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Arkansas and Nebraska Among Signing Day Struggles
SEC -by Patrick Snow (@AthlonSnowman on twitter) We all know recruiting rankings are very subjective, but it is also true that every fan base would like a highly-ranked class. A star-studded haul i...
1 year ago by Patrick Snow Tags: College Football, Big 12, Big Ten, Pac-12, SEC, Alabama Crimson Tide, Arkansas Razorbacks, Cal Bears, LSU Tigers, Michigan State Spartans, Michigan Wolverines, Missouri Tigers, Nebraska Cornhuskers, Oklahoma State Cowboys

Notre Dame and Iowa State Wins Among Weekend's Best
SEC Which team had the best weekend, as far as improving its NCAA profile? Nathan Rush: Notre Dame’s 50–48 victory at Connecticut on Saturday was another impressive win for the Fighting Irish...
1 year ago by Patrick Snow Tags: College Basketball, Big 12, Big East, Pac-12, SEC, Arizona Wildcats, Cincinnati Bearcats, Gonzaga Bulldogs, Iowa State Cyclones, Kansas Jayhawks, Kentucky Wildcats, Louisville Cardinals, Missouri Tigers, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Pittsburgh Panthers, Syracuse Orange, UConn Huskies

Florida State over Duke; Syracuse and UConn losses highlight wild weekend
SEC 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...
1 year ago by Patrick Snow Tags: College Basketball, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac-12, SEC, Baylor Bears, Duke Blue Devils, Florida State Seminoles, Illinois Fighting Illini, Mississippi State Bulldogs, Missouri Tigers, North Carolina Tar Heels, Northwestern Wildcats, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Syracuse Orange, Tennessee Volunteers, Texas Longhorns, UConn Huskies, Vanderbilt Commodores, Wisconsin Badgers

SEC: Very Early Predictions for 2012
SEC By Braden Gall (@BradenGall on twitter) and Steven Lassan (@AthlonSteven) Very Early 2012 SEC East Predictions 1. Georgia Bulldogs Key Returnees: QB Aaron Murray, RB Isaiah Crowell...
1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, SEC, Alabama Crimson Tide, Arkansas Razorbacks, Auburn Tigers, Florida Gators, Georgia Bulldogs, Kentucky Wildcats, LSU Tigers, Mississippi State Bulldogs, Missouri Tigers, Ole Miss Rebels, South Carolina Gamecocks, Tennessee Volunteers, Texas A&M Aggies, Vanderbilt Commodores

College Football 2012: Who Are the Early Favorites?
SEC It's never too early to start thinking about 2012. Alabama claimed its second national title in three years by dominating LSU 21-0 on Monday night, and both teams are expected to be back in the nat...
1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac 12, SEC

Alabama Football: What to Expect for 2012
SEC By Steven Lassan (@AthlonSteven on Twitter) After falling short in the first meeting against LSU, Alabama left no doubt in New Orleans. The Crimson Tide dominated the Tigers to win their s...
1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, SEC, Alabama Crimson Tide

LSU Football: What to Expect for 2012
SEC By Steven Lassan (@AthlonSteven on Twitter) The Tigers were the best team in the regular season, but couldn't deliver with the national title on the line. LSU was thoroughly dominated by A...
1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, SEC, LSU Tigers

Alabama Shuts Out LSU to Take the BCS Championship
SEC By Steven Lassan (@AthlonSteven on Twitter) The Alabama-LSU rematch resembled the first meeting in some ways, but not on the scoreboard. The Crimson Tide turned in a dominating 21-0 perfor...
1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, SEC, Alabama Crimson Tide, LSU Tigers

BCS Championship Preview and Predictions: LSU vs. Alabama
SEC By Steven Lassan (@AthlonSteven on Twitter) BCS National Championship Alabama (11-1) vs. LSU (13-0) Date: Jan. 9 at 8:30 p.m. ET Location: Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, La. ...
1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, SEC, Alabama Crimson Tide, LSU Tigers

College Football 2012: Three Teams on the Decline
SEC By Steven Lassan (@AthlonSteven on Twitter) It's never too early to start thinking about next season, and Athlon kicked off our lookahead to 2012 with a very, very early top 25. Of course,...
1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Mountain West, Pac 12, SEC

Cotton Bowl Preview: Kansas State vs. Arkansas
SEC by Patrick Snow (@AthlonSnowman on Twitter) Cotton Bowl   Kansas State vs. Arkansas Date: Jan. 6, 8:00 PM ET  Location: Cowboys Stadium, Arlington, Texas This game look...
1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, Big 12, SEC, Arkansas Razorbacks, Kansas State Wildcats

College Football 2012: Three Teams on the Rise
SEC By Steven Lassan (@AthlonSteven on Twitter) It's never too early to start thinking about next season, and Athlon kicked off our lookahead to 2012 with a very, very early top 25. Of co...
1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Mountain West, Pac 12, SEC, Ohio State Buckeyes, Texas Longhorns, Washington Huskies, College Football

Gator Bowl Preview: Florida vs. Ohio State
SEC by Nathan Rush Gator Bowl Ohio State (6–6) vs. Florida (6–6) Date: Jan. 2, 2012 at 1 p.m. ET Location: EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Fla. Coined the “Urban Meyer Bowl” this ye...
1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, Big Ten, SEC, Florida Gators, Ohio State Buckeyes

Outback Bowl Preview: Michigan State vs. Georgia
SEC by Rob Doster Outback Bowl Teams: Michigan State (10–3) vs. Georgia (10-3) Date: Jan. 2 at 1 p.m. ET Location: Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Fla.   This game, one of the most i...
1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, Big Ten, SEC, Georgia Bulldogs, Michigan State Spartans

Capital One Bowl Preview: South Carolina vs. Nebraska
SEC by Patrick Snow (@AthlonSnowman on Twitter) Capital One Bowl  Nebraska vs. South Carolina Date: Jan. 2, 1:00 PM ET   Location: Florida Citrus Bowl Stadium, Orlando, Fl...
1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, Big Ten, SEC, Nebraska Cornhuskers, South Carolina Gamecocks, capital one bowl, college football bowls

Chick-fil-A Bowl Preview: Auburn vs. Virginia
SEC by Rob Doster Chick-fil-A Bowl Teams: Virginia (8–4) vs. Auburn (7–5) Date: Dec. 31 at 7:30 p.m. ET Location: Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Ga.   The defending national champion Aub...
1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, ACC, SEC, Auburn Tigers, Virginia Cavaliers, college football bowls

Liberty Bowl Preview: Cincinnati vs. Vanderbilt
SEC by Mitch Light (@AthlonMitch on Twitter) 2011 Liberty Bowl Cincinnati (9–3) vs. Vanderbilt (6–6) Date: Dec. 31 at 3:30 p.m. ET Location: Liberty Bowl, Memphis, Tenn. Vanderbilt is...
1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, Big East, SEC, Cincinnati Bearcats, Vanderbilt Commodores

2012 Quarterback Rankings: SEC
SEC -by Braden Gall (follow at @BradenGall) There is no doubt this is the Era of the Quarterback. Houston’s Case Keenum (152) and Boise State’s Kellen Moore (142) both broke Graham Harrell...
1 year ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, SEC, Alabama Crimson Tide, Arkanasas Razorbacks, Auburn Tigers, Florida Gators, Georgia Bulldogs, Kentucky Wildcats, LSU Tigers, Mississippi State Bulldogs, Missouri Tigers, Ole Miss Rebels, South Carolina Gamecocks, Tennessee Volunteers, Texas A&M Aggies, Vanderbilt Commodores

Music City Bowl Preview: Wake Forest vs. Mississippi State
SEC by Mitch Light (@AthlonMitch on Twitter) Music City Bowl Wake Forest (6–6) vs. Mississippi State (6–6) Date: Dec. 30 at 6:40 p.m. ET Location: LP Field, Nashville, Tenn. Miss...
1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, ACC, SEC, Mississippi State Bulldogs, Wake Forest Demon Deacons

The NFL Draft's Impact on College Football's Preseason Top 25
SEC By Steven Lassan (@AthlonSteven on Twitter) The 2012 preseason college football top 25 is already starting to take shape. USC quarterback Matt Barkley has decided to return for another sea...
1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Conference USA, Independents, MAC, Mountain West, Pac 12, SEC, Sun Belt, WAC, college football top 25, NFL Draft

After Gus Malzahn, Auburn Faces a Turning Point in 2012
SEC By Steven Lassan (@AthlonSteven on Twitter) One year after winning the national championship, Gene Chizik is looking at a turning point in his tenure at Auburn. Chizik’s coaching sta...
1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, SEC, Auburn Tigers

The 15 Best SEC Teams of the BCS Era
SEC -by Braden Gall (follow at @AthlonBraden) The BCS is wrapping up its 14th season of action, and Athlon has dissected the numbers and reviewed the tapes of all six BCS conferences in order to ra...
1 year ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, SEC, Alabama Crimson Tide, Auburn Tigers, Florida Gators, Georgia Bulldogs, LSU Tigers, Tennessee Volunteeers

Athlon's 2011 College Football All-America Team
SEC Putting together an All-America team is never easy and that’s certainly the case in 2011. Several players didn’t make the cut on Athlon’s All-America team, but that doesn’t take anything aw...
1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Conference USA, MAC, Mountain West, Pac 12, SEC, Sun Belt, WAC

Snyder, Miles and Hoke lead Coach of the Year Candidates
SEC There were many great coaching jobs around college football this season, and the Coach of the Year selection is always a tough decision. Les Miles of LSU was the only coach in the country to go und...
1 year ago by Patrick Snow Tags: College Football, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Mountain West, Pac-12, SEC, Sun Belt, Andrew Luck, Collin Klein, Arkansas State Red Wolves, Baylor Bears, Boise State Broncos, Clemson Tigers, Kansas State Wildcats, LSU Tigers, Michigan Wolverines, Stanford Cardinal, TCU Horned Frogs, Virginia Cavaliers, Art Briles, Bill Snyder, Brady Hoke, Dabo Swinney, David Shaw, Hugh Freeze, Les Miles, Mike London

A Very Early College Football Top 25 for 2012
SEC By Steven Lassan (@AthlonSteven on Twitter) (Published December 8th, 2011) Click here to view Athlon's updated top 25 for 2012. It's never too early to start thinking about next season...
1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Conference USA, Independents, MAC, Mountain West, Pac 12, SEC, Sun Belt, WAC

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