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Top 15 BCS National Championship Performances

Texas Longhorns 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

Top 5 Rose Bowl Performances of the BCS Era

20 weeks ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big Ten, Pac 12, Andre Johnson, Mark Sanchez, Ron Dayne, Vince Young, Miami Hurricanes, Texas Longhorns, USC Trojans, BCS bowls, college football bowls, Rose Bowl

Alamo Bowl Preview and Prediction: Oregon State vs. Texas

Texas Longhorns For the sixth time in the 20-year history of the bowl, and for the first time since 2008, the Alamo Bowl will feature two ranked teams. Mike Riley led Oregon State back to the postseason after a tw...

20 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, News, Big 12, Pac 12, Oregon State Beavers, Texas Longhorns

5 Amazing College Basketball Stats of the Week: Dec. 17-23

Texas Longhorns 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...

21 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Basketball, Illinois Fighting Illini, Michigan State Spartans, Missouri Tigers, Syracuse Orange, Temple Owls, Texas Longhorns, UCLA Bruins

College Football's 2012 Coordinator Carousel Tracker

Texas Longhorns College football's coaching carousel has been active since the end of the regular season and will continue to spin over the next few months. Athlon has compiled all of the coordinator changes from ...

22 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, Oklahoma State Cowboys, Texas A&M Aggies, Texas Longhorns, USC Trojans

College Football's Top 10 Offenses of the BCS Era

Texas Longhorns The BCS is wrapping up its 15th season of action and Athlon Sports is continuing its series of BCS rankings. We ranked the best performances of each BCS bowl game and we ranked the best teams of ea...

22 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, Auburn Tigers, Florida Gators, Florida State Seminoles, Oklahoma Sooners, Oregon Ducks, Texas Longhorns, Texas Tech Red Raiders, USC Trojans

15 Weird, Wild and Bizarre Facts about College Football's Best Bowls

Texas Longhorns The 35-ring circus of bowl season is full of sideshows, freak shows, split stats and split personalities. And the biggest and best bowls have the most exciting high-wire acts, thanks to their award...

How the 2012 All-Big 12 Team Ranked as High School Recruits

Texas Longhorns The merits of recruiting rankings are debated in every sports bar and around every water cooler in the nation. Athlon continues its look at how each All-Conference team ranked as high school recrui...

22 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, News, Big 12, Baylor Bears, Iowa State Cyclones, Kansas Jayhawks, Kansas State Wildcats, Oklahoma Sooners, Oklahoma State Cowboys, TCU Horned Frogs, Texas Longhorns, Texas Tech Red Raiders, West Virginia Mountaineers

College Basketball's Early Season Conference Review: Big 12

Texas Longhorns The first month or so of the season has been a strange one for the Big 12. Somehow, the league that boasts a solid Kansas team, a team that beat Kentucky in Lexington and a contender for freshman o...

22 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Basketball, Big 12, Baylor Bears, Iowa State Cyclones, Kansas Jayhawks, Kansas State Wildcats, Oklahoma Sooners, Oklahoma State, TCU Horned Frogs, Texas Longhorns, Texas Tech Red Raiders

2013 NFL Draft Rankings: Defensive Ends

Texas Longhorns Each year a unique set of prospects enters the professional ranks with a chance to make an immediate impact on the country's most powerful sport. The 2013 NFL Draft, held April 25-27, won’t be an...

22 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, NFL, ACC, Big 12, Big Ten, Pac 12, SEC, Auburn Tigers, BYU Cougars, Florida State Seminoles, LSU Tigers, Michigan State Spartans, Oregon Ducks, Texas A&M Aggies, Texas Longhorns

10 Biggest Disappointments in College Football for 2012

Texas Longhorns With college football's 2012 regular season in the books, it's time to take a look back at preseason predictions and which teams failed to meet expectations. USC was a popular pick to play for the ...

23 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac 12, SEC, Arkansas Razorbacks, Texas Longhorns, USC Trojans, Virginia Tech Hokies

5 Amazing College Basketball Stats of the Week: Dec. 4-10

23 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Basketball, News, Gonzaga Bulldogs, Illinois Fighting Illini, Syracuse Orange, Texas Longhorns, UCLA Bruins, Wyoming Cowboys

What if the Heisman was awarded after the National Championship?

Texas Longhorns 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...

23 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

Ranking All 35 College Football Bowls for 2012: From Must-See to Must-Miss

Texas Longhorns 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

College Football Week 14 Recap: Alabama wins SEC classic

Texas Longhorns 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...

Big 12 Week 14 Preview and Predictions

Texas Longhorns The Big 12 is two years removed from hosting a championship game, but the league’s BCS bid and title will still come down to two teams in the final week. Kansas State remains in control of it...

24 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Football, News, Big 12, Baylor Bears, Kansas Jayhawks, Kansas State Wildcats, Oklahoma Sooners, Oklahoma State Cowboys, TCU Horned Frogs, Texas Longhorns, Texas Tech Red Raiders

Big 12 Week 13 Preview and Predictions

Texas Longhorns Rivalry week still has the Bedlam Game at least. Thanksgiving used to be the traditional home Texas-Texas A&M, but the Aggies’ move to the SEC put a stop to that. Texas will play host to ...

26 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Football, Big 12, Baylor Bears, Iowa State Cyclones, Oklahoma Sooners, Oklahoma State Cowboys, TCU Horned Frogs, Texas Longhorns, Texas Tech Red Raiders, West Virginia Mountaineers

The Top 25 Rivalries in College Football

Texas Longhorns Pep bands, cheerleaders, tailgating, student sections, cornhole and especially rivalries. All of which makes college football the greatest sport on the planet. The Athlon Sports editorial staff put...

10 College Rivalries Killed by Conference Realignment

Texas Longhorns Texas alumni are holding their traditional Hex Rally this week, but it probably won’t be as fun. In College Station, the Aggies are holding Midnight Yell Practice in anticipation of their Thanksg...

10 College Football Coaches Who Should be Thankful

Texas Longhorns A chance to coach college football at the top level of the game for a living should make any man on the sideline to be thankful. Some should be more thankful than others this year, though, to ...

26 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Football, Big 12, Big Ten, Mountain West, SEC, Arkansas Razorbacks, Florida Gators, Georgia Bulldogs, Hawaii Warriors, Kansas Jayhawks, Minnesota Golden Gophers, New Mexico Lobos, Penn State Nittany Lions, Texas Longhorns, Texas Tech Red Raiders, Washington State Cougars

Maui Invitational Preview: All eyes on North Carolina

Texas Longhorns Success in Maui has been a good sign for most teams in recent years. Two of the last four Maui Invitational champions have gone on to win the national title (2008-09 North Carolina, 2010-11 Connect...

26 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Basketball, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac-12, SEC, Illinois Fighting Illini, Marquette Golden Eagles, North Carolina Tar Heels, Texas Longhorns, USC Trojans

Big 12 Post-Week 12 Power Rankings

Texas Longhorns Kansas State remains atop the Big 12 power rankings, but the Wildcats are no longer in the driver's seat to play for a national title. Despite the loss to Baylor, Kansas State still maintains an ed...

26 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, Big 12, Baylor Bears, Iowa State Cyclones, Kansas Jayhawks, Kansas State Wildcats, Oklahoma Sooners, Oklahoma State Cowboys, TCU Horned Frogs, Texas Longhorns, Texas Tech Red Raiders, West Virginia Mountaineers

Big 12 Week 12 Preview and Predictions

Texas Longhorns Kansas State is one win away from clinching a share of the Big 12 championship and a BCS bid, but the Wildcats have greater aspirations. The Wildcats are no longer the underdog in the Big 12 or nat...

27 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Football, News, Big 12, Baylor Bears, Iowa State Cyclones, Kansas Jayhawks, Kansas State Wildcats, Texas Longhorns, Texas Tech Red Raiders, West Virginia Mountaineers

Big 12 Post-Week 11 Power Rankings

Texas Longhorns Kansas State was a big winner from the Big 12’s Week 11 action. The Wildcats knocked off TCU 23-10 to improve their record to 10-0. But that wasn’t the only bit of good news for Bill Snyder’s...

27 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, Big 12, Baylor Bears, Iowa State Cyclones, Kansas Jayhawks, Kansas State Wildcats, Oklahoma Sooners, Oklahoma State Cowboys, TCU Horned Frogs, Texas Longhorns, Texas Tech Red Raiders, West Virginia Mountaineers

Big 12 Week 11 Preview and Predictions

Texas Longhorns Although Darrell Royal never coached in the Big 12, league play begins on a somber note on the passing of the legendary Texas coach Tuesday. His name graces the stadium at Texas, where he won 167 g...

28 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Football, News, Big 12, Baylor Bears, Iowa State Cyclones, Kansas Jayhawks, Kansas State Wildcats, Oklahoma Sooners, Oklahoma State Cowboys, TCU Horned Frogs, Texas Longhorns, Texas Tech Red Raiders

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