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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

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 like. Ret...

19 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

19 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-...

20 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...

20 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

20 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

20 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. ...

21 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...

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

10 Players Replacing the Biggest Names in College Football in 2013

USC Trojans The start of spring practice is still over a month away, but college football coaches have already turned the page from 2012 to 2013. With the passing of the NFL Draft deadline and new recruits com...

21 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac 12, SEC, Alabama Crimson Tide, Florida State Seminoles, Kansas State Wildcats, LSU Tigers, Ohio State Buckeyes, Oklahoma Sooners, Stanford Cardinal, Texas A&M Aggies, USC Trojans, Wisconsin Badgers

Looking Back at College Football's Top 40 Recruits from 2007

USC Trojans The top prospects of the 2007 signing class was a cautionary tale of sorts. USC was the big winner on National Signing Day that year as the Trojans claiming four of the top 10 prospects in one...

21 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Independents, Pac 12, SEC, LSU Tigers, Michigan Wolverines, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Texas Longhorns, USC Trojans

AC100 Recruiting Update: Su’a Cravens

USC Trojans The talented defensive back is one of the elite players in the nation. The 6-foot-1, 205-pound safety prospect is arguably the best player in the nation at his position. The Murrieta (Calif.) Vista...

21 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: College Football, High School, Pac-12, USC Trojans, AC100

Early Pac-12 Football Predictions for 2013

USC Trojans With Chip Kelly leaving Oregon for the NFL, the 2013 Pac-12 title race got a little more interesting. The Ducks return a bevy of key contributors but must replace standout running back Kenjon Barne...

21 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

Top 30 Non-Conference Games to Watch in 2013

USC Trojans It is never too early to start looking ahead to next season. Especially now that Alabama is college football’s 2012 National Champion. This season featured huge showdowns between the ACC and SEC ...

Early 2013 Heisman Trophy Contenders

USC Trojans Johnny Manziel set the college football world on fire this year and it led to the first redshirt freshman winning the award. Johnny Heisman confirmed his amazing season by putting on a record-setti...

22 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, News, Alabama Crimson Tide, Arizona Wildcats, Clemson Tigers, Georgia Bulldogs, Miami Hurricanes, Nebraska Cornhuskers, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Ohio State Buckeyes, Oregon Ducks, South Carolina Gamecocks, Texas A&M Aggies, UCLA Bruins, USC Trojans, Virginia Tech Hokies, Wisconsin Badgers

Ranking the National Championship Teams of the BCS Era

USC Trojans The BCS just finished its 15th season of action, and has for the most part, been a major improvement on the previous bowl system. How do each of the 15 official champions stack-up against each othe...

23 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac 12, SEC, Alabama Crimson Tide, Auburn Tigers, Florida Gators, LSU Tigers, Miami Hurricanes, Ohio State Buckeyes, Oklahoma Sooners, Tennessee Volunteers, Texas Longhorns, USC Trojans

20 Best Teams That Never Played for the BCS Championship

USC Trojans It only takes one penalty, one missed assignment or one yard for one loss to end a national championship. The 20 teams listed below came up just short of playing in the national championship game f...

23 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Independents, Pac 12, SEC, Alabama Crimson Tide, Auburn Tigers, Boise State Broncos, Florida Gators, Ohio State Buckeyes, Penn State Nittany Lions, TCU Horned Frogs, USC Trojans

Top 15 BCS National Championship Performances

USC Trojans 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 ...

23 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

Sun Bowl Preview and Prediction: Georgia Tech vs. USC

USC Trojans Preseason No. 1 USC started the year chasing the school’s 12th national championship, to take care of what senior quarterback Matt Barkley called “unfinished business.” But following a two-ye...

24 weeks ago by Nathan Rush Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Pac 12, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, USC Trojans

Top 5 Orange Bowl Performances of the BCS Era

24 weeks ago by Mitch Light Tags: College Football, News, Big 12, Big Ten, Pac 12, Adrian Clayborn, Coby Fleener, Matt Leinart, Tom Brady, Torrance Marshall, Iowa Hawkeyes, Michigan Wolverines, Oklahoma Sooners, USC Trojans, West Virginia Mountaineers, BCS bowls, college football bowls, Orange Bowl

Top 5 Rose Bowl Performances of the BCS Era

24 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

10 Worst Sports Moments of 2012

USC Trojans The year in sports was full of both highlights and lowlights. There were great moments like Usain Bolt’s 100-meter dash at the London Olympics and LeBron James winning his first NBA championship....

25 weeks ago by Nathan Rush Tags: NFL, NBA, MLB, Arkanasas Razorbacks, USC Trojans

Top 10 College Football Coaches For NFL Jobs

USC Trojans With nearly one-third of the NFL coaching jobs expected to be vacant by year’s end — including sweet gigs like the Philadelphia Eagles, San Diego Chargers and New Orleans Saints, as well as the...

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