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College Football's Top 50 Wide Receivers of the BCS Era

Texas Tech Red Raiders Greatness is defined in so many different ways. Statistical production, individual awards, team success, longevity, supporting cast, level of competition, raw talent and athletic ability all factor...

Is Oklahoma State's Clint Chelf the Big 12's Best Quarterback for 2013?

Texas Tech Red Raiders The Big 12 should have one of the most wide-open battles at quarterback for first-team all-conference honors in 2013. TCU’s Casey Pachall is back after a suspension, but he isn’t guaranteed...

1 week ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, Big 12, Oklahoma Sooners, Oklahoma State Cowboys, TCU Horned Frogs, Texas Tech Red Raiders

Grading the notable new college basketball coaches for 2013-14

Texas Tech Red Raiders Coaching turnover in college basketball appears to be as tame as ever. With 39 coaching changes so far, the 2013-14 coaching carousel is poised to be the most inactive since in four years. In ...

3 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Basketball, Big 12, Big Ten, Mountain West, Pac-12, Minnesota Gophers, New Mexico Lobos, Northwestern, Rutgers Scarlet Knights, Texas Tech Red Raiders, UCLA Bruins, USC Trojans

Ranking the Big 12's Running Backs for 2013

Texas Tech Red Raiders With Lache Seastrunk’s emergence late in the 2012 season, and another solid year from Kansas’ James Sims, the Big 12 has two top-tier options for 2013. Seastrunk was on a tear at the end of the...

4 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

Ranking the Big 12 Quarterbacks for 2013

Texas Tech Red Raiders With no clear No. 1 quarterback returning for 2013, the Big 12 has an intriguing blend of potential and uncertainty surrounding the most important position on the field. Oklahoma State’s Clin...

5 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

College Football's Top 10 Head Coaches on the Rise for 2013

Texas Tech Red Raiders It seems every college football season has an active coaching carousel at the end of the year. Athletic directors are always looking for the next big thing, and there is no shortage of coaches look...

5 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, MAC, Mountain West, Sun Belt, Ball State Cardinals, Fresno State Bulldogs, Georgia State Panthers, Louisiana Lafayette Ragin Cajuns, Memphis Tigers, NC State Wolfpack, South Florida Bulls, Texas Tech Red Raiders, Toledo Rockets, Utah State Aggies

Ranking the Big 12's College Football Coaches for 2013

Texas Tech Red Raiders Coaching is one of the driving forces in building a national championship team or program. No matter how much talent a program has, it can’t win a national title if the coaching is questiona...

7 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

College Football's Top 10 Players on the Rise for 2013

Texas Tech Red Raiders With spring practice underway for most college football teams, the countdown to the 2013 season has officially started. With preseason predictions right around the corner, it’s never to...

8 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac 12, SEC, Alabama Crimson Tide, California Golden Bears, Florida State Seminoles, Georgia Bulldogs, LSU Tigers, Michigan Wolverines, Ohio State Buckeyes, Oklahoma Sooners, Pittsburgh Panthers, Texas Tech Red Raiders

5 Players to Watch in Big 12 Spring Practice

Texas Tech Red Raiders With spring practice underway across college football, most of interest will focus on quarterback battles or incoming freshmen that enrolled early to get a jumpstart on making an impact for 20...

9 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 Football 2013 Schedule Analysis

Texas Tech Red Raiders The start of the 2013 college football season is still months away, but it’s never too early to start thinking about preseason predictions and some of the top games to watch in each con...

10 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 Football 2013 Spring Preview and Storylines

Texas Tech Red Raiders With no clear favorite entering spring practice, the Big 12 should be college football’s most intriguing conference to watch when preseason picks are released for 2013. Oklahoma State, TCU, O...

Ranking the Big 12's College Football Coaching Jobs for 2013

Texas Tech Red Raiders We have ranked every college football program in the country, based on the attractiveness of the position from a coaching perspective. We considered many factors — tradition, facilities...

12 weeks ago by Athlon Sports 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 Football's Top 5 Quarterbacks on the Rise for 2013

Texas Tech Red Raiders The start of spring practice for all 125 FBS college football teams is officially right around the corner. Army kicked off its spring practice on Feb. 12, while Tulane begins one day later on Feb. ...

14 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big Ten, Pac 12, SEC, Baylor Bears, Michigan Wolverines, Oklahoma Sooners, Stanford Cardinal, Texas Tech Red Raiders

Ranking the Best College Football-Basketball Coach Tandems in the Big 12

Texas Tech Red Raiders With college football’s spring practice and basketball’s postseason around the corner, Athlon Sports decided this would be a good time to evaluate each school’s coaching tandem. In this ...

14 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Football, College Basketball, 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 Football Recruiting: Big 12 Team Consensus Rankings for 2013

Texas Tech Red Raiders Recruiting in college football is downright nasty. It is a cutthroat, cannibalistic big business that is microscopically analyzed by fans, administrators and media members alike. Recruiting in the ...

14 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, AC100, Recruiting

Recruiting: Ranking the Big 12's Best Football Rosters

Texas Tech Red Raiders Preseason prognosticators like Athlon Sports — the most accurate college football preview magazine on newsstands — use many things to attempt to predict what the coming football season will loo...

16 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 Football's Biggest Recruiting Surprises in the Class of 2013

Texas Tech Red Raiders National Signing Day is just a few weeks away and six of the top 10 players in the Athlon Consensus 100 are still left uncommitted. In fact, 14 of the top 100 still have yet to make the most import...

16 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, News, Louisville Cardinals, Miami Hurricanes, Ole Miss Rebels, Penn State Nittany Lions, Texas Tech Red Raiders, Vanderbilt Commodores, AC100, Recruiting

Grading College Football's Head Coach Hires for 2013

Texas Tech Red Raiders College football’s coaching carousel was in full effect this offseason. Thirty programs will have a new head coach in 2013, ranging from Arkansas, Auburn, Kentucky and Tennessee in the SEC to FBS...

Early Big 12 Football Predictions for 2013

Texas Tech Red Raiders 2013 is shaping up to be an interesting year in the Big 12. Kansas State claimed the conference title in 2012, but a new champion should be expected next season. Oklahoma tied the Wildcats for the ...

18 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

Ranking Jobs in the 2012-13 Coaching Carousel

Texas Tech Red Raiders 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...

Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas Preview and Prediction: Texas Tech vs. Minnesota

Texas Tech Red Raiders From 1999 to 2009, Minnesota played in nine bowl games. But after two coaching changes and no postseason berths since, Jerry Kill has his Golden Gophers back in the postseason. The Big Ten program ...

20 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, News, Big 12, Big Ten, Minnesota Golden Gophers, Texas Tech Red Raiders

Top 10 Freshmen in College Football History

Texas Tech Red Raiders A freshman claimed college football’s most prestigious award for the first time ever this season when Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel won the Heisman Trophy. But Johnny Football is nowhe...

College Football's Top 10 Offenses of the BCS Era

Texas Tech Red Raiders 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

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

Texas Tech Red Raiders 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

Bowl Predictions: New Mexico, Holiday, Las Vegas and more

Texas Tech Red Raiders College football's bowl season begins on Saturday with the New Mexico Bowl and the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl. Here are predictions on the first 14 bowl games. New Mexico Bowl – Arizona v...

22 weeks ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big Ten, Conference USA, MWC, Pac-12, SEC, Sun Belt, WAC, Brett Hundley, Derek Carr, Johnathan Franklin, Jordan Matthews, Pete Lembo, Rich Rodriguez, Robbie Rouse, Rocky Long, Zac Stacy, Arizona Wildcats, Ball State Cardinals, Baylor Bears, Boise State Broncos, Bowling Green Falcons, BYU Cougars, Central Michigan Chippewas, Cincinnati Bearcats, Duke Blue Devils, East Carolina Pirates, Fresno State Bulldogs, Minnesota Gophers, NC State Wolfpack, Nevada Wolf Pack, Ohio Bobcats, Rutgers Scarlet Knights, San Diego State Aztecs, San Jose Spartans, SMU Mustangs, Texas Tech Red Raiders, UCF Knights, UCLA Bruins, UL-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns, ULM Warhawks, Vanderbilt Commodores, Virginia Tech Hokies, Washington Huskies, Western Kentucky Hilltoppers

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