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

Las Vegas Bowl Preview and Prediction: Boise State vs. Washington
Mountain West With Boise State and Washington returning most of its starting core for 2013, the Las Vegas Bowl is a chance for both teams to establish momentum and use the postseason as a springboard for an impr...
21 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, Mountain West, Pac 12, Boise State Broncos, Washington Huskies

Poinsettia Bowl Preview and Prediction: BYU vs. San Diego State
Mountain West Former conference rivals meet up again in what should be a matchup of contrasting styles between BYU and San Diego State. The Cougars earned a trip to their eighth straight bowl game in as many sea...
21 weeks ago by Mark Ross Tags: College Football, News, Independents, Mountain West, BYU Cougars, San Diego State Aztecs

15 Craziest, Weirdest and Oddest Moments in College Football 2012
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21 weeks ago by Rich McVey Tags: College Football, Overtime, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Conference USA, Independents, MAC, Mountain West, Pac 12, SEC, Sun Belt, WAC

College Football's 2012 Coordinator Carousel Tracker
Mountain West College football's coaching carousel has been active since the end of the regular season and will continue to spin over the next few months. Athlon has compiled all of the coordinator changes from ...
21 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, Oklahoma State Cowboys, Texas A&M Aggies, Texas Longhorns, USC Trojans

College Basketball's Early Season Conference Review: Mid-majors
Mountain West Butler coach Brad Stevens The Hoosier State doesn’t belong to the Hoosiers, at least not entirely. When Butler defeated Indiana 88-86 in overti...
22 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Basketball, Atlantic 10, Conference USA, Horizon League, Missouri Valley, Mountain West, Sun Belt, Butler Bulldogs, Creighton Bluejays, Gonzaga Bulldogs, New Mexico Lobos, San Diego State Aztecs, UNLV Runnin' Rebels, Wichita State Shockers

Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Preview and Prediction: Utah State vs. Toledo
Mountain West Even though the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl doesn’t have the star power of a BCS game or the Cotton Bowl, this year’s game could be one of the best pre-New Year’s Day matchups. Utah State finish...
22 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, MAC, Mountain West, WAC, Toledo Rockets, Utah State Aggies

New Mexico Bowl Preview and Prediction: Arizona vs. Nevada
Mountain West College football’s bowl season kicks off in Albuquerque, N.M. with what should be a high-scoring affair between Nevada and Arizona. The Wolf Pack averaged 37 points a game this year and ranked se...
22 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, Mountain West, Pac 12, Arizona Wildcats, Nevada Wolf Pack

A Very Early College Football 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...
23 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, Florida Gators, Georgia Bulldogs, LSU Tigers, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Ohio State Buckeyes, Oklahoma Sooners, Oregon Ducks, Texas A&M Aggies

College Football's Top 25 Freshmen of 2012
Mountain West With the 2012 college football regular season in the books, it’s time to take a look at the year in review. Several freshmen made an impact in the national and conference title races, including H...
23 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, Georgia Bulldogs, Oregon Ducks, Texas A&M Aggies, UCLA Bruins

College Football's 2012 Postseason Awards and Recap
Mountain West With all of the BCS conferences finished with regular season play, it's time to take a look at the 2012 college football season and hand out some hardware. At the midpoint of 2012, all signs pointe...
24 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, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Texas A&M Aggies

Ranking All 35 College Football Bowls for 2012: From Must-See to Must-Miss
Mountain West Which bowls should you tune into? Athlon ranks and previews all of the matchups from the must-see to the ones you can avoid. Although Alabama and Notre Dame is clearly the biggest bowl game, with 3...
24 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, Alabama Crimson Tide, Arizona State Sun Devils, Arizona Wildcats, Baylor Bears, Boise State Broncos, BYU Cougars, Cincinnati Bearcats, Clemson Tigers, Duke Blue Devils, Florida Gators, Florida State Seminoles, Georgia Bulldogs, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, Iowa State Cyclones, Kansas State Wildcats, Louisville Cardinals, LSU Tigers, Michigan State Spartans, Michigan Wolverines, Minnesota Golden Gophers, Mississippi State Bulldogs, NC State Wolfpack, Nebraska Cornhuskers, Northwestern Wildcats, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Oklahoma Sooners, Oklahoma State Cowboys, Ole Miss Rebels, Oregon Ducks, Oregon State Beavers, Pittsburgh Panthers, Purdue Boilermakers, Rutgers Scarlet Knights, South Carolina Gamecocks, Stanford Cardinal, Syracuse Orange, TCU Horned Frogs, Texas A&M Aggies, Texas Longhorns, Texas Tech Red Raiders, UCLA Bruins, USC Trojans, Vanderbilt Commodores, Virginia Tech Hokies, Washington Huskies, West Virginia Mountaineers, Wisconsin Badgers

College Football Week 14 Recap: Alabama wins SEC classic
Mountain West This is not a sentiment often noted with the BCS: Good thing the championship game is more than a month away. Otherwise, good luck topping the game of the year in Atlanta. Every play and every...
24 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Conference USA, MAC, Mountain West, Pac-12, SEC, Sun Belt, WAC, Alabama Crimson Tide, Baylor Bears, Cincinnati Bearcats, Florida State Seminoles, Georgia Bulldogs, Kansas State Wildcats, Louisville Cardinals, Nebraska Cornhuskers, Oklahoma Sooners, Stanford Cardinal, Texas Longhorns, Tulsa Golden Hurricane, UCLA Bruins, Wisconsin Badgers

College Football Post-Week 13 BCS Analysis
Mountain West Notre Dame’s goal-line stand -- or USC’s blunders, depending on your point of view -- erased any mystery for the BCS standings as far as the national championship is concerned. Notre Dam...
25 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, MAC, Mountain West, Pac-12, SEC

College Football Post-Week 13 Bowl Projections
Mountain West College football's bowl season is inching closer, and it's never too early to take a look at what the matchups might look like. With 13 weeks of results in the books, the bowl picture for nearly ev...
25 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 12 Rankings
Mountain West Week 12 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. And it was a busy week in the coaching carou...
26 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, Connecticut Huskies, NC State Wolfpack, Tennessee Volunteers

10 College Football Coaches Who Should be Thankful
Mountain West A chance to coach college football at the top level of the game for a living should make any man on the sideline to be thankful. Some should be more thankful than others this year, though, to ...
26 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Football, Big 12, Big Ten, Mountain West, SEC, Arkansas Razorbacks, Florida Gators, Georgia Bulldogs, Hawaii Warriors, Kansas Jayhawks, Minnesota Golden Gophers, New Mexico Lobos, Penn State Nittany Lions, Texas Longhorns, Texas Tech Red Raiders, Washington State Cougars

College Football Post-Week 12 Bowl Projections
Mountain West College football's bowl season is inching closer, and it's never too early to take a look at what the matchups might look like. With 12 weeks of results in the books, it's beginning to get easier t...
26 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

5 College Football Coaches Who Will Be Fired at the End of the 2012 Season
Mountain West Coaching changes are inevitable at the end of every college football season. With only a few weeks left in the regular season, some coaches still have a chance to save their job. Gene Chizik, ...
27 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big Ten, Conference USA, Mountain West, Pac 12, SEC, Sun Belt, Auburn Tigers, Boston College Eagles, California Golden Bears, Purdue Boilermakers, Tennessee Volunteers

College Football's Top 20 Coaches on the Hot Seat: Post-Week 11 Rankings
Mountain West Week 11 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. Boston College's Frank Spaziani remains the ...
27 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, Connecticut Huskies, NC State Wolfpack, Tennessee Volunteers

College Football Post-Week 11 Bowl Projections
Mountain West College football's bowl season is inching closer, but it's never too early to take a look at what the matchups might look like. With 11 weeks of results in the books, it's beginning to get easier t...
27 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

2012-13 College Basketball Preview and Predictions
Mountain West The college basketball season starts today, so it's time for picks. Not just for the Final Four and top players and coaches, but also who we think who will thrive, flop and surprise. Here are t...
27 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Basketball, ACC, Atlantic 10, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Missouri Valley, Mountain West, Pac-12, SEC

College Football Post-Week 10 Bowl Projections
Mountain West College football's bowl season is inching closer, but it's never too early to take a look at what the matchups might look like. With nine weeks of results in the books, it's beginning to get easier...
28 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 10 Rankings
Mountain West Week 10 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 was fired after lo...
28 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, Connecticut Huskies, NC State Wolfpack, Tennessee Volunteers

2012-13 Athlon College Basketball Preseason All-America Team
Mountain West If the list of All-America contenders is any indication, this will be a fascinating year in college basketball. Teams like Kentucky and North Carolina are no strangers to the All-America ...
28 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Basketball, Monthly, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Missouri Valley, Mountain West, Ohio Valley, Pac-12, SEC, Sun Belt, Baylor Bears, Creighton Bluejays, Indiana Hoosiers, Kentucky Wildcats, Louisville Cardinals, Michigan Wolverines, Minnesota Golden Gophers, Murray State Racers, North Carolina Tar Heels, North Texas Mean Green, UCLA Bruins, UNLV Runnin' Rebels

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