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Daily March Madness Tracker: Reasons for optimism after Michigan-Michigan State

USC Trojans Now that the calendar has turned to March, fans of bubble teams may be refreshing web sites of their favorite bracketologists. As college basketball’s regular season and conference tournamen...

10 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Basketball, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac-12, SEC, Baylor Bears, Cincinnati Bearcats, Duke Blue Devils, Michigan State Spartans, Michigan Wolverines, North Carolina Tar Heels, USC Trojans, Virginia Cavaliers, 2013 March Madness, 2013 NCAA Tournament projections

College Football's Top 10 Spring Storylines to Watch for 2013

USC Trojans The battle to win college football’s 2013 national championship is officially underway. Spring practice kicked off for a handful of teams in February and will begin for most of the remaining FBS ...

11 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Independents, Pac 12, SEC, Alabama Crimson Tide, Georgia Bulldogs, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Ohio State Buckeyes, Oregon Ducks, Stanford Cardinal, Texas A&M Aggies, USC Trojans

College Football's Top 15 Spring Quarterback Battles for 2013

USC Trojans With spring practice getting ready to start for all 125 college football teams, quarterback battles will now take center stage. For most national title contenders – Alabama, Oregon, Ohio State, S...

10 Most Intriguing Names to Watch at the NFL Combine

USC Trojans Millions of dollars are made and lost at the NFL Combine and 2013 won’t be any different. Player interviews, mental acumen, agility, strength and speed tests all help NFL scouts, executives and c...

12 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, NFL, Monthly, Alabama Crimson Tide, BYU Cougars, LSU Tigers, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, South Carolina Gamecocks, Tennessee Volunteers, Texas Longhorns, USC Trojans, West Virginia Mountaineers

Ranking the Pac-12's College Football Coaching Jobs for 2013

USC Trojans 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, 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 Recruiting: Pac-12 Team Consensus Rankings for 2013

USC Trojans 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. The Pac-12 has wat...

13 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, News, 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, AC100, Recruiting

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

USC Trojans 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 ...

10 College Football True Freshmen Likely to Make an Impact in 2013

USC Trojans The first Wednesday in February for college football coaches is almost like Christmas morning. With national signing day in the books, each coach can officially talk about their recruiting class af...

14 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big Ten, Independents, Pac 12, SEC, Florida Gators, Michigan Wolverines, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Ole Miss Rebels, Oregon Ducks, Penn State Nittany Lions, Texas A&M Aggies, USC Trojans, Virginia Tech Hokies

College Football Team Recruiting Rankings: Top 25 Consensus for 2013

USC Trojans Recruiting is the lifeblood of college football. Without good players, winning championships is nearly impossible. But there is much debate as too just how much recruiting rankings matter. Here...

National Signing Day 2013 Winners and Losers

USC Trojans National Signing Day 2013 has come and gone. Fans, coaches and players alike rode a yearlong roller-coaster to the first Wednesday in February and it all ended with over 3,000 new college foot...

National Signing Day 2013 Announcement Watch

USC Trojans Most of the dust has settled on the Class of 2013, however, that doesn’t mean there aren’t still plenty of fireworks to come on National Signing Day 2013. Five of the top ten players in the nat...

Ranking College Football's Top 10 Recruiting Classes Since 2001

USC Trojans The "modern" recruiting era is tied directly to the online recruiting websites. Rivals and Scout began the explosion around 2001 and ESPN and 247Sports have powerfully entered the market since. The...

14 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, News, Alabama Crimson Tide, Florida Gators, Georgia Bulldogs, LSU Tigers, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Ohio State Buckeyes, Oklahoma Sooners, Texas Longhorns, USC Trojans, AC100, high school

National Signing Day 2013 Preview and Storylines to Watch

USC Trojans National Signing Day 2013 is here! It’s college football’s version of Christmas morning when millions of dollars, thousands of man-hours traveling and countless phone calls come to fruition...

Ranking College Football's Most Talented Rosters

USC Trojans Preseason prognosticators like Athlon Sports — the most accurate college football preview magazine on newsstands — use many things to predict what the coming football season will look...

2013 Football Recruiting Rankings: Quarterbacks

USC Trojans National Signing Day 2013 is right around the corner and Athlon Sports is releasing its position-by-position rankings for the Class of 2013 based on the Athlon Consensus 100. Who is left on th...

2013 Football Recruiting Rankings: Defensive Line

Recruiting: Ranking the Pac-12's Best Football Rosters

15 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, News, 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

2013 Football Recruiting Rankings: Defensive Backs

15 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, News, Alabama Crimson Tide, Florida Gators, Georgia Bulldogs, LSU Tigers, Miami Hurricanes, Michigan Wolverines, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Ohio State Buckeyes, Oklahoma Sooners, Texas Longhorns, UCLA Bruins, USC Trojans, Virginia Tech Hokies, AC100, Recruiting

Ranking the Best & Worst College Football Coaches Who Went to the NFL

USC Trojans Philadelphia's decision to pick Chip Kelly as its head coach will be one of the most intriguing and heavily scrutinized hires in NFL history. Kelly was a traditional college coach, as he ran an up-...

15 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big East, Big Ten, Independents, Pac 12, SEC, Alabama Crimson Tide, Miami Hurricanes, Oklahoma Sooners, Rutgers Scarlet Knights, Stanford Cardinal, USC Trojans, AFC East, AFC North, AFC South, AFC West, NFC East, NFC North, NFC South, NFC West

College Football Recruiting's 10 Biggest Five-Star Busts Since 2008

USC Trojans The top 10 players in the 2008 Athlon Consensus 100 included Julio Jones (No. 2), Da’Quan Bowers (No. 4), A.J. Green (No. 6), Arthur Brown (No. 7), Patrick Peterson (No. 9) and Terrelle Pryor (No...

15 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, News, Alabama Crimson Tide, LSU Tigers, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Ohio State Buckeyes, Tennessee Volunteers, UCLA Bruins, USC Trojans, AC100, Recruiting

2013 Football Recruiting Rankings: Running Backs

15 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, News, Alabama Crimson Tide, Florida Gators, Florida State Seminoles, Michigan Wolverines, Nebraska Cornhuskers, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Ohio State Buckeyes, Oklahoma Sooners, Oregon Ducks, USC Trojans, AC100, Recruiting

2013 Football Recruiting Rankings: Linebackers

15 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, News, Alabama Crimson Tide, Clemson Tigers, Florida Gators, Michigan Wolverines, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Ohio State Buckeyes, Texas Longhorns, USC Trojans, AC100, Recruiting

Ranking the Best Quarterback Recruiting Classes of the last 10 Years

USC Trojans Recruiting is reaching a fever pitch as the college football machine churns toward National Signing Day 2013. The first Wednesday in February is the NCAA’s version of Christmas morning for fans a...

Top 25 High School Football Recruits of 2013

USC Trojans After over a year of evaluation that includes underclassman combines, spring and summer camps, the fall high school season and winter All-Star events, the 2013 Athlon Consensus 100 is finalized. ...

16 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, News, Alabama Crimson Tide, Auburn Tigers, Florida Gators, Mississippi State Bulldogs, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Oklahoma Sooners, Ole Miss Rebels, Oregon Ducks, Penn State Nittany Lions, Texas A&M Aggies, USC Trojans, Virginia Tech Hokies, AC100, Recruiting

Top 10 Pac-12 Football Teams of the BCS Era

USC Trojans The BCS just put a bow on its 15th season of action and Athlon has dissected the numbers and reviewed the tapes of all six BCS conferences in order to rank the best each league has had to offer. Wh...

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

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