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Which Team is Louisville's Biggest Challenger in the Big East for 2013?

UCF Knights Louisville is a heavy favorite to win the Big East/American Athletic Conference in 2013. With quarterback Teddy Bridgewater returning, along with one of the conference’s best defenses, the Cardin...

2 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, Big East, Cincinnati Bearcats, Connecticut Huskies, Houston Cougars, Louisville Cardinals, Memphis Tigers, Rutgers Scarlet Knights, SMU Mustangs, South Florida Bulls, Temple Owls, UCF Knights

Ranking the Big East's Running Backs for 2013

UCF Knights The Big East doesn’t have many household names returning at running back for 2013. Houston’s Charles Sims is one of the best all-around backs in college football and leads the way for the B...

3 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, Big East, Cincinnati Bearcats, Connecticut Huskies, Houston Cougars, Louisville Cardinals, Memphis Tigers, Rutgers Scarlet Knights, SMU Mustangs, South Florida Bulls, Temple Owls, UCF Knights

Rutgers or UCF: Who Will Finish Higher in the Big East in 2013?

UCF Knights Change has seemingly surrounded the Big East for the last couple of years. And the conference is undergoing a massive makeover later this offseason, as it will officially change names to the Americ...

3 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, Big East, Rutgers Scarlet Knights, UCF Knights

Ranking the Big East's Quarterbacks for 2013

UCF Knights With all of the teams coming and going in the Big East, the conference is clearly one in transition for 2013. Louisville’s Teddy Bridgewater is clearly the No. 1 quarterback in the Big East f...

4 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, Big East, Cincinnati Bearcats, Connecticut Huskies, Houston Cougars, Louisville Cardinals, Memphis Tigers, Rutgers Scarlet Knights, SMU Mustangs, South Florida Bulls, Temple Owls, UCF Knights

Ranking the Big East's College Football Coaches for 2013

UCF Knights 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...

6 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, Big East, Cincinnati Bearcats, Connecticut Huskies, Houston Cougars, Louisville Cardinals, Memphis Tigers, Rutgers Scarlet Knights, SMU Mustangs, South Florida Bulls, Temple Owls, UCF Knights

5 Players to Watch in Big East Spring Practice

UCF Knights 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...

8 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, Big East, Cincinnati Bearcats, Connecticut Huskies, Houston Cougars, Louisville Cardinals, Memphis Tigers, Rutgers Scarlet Knights, SMU Mustangs, South Florida Bulls, Temple Owls, UCF Knights

Big East Football 2013 Spring Preview and Storylines

UCF Knights Another year brings more changes for the Big East. And if you are having trouble keeping up with the changes, you certainly aren’t alone. West Virginia departed for the Big 12 before the 2012 sea...

10 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, Big East, Cincinnati Bearcats, Connecticut Huskies, Houston Cougars, Louisville Cardinals, Memphis Tigers, Rutgers Scarlet Knights, SMU Mustangs, South Florida Bulls, Temple Owls, UCF Knights, 2013 college football spring previews

College Football's Top 5 Running Backs on the Rise for 2013

UCF Knights With spring practice kicking off across the nation, the race to win college football’s 2013 national title has officially started. Although it’s hard to learn everything about a team in spring ...

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

UCF Knights 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, location...

12 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: College Football, News, Big East, Cincinnati Bearcats, Connecticut Huskies, Houston Cougars, Louisville Cardinals, Memphis Tigers, Rutgers Scarlet Knights, SMU Mustangs, South Florida Bulls, Temple Owls, UCF Knights

College Football Recruiting: Big East Team Consensus Rankings for 2013

UCF Knights 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. There is very litt...

13 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, News, Big East, Cincinnati Bearcats, Connecticut Huskies, Houston Cougars, Louisville Cardinals, Memphis Tigers, Rutgers Scarlet Knights, SMU Mustangs, South Florida Bulls, Temple Owls, UCF Knights, AC100, Recruiting

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

UCF Knights 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 ...

13 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Football, College Basketball, News, Big East, Cincinnati Bearcats, Connecticut Huskies, East Carolina Pirates, Houston Cougars, Memphis Tigers, Navy Midshipmen, Pittsburgh Panthers, Rutgers Scarlet Knights, SMU Mustangs, Syracuse Orange, Tulane Green Wave, UCF Knights, USF Bulls

Recruiting: Ranking the Big East's Best Football Rosters

UCF Knights 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...

15 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, News, Cincinnati Bearcats, Connecticut Huskies, Houston Cougars, Louisville Cardinals, Memphis Tigers, Rutgers Scarlet Knights, SMU Mustangs, South Florida Bulls, Temple Owls, UCF Knights, AC100, Recruiting

Early Big East Football Predictions for 2013

UCF Knights With college football’s 2012 season in the books, it’s never too early to start thinking about 2013. The Big East has gone through a lot of changes since 2011 and more shuffling is expected...

17 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, Big East, Cincinnati Bearcats, Connecticut Huskies, Houston Cougars, Louisville Cardinals, Memphis Tigers, Rutgers Scarlet Knights, SMU Mustangs, South Florida Bulls, Temple Owls, UCF Knights

Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl Preview and Prediction: UCF vs. Ball State

UCF Knights The coaching carousel hasn’t come to a complete stop, but it appears Ball State will hold on to Pete Lembo for at least one more season. Lembo built a winner at Lehigh and Elon before jumping to ...

21 weeks ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Football, News, Conference USA, MAC, Ball State Cardinals, UCF Knights

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

UCF Knights 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

Big East Split: What the Basketball Breakup Means for Football

UCF Knights The Big East suffered another setback in realignment, as seven basketball schools – Providence, DePaul, Marquette, Georgetown, St. John’s, Villanova and Seton Hall have decided to break away fr...

22 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, Big East, Boise State Broncos, Cincinnati Bearcats, Connecticut Huskies, South Florida Bulls, UCF Knights

College Football Predictions: Every Game in Week 14

UCF Knights 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...

College Football Week 12 Upset Predictions

UCF Knights The 2012 college football season has officially entered the home stretch. With bowl games officially around the corner, there's not much time for teams to get eligible or make up ground in a confer...

26 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, Big Ten, Conference USA, Michigan State Spartans, Northwestern Wildcats, Ohio State Buckeyes, Tulsa Golden Hurricane, UCF Knights, Wisconsin Badgers

College Football Predictions: 10 Key Games in Week 12

UCF Knights College football's Week 12 schedule is highlighted by two huge battles in the Pac-12. Stanford visits Oregon in a game that likely will decide the South Division champion, while USC makes the short...

Conference USA 2012-13 College Basketball Preview

UCF Knights Athlon Sports continues its countdown to the start of the 2012-13 basketball season, which begins with the first games on Nov. 9, with a countdown of the nation’s top conferences. We will release...

29 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Basketball, Conference USA, East Carolina Pirates, Houston Cougars, Marshall Thundering Herd, Memphis Tigers, Rice Owls, SMU Mustangs, Southern Miss Golden Eagles, Tulane Green Wave, Tulsa Golden Hurricane, UAB Blazers, UCF Knights

College Football's Top 20 Coaches on the Hot Seat: Post-Week 3 Rankings

UCF Knights Week 3 of the 2012 college football season is in the books and plenty of coaches saw the temperature on their seat increase by a few degrees. Kentucky's Joker Phillips easily ranks as the...

College Football's Top 20 Coaches on the Hot Seat: Post-Week 2 Rankings

UCF Knights Week 2 of the 2012 college football season is in the books and plenty of coaches saw the temperature on their seat increase by a few degrees. Kentucky's Joker Phillips and Boston College's Frank Sp...

College football's top "backstory games" for 2012

UCF Knights Anyone who follows college football knows the Alabama vs. Michigan opener will be one of the most important games of the college football season, encompassing Alabama’s bid to repeat as national ...

38 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Football, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac-12, SEC, Akron Zips, Alabama Crimson Tide, Arizona State Sun Devils, Arizona Wildcats, Arkansas Razorbacks, Arkansas State Red Wolves, BYU Cougars, Cal Golden Bears, Connecticut Huskies, Marshall Thundering Herd, Maryland Terrapins, Miami Hurricanes, Missouri Tigers, North Carolina Tar Heels, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Ohio State Buckeyes, Oklahoma Sooners, Oregon Ducks, Penn State Nittany Lions, Rutgers Scarlet Knights, Tennessee Volunteers, Texas A&M Aggies, UCF Knights, Washington Huskies, Washington State Cougars, West Virginia Mountaineers

Conference USA Football 2012 All-Conference Team

UCF Knights The 2012 college football season is just around the corner, and Athlon continues its countdown to kickoff with a look at our first and second All-Conference USA teams for this season. First-Te...

45 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, Conference USA, East Carolina Pirates, Houston Cougars, Marshall Thundering Herd, Memphis Tigers, Rice Owls, SMU Mustangs, Southern Miss Golden Eagles, Tulane Green Wave, Tulsa Golden Hurricane, UAB Blazers, UCF Knights, UTEP Miners

College Fantasy Football: Examining The Top Players in C-USA

UCF Knights College fantasy football drafts will be heating up over the next few months and Athlon Sports has teamed with The College Fantasy Football Site to provide in-depth coverage for 2012. ...

45 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, Conference USA, East Carolina Pirates, Houston Cougars, Marshall Thundering Herd, Memphis Tigers, Rice Owls, SMU Mustangs, Southern Miss Golden Eagles, Tulane Green Wave, Tulsa Golden Hurricane, UAB Blazers, UCF Knights, UTEP Miners

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