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BCS Got It Right with Alabama over Oklahoma State
SEC The BCS Championship Game always brings much debate and consternation when its two participants are selected. Even though the BCS has allowed the college football world to see title games that were...
1 year ago by Patrick Snow Tags: College Football, Big 12, SEC, Trent Richardson, Alabama Crimson Tide, Boise State Broncos, Iowa State Cyclones, Kansas State Wildcats, LSU Tigers, Mississippi State Bulldogs, Oklahoma State Cowboys, Penn State Nittany Lions, Stanford Cardinal, Texas A&M Aggies, USC Trojans, Virginia Tech Hokies, Wisconsin Badgers, BCS

5 Things Alabama has to do to Win the BCS Title Game
SEC By Steven Lassan (@AthlonSteven on Twitter) Whether you are for or against it, the rematch is set for Jan. 9 in New Orleans. Alabama and LSU met in Tuscaloosa earlier this year, with the T...
1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, SEC, Alabama Crimson Tide, LSU Tigers

5 Things LSU has to do to Win the BCS Title Game
SEC By Steven Lassan (@AthlonSteven on Twitter) Whether you are for or against it, the rematch is set for Jan. 9 in New Orleans. Alabama and LSU met in Tuscaloosa earlier this year, with the T...
1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, SEC, Alabama Crimson Tide, LSU Tigers

Ranking All 35 College Football Bowls: From Must-See to Must-Miss
SEC By Steven Lassan (@AthlonSteven on Twitter) Which bowls should you tune into? Athlon ranks and previews all of the matchups from the must-see to the ones you can avoid. 35. Little...
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, BCS championship, college football bowls

Mike Sherman Fired; Here are 7 Texas A&M Coaching Candidates
SEC By Steven Lassan (@AthlonSteven on Twitter) After four seasons in College Station, Texas A&M has decided to fire coach Mike Sherman. Under his watch, the Aggies posted a 25-25 record a...
1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, Big 12, SEC, Texas A&M Aggies, Mike Sherman

College Football Week 14 Preview: Match-ups and Upset Picks
SEC By Steven Lassan (@AthlonSteven on Twitter) 10 Key Storylines to Watch for Week 14 1. When commissioner Larry Scott envisioned the first Pac-12 title game, a 6-6 UCLA team is probably ...
1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac 12, SEC

College Football Predictions: Georgia vs. LSU
SEC By Steven Lassan (@AthlonSteven on Twitter) Win or lose on Saturday, LSU should already have a spot clinched in the national title game. So what’s there to play for? Only the coveted SEC...
1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, SEC, Georgia Bulldogs, LSU Tigers

Can Oklahoma State Pass Alabama in the BCS?

SEC The BCS Championship Game is looking more and more like it will be a rematch between SEC West foes LSU and Alabama. With the top two college football teams in the nation coming from the same divisi...
1 year ago by Patrick Snow Tags: College Football, Big 12, SEC, Alabama Crimson Tide, Georgia Bulldogs, LSU Tigers, Oklahoma Sooners, Oklahoma State Cowboys, BCS, Bedlam

College Football Predictions: 10 Key Games in Week 14
SEC By Mitch Light (@AthlonMitch) Here are previews and predictions for the 10 best college football games this weekend. Wisconsin (-9) vs. Michigan State (Big Ten Championship Game) The Badg...
1 year ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Football, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, SEC

Derek Dooley: On the Hot Seat at Tennessee?
SEC The Tennessee football program will be watching bowl season from home, and Vols fans are already contemplating if head coach Derek Dooley can lead them back to prominence. Tennessee is historically...
1 year ago by Patrick Snow Tags: College Football, SEC, Justin Hunter, Tyler Bray, Alabama Crimson Tide, Arkansas Razorbacks, Georgia Bulldogs, Kentucky Wildcats, LSU Tigers, Tennessee Volunteers, Vanderbilt Commodores, Derek Dooley, Lane Kiffin, Phil Fulmer

Dan Mullen Leads Coaching Candidates at Penn State
SEC The search for the next Penn State head coach took an interesting turn over the weekend with the news that current Miami coach and former PSU player Al Golden signed a new four-year contract extens...
1 year ago by Patrick Snow Tags: College Football, Big Ten, SEC, Connecticut Huskies, Houston Cougars, Iowa Hawkeyes, Iowa State Cyclones, Miami Hurricanes, Mississippi State Bulldogs, Ohio State Buckeyes, Penn State Nittany Lions, Rutgers Scarlet Knights, Vanderbilt Commodores, Virginia Cavaliers, Al Golden, Dan Mullen, Greg Schiano, James Franklin. Mike London, Jerry Sandusky, Joe Paterno, Kevin Sumlin, Kirk Ferentz, Mike London, Paul Pasqualoni, Paul Rhoads, Tom Bradley, Urban Meyer

Bowl Projections: Post-Week 13
SEC By Steven Lassan (@AthlonSteven on Twitter) With 13 weeks in the book, it's time to take a look at how teams project to the postseason. There's going to be a lot of changes over the next c...
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, bowl projections

Clemson gets the edge over South Carolina

SEC Clemson versus South Carolina is one of the more underrated and hate-filled rivalries in college football. The Gamecocks and Tigers have been playing since 1896, and Clemson the all-time series 65-...
1 year ago by Patrick Snow Tags: College Football, ACC, SEC, Connor Shaw, Marcus Lattimore, Sammy Watkins, Tajh Boyd, Clemson Tigers, South Carolina Gamecocks, Dabo Swinney, Steve Spurrier

College Football Week 13 Preview: Match-ups and Upset Picks
SEC By Steven Lassan (@AthlonSteven on Twitter) 10 Key Storylines to Watch for Week 13 1. Rivalry week has to be one of the best parts of any college football season. 10 of Athlon’s top ...
1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac 12, SEC

College Football Predictions: Arkansas at LSU
SEC By Steven Lassan (@AthlonSteven on Twitter) Losses by Oregon, Oklahoma State and Oklahoma have turned the race for the national title – at least for now – into a three-team battle: Ala...
1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, SEC, Arkansas Razorbacks, LSU Tigers

Alabama-Auburn edges Ohio State-Michigan in Intensity
SEC The Wolverines versus the Buckeyes. The Iron Bowl. We will witness two of college football’s greatest rivalries this weekend when Alabama plays at Auburn and Ohio State travels to Michigan. Many ...
1 year ago by Patrick Snow Tags: College Football, Big Ten, SEC, Alabama Crimson Tide, Auburn Tigers, Michigan Wolverines, Ohio State Buckeyes

LSU has tough road to BCS Title Game
SEC The LSU Tigers clearly have the best resume in college football and of course are ranked No. 1. But after watching top team after top team fall over the last month, you have to wonder if Les Milesâ...
1 year ago by Patrick Snow Tags: College Football, SEC, Alabama Crimson Tide, Arkansas Razorbacks, Georgia Bulldogs, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, LSU Tigers, Ohio State Buckeyes, Oklahoma Sooners, Oklahoma State Cowboys, Oregon Ducks, West Virginia Mountaineers, BCS, Les Miles

The Voting Dilemma: LSU, Alabama or Arkansas
SEC By Mitch Light I don’t vote in the two polls that make up two-thirds of the BCS standings — the coaches poll and the Harris poll. But I do a weekly ranking, of all 120 FBS teams, on our web...
1 year ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Football, SEC, Michael Dyer, Tauren Poole, Trent Richardson, Zac Stacy, Alabama Crimson Tide, Arkansas Razorbacks, LSU Tigers, BCS National Championship

College Football Power Rankings: SEC
SEC By Steven Lassan (@AthlonSteven on Twitter) Post-Week 12 SEC Power Rankings Check out all of our college football rankings. 1. LSU (11-0) – Four plays into Saturday’s game...
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, Ole Miss Rebels, South Carolina Gamecocks, Tennessee Volunteers, Vanderbilt Commodores

Urban Meyer to Ohio State: Done deal?
SEC Multiple reports surfaced last week that former Florida coach Urban Meyer had agreed in principle to take over at Ohio State after the regular season concludes. The current college football comment...
1 year ago by Patrick Snow Tags: College Football, Big Ten, SEC, Florida Gators, Ohio State Buckeyes, Jim Tressel, Luke Fickell, Nick Saban, Urban Meyer

Bowl Projections: Post-Week 12
SEC By Steven Lassan (@AthlonSteven on Twitter) With 12 weeks in the book, it's time to take a look at how teams project to the postseason. There's going to be a lot of changes over the next c...
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, bowl projections

Week 12 College Football Winners and Losers
SEC By Steven Lassan (@AthlonSteven on Twitter) Athlon sums up a full slate of college football with the most important things to take away from this weekend. Winners Alabama...
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

Ole Miss Needs a Home Run Hire as Next Coach
SEC After winning nine games in each of Houston Nutt’s first two seasons in Oxford, the Ole Miss program has been in a complete freefall. The Rebels went 4-8 last year, and the 2011 season has actual...
1 year ago by Patrick Snow Tags: College Football, SEC, Arkansas State Red Wolves, Florida Gators, LSU Tigers, Mississippi State Bulldogs, Oklahoma State Cowboys, Ole Miss Rebels, Southern Miss Golden Eagles, Texas A&M Aggies, Texas Tech Red Raiders, UL Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns, West Virginia Mountaineers, Archie Manning, Guz Malzahn, Houston Nutt, John Vaught, Larry Fedora, Mark Hudspeth, Mike Leach, Rich Rodriguez

College Football Week 12 Preview: Match-ups and Upset Picks
SEC By Steven Lassan (@AthlonSteven on Twitter) 10 Key Storylines to Watch for Week 12 1. The pressure is building on Oklahoma State. If the Cowboys can win their final two games, they wil...
1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac 12, SEC

Alabama tops Oregon and Oklahoma as Best 1-Loss Team

SEC As Oregon was finishing off Stanford last Saturday night, many members in the college football media wanted to debate the nation’s next best team after LSU and Oklahoma State. The Ducks were impr...
1 year ago by Patrick Snow Tags: College Football, SEC, LaMichael James, Trent Richardson, Alabama Crimson Tide, Arkansas Razorbacks, Clemson Tigers, LSU Tigers, Oklahoma Sooners, Oklahoma State Cowboys, Oregon Ducks, Stanford Cardinal, Texas Tech Red Raiders, Virginia Tech Hokies, Chip Kelly, Mike Gundy, Nick Saban

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