprising defeat to Louisiana-Monroe last week but has a chance to knock off No. 1 Alabama this Saturday. The Razorbac...
35 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Conference USA, Independents, Mountain West, Pac 12, SEC, Alabama Crimson Tide, Arkansas Razorbacks, BYU Cougars, Florida Gators, Florida State Seminoles, Louisville Cardinals, Michigan State Spartans, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Stanford Cardinal, Tennessee Volunteers, USC Trojans, Utah Utes, Wisconsin Badgers

Notre Dame Joins ACC; What Does It Mean For College Football?
Independents Notre Dame is set to join the ACC. Well, sort of. The Irish will be leaving the Big East to join the ACC as a partial member. Maintaining its football independence was crucial for Notre Dame, and t...
35 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Independents, Notre Dame Fighting Irish

College Football's Top 20 Coaches on the Hot Seat: Post-Week 2 Rankings
Independents Week 2 of the 2012 college football season is in the books and plenty of coaches saw the temperature on their seat increase by a few degrees. Kentucky's Joker Phillips and Boston College's Frank Sp...
35 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, Auburn Tigers, Boston College Eagles, Buffalo Bulls, California Golden Bears, Central Michigan Chippewas, Colorado Buffaloes, Houston Cougars, Idaho Vandals, Iowa Hawkeyes, Kentucky Wildcats, Maryland Terrapins, MTSU Blue Raiders, New Mexico State Aggies, Rice Owls, Syracuse Orange, Tennessee Volunteers, Texas Tech Red Raiders, UCF Knights, UNLV Rebels, Western Michigan Broncos

College Football Post-Week 2 Bowl Projections
Independents College football's bowl season is still a few months away, but it's never too early to take a look at what the matchups might look like. With only two weeks of results in the books, it's hard to ma...
35 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

College Football: BCS Crasher Stock Report
Independents Last week’s BCS crashers probably won’t make a run at a major bowl game this season, but two of them crashed the expectations for power-conference teams. Louisiana-Monroe scored a rare Sun...
35 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Football, Conference USA, Independents, MAC, Mountain West, Sun Belt, WAC, Arkansas State Red Wolves, BYU Cougars, Colorado State Rams, Eastern Michigan Eagles, Louisiana Tech Bulldogs, Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks, Nevada Wolf Pack, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Ohio Bobcats, Rice Owls, Toledo Rockets, Utah State Aggies

College Football's Top 10 Surprises After Two Weeks
Independents Only two weeks of the 2012 college football season are in the books, but there has been plenty of action so far. After two weeks, Athlon runs down 10 surprises, including Pac-12 teams UCLA, Arizona...
36 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, Arizona Wildcats, Boise State Broncos, Iowa State Cyclones, Oregon Ducks, Oregon State Beavers, Pittsburgh Panthers, Syracuse Orange, UCLA Bruins

College Football's Top 10 Disappointments After Two Weeks
Independents The 2012 college football season is still young, but it's never too early to start looking at some of the biggest disappointments from the preseason. Arkansas' surprising loss to Louisiana-Monroe k...
36 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Conference USA, Independents, Pac 12, SEC, Sun Belt, Arkansas Razorbacks, Auburn Tigers, FIU Golden Panthers, Houston Cougars, Pittsburgh Panthers, Utah Utes, Washington State Cougars, Wisconsin Badgers

College Football Week 2 Preview: Match-Ups, Upset Picks and Storylines to Watch
Independents Week 2 of the college football season doesn't feature many marquee matchups, but there's plenty of intrigue around the nation this Saturday. The SEC welcomes Texas A&M and Missouri, while a han...
36 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

College Football Post-Week 1 Bowl Projections
Independents College football's bowl season is still a few months away, but it's never too early to take a look at what the matchups might look like. With only one week of results in the books, it's hard to mak...
36 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

College Football's Top 20 Coaches on the Hot Seat: Post-Week 1 Rankings
Independents Week 1 of the college football season is in the books and plenty of coaches are feeling the pressure to win. Kentucky showed some progress in the season opener against Louisville, but Joker Phillip...
36 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

College Football Week 1 Preview: Match-Ups, Upset Picks and Storylines to Watch
Independents Week 1 of the college football season features several interesting matchups, storylines and new faces stepping into playing time. Athlon gets you ready for the opening Saturday of action with an in...
37 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Independents, Mountain West, Pac 12, SEC

College Football Predictions: 10 Key Games in Week 1
Independents College football kicks of this weekend with a full slate of games. Here's a look at 10 of the top games on the Week 1 schedule. 10 Biggest Games of Week 1 Alabama (-13.5) vs. Michigan (at A...
37 weeks ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Independents, Mountain West, SEC

College Football Week 1 Upset Picks
Independents Week 1 of the college football season officially kicks off on Thursday night, headlined by a SEC showdown between South Carolina and Vanderbilt, while BYU and Washington State close out the night w...
37 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big Ten, Independents, MAC, Pac 12, SEC

College Football's Top 50 Players for 2012
Independents The 2012 college football season kicks off on Thursday night, and it's time to rank the top 50 players for the upcoming year. USC's Matt Barkley made a surprising decision to return to USC for his ...
37 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Independents, Pac 12, SEC

College Football's Top 20 Coaches on the Hot Seat for 2012
Independents The 2012 college football season kicks off on Thursday night and the next 14 weeks are crucial to the job status of several coaches around the nation. Boston College's Frank Spaziani tops Athlon's ...
38 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

College Football Coaches Talk Anonymously About Top 25 Teams
Independents It's not easy getting college football coaches to honestly comment on another coach, player or team. Most coaches don't want to give opposing teams billboard material, which is why there ...
38 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, Arkansas Razorbacks, Boise State Broncos, Clemson Tigers, Florida State Seminoles, Georgia Bulldogs, Louisville Cardinals, LSU Tigers, Michigan State Spartans, Michigan Wolverines, Nebraska Cornhuskers, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Ohio State Buckeyes, Oklahoma Sooners, Oklahoma State Cowboys, Oregon Ducks, South Carolina Gamecocks, Stanford Cardinal, TCU Horned Frogs, Texas Longhorns, USC Trojans, Virginia Tech Hokies, Washington Huskies, West Virginia Mountaineers, Wisconsin Badgers

Notre Dame Football: Irish Make Right Decision To Start Everett Golson
Independents With Week 1 just around the corner, college football’s fall quarterback battles are winding down. On Thursday, Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly officially made the decision most expected he woul...
38 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, Independents, Notre Dame Fighting Irish

College Football's Top 25 Linebackers for 2012
Independents Notre Dame's Manti Te'o was expected to be a first-round pick in the 2012 NFL Draft but made a surprising decision to return back to South Bend for one more year. Te'o is one of college football's ...
38 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Independents, Pac 12, SEC, Georgia Bulldogs, Illinois Fighting Illini, Iowa State Cyclones, Kansas State Wildcats, Michigan State Spartans, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Oregon Ducks, Penn State Nittany Lions, Rutgers Scarlet Knights, Stanford Cardinal, Texas Longhorns, USC Trojans, Wisconsin Badgers

College Football's Top Defensive Backs for 2012
Independents Interception totals can be fluky, but even when you take away his 13 picks from last season, NC State's David Amerson is one of college football's top defenders. At 6-foot-3 Amerson has the size to...
38 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Independents, Pac 12, SEC

College Football's Top Defensive Linemen for 2012
Independents Winning the battle in the trenches is crucial to claiming college football's national championship. The SEC has claimed six consecutive national titles, so it should come as no surprise this confer...
38 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Conference USA, Independents, Pac 12, SEC, Auburn Tigers, Cincinnati Bearcats, Connecticut Huskies, Florida State Seminoles, Georgia Bulldogs, Illinois Fighting Illini, LSU Tigers, Michigan State Spartans, Mississippi State Bulldogs, North Carolina Tar Heels, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Ohio State Buckeyes, Oregon Ducks, Purdue Boilermakers, South Carolina Gamecocks, Southern Miss Golden Eagles, Stanford Cardinal, TCU Horned Frogs, Texas Longhorns, Virginia Tech Hokies, Wake Forest Demon Deacons

College Football's Top Offensive Linemen for 2012
Independents Playing on the offensive line is one of the least glamorous positions on the field. However, the players in the trenches are some of the most important, as the offense can't move the ball with a li...
38 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

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