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College Football's Top 5 Running Backs on the Rise for 2013

Oklahoma Sooners With spring practice kicking off across the nation, the race to win college football’s 2013 national title has officially started. Although it’s hard to learn everything about a team in spring ...

Top 40 College Football/Basketball Coaching Tandems

Oklahoma Sooners For all of last week and into this week, Athlon Sports ranked football and men’s basketball coaching tandems in the power conferences. It’s a tall task recognizing excellence in both ...

12 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Football, College Basketball, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac-12, SEC, Alabama Crimson Tide, Michigan State Spartans, Michigan Wolverines, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Ohio State Buckeyes, Oklahoma Sooners

College Basketball Weekend Preview: Oklahoma State, Oklahoma in Big 12 race

Oklahoma Sooners If the Big 12 goes through Kansas, the Oklahoma schools might be in good shape. A three-game losing streak for the Jayhawks has flipped the Big 12 race around, leaving the Cowboys and Sooners,...

13 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Basketball, Big 12, Oklahoma Sooners, Oklahoma State Cowboys

College Football's Top 5 Quarterbacks on the Rise for 2013

Oklahoma Sooners The start of spring practice for all 125 FBS college football teams is officially right around the corner. Army kicked off its spring practice on Feb. 12, while Tulane begins one day later on Feb. ...

13 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big Ten, Pac 12, SEC, Baylor Bears, Michigan Wolverines, Oklahoma Sooners, Stanford Cardinal, Texas Tech Red Raiders

College Football's Top 15 Impact JUCO Transfers for 2013

Oklahoma Sooners Most of the talk on college football’s national signing day centers around which true freshman can make the biggest impact for a program for that upcoming season. While true freshman often make b...

Ranking the Best College Football-Basketball Coach Tandems in the Big 12

Oklahoma Sooners With college football’s spring practice and basketball’s postseason around the corner, Athlon Sports decided this would be a good time to evaluate each school’s coaching tandem. In this ...

13 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Football, College Basketball, Big 12, Baylor Bears, Iowa State Cyclones, Kansas Jayhawks, Kansas State Wildcats, Oklahoma Sooners, Oklahoma State Cowboys, TCU Horned Frogs, Texas Longhorns, Texas Tech Red Raiders, West Virginia Mountaineers

College Football Recruiting: Big 12 Team Consensus Rankings for 2013

Oklahoma Sooners Recruiting in college football is downright nasty. It is a cutthroat, cannibalistic big business that is microscopically analyzed by fans, administrators and media members alike. Recruiting in the ...

14 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, News, Big 12, Baylor Bears, Iowa State Cyclones, Kansas Jayhawks, Kansas State Wildcats, Oklahoma Sooners, Oklahoma State Cowboys, TCU Horned Frogs, Texas Longhorns, Texas Tech Red Raiders, West Virginia Mountaineers, AC100, Recruiting

College Football Team Recruiting Rankings: Top 25 Consensus for 2013

Oklahoma Sooners Recruiting is the lifeblood of college football. Without good players, winning championships is nearly impossible. But there is much debate as too just how much recruiting rankings matter. Here...

National Signing Day 2013 Winners and Losers

Oklahoma Sooners National Signing Day 2013 has come and gone. Fans, coaches and players alike rode a yearlong roller-coaster to the first Wednesday in February and it all ended with over 3,000 new college foot...

Ranking College Football's Top 10 Recruiting Classes Since 2001

Oklahoma Sooners The "modern" recruiting era is tied directly to the online recruiting websites. Rivals and Scout began the explosion around 2001 and ESPN and 247Sports have powerfully entered the market since. The...

14 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, News, Alabama Crimson Tide, Florida Gators, Georgia Bulldogs, LSU Tigers, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Ohio State Buckeyes, Oklahoma Sooners, Texas Longhorns, USC Trojans, AC100, high school

Ranking College Football's Most Talented Rosters

Oklahoma Sooners Preseason prognosticators like Athlon Sports — the most accurate college football preview magazine on newsstands — use many things to predict what the coming football season will look...

2013 Football Recruiting Rankings: Defensive Line

Oklahoma Sooners National Signing Day 2013 is right around the corner and Athlon Sports is releasing its position-by-position rankings for the Class of 2013 based on the Athlon Consensus 100. Who is left on th...

2013 Football Recruiting Rankings: Defensive Backs

15 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, News, Alabama Crimson Tide, Florida Gators, Georgia Bulldogs, LSU Tigers, Miami Hurricanes, Michigan Wolverines, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Ohio State Buckeyes, Oklahoma Sooners, Texas Longhorns, UCLA Bruins, USC Trojans, Virginia Tech Hokies, AC100, Recruiting

Ranking the Best & Worst College Football Coaches Who Went to the NFL

Oklahoma Sooners Philadelphia's decision to pick Chip Kelly as its head coach will be one of the most intriguing and heavily scrutinized hires in NFL history. Kelly was a traditional college coach, as he ran an up-...

15 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big East, Big Ten, Independents, Pac 12, SEC, Alabama Crimson Tide, Miami Hurricanes, Oklahoma Sooners, Rutgers Scarlet Knights, Stanford Cardinal, USC Trojans, AFC East, AFC North, AFC South, AFC West, NFC East, NFC North, NFC South, NFC West

Recruiting: Ranking the Big 12's Best Football Rosters

Oklahoma Sooners Preseason prognosticators like Athlon Sports — the most accurate college football preview magazine on newsstands — use many things to attempt to predict what the coming football season will loo...

16 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, News, Big 12, Baylor Bears, Iowa State Cyclones, Kansas Jayhawks, Kansas State Wildcats, Oklahoma Sooners, Oklahoma State Cowboys, TCU Horned Frogs, Texas Longhorns, Texas Tech Red Raiders, West Virginia Mountaineers

2013 Football Recruiting Rankings: Running Backs

16 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, News, Alabama Crimson Tide, Florida Gators, Florida State Seminoles, Michigan Wolverines, Nebraska Cornhuskers, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Ohio State Buckeyes, Oklahoma Sooners, Oregon Ducks, USC Trojans, AC100, Recruiting

Ranking the Best Quarterback Recruiting Classes of the last 10 Years

Oklahoma Sooners 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...

Top 25 High School Football Recruits of 2013

Oklahoma Sooners After over a year of evaluation that includes underclassman combines, spring and summer camps, the fall high school season and winter All-Star events, the 2013 Athlon Consensus 100 is finalized. ...

16 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, News, Alabama Crimson Tide, Auburn Tigers, Florida Gators, Mississippi State Bulldogs, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Oklahoma Sooners, Ole Miss Rebels, Oregon Ducks, Penn State Nittany Lions, Texas A&M Aggies, USC Trojans, Virginia Tech Hokies, AC100, Recruiting

Top 10 Big 12 Football Teams of the BCS Era

Oklahoma Sooners The BCS just put a bow on its 15th season of action and Athlon has dissected the numbers and reviewed the tapes of all six BCS conferences in order to rank the best each league has had to offer. Wh...

17 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, News, Big 12, Nebraska Cornhuskers, Oklahoma Sooners, Texas Longhorns

10 Players Replacing the Biggest Names in College Football in 2013

Oklahoma Sooners The start of spring practice is still over a month away, but college football coaches have already turned the page from 2012 to 2013. With the passing of the NFL Draft deadline and new recruits com...

17 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac 12, SEC, Alabama Crimson Tide, Florida State Seminoles, Kansas State Wildcats, LSU Tigers, Ohio State Buckeyes, Oklahoma Sooners, Stanford Cardinal, Texas A&M Aggies, USC Trojans, Wisconsin Badgers

Early Big 12 Football Predictions for 2013

Oklahoma Sooners 2013 is shaping up to be an interesting year in the Big 12. Kansas State claimed the conference title in 2012, but a new champion should be expected next season. Oklahoma tied the Wildcats for the ...

17 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, Big 12, Baylor Bears, Iowa State Cyclones, Kansas Jayhawks, Kansas State Wildcats, Oklahoma Sooners, Oklahoma State Cowboys, TCU Horned Frogs, Texas Longhorns, Texas Tech Red Raiders, West Virginia Mountaineers

College Football's Top 5 Teams on the Decline for 2013

Oklahoma Sooners The 2012 college football season ended with another SEC Championship. And the SEC’s run of dominance probably won’t end in 2013, as Alabama returns most of its core and is a heavy favorite to w...

18 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, SEC, Florida State Seminoles, Kansas State Wildcats, LSU Tigers, Oklahoma Sooners, Rutgers Scarlet Knights

Top 30 Non-Conference Games to Watch in 2013

Oklahoma Sooners It is never too early to start looking ahead to next season. Especially now that Alabama is college football’s 2012 National Champion. This season featured huge showdowns between the ACC and SEC ...

2013 College Football Lookahead: Best Games in Week 1

Oklahoma Sooners 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...

Ranking the National Championship Teams of the BCS Era

Oklahoma Sooners The BCS just finished its 15th season of action, and has for the most part, been a major improvement on the previous bowl system. How do each of the 15 official champions stack-up against each othe...

19 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac 12, SEC, Alabama Crimson Tide, Auburn Tigers, Florida Gators, LSU Tigers, Miami Hurricanes, Ohio State Buckeyes, Oklahoma Sooners, Tennessee Volunteers, Texas Longhorns, USC Trojans

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