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Unit Rankings: 2012 ACC Offensive Lines

North Carolina Tar Heels Kickoff for the 2012 college football season is still two months away, but it's never too early to project how the year might play out. Athlon will be taking a look at how each position s...

48 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Boston College Eagles, Clemson Tigers, Duke Blue Devils, Florida State Seminoles, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, Maryland Terrapins, Miami Hurricanes, NC State Wolfpack, North Carolina Tar Heels, Virginia Cavaliers, Virginia Tech Hokies, Wake Forest Demon Deacons

Ranking College Football's Best and Worst Coaching Hires for 2012

North Carolina Tar Heels The college football coaching carousel was busy in the offseason, as 28 programs changed hands. Here’s how we rank the new hires: 1. Urban Meyer, Ohio State Previous Job: College football...

48 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Conference USA, MAC, Mountain West, Pac 12, SEC, Sun Belt, WAC, Akron Zips, Arizona State Sun Devils, Arizona Wildcats, Arkansas Razorbacks, Arkansas State Red Wolves, Colorado State Rams, FAU Owls, Fresno State Bulldogs, Hawaii Warriors, Houston Cougars, Illinois Fighting Illini, Kansas Jayhawks, Memphis Tigers, New Mexico Lobos, North Carolina Tar Heels, Ohio State Buckeyes, Ole Miss Rebels, Penn State Nittany Lions, Pittsburgh Panthers, Rutgers Scarlet Knights, Southern Miss Golden Eagles, Texas A&M Aggies, Toledo Rockets, Tulane Green Wave, UAB Blazers, UCLA Bruins, UMass Minutemen, Washington State Cougars

Unit Rankings: 2012 ACC Wide Receivers

49 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Boston College Eagles, Clemson Tigers, Duke Blue Devils, Florida State Seminoles, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, Maryland Terrapins, Miami Hurricanes, NC State Wolfpack, North Carolina Tar Heels, Virginia Cavaliers, Virginia Tech Hokies, Wake Forest Demon Deacons

College Football: The History of ACC Realignment

North Carolina Tar Heels College football expansion has taken over the hearts and minds of college football junkies everywhere. The sky is falling, rivalries are dead and the future of college football is in great peri...

50 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, ACC, Boston College Golden Eagles, Clemson Tigers, Duke Blue Devils, Florida State Seminoles, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, Maryland Terrapins, Miami Hurricanes, NC State Wolfpack, North Carolina Tar Heels, Virginia Cavaliers, Virginia Tech Hokies, Wake Forest Demon Deacons

2012 NBA Draft: Pick-by-pick Recap

North Carolina Tar Heels As always, the NBA Draft started at breakneck speed. Commissioner David Stern came out from behind his almighty Oz curtain and was greeted as he has been for years — with aggressive booing from t...

ACC Football 2012 All-Conference Team

North Carolina Tar Heels The 2012 college football season is just around the corner, and Athlon continues its countdown to kickoff with a look at our first, second and third All-ACC teams for this season. Athlon's 2012...

51 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Boston College Eagles, Clemson Tigers NC State Wolfpack, Duke Blue Devils, Florida State Seminoles, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, Maryland Terrapins, Miami Hurricanes, North Carolina Tar Heels, Virginia Cavaliers, Virginia Tech Hokies, Wake Forest Demon Deacons, 2012 College Football All-Conference Teams

College football conference realignment draft: Part 2

North Carolina Tar Heels Yesterday, the four commissioners of the NCAA (National Conglomerate of Athlon Authorities) conferences selected their first four programs of 16 in our realignment draft. Today, we'll continue with...

51 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Football, Auburn Tigers, Clemson Tigers, Illinois Fighting Illini, Iowa Hawkeyes, Miami Hurricanes, Michigan State Spartans, Missouri Tigers, North Carolina Tar Heels, Oklahoma Sooners, Pittsburgh Panthers, South Carolina Gamecocks, Tennessee Volunteers, Texas A&M Aggies, Virginia Tech Hokies, West Virginia Mountaineers, Wisconsin Badgers

2012 NBA Mock Draft: First Round With Tiers

North Carolina Tar Heels Athlon Sports’ 2012 NBA Mock Draft (updated June 27, 4:45 p.m. ET) breaks down all 30 picks in the first round, highlighting each “tier” of talent and exploring several trade rumors in the op...

ACC 2012 Heisman Contenders: The Way It Should Be

North Carolina Tar Heels The Heisman Trophy may be the most coveted trophy in all of sports. Ten of the last 11 winners of this priceless award have been quarterbacks. And since 1950, only one time has a non-offensive ...

1 year ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, ACC, Clemson Tigers, Duke Blue Devils, Florida State Seminoles, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, Maryland Terrapins, Miami Hurricanes, NC State Wolfpack, North Carolina Tar Heels, Virginia Cavaliers, Virginia Tech Hokies, Wake Forest Demon Deacons

ACC Football 2012 Predictions

North Carolina Tar Heels The media and others may have jumped the gun by anointing Florida State as the class of the ACC’s Atlantic Division in 2011, but the rest of the division will be hard-pressed to keep the Seminole...

1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Boston College Eagles, Clemson Tigers, Duke Blue Devils, Florida State Seminoles, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, Maryland Terrapins, Miami Hurricanes, NC State Wolfpack, North Carolina Tar Heels, Virginia Cavaliers, Virginia Tech Hokies, Wake Forest Demon Deacons, 2012 College Football Predictions

College Football Preseason 2012 Rankings: No. 26-35

North Carolina Tar Heels With the completion of Athlon's college football Top 25 for 2012, it's time to take a look at the rest of the rankings, beginning with No. 26-35. Note: Ranking is where team is proje...

1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Pac 12, SEC, Auburn Tigers, Florida Gators, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, Kansas State Wildcats, Missouri Tigers, NC State Wolfpack, North Carolina Tar Heels, South Florida Bulls, Texas A&M Aggies, Utah Utes, 2012 College Football Rankings

Virginia Tech Football: Who Challenges the Hokies in the Coastal?

North Carolina Tar Heels 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...

1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Duke Blue Devils, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, Miami Hurricanes, North Carolina Tar Heels, Virginia Cavaliers, Virginia Tech Hokies, 2012 College Football Spring Preview

ACC Running Back Rankings for 2012

North Carolina Tar Heels 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...

ACC Quarterback Rankings for 2012

Best Basketball Teams since 2000 Not to Win an NCAA Championship

North Carolina Tar Heels The one-and-done format of the NCAA Tournament often leads to the best team going home without a title. Amazing seasons tend to crash and burn in the maelstrom that is March Madness. From the pages...

1 year ago by Patrick Snow Tags: College Basketball, March Madness, Duke Blue Devils, Illinois Fighting Illini, Kansas Jayhawks, Kentucky Wildcats, Memphis Tigers, North Carolina Tar Heels, Ohio State Buckeyes, UCLA Bruins, UConn Huskies, Bill Self, Coach K, John Calipari, Roy Williams

Sweet 16: Toughest Path to the Final Four

North Carolina Tar Heels The editors at Athlon Sports debate some of the hot topics surrounding the NCAA Tournament. What No. 1 seed has the toughest remaining path to the Final Four? Nathan Rush: Syracuse has not ...

1 year ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Basketball, Michigan State Spartans, North Carolina Tar Heels, Syracuse Orange

Ranking the ACC’s College Football Coaches

North Carolina Tar Heels by Steven Lassan (@AthlonSteven on twitter) and Braden Gall (@BradenGall) Ranking the coaches in any college football conference is a difficult task. Many factors play into just how successful ...

1 year ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Boston College Eagles, Clemson Tigers, Duke Blue Devils, Florida State Seminoles, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, Maryland Terrapins, Miami Hurricanes, NC State Wolfpack, North Carolina Tar Heels, Virginia Cavaliers, Virginia Tech Hokies, Wake Forest Demon Deacons, 2012 College Football Spring Preview

NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 Preview: Midwest Region

North Carolina Tar Heels NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 Preview: Midwest Region Top Dog — North Carolina (1) After getting shot-swatting forward John Henson back from a wrist injury suffered in the ACC Tournament, the ...

1 year ago by Nathan Rush Tags: College Basketball, Harrison Barnes, John Henson, Kendall Marshall, Mark Gottfried, Roy Williams, Kansas Jayhawks, NC State Wolfpack, North Carolina Tar Heels

North Carolina Tar Heels 2012 Spring Preview

North Carolina Tar Heels The journey to claim the 2012 national title begins in February, March and April, as 124 college football teams open up spring practice over the next three months. Athlon will preview som...

1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: College Football, News, ACC, North Carolina Tar Heels, 2012 College Football Spring Preview

NCAA Bowl Ban on UNC Will Impact Tar Heels' 2012 Season

North Carolina Tar Heels The verdict is in and the news is not good for North Carolina. A NCAA investigation regarding improper benefits and other violations under former coach Butch Davis has concluded, with the NCAA levy...

1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: News, ACC, North Carolina Tar Heels

NCAA Tournament: Midwest Region Preview

North Carolina Tar Heels 2012 NCAA Tournament MIDWEST REGION St. Louis Top Two – North Carolina (1), Kansas (2) The North Carolina Tar Heels (29–5, 14–2 ACC) were the preseason No. 1 team in the country...

1 year ago by Nathan Rush Tags: College Basketball, Bill Self, Harrison Barnes, Juan Fernandez, Roy Williams, Thomas Robinson, Tim Hardaway Jr., Tyler Zeller, Belmont Bruins, Georgetown Hoyas, Kansas Jayhawks, North Carolina Tar Heels, Temple Owls

College Basketball: Players of the Year

North Carolina Tar Heels By Mitch Light Athlon Sports is in the business of preseason prognostications, so let’s look back at who we tabbed as the preseason Player of the Year in the nation’s top conferences and wh...

1 year ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Basketball, Antohny Davis, Drew Gordon, Jae Crowder, Josh Smith, Tyler Zeller, Kentucky Wildcats, Michigan State Spartans, New Mexico Lobos, North Carolina Tar Heels, Temple Owls

2012 ACC Schedule Analysis

North Carolina Tar Heels By Braden Gall (@BradenGall on twitter) and Steven Lassan (@AthlonSteven) Related: Athlon's Early College Football Top 25 for 2012 Related: Athlon's Early ACC Predictions for 2012 ...

1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, ACC, Boston College Eagles, Clemson Tigers, Duke Blue Devils, Florida State Seminoles, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, Maryland Terrapins, Miami Hurricanes, NC State Wolfpack, North Carolina Tar Heels, Virginia Cavaliers, Virginia Tech Hokies, Wake Forest Demon Deacons, 2012 College Football Spring Preview

2012 ACC Football Schedules

North Carolina Tar Heels Click here to read more ACC coverage by AthlonSports.com Boston College Sept. 1 Miami Sept. 8 Maine Sept. 15 at Northwestern Sept. 22 Bye Week Sept. 29 Clemson Oct. 6 at Arm...

Florida State over Duke; Syracuse and UConn losses highlight wild weekend

North Carolina Tar Heels It was a wild weekend around college basketball, with several upsets and plenty of last drama. Some of the most notable results were Florida State winning at Duke, Syracuse tasting its first d...

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