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College Football's Top Defensive Linemen for 2012

Stanford Cardinal Winning the battle in the trenches is crucial to claiming college football's national championship. The SEC has claimed six consecutive national titles, so it should come as no surprise this confer...

College Basketball's Biggest Preseason Questions: 17 for the West Region

Stanford Cardinal With Midnight Madness less than two months away, our look at some of the biggest questions in college basketball for 2012-13 continues into its second week. Like the NCAA Tournament, we’re ta...

College Football's Top 15 Tight Ends for 2012

Stanford Cardinal The tight end position has been lacking in recent years, but there's a good crop of players ready to emerge in 2012. Notre Dame's Tyler Eifert ranks as Athlon's No. 1 tight end for this season, whi...

College Football: Pac-12's Must-See Games of 2012

Stanford Cardinal As the college football season draws near, Athlon Sports is making sure fans know exactly when and where to tune in this fall. Here are the Pac-12's top 30 must-see football games for the 2012 seas...

39 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, Arizona State Sun Devils, Arizona Wildcats, Cal Golden Bears, Colorado Buffaloes, Oregon Ducks, Oregon State Beavers, Stanford Cardinal, UCLA Bruins, USC Trojans, Utah Utes, Washington Huskies, Washington State Cougars

15 Biggest College Football Quarterback Battles

Stanford Cardinal The kickoff to the 2012 college football season is just around the corner, but quarterback battles remain in full swing across the nation. Most national title contenders have settled on a quarterba...

Olympics 2012: Which U.S. colleges led the way in London?

Stanford Cardinal Michigan's Michael Phelps led the Olympics in medals (six), but where did his alma mater Michigan rank? Football and basketball remain king, but at le...

39 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: Olympics, Big 12, Big Ten, Ivy League, Pac-12, SEC, Cal Golden Bears, Florida Gators, Georgia Bulldogs, Michigan Wolverines, Princeton Tigers, Stanford Cardinal, Tennessee Volunteers, Texas Longhorns, USC Trojans, The only words I ever said to an opponent when standing on his base were the names of his children I'd fathered.

Pac-12 Player Rankings: The Top 50 Players for 2012

Stanford Cardinal The Pac-12 is one of the nation's top conferences for offense, so it should be no surprise that six of the top 10 players in Athlon's top 50 for 2012 check in on that side of the ball. USC's Matt B...

39 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, Pac 12, Arizona State Sun Devils, Arizona Wildcats, California Golden Bears, Colorado Buffaloes, Oregon Ducks, Oregon State Beavers, Stanford Cardinal, UCLA Bruins, USC Trojans, Utah Utes, Washington Huskies, Washington State Cougars

College Football's Top 20 Linebacker Units for 2012

Stanford Cardinal They’re the teams within the team — those cohesive little units bound together by their shared responsibilities within the larger team context. Whether it’s the offensive linemen firing o...

Pac-12 Coaches Talk Anonymously About Conference Foes

Stanford Cardinal It's not easy getting college football coaches to honestly comment on another coach, player or team. Most coaches don't want to give opposing teams billboard material, which is why there ...

40 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, Pac 12, Arizona State Sun Devils, Arizona Wildcats, Colorado Buffaloes, Oregon Ducks, Oregon State Beavers, Stanford Cardinal, UCLA Bruins, USC Trojans, Utah Utes, Washington Huskies, Washington State Cougars

College Football's Top 25 Running Back Units for 2012

College Football's Top 20 Storylines to Watch in Fall Practice

Stanford Cardinal The start of the 2012 college football season is just a few weeks away. However, as fall practice kicks off around the nation, plenty of unanswered questions remain, including some that will have a...

Pac-12's Top 10 Storylines to Watch in Fall Practice

Stanford Cardinal Kickoff for the 2012 college football season is just around the corner. However, plenty of unanswered questions remain around the nation for every team. Injuries, quarterback battles and ...

41 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, Pac 12, Arizona State Sun Devils, Arizona Wildcats, Colorado Buffaloes, Oregon Ducks, Oregon State Beavers, Stanford Cardinal, UCLA Bruins, USC Trojans, Utah Utes, Washington Huskies, Washington State Cougars

Pac-12 Football's Breakout Players for 2012

Stanford Cardinal Every year, college football fans are introduced to a handful of players that become household names by the end of the season. Predicting which players will breakout any year is never an easy task....

Ranking the Pac-12's Basketball Coaches

Stanford Cardinal After underachieving in the last three seasons, the Pac-12 may finally start to rebound. At least that’s what the coaches in the league hope. Despite the turmoil in the conference, the...

42 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Basketball, Arizona State Sun Devils, Arizona Wildcats, California Golden Bears, Colorado Buffaloes, Oregon Ducks, Oregon State Beavers, Stanford Cardinal, UCLA Bruins, USC Trojans, Utah Utes, Washington Huskies, Washington State Huskies, Pac-12

Unit Rankings: 2012 Pac-12 Linebackers

Stanford Cardinal Kickoff for the 2012 college football season is still two months away, but it's never too early to project how the year might play out. Athlon will be taking a look at how each position s...

42 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, Pac 12, Arizona State Sun Devils, Arizona Wildcats, Colorado Buffaloes, Oregon Ducks, Oregon State Beavers, Stanford Cardinal, UCLA Bruins, USC Trojans, Utah Utes, Washington Huskies, Washington State Cougars

Pac-12 Football: Leach, Rodriguez and Graham Add Spice and Intrigue

Stanford Cardinal Don’t expect Monte Kiffin to sleep very much from about Oct. 21-Nov. 10. The USC defensive coordinator doesn’t get a lot of rest during the season to begin with, but the opponents the Trojans w...

43 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, Pac 12, Arizona State Sun Devils, Arizona Wildcats, California Golden Bears, Colorado Buffaloes, Oregon Ducks, Oregon State Beavers, Stanford Cardinal, UCLA Bruins, USC Trojans, Utah Utes, Washington Huskies, Washington State Cougars

Unit Rankings: 2012 Pac-12 Defensive Lines

43 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, Pac 12, Arizona State Sun Devils, Arizona Wildcats, Colorado Buffaloes, Oregon Ducks, Oregon State Beavers, Stanford Cardinal, UCLA Bruins, USC Trojans, Utah Utes, Washington Huskies, Washington State Cougars

Unit Rankings: 2012 Pac-12 Offensive Lines

44 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, Pac 12, Arizona State Sun Devils, Arizona Wildcats, California Golden Bears, Colorado Buffaloes, Oregon Ducks, Oregon State Beavers, Stanford Cardinal, UCLA Bruins, USC Trojans, Utah Utes, Washington Huskies, Washington State Cougars

Unit Rankings: 2012 Pac-12 Wide Receivers

45 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, Pac 12, Arizona State Sun Devils, Arizona Wildcats, California Golden Bears, Colorado Buffaloes, Oregon Ducks, Oregon State Beavers, Stanford Cardinal, UCLA Bruins, USC Trojans, Utah Utes, Washington Huskies, Washington State Cougars

The History of Pac-12 Conference Realignment

Stanford Cardinal College football expansion has taken over the hearts and minds of college football junkies everywhere. The sky is falling, rivalries are dead and the future of college football is in great peri...

45 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, Pac-12, Arizona State Sun Devils, Arizona Wildcats, Cal Golden Bears, Colorado Buffaloes, Oregon Ducks, Oregon State Beavers, Stanford Cardinal, UCLA Bruins, USC Trojans, Utah Utes, Washington Huskies, Washington State Cougars

College football conference realignment draft: Part 3

Stanford Cardinal We're halfway through the Athlon Sports conference realignment draft with the first four rounds on Monday and rounds five through eight on Tuesday. As expected, the most prominent and consisten...

46 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Football, Arizona Wildcats, Arkansas Razorbacks, BYU Cougars, Cal Golden Bears, Duke Blue Devils, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, Kansas Jayhawks, Kentucky Wildcats, Louisville Cardinals, Maryland Terrapins, NC State Wolfpack, Ole Miss Rebels, Purdue Boilermakers, Stanford Cardinal, USF Bulls, Virginia Cavaliers

Pac-12 Football 2012 All-Conference Team

Stanford Cardinal The 2012 college football season is just around the corner, and Athlon continues its countdown to kickoff with a look at our first, second and third All-Pac-12 teams for this season. First-Team...

47 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, Pac 12, Arizona State Sun Devils, Arizona Wildcats, California Golden Bears, Colorado Buffaloes, Oregon Ducks, Oregon State Beavers, Stanford Cardinal, UCLA Bruins, USC Trojans, Utah Utes, Washington Huskies, Washington State Cougars, 2012 College Football All-Conference Teams

Pac-12 Football: 2012 All-Conference Team As Recruits

Stanford Cardinal The 2012 college football season is just around the corner, and Athlon continues its countdown to kickoff with a look at all-conference teams from across the nation. But where did all these tremend...

47 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, Pac-12, Arizona State Sun Devils, Arizona Wildcats, Cal Golden Bears, Colorado Buffaloes, Oregon Ducks, Oregon State Beavers, Stanford Cardinal, UCLA Bruins, USC Trojans, Utah Utes, Washington Huskies, Washington State Cougars

Pac-12 2012 Heisman Contenders: The Way It Should Be

Stanford Cardinal The Heisman Trophy may be the most coveted trophy in all of sports. Ten of the last 11 winners of this priceless award have been quarterbacks. And since 1950, only one time has a non-offensive ...

47 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, Pac 12, Arizona State Sun Devils, Arizona Wildcats, Cal Golden Bears, Colorado Buffaloes, Oregon Ducks, Oregon State Beavers, Stanford Cardinal, UCLA Bruins, USC Trojans, Utah Utes, Washington Huskies, Washington State Cougars

Pac-12 Football 2012 Predictions

Stanford Cardinal The obstacles were well-documented. USC would be crippled for multiple seasons by NCAA penalties — after all, it had happened before. De’Anthony Thomas’ recruiting defection to Oregon was a p...

48 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, Pac 12, Arizona State Sun Devils, Arizona Wildcats, California Golden Bears, Colorado Buffaloes, Oregon Ducks, Oregon State Beavers, Stanford Cardinal, UCLA Bruins, USC Trojans, Utah Utes, Washington Huskies, Washington State Cougars, 2012 College Football Predictions

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