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Top 10 Individual Performances in College Football 2012
SEC Johnny Manziel’s Heisman coronation capped a wild year of college football in 2012 filled with twists, turns and unexpected results. Perhaps we should have known 2012 would be different from...
23 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Football, ACC, Big 12, Pac-12, SEC, WAC, Alabama Crimson Tide, Arizona Wildcats, Clemson Tigers, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Oregon Ducks, South Carolina Gamecocks, Temple Owls, Texas A&M Aggies, USC Trojans, West Virginia Mountaineers

Ranking the SEC's New College Football Coaches
SEC The SEC is college football’s toughest conference and only got better with the addition of new coaches Gus Malzahn, Bret Bielema, Butch Jones and Mark Stoops. All four schools (Auburn, Arkansas, ...
23 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, SEC, Arkansas Razorbacks, Auburn Tigers, Kentucky Wildcats, Tennessee Volunteers

A Very Early College Football 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...
23 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, Florida Gators, Georgia Bulldogs, LSU Tigers, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Ohio State Buckeyes, Oklahoma Sooners, Oregon Ducks, Texas A&M Aggies

College Football's Top 10 Must-See Matchups of the 2012 Bowl Season
SEC College football’s 2012-2013 bowl season kicks off in Albuquerque on Dec. 15 and ends on Jan. 7 with the BCS National Championship in Miami. With 35 games, there’s a lot of college football to ...
23 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Independents, MAC, Pac 12, SEC, Alabama Crimson Tide, Clemson Tigers, Kansas State Wildcats, LSU Tigers, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Oregon Ducks

College Football's Top 25 Freshmen of 2012
SEC With the 2012 college football regular season in the books, it’s time to take a look at the year in review. Several freshmen made an impact in the national and conference title races, including H...
23 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, Georgia Bulldogs, Oregon Ducks, Texas A&M Aggies, UCLA Bruins

Heisman Milestones and Firsts Through the Years
SEC Texas A&M’s Johnny Manziel became the first freshman to win the Heisman Trophy on Friday, adding another milestone to one of the most storied awards in sports. From the first African-Ame...
23 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Football, ACC, Big 12, Big Ten, Pac-12, SEC, Army Black Knights, Florida Gators, Florida State Seminoles, Michigan Wolverines, Navy Midshipmen, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Oklahoma Sooners, Oregon State Beavers, Syracuse Orange, Texas A&M Aggies, USC Trojans

AC100 Recruiting Update: Ethan Pocic
SEC Lemont High School in the greater Chicago area is home to one of the top offensive tackle prospects in the nation. Ethan Pocic — which is pronounced Poe-sick — is a 6-foot-7, 285-pound mauler w...
23 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: College Football, High School, SEC, LSU Tigers, AC100, high school, Recruiting

Grading Tennessee Football's Hire of Coach Butch Jones
SEC After an extended coaching search, Tennessee has finally found its man. Butch Jones was picked as the Volunteers’ next coach, replacing Derek Dooley after an ineffective three-year run in Knoxvil...
23 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, SEC, Tennessee Volunteers

College Football's Top 10 Surprises of 2012
SEC With college football’s 2012 regular season in the books, it’s time to take a look back at the highlights and lowlights from this year. There were plenty of surprises in college football this s...
23 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Independents, Pac 12, SEC, Florida Gators, Kansas State Wildcats, Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Tennessee Football’s Coaching Search Continues: Top Remaining Candidates?

SEC With Mike Gundy, Larry Fedora and Charlie Strong saying no to Tennessee, the Volunteers' coaching search is wide open. The top names on athletic director Dave Hart's list have passed on the job, wh...
24 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, SEC, Tennessee Volunteers

College Basketball: John Calipari's Top 20 All-Time Freshmen
SEC Even since his first season as a college head coach at UMass, John Calipari has thrived with freshmen. That season in 1988-89, Calipari had a rookie Jim McCoy, who averaged 19.8 points per game. ...
24 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: College Basketball, Atlantic 10, Conference USA, SEC, Kentucky Wildcats, Memphis Tigers, UMass Minutemen

What if the Heisman was awarded after the National Championship?
SEC The Heisman Trophy is an inherently flawed award. That’s the bad news. The great news is we the fans have the power to change it. Just six years ago, underclassmen weren’t really considered...
24 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac 12, SEC, Florida Gators, Kansas State Wildcats, Miami Hurricanes, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Oklahoma Sooners, Texas A&M Aggies, Texas Longhorns, Virginia Tech Hokies

College Football's Best Heisman Campaigns
SEC Like politicians, college football athletes and their universities also campaign to grab votes. Since the race for the Heisman kicks off this week, we thought we'd look back as some of our favorite...
24 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Independents, Pac 12, SEC, Texas A&M Aggies

College Football 2012 Awards Roundtable
SEC The Heisman remains college football’s biggest prize, but players from every position will walk away with hardware Thursday night as part of the college football awards show (ESPN, 7:30 p.m. East...
24 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big Ten, Pac-12, SEC, Alabama Crimson Tide, Kansas State Wildcats, Mississippi State Bulldogs, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Ohio State Buckeyes, Oregon Ducks, Penn State Nittany Lions, Texas A&M Aggies, UCLA Bruins, USC Trojans, Wisconsin Badgers

College Football's 2012 Postseason Awards and Recap
SEC With all of the BCS conferences finished with regular season play, it's time to take a look at the 2012 college football season and hand out some hardware. At the midpoint of 2012, all signs pointe...
24 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, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Texas A&M Aggies

20 Most Amazing College Football Stats of 2012
SEC Single-game, single-season and career records. School, conference and national benchmarks. Remarkable performances and embarrassing moments. The good, bad and ugly makes college football the great ...
24 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac 12, SEC, WAC, Alabama Crimson Tide, Arizona Wildcats, Auburn Tigers, Clemson Tigers, Nebraska Cornhuskers, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Oklahoma Sooners, Oregon Ducks, Tennessee Volunteers, USC Trojans, Vanderbilt Commodores, Washington State Cougars, West Virginia Mountaineers, Wisconsin Badgers

2012 Heisman Trophy Final Voting: Our winner is...
SEC Each week, the Athlon editors and others who closely follow college football vote on the most prestigious award in the sport. A 13-man conglomerate of college football gurus from Athlon Sports and ...
24 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, ACC, Big 12, Big Ten, Independent, Pac 12, SEC, Alabama Crimson Tide, Kansas State Wildcats, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Ohio State Buckeyes, Oregon Ducks, Texas A&M Aggies, USC Trojans

15 BCS Championship Match-ups that should have happened
SEC Argument reigned supreme last season when one-loss Alabama got the nod to rematch with LSU over Oklahoma State in the BCS Championship game. Had the Cowboys simply beaten Iowa State two weeks earli...
24 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, News, Big 12, Big Ten, Pac 12, SEC, Alabama Crimson Tide, Auburn Tigers, Boise State Broncos, Florida Gators, Georgia Bulldogs, Miami Hurricanes, Michigan Wolverines, Ohio State Buckeyes, Oregon Ducks, TCU Horned Frogs, Tennessee Volunteers, USC Trojans, West Virginia Mountaineers

Arkansas, Auburn or Tennessee: Which is the best job opening in the SEC?
SEC The SEC is college football's No. 1 conference, so it's no surprise there's a lot of interest in the coaching positions at Tennessee, Auburn and Arkansas. Although each of the three schools has a l...
24 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, SEC, Arkansas Razorbacks, Auburn Tigers, Tennessee Volunteers

College Football's 2012 Postseason All-America Team
SEC College football's 2012 regular season is over, which means it's time to hand out the hardware. It's never easy compiling a postseason All-America team, especially after watching several players ha...
24 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Independents, Pac 12, SEC, Florida State Seminoles, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Texas A&M Aggies, USC Trojans

5 Reasons Why Notre Dame Will Beat Alabama for the National Title
SEC After struggling to find success under Tyrone Willingham, Bob Davie and Charlie Weis, Brian Kelly has led Notre Dame back to promience. The Fighting Irish are playing in their first BCS bowl since ...
24 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, Independents, SEC, Notre Dame Fighting Irish

5 Reasons Why Alabama Will Beat Notre Dame for the National Title
SEC Alabama is back in the national championship for the third time in four seasons. The Crimson Tide survived an early November loss to Texas A&M to wind up No. 2 in the BCS rankings and has a sho...
24 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, SEC, Alabama Crimson Tide

Ranking All 35 College Football Bowls for 2012: From Must-See to Must-Miss
SEC Which bowls should you tune into? Athlon ranks and previews all of the matchups from the must-see to the ones you can avoid. Although Alabama and Notre Dame is clearly the biggest bowl game, with 3...
24 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, Alabama Crimson Tide, Arizona State Sun Devils, Arizona Wildcats, Baylor Bears, Boise State Broncos, BYU Cougars, Cincinnati Bearcats, Clemson Tigers, Duke Blue Devils, Florida Gators, Florida State Seminoles, Georgia Bulldogs, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, Iowa State Cyclones, Kansas State Wildcats, Louisville Cardinals, LSU Tigers, Michigan State Spartans, Michigan Wolverines, Minnesota Golden Gophers, Mississippi State Bulldogs, NC State Wolfpack, Nebraska Cornhuskers, Northwestern Wildcats, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Oklahoma Sooners, Oklahoma State Cowboys, Ole Miss Rebels, Oregon Ducks, Oregon State Beavers, Pittsburgh Panthers, Purdue Boilermakers, Rutgers Scarlet Knights, South Carolina Gamecocks, Stanford Cardinal, Syracuse Orange, TCU Horned Frogs, Texas A&M Aggies, Texas Longhorns, Texas Tech Red Raiders, UCLA Bruins, USC Trojans, Vanderbilt Commodores, Virginia Tech Hokies, Washington Huskies, West Virginia Mountaineers, Wisconsin Badgers

Final BCS analysis: Alabama-Notre Dame to title game
SEC The most drama in the BCS selection was settled by the most dramatic game of the season when Alabama defeated Georgia 32-28 in the SEC Championship Game. While the Notre Dame-Alabama champions...
24 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, MAC, Pac 12, SEC, Alabama Crimson Tide, Florida Gators, Northern Illinois Huskies, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Oklahoma Sooners

Georgia's Aaron Murray Gets Rocked By Alabama Defender
SEC The SEC Championship matchup between Alabama and Georgia might have been the best played game in 2012. The Bulldogs had a chance to win late, but the Crimson Tide defense held on the final drive to...
24 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: News, SEC, Alabama Crimson Tide, Georgia Bulldogs

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