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College Basketball Bracket Update: Jan. 30

SEC A light week of college basketball, relatively speaking, should come to a thrilling end. Michigan at Indiana has the potential to be one of the best games of the season, with both teams in the...

15 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Basketball, Big Ten, SEC, Indiana Hoosiers, Michigan Wolverines

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

SEC 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

College Basketball Power Rankings: Michigan takes top spot

SEC Miami’s 90-63 drubbing of Duke last week shuffled the power rankings in more ways than one. First, the Blue Devils’ loss means Athlon will have a new No. 1 this week. Our nod goes to Michi...

15 weeks ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Basketball, ACC, Atlantic 10, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Missouri Valley, Mountain West, Pac-12, SEC, West Coast Conference, Duke Blue Devils, Florida Gators, Indiana Hoosiers, Kansas Jayhawks, Miami Hurricanes, Michigan Wolverines, Syracuse Orange

Recruiting: Ranking the SEC's Best Football Rosters

SEC 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...

Texas A&M's Johnny Manziel Creates Ridiculous Trick Shot Video

SEC Trick shot videos have been a popular offseason craze in college football over the last few years. Connecticut’s Johnny McEntee seems to have started this recent trend, but several other players ...

16 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, Overtime, News, SEC, Texas A&M Aggies

Super Bowl XLVII Teams Call on SEC, Miami to Build Rosters

SEC Even on Super Bowl Sunday, the SEC is king. The SEC is represented more than any other conference on the Super Bowl rosters with 17 players for the Ravens and 49ers playing their final collegi...

16 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Football, NFL, Monthly, SEC, Miami Hurricanes, Baltimore Ravens, San Francisco 49ers, super bowl

Grading College Football's Head Coach Hires for 2013

SEC College football’s coaching carousel was in full effect this offseason. Thirty programs will have a new head coach in 2013, ranging from Arkansas, Auburn, Kentucky and Tennessee in the SEC to FBS...

Ranking the Best Quarterback Recruiting Classes of the last 10 Years

SEC 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 15 SEC Football Teams of the BCS Era

SEC 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...

16 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, News, SEC, Alabama Crimson Tide, Auburn Tigers, Florida Gators, Georgia Bulldogs, LSU Tigers, Tennessee Volunteeers

5 Reasons Why Ohio State Is Alabama's Biggest Threat in 2013

SEC Can the rest of college football stop the SEC from its eighth straight national championship? That’s the big question facing coaching staffs in the ACC, Big East, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12 and at N...

16 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, Big Ten, SEC, Alabama Crimson Tide, Ohio State Buckeyes, Oregon Ducks

College Football's Top 15 Two-Star Recruits Since 2003

SEC Recruiting rankings are an inexact science, and even the experts will admit that. It is virtually impossible to measure heart, work ethic, mental focus and self-awareness in 17- and 18-year-old kid...

10 Players Replacing the Biggest Names in College Football in 2013

SEC 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...

16 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

10 Amazing College Basketball Stats of the Week: Jan. 14-20

SEC With 347 Division I teams, following college basketball can be overwhelming. Let Athlon Sports start your college hoops week each Monday with a look at some of the most intriguing, most important a...

16 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Basketball, Atlantic 10, Big East, Big Ten, Missouri Valley, Mountain West, SEC, Air Force Falcons, Butler Bulldogs, Florida Gators, Louisville Cardinals, Missouri Tigers, Ohio State Buckeyes, Oregon Ducks, Syracuse Orange, UCLA Bruins, Wichita State Shockers

Early SEC Football Predictions for 2013

SEC With Alabama’s convincing victory over Notre Dame in early January, the SEC ran its streak of consecutive national champions to seven. The bad news for the competition? The SEC isn’t going anyw...

17 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, 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

Looking Back at College Football's Top 40 Recruits from 2007

SEC The top prospects of the 2007 signing class was a cautionary tale of sorts. USC was the big winner on National Signing Day that year as the Trojans claiming four of the top 10 prospects in one...

17 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Independents, Pac 12, SEC, LSU Tigers, Michigan Wolverines, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Texas Longhorns, USC Trojans

Recruiting: Ranking the Most Talented States in the Country

SEC The phrase “SEC Speed” instantly conjures images of glory, victory and pride for one region in the country and thoughts of depression, agony and exasperation for every other part of the nation....

17 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Conference USA, Independents, MAC, Mountain West, Pac 12, SEC, Sun Belt, WAC, AC100, high school, Recruiting

College Football's NFL Draft Deadline Winners and Losers

SEC The early entry deadline to the NFL Draft is always a nervous time for many coaches in college football. Even though most coaches have an idea of which players will be back for the next season, the...

College Basketball Midseason Report: All-Americans and Championship Picks

SEC One of the critiques of the 2012-13 college basketball season has been a lack of eye-popping players vying for player of the year awards. Think of Player of the Year performances and competitions i...

17 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Basketball, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Missouri Valley, Mountain West, Pac-12, SEC, Creighton Bluejays, Duke Blue Devils, Indiana Hoosiers, Kansas Jayhawks, Michigan Wolverines, Missouri Tigers, UNLV Rebels

College Basketball Bracket Update and Power Rankings: Jan. 16

SEC If you listen closely, you can almost hear the whispers: Bracketology, bubble watch, resumes, seeding, RPI. The college basketball season is halfway through January and the conference races ar...

17 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Basketball, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Missouri Valley, Mountain West, Pac-12, SEC, Creighton Bluejays, Louisville Cardinals, Ohio State Buckeyes, Oklahoma State Cowboys, Syracuse Orange, UNLV Running Rebels, Wichita State Shockers

Where do College Football's Starting Quarterbacks Come From?

SEC Where do starting quarterbacks come from? What makes them great? How are they constructed? All important questions college coaches must ask themselves when trying to evaluate the most important...

17 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac 12, SEC

College Basketball Midseason Report: Surprises and disappointments

SEC The college basketball season is rolling along as we’ve reached the halfway point to the Final Four. If this week’s debate for the No. 1 team is any indication, the competition for the nat...

17 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Basketball, News, Big Ten, Colonial Athletic Association, Mountain West, SEC, Boise State Broncos, Butler Bulldogs, Duke Blue Devils, Illinois Fighting Illini, Kentucky Wildcats, Minnesota Gophers, North Carolina Tar Heels, Ole Miss Rebels, Oregon Ducks, Syracuse Orange, Texas Longhorns, Wyoming Cowboys

8 Amazing College Basketball Stats of the Week: Jan. 7-13

17 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Basketball, ACC, Big 12, Big Ten, SEC, Duke Blue Devils, Illinois Fighting Illini, Indiana Hoosiers, Michigan Wolverines, Minnesota Golden Gophers, North Carolina Tar Heels, Texas A&M Aggies, Texas Longhorns

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

SEC 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

Grading College Football's First-Year Coaching Hires for 2012

SEC With college football’s 2012 season completed, it’s time to take a look back at the season that was and review the performance of all 124 teams before 2013 kicks off. Twenty-eight coaches m...

18 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Conference USA, Independents, MAC, Mountain West, Pac 12, SEC, Sun Belt, WAC, Arizona State Sun Devils, Arizona Wildcats, North Carolina Tar Heels, Ohio State Buckeyes, Ole Miss Rebels, Penn State Nittany Lions, Texas A&M Aggies, UCLA Bruins

Ranking Jobs in the 2012-13 Coaching Carousel

SEC The opening of three key SEC jobs this season -- Arkansas, Auburn and Tennessee -- sparked debate within the Athlon office, and, it seems, through rabid SEC fans. Which job is the most desirab...

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