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Nebraska Football: Are the Cornhuskers the Best Team in the Big Ten?

Michigan Wolverines It's early, but it's not a stretch to say the Big Ten has been one of the most disappointing conferences in college football. Michigan wasn't competitive in its season opener against Alabama, Nebra...

34 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, Big Ten, Michigan State Spartans, Michigan Wolverines, Nebraska Cornhuskers

College Football Predictions: 10 Key Games in Week 4

Michigan Wolverines College football’s fourth week of action features a huge showdown in the ACC Coastal Division, a big matchup in South Bend between Michigan and surging Notre Dame and key battle in the Big 12 bet...

Big Ten Week 4 Preview and Predictions

Michigan Wolverines Nebraska, Wisconsin, Illinois, Purdue, Iowa and Penn State all bounced back in Week 3 with wins. The problem, however, is that Utah State was the best win of the bunch and it took a missed field go...

34 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, News, Big Ten, Illinois Fighting Illini, Indiana Hoosiers, 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 Week 4 Upset Predictions

Michigan Wolverines 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

Big Ten Post-Week 3 Power Rankings

Michigan Wolverines After two concerning weeks of play in the Big Ten, the league watched many of its teams bounce back with easy wins. It finished 10-2 this week with losses to Notre Dame and Ball State, but what was...

35 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, Big Ten, Illinois Fighting Illini, Indiana Hoosiers, 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

Big Ten Week 3 Preview and Predictions

Michigan Wolverines Week 2 wasn't any better than Week 1 for Big Ten fans. In fact, it was much worse. As stated in the weekly Big Ten recap, the league is 2-7 against BCS conference teams and Notre Dame. Those two wi...

2012 Heisman Trophy Voting: Post-Week 2

Michigan Wolverines Each week, the Athlon editors vote on the most prestigious award in all of college football. An eight-man conglomerate of college football gurus from Athlon Sports voted this week for their top Hei...

Big Ten Post-Week 2 Power Rankings

Michigan Wolverines It could be a long year in Big Ten country. The league went 5-6 this weekend against FBS competition and 0-3 against the Pac-12. Teams that were considered Big Ten title contenders, Nebraska and Wi...

36 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, News, Big Ten, Illinois Fighting Illini, Indiana Hoosiers, 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

Big Ten Week 2 Preview and Predictions

Michigan Wolverines Things didn't exactly play out the way most expected in Week 1 of the Big Ten season. Penn State's emotional roller coaster continued and doesn't look to be slowing anytime soon. Wisconsin, Iowa, N...

36 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, Big Ten, Illinois Fighting Illini, Indiana Hoosiers, 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

2012 Heisman Trophy Voting: Post-Week 1

Michigan Wolverines Each week, the Athlon editors vote on the most prestigious award in all of college football. A nine-man conglomerate of college football gurus from Athlon Sports will vote for their top Heisman Tro...

37 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, Georgia Bulldogs, Michigan Wolverines, Oklahoma Sooners, Oregon Ducks, South Carolina Gamecocks, USC Trojans, Virginia Tech Hokies, Washington State Cougars, West Virginia Mountaineers, Wisconsin Badgers, Heisman Trophy

Big Ten Post-Week 1 Power Rankings

Michigan Wolverines The Big Ten had a few marquee showdowns in Week 1 and a whole schedule of mid-major opponents and FCS snoozers. However, this weekend was anything but boring for the Big Ten. Penn State's firs...

37 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, Big Ten, Illinois Fighting Illini, Indiana Hoosiers, 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 Week 1 Recap: Three and Out

Michigan Wolverines The names and faces change, but sometimes the results don’t. At least that’s what people in Tuscaloosa, Ala., and Eugene, Ore., learned after the first weekend of college football. Alabama...

37 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, MAC, Mountain West, Pac-12, SEC, Alabama Crimson Tide, Clemson Tigers, Florida Gators, Michigan State Spartans, Michigan Wolverines, Ohio Bobcats, Oklahoma Sooners, Penn State Nittany Lions

Michigan Over Alabama Would Be Big Ten’s Best Win in a Decade

Michigan Wolverines The Big Ten needs some good news. On the field, Ohio State won the national championship in 2002 and was beaten handily in 2006 and 2007 by SEC teams in the big game. Other than that, the league ha...

37 weeks ago by Patrick Snow Tags: College Football, Big Ten, SEC, Alabama Crimson Tide, Michigan Wolverines

Big Ten Week 1 Preview and Predictions

Michigan Wolverines It has certainly been a tumultuous offseason for the Big Ten. Jim Delany battled Mike Slive in playoff negotiations that completely restructed the way college football determines a national champio...

37 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, News, Big Ten, Illinois Fighting Illini, Indiana Hoosiers, 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 Countdown: By the Numbers

Michigan Wolverines 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 August 30. Some days our number might represent an All-America player, a ...

38 weeks ago by Patrick Snow Tags: College Football, Alabama Crimson Tide, Arkansas Razorbacks, Auburn Tigers, Cal Bears, Clemson Tigers, Florida Gators, Florida State Seminoles, Georgia Bulldogs, Kansas State Wildcats, Louisville Cardinals, LSU Tigers, Miami Hurricanes, Michigan State Spartans, Michigan Wolverines, Mississippi State Bulldogs, Missouri Tigers, Nebraska Cornhuskers, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Oklahoma Sooners, Oklahoma State Cowboys, Oregon Ducks, Penn State Nittany Lions, Rutgers Scarlet Knights, South Carolina Gamecocks, South Florida Bulls, Stanford Cardinal, Tennessee Volunteers, Texas Longhorns, Texas Tech Red Raiders, UCLA Bruins, USC Trojans, Utah Utes, Vanderbilt Commodores, Virginia Tech Hokies, Washington Huskies, Washington State Cougars, West Virginia Mountaineers, Wisconsin Badgers

College Football's Top 15 Breakout Players for 2012

Michigan Wolverines Every year, college football fans are introduced to a handful of players that become household names by the end of the season. Predicting which players will breakout any year is never an ...

2012 Heisman Trophy Watchlist: Week 1

38 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, Georgia Bulldogs, Michigan Wolverines, Oklahoma Sooners, Oregon Ducks, South Carolina Gamecocks, USC Trojans, Virginia Tech Hokies, Washington State Cougars, West Virginia Mountaineers, Wisconsin Badgers, Heisman Trophy

College Football Coaches Talk Anonymously About Top 25 Teams

Michigan Wolverines 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

College Football's Pivotal Players: Seven for the Big Ten

Michigan Wolverines On Monday, teams around the nation will move from preseason camp mode and into game-week preparation. We’re starting to see coaches name starting quarterbacks and settle on position battles....

38 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Football, Big Ten, Illinois Fighting Illini, Iowa Hawkeyes, Michigan State Spartans, Michigan Wolverines, Nebraska Cornhuskers, Purdue Boilermakers, Wisconsin Badgers

The Big Ten's Top Impact Freshmen of 2012

Michigan Wolverines With college football's fall practice in full swing around the nation, it's really the first time names made famous on recruiting websites are showing up in actual practice reports. When it comes t...

39 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, Big Ten, Illinois Fighting Illini, Indiana Hoosiers, 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 Basketball's Biggest Preseason Questions: 17 for the Midwest Region

Michigan Wolverines With Midnight Madness less than two months away, our look at some of the biggest questions in college basketball for 2012-13 continues into its second week. Like the NCAA Tournament, we’re ta...

College Football's Top 25 Quarterbacks for 2012

Michigan Wolverines With the college football season right around the corner, it's time to countdown the best of the best. Athlon continues the countdown to kickoff with a look at the top quarterbacks in college footb...

39 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, Alabama Crimson Tide, Arkansas Razorbacks, Arkansas State Red Wolves, Clemson Tigers, Florida State Seminoles, Georgia Bulldogs, Iowa Hawkeyes, Kansas State Wildcats, Louisville Cardinals, Michigan Wolverines, Missouri Tigers, NC State Wolfpack, Nebraska Cornhuskers, North Carolina Tar Heels, Ohio State Buckeyes, Oklahoma Sooners, TCU Horned Frogs, Tennessee Volunteers, Texas Tech Red Raiders, USC Trojans, Virginia Tech Hokies, Washington Huskies, Washington State Cougars, West Virginia Mountaineers, Western Michigan Broncos

College Football's Top 10 Non-Conference Games of September

Michigan Wolverines The much-anticipated college football season is almost here, and we cannot wait for toe to meet leather on the gridiron. From Cowboys Stadium to the Rose Bowl to the Georgia Dome, here are the top ...

Olympics 2012: Which U.S. colleges led the way in London?

Michigan Wolverines Michigan's Michael Phelps led the Olympics in medals (six), but where did his alma mater Michigan rank? Football and basketball remain king, but at le...

40 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: Olympics, Big 12, Big Ten, Ivy League, Pac-12, SEC, Cal Golden Bears, Florida Gators, Georgia Bulldogs, Michigan Wolverines, Princeton Tigers, Stanford Cardinal, Tennessee Volunteers, Texas Longhorns, USC Trojans, The only words I ever said to an opponent when standing on his base were the names of his children I'd fathered.

College Football: Big Ten's Must-See Games of 2012

Michigan Wolverines As the college football season draws near, Athlon Sports is making sure fans know exactly when and where to tune in this fall. Here are the Big 12's top 30 must-see football games for the 2012 seas...

40 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, Big Ten, Illinois Fighting Illini, Indiana Hoosiers, 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

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