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LSU vs. Alabama: Which Team Will Finish No. 1 in the SEC West

LSU Tigers The college football season is a couple of months away, but the countdown to 2012 has officially begun. Athlon Sports’ 2012 preseason annuals will be hitting newsstands in early June an...

3 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, SEC, Alabama Crimson Tide, LSU Tigers, 2012 College Football Spring Preview

2012 NFL Mock Draft: Our First Round Projection

LSU Tigers The 2012 NFL Draft takes place April 26-28 at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. Fans from all 32 teams are eagerly awaiting the annual event to see their squad add some new and exciting ...

4 weeks ago by Patrick Snow Tags: College Football, NFL, Andrew Luck, Matt Kalil, Mo Claiborne, Robert Griffin, Trent Richardson, Alabama Crimson Tide, Baylor Bears, LSU Tigers, Stanford Cardinal, USC Trojans

SEC Football: Running Back Rankings for 2012

LSU Tigers The 2012 college football season is still months away, but it's never too early to preview. Athlon continues its countdown to the upcoming season and spring previews by ranking the runnin...

4 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, SEC, Alabama Crimson Tide, Arkansas Razorbacks, Auburn Tigers, Florida Gators, Georgia Bulldogs, Kentucky Wildcats, LSU Tigers, Mississippi State Bulldogs, Missouri Tigers, Ole Miss Rebels, South Carolina Gamecocks, Tennessee Volunteers, Texas A&M Aggies, Vanderbilt Commodores, 2012 College Football Spring Preview

SEC Football: Quarterback Rankings for 2012

5 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, SEC, Alabama Crimson Tide, Arkansas Razorbacks, Auburn Tigers, Florida Gators, Georgia Bulldogs, Kentucky Wildcats, LSU Tigers, Mississippi State Bulldogs, Missouri Tigers, Ole Miss Rebels, South Carolina Gamecocks, Tennessee Volunteers, Texas A&M Aggies, Vanderbilt Commodores, 2012 College Football Spring Preview

College Football's Top 25 Head Coaches for 2012

LSU Tigers Ranking the coaches in any college football conference is a difficult task. Many factors play into just how successful a coach is at any school. How well are the assistants paid? Are the ...

6 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, Arkansas Razorbacks, Baylor Bears, Boise State Broncos, Georgia Bulldogs, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, Kansas State Wildcats, Louisville Cardinals, LSU Tigers, Miami Hurricanes, Michigan State Spartans, Michigan Wolverines, Mississippi State Bulldogs, Missouri Tigers, Northwestern Wildcats, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Ohio State Buckeyes, Oklahoma Sooners, Oklahoma State Cowboys, Oregon Ducks, South Carolina Gamecocks, TCU Horned Frogs, Texas Longhorns, USC Trojans, Utah Utes, Virginia Cavaliers, Virginia Tech Hokies, Washington State Cougars, Wisconsin Badgers, 2012 College Football Spring Preview

Ranking the SEC's College Football Coaches

7 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, SEC, Alabama Crimson Tide, Arkansas Razorbacks, Auburn Tigers, Florida Gators, Georgia Bulldogs, Kentucky Wildcats, LSU Tigers, Mississippi State Bulldogs, Missouri Tigers, Ole Miss Rebels, South Carolina Gamecocks, Tennessee Volunteers, Texas A&M Aggies, Vanderbilt Commodores, 2012 College Football Spring Preview

LSU Tigers 2012 Spring Preview

LSU Tigers By Braden Gall (@BradenGall on Twitter) The journey to claim the 2012 national title begins in February, March and April, as 124 college football teams open up spring practice over th...

12 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, SEC, LSU Tigers, 2012 College Football Spring Preview

2012 Recruiting Rankings No. 13: LSU Tigers

LSU Tigers -by Braden Gall (@BradenGall on twitter) No. 13: LSU Tigers (22 total signees) SEC Rank: 5th Athlon Consensus 100 Signees: 1 National Signees: 10* * - Tight End John Thomas will si...

13 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, LSU Tigers, AC100, Recruiting

Arkansas and Nebraska Among Signing Day Struggles

LSU Tigers -by Patrick Snow (@AthlonSnowman on twitter) We all know recruiting rankings are very subjective, but it is also true that every fan base would like a highly-ranked class. A star-studded haul i...

16 weeks ago by Patrick Snow Tags: College Football, Big 12, Big Ten, Pac-12, SEC, Alabama Crimson Tide, Arkansas Razorbacks, Cal Bears, LSU Tigers, Michigan State Spartans, Michigan Wolverines, Missouri Tigers, Nebraska Cornhuskers, Oklahoma State Cowboys

SEC: Very Early Predictions for 2012

LSU Tigers By Braden Gall (@BradenGall on twitter) and Steven Lassan (@AthlonSteven) Very Early 2012 SEC East Predictions 1. Georgia Bulldogs Key Returnees: QB Aaron Murray, RB Isaiah Crowell...

17 weeks 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, Missouri Tigers, Ole Miss Rebels, South Carolina Gamecocks, Tennessee Volunteers, Texas A&M Aggies, Vanderbilt Commodores

Gunner Kiel: Indiana to LSU to Notre Dame Indecision

LSU Tigers By Patrick Snow (@AthlonSnowman) It happens every year during college football’s recruiting season. Top gridiron prospects “verbally commit” to one school, and then change their mind (mul...

18 weeks ago by Patrick Snow Tags: College Football, Recruiting, Alabama Crimson Tide, Indiana Hoosiers, LSU Tigers, North Carolina Tar Heels, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Ohio State Buckeyes, Penn State Nittany Lions, USC Trojans, Vanderbilt Commodores, Gunner Kiel, Nick Saban, Urban Meyer

Ranking the BCS National Champions

LSU Tigers -by Braden Gall (@BradenGall on twitter) and Mark Ross The BCS just finished its 14th season of action, and has for the most part, been a major improvement on the previous bowl system. How do e...

18 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, Alabama Crimson Tide, Auburn Tigers, Florida Gators, LSU Tigers, Miami Hurricanes, Ohio State Buckeyes, Oklahoma Sooners, Tennessee Volunteers, Texas Longhorns, USC Trojans

College Football 2011 Coaching Awards

LSU Tigers -by CoachesByTheNumbers.com 2011 is officially in the books. It was another amazing season of college football. As we enter the postseason, with already 25 new coaches set to take the reigns in...

18 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, Alabama Crimson Tide, Bruins, Kansas State Wildcats, Louisiana Tech Bulldogs, LSU Tigers, Ole Miss Rebels, UCLA, Wisconsin Badgers

LSU Football: What to Expect for 2012

LSU Tigers By Steven Lassan (@AthlonSteven on Twitter) The Tigers were the best team in the regular season, but couldn't deliver with the national title on the line. LSU was thoroughly dominated by A...

19 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, SEC, LSU Tigers

Alabama Shuts Out LSU to Take the BCS Championship

LSU Tigers By Steven Lassan (@AthlonSteven on Twitter) The Alabama-LSU rematch resembled the first meeting in some ways, but not on the scoreboard. The Crimson Tide turned in a dominating 21-0 perfor...

19 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, SEC, Alabama Crimson Tide, LSU Tigers

Path To A BCS Championship: Alabama Crimson Tide

LSU Tigers -by Braden Gall (@BradenGall on twitter) LSU and Alabama played for the national championship last night, and congratulations are in order for the Crimson Tide on adding a sixth straight BCS ti...

19 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, Alabama Crimson Tide, LSU Tigers, BCS championship

Dorial Green-Beckham, Armstead, Peat Head Recruiting Wish List

LSU Tigers -by Braden Gall (@BradenGall on twitter) With the BCS National Championship in the rearview, recruiting now takes center stage for the next three weeks. And one glance at the Athlon Consens...

19 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, Alabama Crimson Tide, Arkansas Razorbacks, Auburn Tigers, Baylor Bears, Cal Golden Bears, Clemson Tigers, Florida Gators, Florida State Semnoles, Georgia Bulldogs, LSU Tigers, Miami Hurricanes, Michigan Wolverines, Missouri Tigers, Nebraska Cornhuskers, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Ohio State Buckeyes, Oklahoma Sooners, Oregon Ducks, Rutgers Scarlet Knights, Stanford Cardinal, TCU Horned Frogs, Texas Longhorns, USC Trojans, Wisconsin Badgers, Andrus Peat, Arik Armstead, Darius Hamilton, Dorial Green-Beckham, Eddie Goldman, Kyle Murphy, Recruiting, Stefon Diggs, Thomas Johnson, Yuri Wright

LSU, Alabama Defenses As Recruits

LSU Tigers -by Braden Gall (follow at @BradenGall) Do you ever wonder how a college football coach assembles a national championship caliber roster? Thousands of hours of scouting, evaluating, recruiting ...

19 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, Alabama Crimson Tide, LSU Tigers

BCS Championship Preview and Predictions: LSU vs. Alabama

LSU Tigers By Steven Lassan (@AthlonSteven on Twitter) BCS National Championship Alabama (11-1) vs. LSU (13-0) Date: Jan. 9 at 8:30 p.m. ET Location: Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, La. ...

19 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, SEC, Alabama Crimson Tide, LSU Tigers

LSU, Alabama Offenses As Recruits

19 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, Alabama Crimson Tide, LSU Tigers

2012 Quarterback Rankings: SEC

LSU Tigers -by Braden Gall (follow at @BradenGall) There is no doubt this is the Era of the Quarterback. Houston’s Case Keenum (152) and Boise State’s Kellen Moore (142) both broke Graham Harrell�...

21 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, SEC, Alabama Crimson Tide, Arkanasas Razorbacks, Auburn Tigers, Florida Gators, Georgia Bulldogs, Kentucky Wildcats, LSU Tigers, Mississippi State Bulldogs, Missouri Tigers, Ole Miss Rebels, South Carolina Gamecocks, Tennessee Volunteers, Texas A&M Aggies, Vanderbilt Commodores

2012 SEC Schedule Analysis

LSU Tigers -by Braden Gall (follow at @BradenGall) Athlon Sports predicted the Georgia Bulldogs would win the East in 2011, and we got absolutely hammered by South Carolina fans. We understood why. We wer...

21 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, Alabama Crimson Tide, Arkansas Razorbacks, Auburn Tigers, Florida Gators, Georgia Bulldogs, Kentucky Wildcats, LSU Tigers, Mississippi State Bulldogs, Missouri Tigers, Ole Miss Rebels, South Carolina Gameocks, Tennessee Volunteers, Texas A&M Aggies, Vanderbilt Commodores

College Football Recruiting Rankings: 2012 Team Update

LSU Tigers -by Braden Gall (follow at @BradenGall) National Signing Day 2012 is just over one month away. With 11 of the top 20 players in the 2012 Athlon Consensus 100 — and exactly one-third of th...

21 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, Alabama Crimson Tide, Auburn Tigers, Clemson Tigers, Florida Gators, Florida State Seminoles, Georgia Bulldogs, LSU Tigers, Miami Hurricanes, Michigan Wolverines, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Ohio State Buckeyes, Oklahoma Sooners, Texas A&M Aggies, Texas Longhorns, USC Trojans, Recruiting Rankings

The 15 Best SEC Teams of the BCS Era

LSU Tigers -by Braden Gall (follow at @AthlonBraden) The BCS is wrapping up its 14th season of action, and Athlon has dissected the numbers and reviewed the tapes of all six BCS conferences in order to ra...

23 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, SEC, Alabama Crimson Tide, Auburn Tigers, Florida Gators, Georgia Bulldogs, LSU Tigers, Tennessee Volunteeers

Snyder, Miles and Hoke lead Coach of the Year Candidates

LSU Tigers There were many great coaching jobs around college football this season, and the Coach of the Year selection is always a tough decision. Les Miles of LSU was the only coach in the country to go und...

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