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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...

27 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...

27 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...

27 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. ...

27 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...

27 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...

27 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...

27 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...

28 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 ...

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 ...

28 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...

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...

28 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...

28 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 ...

28 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...

28 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...

28 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...

28 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...

28 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: News, SEC, Alabama Crimson Tide, Georgia Bulldogs

College Football Week 14 Recap: Alabama wins SEC classic

SEC This is not a sentiment often noted with the BCS: Good thing the championship game is more than a month away. Otherwise, good luck topping the game of the year in Atlanta. Every play and every...

College Football Predictions: Every Game in Week 14

SEC Six conference championship games highlight the Week 14 slate, most notably the Georgia vs. Alabama clash in the SEC. There will also BCS bids on the line in the Big Ten (Nebraska vs. Wisconsin), A...

SEC Championship Preview and Prediction: Alabama vs. Georgia

SEC These two traditional powers—Alabama and Georgia—will play for the first time in the SEC Championship Game and for only the fifth time overall since 1995. The stakes couldn’t be higher: The w...

28 weeks ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Football, SEC, Aaron Murray, AJ McCarron, Eddie Lacy, Keith Marshall, Kenny Bell, Kevin Norwood, Malcolm Mitchell, Marlon Brown, Tavarres King, TJ Yeldon, Todd Gurley, Alabama Crimson Tide, Georgia Bulldogs

College Football Post-Week 13 Award Watch

SEC This week will mark the final chance for award contenders to make their final pitches to voters across the country. Heisman contenders Johnny Manziel, Manti Te’o and Braxton Miller have finis...

28 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Football, Big 12, Conference USA, Pac-12, SEC, WAC, Alabama Crimson Tide, Arizona Wildcats, Georgia Bulldogs, Kansas State Wildcats, Louisiana Tech Bulldogs, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, South Carolina Gamecocks, Texas A&M Aggies, Tulane Green Wave, USC Trojans

Kentucky's first road test highlights SEC-Big East Challenge

SEC If the unofficial start of the SEC-Big East Challenge began in the Bahamas on Friday, the Big East is in good shape. Louisville defeated SEC newcomer Missouri 84-61 in a Battle 4 Atlantis semi...

28 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Basketball, Big East, SEC, Alabama Crimson Tide, Arkansas Razorbacks, Cincinnati Bearcats, Florida Gators, Georgetown Hoyas, Kentucky Wildcats, Marquette Golden Eagles, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Syracuse Orange, Tennessee Volunteers

Grading Kentucky Football's Hire of Coach Mark Stoops

SEC Kentucky was the first BCS program to make a coaching change this year, and the Wildcats are the first team to hire a replacement. Florida State defensive coordinator Mark Stoops landed his first h...

29 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, SEC, Kentucky Wildcats

2012 Heisman Trophy Contenders: Post-Week 13

29 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

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