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College Football Predictions: LSU vs. West Virginia
SEC By Steven Lassan (@AthlonSteven on Twitter) With all of the uncertainty surrounding the Big East, this game is a chance for the conference to make a statement. West Virginia is the Big Eas...
1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, Big East, SEC, LSU Tigers, West Virginia Mountaineers, college football predictions

Mark Richt vs. Houston Nutt: Biggest Game of Their Career?
SEC by Sam Bernstein Two coaches with more than 225 combined wins find themselves fighting for their jobs this weekend. It is not because they ignored the fact that their players gave away merchand...
1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: News, SEC, Georgia Bulldogs, Ole Miss Rebels

Can West Virginia and Arkansas Pull Off Top 5 Upsets?
SEC West Virginia’s Dana Holgorsen and Arkansas’ Bobby Petrino are known for their high-octane offenses, but both coaches will face difficult tests on Saturday. Alabama and LSU have arguably the be...
1 year ago by Patrick Snow Tags: College Football, Big East, SEC, Geno Smith, Jerry Franklin, Tyler Wilson, Alabama Crimson Tide, Arkansas Razorbacks, LSU Tigers, West Virginia Mountaineers, Bobby Petrino, Dana Holgorsen, Les Miles, Nick Saban

Conference Realignment: A History Lesson
SEC This article on college football realignment originally appeared in our 1998 college football annual. As the college football landscape continues to go through realignment and the whispers of super...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: College Football, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac-12, SEC, Arkansas Razorbacks, Baylor Bears, Florida State Seminoles, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Ohio State Buckeyes, Penn State Nittany Lions, Rice Owls, SMU Mustangs, South Carolina Gamecocks, TCU Horned Frogs, Texas A&M Aggies, Texas Longhorns, Texas Tech Red Raiders, Conference realignment, Dan Beebe, superconferences

Missouri Tigers Get Offer From the SEC
SEC The SEC has already unofficially secured Texas A&M from the Big 12 – could Missouri be next? The Kansas City Star is reporting Missouri has been extended an offer to join the SEC. However, th...
1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: News, Big 12, SEC, Missouri Tigers, Conference realignment, superconferences

Vanderbilt Eyes Bowl Game after 3-0 Start
SEC 1955. 1974. 1982. 2008. It does not take very long to run through the bowl history of the Vanderbilt football program. However, James Franklin is not interested in the past. The energetic new b...
1 year ago by Patrick Snow Tags: College Football, SEC, Jerron Seymour, Trey Wilson, Zac Stacy, Alabama Crimson Tide, Arkansas Razorbacks, Army Black Knights, Connecticut Huskies, Florida Gators, Georgia Bulldogs, Kentucky Wildcats, South Carolina Gamecocks, Tennessee Volunteers, Vanderbilt Commodores, Wake Forest Demon Deacons, James Franklin, Jay Cutler

Can Vanderbilt Sustain Success in the SEC?
SEC By Mitch Light Vanderbilt’s hot start has made national news. The Commodores, fresh off a dominating 30–7 win over Ole Miss, are 3–0 under first-year head coach James Franklin. But de...
1 year ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Football, SEC, Chris Relf, Marcus Lattimore, Tauren Poole, Zac Stacy, Alabama Crimson Tide, LSU Tigers, Tennessee Volunteers, Vanderbilt Commodores

College Football Power Rankings: SEC
SEC By Steven Lassan (@AthlonSteven on Twitter) Post-Week 3 SEC Power Rankings Check out all of our college football rankings. 1. Alabama (3-0) – The Crimson Tide continue to re...
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

College Football Photo Gallery: Week 3
SEC Our favorite images from the third week of the college football season ...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: College Football, ACC, Big 12, Pac-12, SEC, Chris Rainey, Dabo Swinney, Michael Floyd, Tyler Bray, Clemson Tigers, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Scenes From Saturday

Week 3 College Football Recap
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 Califor...
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 Week 3 Preview: Match-ups and Upset Picks
SEC By Steven Lassan (@AthlonSteven on Twitter) 10 Key Storylines to Watch for Week 3 1. It’s only Week 3, but Saturday’s game between Florida State and Oklahoma will have an impact on...
1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Independents, Mountain West, Pac 12, SEC

What if Notre Dame Joined the Big Ten in 1999?
SEC By Steven Lassan (@AthlonSteven on Twitter) With conference realignment back in the news, college football fans are looking for someone to blame for all of this mess. Is it Texas? Texas A&...
1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Independents, Pac 12, SEC, Nebraska Cornhuskers, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Conference realignment, superconferences

Big 12 On Life Support; Superconferences Coming Soon?

SEC By Steven Lassan (@AthlonSteven on Twitter) It seems college football is preparing for a major shift in conference realignment very soon. Although the 2011 season is just getting underway,...
1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Independents, Pac 12, SEC, college football expansion, superconferences

College Football Power Rankings: SEC
SEC By Steven Lassan (@AthlonSteven on Twitter) Post-Week 2 SEC Power Rankings Check out all of our college football rankings. 1. Alabama (2-0) – Although LSU has one of the bes...
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, college football rankings

South Carolina Makes a Statement in SEC East
SEC By Mitch Light (@AthlonMitch) This might sound a bit obvious, but beating Georgia is a very good sign for South Carolina football. Consider the following: The Gamecocks are a combined 25–23 i...
1 year ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Football, SEC, Alshon Jeffrey, Isaiah Crowell, Josh Clemons, Marcus Lattimore, Melvin Ingram, Alabama Crimson Tide, South Carolina Gamecocks, Tennessee Volunteers, Vanderbilt Commdores

Week 2 College Football Recap
SEC By Steven Lassan (@AthlonSteven on Twitter) The Most Important Things to Take Away From Week 2 Athlon sums up a full slate of college football with the most important things ...
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

Notre Dame and Georgia Look to Avoid 0-2 Starts
SEC Notre Dame had almost everything go wrong that could go wrong in its 23-20 loss to South Florida. Despite doubling the Bulls in total yardage, the Irish had five turnovers and two weather delays on...
1 year ago by Patrick Snow Tags: College Football, SEC, Boise State Broncos, ECU Pirates, Georgia Bulldogs, Michigan Wolverines, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, South Carolina Gamecocks, USF Bulls, Western Michigan Broncos

College Football Week 2 Preview: Match-ups and Upset Picks
SEC By Steven Lassan (@AthlonSteven on Twitter) 10 Key Storylines to Watch for Week 2 1. It’s only Week 2 of the college football season, but the South Carolina-Georgia matchup could go a lon...
1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac 12, SEC, college football predictions

Boise State May Be Headed for Another Undefeated Season
SEC Boise State won its third straight opener over a BCS team, and the Broncos did it in impressive fashion with their 35-21 dismantling of Georgia. Many college football fans and media have questioned...
1 year ago by Patrick Snow Tags: College Football, Big 12, Big Ten, MWC, SEC, WAC, Kellen Moore, Shea McClellin, Air Force Falcons, Boise State Broncos, Florida State Seminoles, Georgia Bulldogs, LSU Tigers, Nebraska Cornhuskers, San Diego State Aztecs, TCU Horned Frogs, Chris Petersen

College Football's Superconferences
SEC -by Braden Gall (@AthlonBraden on twitter) The end of the world is not upon us. The sky isn’t falling. And the gates of hell are not opening to swallow conference commissioners, univers...
1 year ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, ACC, Big 12, Big Ten, Pac 12, SEC, college football expansion, superconferences

How the Auburn Tigers are Rebuilding for the Future
SEC By Tom Blaz of the Recruiting Eagle Much has been made of the major losses from the championship roster of the 2010 Auburn Tigers. With several dozen seniors and a half dozen more lost through ...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: College Football, SEC, Auburn Tigers

Baylor Threatens To Keep Texas A&M in the Big 12
SEC In an attempt to save the Big 12 from crumbling, Baylor is considering legal options against Texas A&M and the SEC. This twist is just the latest in a bizarre saga involving the Big 12, especia...
1 year ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, Big 12, SEC, Baylor Bears, Texas A&M Aggies, Texas Longhorns, college football expansion

Georgia's Richt and UCLA's Neuheisel are on the Hot Seat
SEC Georgia fans were not ready to see their Bulldogs manhandled by Boise State in Atlanta. UCLA fans are looking for any positive after the last few seasons, but the Bruins fell at Houston on Saturday...
1 year ago by Patrick Snow Tags: College Football, SEC, Boise State Broncos, Georgia Bulldogs, Houston Cougars, South Carolina Gamecocks, Stanford Cardinal, Texas Longhorns, UCLA Bruins, Mark Richt, Rick Neuheisel

SEC Notebook: Week 1
SEC The first week of college football action is complete in the SEC. Here is our look at the week that was. Team of the Week — LSU The Tigers outclassed Oregon in the marquee game of the openi...
1 year ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Football, SEC, Bruce Ellington, Chris Boyd, Jordan Rodgers, Malcolm Mitchell, Trey Depriest, Vick Ballard, Alabama, Alabama Crimson Tide, Auburn, Auburn Tigers, LSU, LSU Tigers

College Football Rankings: SEC
SEC By Steven Lassan Post-Week 1 SEC Power Rankings Also check out all of our college football rankings. 1. Alabama – A lot of interest in Saturday’s opener in Tuscaloosa centered on th...
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, college football rankings

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