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College basketball freshman of the year: Bennett, McLemore, Smart enter the debate

Mountain West Like just about everything else this college basketball season, the National Freshman of the Year race is a bit of a mess. A week ago, Kentucky’s Nerlens Noel could have been considered a fr...

12 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Basketball, Big 12, Mountain West, Kansas Jayhawks, Oklahoma State Cowboys, UNLV Rebels

College Basketball Bracket Update: Big 12, Tourney implications for Kansas, Oklahoma State

Mountain West A wild college basketball season has an eventful week ahead of it. Entering Tuesday, 11 conferences had ties atop their leagues -- either outright ties or teams tied in the wins or losses colu...

12 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Basketball, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Mountain West, Cincinnati Bearcats, Colorado State Rams, Georgetown Hoyas, Kansas Jayhawks, Ohio State Buckeyes, Oklahoma State Cowboys

College Basketball Power Rankings: Indiana, Michigan State square for top three matchup

Mountain West Another week, another Big Ten showdown with national implications. With a five-game win streak including last week’s 75-52 rout of Michigan, Michigan State has gone from sneaky Final Four co...

12 weeks ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Basketball, ACC, Atlantic 10, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Mountain West, Pac-12, SEC, West Coast Conference

College Basketball Bracket Update: Kansas, Pittsburgh face tests this week

Mountain West Is it time to start celebrating or time to start worrying? Those are the questions fans of a handful of teams will start asking over the next month or so of the season. Are NCAA bids or confer...

14 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Basketball, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Mountain West, Cincinnati Bearcats, Kansas Jayhawks, Miami Hurricanes, New Mexico Lobos, Pittsburgh Panthers

College Basketball Power Rankings: Indiana returns to top spot, Miami makes move

Mountain West Another week, another No. 1 in the Athlon Sports college basketball power rankings. For the third week in a row, we have a new team in the top spot following Duke two weeks ago, then Michigan....

14 weeks ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Basketball, ACC, Atlantic 10, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Missouri Valley, Mountain West, Pac-12, SEC, West Coast Conference, Florida Gators, Indiana Hoosiers, Kansas Jayhawks, Miami Hurricanes, Michigan Wolverines, Syracuse Orange

College Football's 2013 Recruiting All-Name Team

Mountain West 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...

14 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

College Basketball Power Rankings: Michigan takes top spot

Mountain West Miami’s 90-63 drubbing of Duke last week shuffled the power rankings in more ways than one. First, the Blue Devils’ loss means Athlon will have a new No. 1 this week. Our nod goes to Michi...

15 weeks ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Basketball, ACC, Atlantic 10, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Missouri Valley, Mountain West, Pac-12, SEC, West Coast Conference, Duke Blue Devils, Florida Gators, Indiana Hoosiers, Kansas Jayhawks, Miami Hurricanes, Michigan Wolverines, Syracuse Orange

Grading College Football's Head Coach Hires for 2013

Mountain West 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...

Ranking the Best Quarterback Recruiting Classes of the last 10 Years

Mountain West Recruiting is reaching a fever pitch as the college football machine churns toward National Signing Day 2013. The first Wednesday in February is the NCAA’s version of Christmas morning for fans a...

College Basketball Bracket Update: Jan. 23

Mountain West As the college basketball season nears the end of the first month of the new year, the standings still reveal a handful of surprises. Instead of Arizona and UCLA, Oregon is atop the Pac-12. Ol...

16 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Basketball, ACC, Big East, Big Ten, Mountain West, Pac-12, Arizona Wildcats, Illinois Fighting Illini, Miami Hurricanes, San Diego State Aztecs, Syracuse Orange, UCLA Bruins

College Football's Top 15 Two-Star Recruits Since 2003

Mountain West Recruiting rankings are an inexact science, and even the experts will admit that. It is virtually impossible to measure heart, work ethic, mental focus and self-awareness in 17- and 18-year-old kid...

10 Amazing College Basketball Stats of the Week: Jan. 14-20

Mountain West With 347 Division I teams, following college basketball can be overwhelming. Let Athlon Sports start your college hoops week each Monday with a look at some of the most intriguing, most important a...

16 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Basketball, Atlantic 10, Big East, Big Ten, Missouri Valley, Mountain West, SEC, Air Force Falcons, Butler Bulldogs, Florida Gators, Louisville Cardinals, Missouri Tigers, Ohio State Buckeyes, Oregon Ducks, Syracuse Orange, UCLA Bruins, Wichita State Shockers

Recruiting: Ranking the Most Talented States in the Country

Mountain West The phrase “SEC Speed” instantly conjures images of glory, victory and pride for one region in the country and thoughts of depression, agony and exasperation for every other part of the nation....

17 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Conference USA, Independents, MAC, Mountain West, Pac 12, SEC, Sun Belt, WAC, AC100, high school, Recruiting

College Basketball Midseason Report: All-Americans and Championship Picks

Mountain West One of the critiques of the 2012-13 college basketball season has been a lack of eye-popping players vying for player of the year awards. Think of Player of the Year performances and competitions i...

17 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Basketball, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Missouri Valley, Mountain West, Pac-12, SEC, Creighton Bluejays, Duke Blue Devils, Indiana Hoosiers, Kansas Jayhawks, Michigan Wolverines, Missouri Tigers, UNLV Rebels

College Basketball Bracket Update and Power Rankings: Jan. 16

Mountain West If you listen closely, you can almost hear the whispers: Bracketology, bubble watch, resumes, seeding, RPI. The college basketball season is halfway through January and the conference races ar...

17 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Basketball, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Missouri Valley, Mountain West, Pac-12, SEC, Creighton Bluejays, Louisville Cardinals, Ohio State Buckeyes, Oklahoma State Cowboys, Syracuse Orange, UNLV Running Rebels, Wichita State Shockers

College Basketball Midseason Report: Surprises and disappointments

Mountain West The college basketball season is rolling along as we’ve reached the halfway point to the Final Four. If this week’s debate for the No. 1 team is any indication, the competition for the nat...

17 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Basketball, News, Big Ten, Colonial Athletic Association, Mountain West, SEC, Boise State Broncos, Butler Bulldogs, Duke Blue Devils, Illinois Fighting Illini, Kentucky Wildcats, Minnesota Gophers, North Carolina Tar Heels, Ole Miss Rebels, Oregon Ducks, Syracuse Orange, Texas Longhorns, Wyoming Cowboys

Grading College Football's First-Year Coaching Hires for 2012

Mountain West With college football’s 2012 season completed, it’s time to take a look back at the season that was and review the performance of all 124 teams before 2013 kicks off. Twenty-eight coaches m...

18 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, Arizona State Sun Devils, Arizona Wildcats, North Carolina Tar Heels, Ohio State Buckeyes, Ole Miss Rebels, Penn State Nittany Lions, Texas A&M Aggies, UCLA Bruins

College Football's Early Top 25 for 2013

Mountain West With the 2012 season officially in the books, it’s time to take an early look at college football’s top 25 teams for 2013. Alabama will be losing a few key players from its national championshi...

18 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, Georgia Bulldogs, Ohio State Buckeyes, Oregon Ducks, Texas A&M Aggies

2013 College Football Lookahead: Best Games in Week 1

Mountain West Alabama may be reveling in its second consecutive national championship, but college football fans everywhere else are turning their attention to recruiting and spring practice. Those are just...

Top 5 Fiesta Bowl Performances of the BCS Era

Mountain West With the 15th season of BCS bowl action about to take place, Athlon reviewed the tapes of the four (now five) biggest bowl games in college football. Since 1998, teams have been fighting to land a ...

19 weeks ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Football, News, Big 12, Big Ten, Mountain West, Pac 12, Boise State Broncos, Ohio State Buckeyes, Oklahoma State Cowboys, Oregon Ducks, Utah Utes, Fiesta Bowl

College Football's New Year's Resolutions for 2013

Mountain West The end of every year is always a good time for reflection and examining what improvements could be made for the following 12 months. And that’s the case with college football, especially as the ...

19 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

Top 10 Worst BCS Bowl Performances

Mountain West With the 15th season of BCS bowl action just about ready to kickoff, Athlon reviewed the tapes of the four (now five) biggest bowl games in college football. Since 1998, teams have been fighting to...

Armed Forces Bowl Preview and Prediction: Air Force vs. Rice

Mountain West Two teams with productive running attacks, suspect defenses and that won just enough games to become bowl eligible face off when Rice and Air Force take the field at TCU’s renovated Amon G. Carte...

20 weeks ago by Mark Ross Tags: College Football, News, Conference USA, Mountain West, Air Force Falcons, Rice Owls

College Football's Most Surprising Head Coach Hires of the BCS Era

Mountain West No college football head coaching search ever goes according to plan. However, anytime a job opens during or after the season, there’s a good idea of which candidates will be interested or the mo...

20 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

Hawaii Bowl Preview and Prediction: Fresno State vs. SMU

Mountain West Fresno State and SMU will be spending Christmas on Christmas Island at the Hawaii Bowl, as the only game on television Christmas Eve. The game will be a homecoming of sorts for SMU coach June J...

20 weeks ago by Nathan Rush Tags: College Football, News, Conference USA, Mountain West, Fresno State Bulldogs, SMU Mustangs

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