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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...

18 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...

18 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...

18 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...

18 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

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...

18 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...

College Football's Early Top 25 for 2013

SEC With the 2012 season officially in the books, it’s time to take an early look at college football’s top 25 teams for 2013. Alabama will be losing a few key players from its national championshi...

19 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Independents, Mountain West, Pac 12, SEC, Alabama Crimson Tide, Georgia Bulldogs, Ohio State Buckeyes, Oregon Ducks, Texas A&M Aggies

2013 College Football Lookahead: Best Games in Week 1

SEC 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...

Can Alabama Repeat as College Football's National Champs in 2013?

SEC Alabama became the first team in the BCS era to win back-to-back titles by defeating Notre Dame 42-14 on Jan. 7 in Miami. The victory over the Fighting Irish gave the SEC its seventh consecutive na...

19 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, SEC, Alabama Crimson Tide

Ranking the National Championship Teams of the BCS Era

SEC 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

Rapid reaction: Alabama dominates Notre Dame for BCS title

SEC This wasn’t supposed to be the year for Alabama. Seems foolish, now doesn’t it? The Crimson Tide returned only four defensive starters from the 2011 title squad. A Heisman finalist, Trent ...

19 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Football, SEC, Alabama Crimson Tide, Notre Dame Fighting Irish

20 Best Teams That Never Played for the BCS Championship

SEC It only takes one penalty, one missed assignment or one yard for one loss to end a national championship. The 20 teams listed below came up just short of playing in the national championship game f...

19 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Independents, Pac 12, SEC, Alabama Crimson Tide, Auburn Tigers, Boise State Broncos, Florida Gators, Ohio State Buckeyes, Penn State Nittany Lions, TCU Horned Frogs, USC Trojans

BCS National Championship Preview and Prediction: Notre Dame vs. Alabama

SEC Two of college football’s storied programs will meet on Jan. 7 in the most-anticipated title matchup of the BCS era. For Alabama, a trip to the national championship has almost become routine. Th...

19 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, Independents, SEC, Alabama Crimson Tide, Notre Dame Fighting Irish

7 Amazing College Basketball Stats of the Week: Jan. 1-6

19 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Basketball, Big East, Big Ten, Pac-12, SEC, Arizona Wildcats, Duke Blue Devils, Georgetown Hoyas, Illinois Fighting Illini, Missouri Tigers, Ohio State Buckeyes

2013 U.S. Army All-American Bowl Winners and Losers

SEC For the 13th year in a row, some the best and brightest future stars of the college football gridiron came together in San Antonio for the U.S. Army All-American Bowl. Each year dozens of elite pro...

19 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Independents, Pac 12, SEC, Alabama Crimson Tide, Louisville Cardinals, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Ohio State Buckeyes, Oregon Ducks

Top 15 BCS National Championship Performances

SEC With the 15th season of BCS bowl action about to take place, Athlon reviewed the tapes of the four (now five) biggest bowl games in college football. Since 1998, teams have been fighting to land a ...

19 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big Ten, Independents, Pac 12, SEC, Alabama Crimson Tide, Florida Gators, Florida State Seminoles, Texas Longhorns, USC Trojans, BCS National Championship

Cotton Bowl Preview and Prediction: Texas A&M vs. Oklahoma

SEC The matchup in Dallas will be a familiar one, but the Cotton Bowl will provide the first look at how a freshman Heisman winner will react to the burden of the award. Only Florida’s Tim Tebow ...

19 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Football, News, Big 12, SEC, Oklahoma Sooners, Texas A&M Aggies

BBVA Compass Bowl Preview and Prediction: Pittsburgh vs. Ole Miss

SEC If Ole Miss players need a tour guide around Birmingham, they could ask their opponents. Making their third consecutive trip to the BBVA Compass Bowl, Pittsburgh players should know the hot spo...

19 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Football, News, Big East, SEC, Ole Miss Rebels, Pittsburgh Panthers

How Alabama's 2012 Championship Team Ranked as High School Recruits

SEC The merits of recruiting rankings are debated in every sports bar and around every water cooler in the nation. Athlon continues its look back at recruiting rankings by comparing the starting line-u...

20 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, News, SEC, Alabama Crimson Tide, Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Alabama and Notre Dame: A position-by-position historic comparison

SEC There are few programs in the history of college football that have experienced as much success as Alabama and Notre Dame. The Fighting Irish are fourth all-time with 865 wins and no team in t...

20 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, News, Independents, SEC, Alabama Crimson Tide, Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Sugar Bowl Preview and Prediction: Florida vs. Louisville

SEC Florida and Louisville haven’t played each other during the lifetime of many of the players on the field in New Orleans, but familiar faces will be all over the place. The Gators and Cardinal...

20 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Football, News, Big East, SEC, Florida Gators, Louisville Cardinals

Top 5 Sugar Bowl Performances of the BCS Era

20 weeks ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Pac 12, SEC, Florida Gators, Florida State Seminoles, LSU Tigers, Utah Utes, West Virginia Mountaineers, BCS bowls, college football bowls, Sugar Bowl

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