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10 Teams That May End the SEC's National Title Streak

USC Trojans Spring practice is wrapping up around the nation, which means the 2012 college football season is just around the corner. Athlon’s top 25 for 2012 kicks off on May 1 and ends in early June with o...

USC or Oregon: Which Team Wins the Pac-12 in 2012?

USC Trojans The college football season is a couple of months away, but the countdown to 2012 has officially begun. Athlon Sports’ 2012 preseason annuals will be hitting newsstands in early June an...

3 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, Pac 12, Oregon Ducks, USC Trojans, 2012 College Football Spring Preview

Pac-12 2012 Football Schedule Analysis

USC Trojans College football's 2012 season is still a couple of months away, but it's never too early to take a look at the schedules and highlight some of the key games. The Pac-12 slate once again features n...

4 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, 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 Spring Preview

2012 NFL Mock Draft: Our First Round Projection

USC Trojans The 2012 NFL Draft takes place April 26-28 at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. Fans from all 32 teams are eagerly awaiting the annual event to see their squad add some new and exciting ...

4 weeks ago by Patrick Snow Tags: College Football, NFL, Andrew Luck, Matt Kalil, Mo Claiborne, Robert Griffin, Trent Richardson, Alabama Crimson Tide, Baylor Bears, LSU Tigers, Stanford Cardinal, USC Trojans

Pac-12 Football: Running Back Rankings for 2012

USC Trojans The 2012 college football season is still months away, but it's never too early to preview. Athlon continues its countdown to the upcoming season and spring previews by ranking the runnin...

5 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 Spring Preview

Pac-12 Football: Quarterback Rankings for 2012

6 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 Spring Preview

College Football's Top 25 Head Coaches for 2012

USC Trojans Ranking the coaches in any college football conference is a difficult task. Many factors play into just how successful a coach is at any school. How well are the assistants paid? Are the ...

6 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Independents, Mountain West, Pac 12, SEC, Alabama Crimson Tide, Arizona Wildcats, Arkansas Razorbacks, Baylor Bears, Boise State Broncos, Georgia Bulldogs, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, Kansas State Wildcats, Louisville Cardinals, LSU Tigers, Miami Hurricanes, Michigan State Spartans, Michigan Wolverines, Mississippi State Bulldogs, Missouri Tigers, Northwestern Wildcats, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Ohio State Buckeyes, Oklahoma Sooners, Oklahoma State Cowboys, Oregon Ducks, South Carolina Gamecocks, TCU Horned Frogs, Texas Longhorns, USC Trojans, Utah Utes, Virginia Cavaliers, Virginia Tech Hokies, Washington State Cougars, Wisconsin Badgers, 2012 College Football Spring Preview

Ranking the Pac-12's College Football Coaches

USC Trojans by Steven Lassan (@AthlonSteven on twitter) and Braden Gall (@BradenGall) Ranking the coaches in any college football conference is a difficult task. Many factors play into just ...

9 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 Spring Preview

USC Trojans 2012 Spring Preview

USC Trojans By Steven Lassan (@AthlonSteven on Twitter) The journey to claim the 2012 national title begins in February, March and April, as 124 college football teams open up spring practic...

11 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, Pac 12, Oregon Ducks, USC Trojans, 2012 College Football Spring Preview

2012 Recruiting Rankings No. 10: USC Trojans

USC Trojans -by Patrick Snow (@AthlonSnowman on twitter) No. 10: USC Trojans (16 total signees) Pac-12 Rank: 2nd Athlon Consensus 100 Signees: 7 National Signees: 10 Where They Got 'Em: ...

14 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, USC Trojans, AC100, Recruiting

2012 Recap: National Signing Day Storylines

USC Trojans -by Braden Gall (@BradenGall on twitter) This was easily one of the more entertaining National Signing Days in history. And in stark contrast to years past, the dramatics had nothing to do ...

16 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, News, Cal Golden Bears, Houston CougarsAlabama Crimson Tide, Missouri Tigers, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Stanford Cardinal, Texas Longhorns, UCLA Bruins, USC Trojans, Washington Huskies, AC100, Recruiting

Gunner Kiel: Indiana to LSU to Notre Dame Indecision

USC Trojans By Patrick Snow (@AthlonSnowman) It happens every year during college football’s recruiting season. Top gridiron prospects “verbally commit” to one school, and then change their mind (mul...

18 weeks ago by Patrick Snow Tags: College Football, Recruiting, Alabama Crimson Tide, Indiana Hoosiers, LSU Tigers, North Carolina Tar Heels, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Ohio State Buckeyes, Penn State Nittany Lions, USC Trojans, Vanderbilt Commodores, Gunner Kiel, Nick Saban, Urban Meyer

Very Early 2012 Pac-12 Predictions

USC Trojans By Braden Gall (@BradenGall on twitter) and Steven Lassan (@AthlonSteven) Very Early 2012 Pac-12 Predictions Pac-12 North 1. Oregon Ducks (4 home, 5 road conference games) Key Retu...

18 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, 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

Ranking the BCS National Champions

USC Trojans -by Braden Gall (@BradenGall on twitter) and Mark Ross The BCS just finished its 14th season of action, and has for the most part, been a major improvement on the previous bowl system. How do e...

18 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, Alabama Crimson Tide, Auburn Tigers, Florida Gators, LSU Tigers, Miami Hurricanes, Ohio State Buckeyes, Oklahoma Sooners, Tennessee Volunteers, Texas Longhorns, USC Trojans

2012 Heisman Trophy Early Favorites

USC Trojans -by Braden Gall (@BradenGall on twitter) Here at Athlon Sports it is never too early to start looking ahead to the 2012 football season. With an early Top 25 from Steven Lassan to what to expec...

19 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, Arkansas Razorbacks, Cal Golden Bears, Clemson Tigers, Georgia Bulldogs, Kansas State Wildcats, Michigan Wolverines, Nebraska Cornhuskers, Oklahoma Sooners, Oregon Ducks, South Carolina Gamecocks, USC Trojans, Washington Huskies, West Virginia Mountaineers, Wisconsin Badgers

Dorial Green-Beckham, Armstead, Peat Head Recruiting Wish List

USC Trojans -by Braden Gall (@BradenGall on twitter) With the BCS National Championship in the rearview, recruiting now takes center stage for the next three weeks. And one glance at the Athlon Consens...

19 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, Alabama Crimson Tide, Arkansas Razorbacks, Auburn Tigers, Baylor Bears, Cal Golden Bears, Clemson Tigers, Florida Gators, Florida State Semnoles, Georgia Bulldogs, LSU Tigers, Miami Hurricanes, Michigan Wolverines, Missouri Tigers, Nebraska Cornhuskers, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Ohio State Buckeyes, Oklahoma Sooners, Oregon Ducks, Rutgers Scarlet Knights, Stanford Cardinal, TCU Horned Frogs, Texas Longhorns, USC Trojans, Wisconsin Badgers, Andrus Peat, Arik Armstead, Darius Hamilton, Dorial Green-Beckham, Eddie Goldman, Kyle Murphy, Recruiting, Stefon Diggs, Thomas Johnson, Yuri Wright

2012 Quarterback Rankings: Pac-12

USC Trojans -by Braden Gall (follow at @BradenGall) There is no doubt this is the Era of the Quarterback. Houston’s Case Keenum (152) and Boise State’s Kellen Moore (142) both broke Graham Harrell�...

21 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

College Football Recruiting Rankings: 2012 Team Update

USC Trojans -by Braden Gall (follow at @BradenGall) National Signing Day 2012 is just over one month away. With 11 of the top 20 players in the 2012 Athlon Consensus 100 — and exactly one-third of th...

21 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, Alabama Crimson Tide, Auburn Tigers, Clemson Tigers, Florida Gators, Florida State Seminoles, Georgia Bulldogs, LSU Tigers, Miami Hurricanes, Michigan Wolverines, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Ohio State Buckeyes, Oklahoma Sooners, Texas A&M Aggies, Texas Longhorns, USC Trojans, Recruiting Rankings

Matt Barkley's Return Solidifies USC as 2012 National Title Contender

USC Trojans By Steven Lassan (@AthlonSteven on Twitter) Carson Palmer, Matt Leinart and now Matt Barkley. USC’s recent tradition of quarterbacks sticking around for their senior season continued on Thurs...

21 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, Pac 12, Matt Barkley, USC Trojans

The BCS' Greatest Offenses

USC Trojans -by Braden Gall (follow him @BradenGall) The BCS is wrapping up its 14th season of action and Athlon Sports is continuing its series of BCS rankings. We ranked the best performances of each BCS...

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

Matt Kalil leaves for NFL Draft - what's next for USC and Matt Barkley?

USC Trojans USC’s 2012 national title hopes hinge squarely on the NFL decision of two players – quarterback Matt Barkley and left tackle Matt Kalil. The Trojans were dealt their first blow for next ...

22 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: News, USC Trojans

Arik Armstead: Recruiting Update

USC Trojans -by Braden Gall (follow at @AthlonBraden) The recruitment of the nation’s No. 4 prospect, two-way star lineman Arik Armstead, has been anything but smooth. The 6-foot-7, 280-pound stud fr...

22 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, Alabama Crimson Tide, Auburn Tigers, Cal Golden Bears, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Oregon Ducks, USC Trojans, Recruiting

Best Pac-12 Teams of the BCS Era

USC Trojans -by Braden Gall (follow at @AthlonBraden) The BCS is wrapping up its 14th season of action and Athlon has dissected the numbers and reviewed the tapes of all six BCS conferences in order to ran...

22 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, Pac-12, Oregon, Oregon Ducks, Oregon State Beavers, Stanford Cardinal, USC Trojans, Washington Huskies

Mora, Weis and Davie among offseason's most interesting hires

USC Trojans The coaching carousel in college football has been as crazy as ever this offseason. It started with former Notre Dame boss Bob Davie going to New Mexico, and now has progressed to where Rich Rodrig...

Greatest Rose Bowl Performances of the BCS Era

USC Trojans -by Mitch Light (follow at @AthlonMitch) With the 14th season of BCS bowl action about to take place, Athlon reviewed the tapes of the four (now five) biggest bowl games in college football. S...

24 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, Andre Johnson, Mark Sanchez, Ron Dayne, Vince Young, Miami Hurricanes, Texas Longhorns, USC Trojans, BCS bowls, college football bowls, Rose Bowl

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