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College Football Week 5 Preview: Match-Ups, Upset Picks and Storylines to Watch

West Virginia Mountaineers The final weekend of college football action in September certainly won't win many awards for the best slate of games. The Week 5 schedule features some intriguing games (Ohio State-Michigan State)...

West Virginia Mountaineers vs. Baylor Bears Preview and Prediction

West Virginia Mountaineers Saturday marks a new era in West Virginia football. The Mountaineers technically joined the Big 12 in July, but reality will sink in with Baylor visiting Morgantown. West Virginia is off to a hot 3...

34 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, Big 12, Baylor Bears, West Virginia Mountaineers

College Football Award Watch: Post-Week 4

West Virginia Mountaineers The Heisman Trophy isn’t the only award worth watching on a weekly basis. The Lombardi, Outland, Davey O’Brien and Biletnikoff races are all worth watching and debating as the season goes along...

34 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Football, ACC, Big 12, Big Ten, Pac-12, SEC, Alabama Crimson Tide, Arizona State Sun Devils, Florida State Seminoles, Miami Hurricanes, Mississippi State Bulldogs, Northwestern Wildcats, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Oregon State Beavers, Texas A&M Aggies, West Virginia Mountaineers

Is LSU Alabama’s Biggest Threat to a National Title?

West Virginia Mountaineers The college football season is only four weeks old, but the general feeling from most of the nation is there is a clear No. 1 team - Alabama. A lot will happen and plenty can change between now and...

34 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big Ten, Pac 12, SEC, Alabama Crimson Tide, Florida State Seminoles, LSU Tigers, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Oregon Ducks, Texas Longhorns, USC Trojans, West Virginia Mountaineers

Big 12 Week 5 Preview and Predictions

West Virginia Mountaineers With only four games involving Big 12 teams, this is a light week in the schedule. But what the Big 12 lacks in quantity, it may make up for it in early signpost games for conference contenders. ...

34 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Football, News, Big 12, Baylor Bears, Iowa State Cyclones, Oklahoma Sooners, TCU Horned Frogs, Texas Longhorns, Texas Tech Red Raiders, West Virginia Mountaineers

West Virginia gears up for first Big 12 game

West Virginia Mountaineers West Virginia coach Dana Holgorsen West Virginia’s backyard no longer includes rival Pittsburgh, but rather a vast expanse of the Central Time Zone....

34 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Football, Big 12, West Virginia Mountaineers

2012 Heisman Trophy Contenders: Post-Week 4

West Virginia Mountaineers Each week, the Athlon editors vote on the most prestigious award in all of college football. A nine-man conglomerate of college football gurus from Athlon Sports voted this week for their top Heism...

34 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, Florida State Seminoles, Kansas State Wildcats, Ohio State Buckeyes, Oregon Ducks, South Carolina Gamecocks, UCLA Bruins, USC Trojans, West Virginia Mountaineers, Heisman Trophy

Big 12 Post-Week 4 Power Rankings

West Virginia Mountaineers Week 4 provided a few surprises in Big 12 play. Kansas State shocked Oklahoma in Norman, allowing the Wildcats to jump from No. 5 in Athlon's power rankings to No. 2. Kansas State is one of the lea...

34 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 Week 4 Recap: Florida State, Notre Dame make statements

West Virginia Mountaineers Stop if you’re heard this: Florida State and Notre Dame are back. Though they’ve fooled us before, the Seminoles and Fighting Irish sure looked like potential title contenders as they emer...

College Football Week 4 Preview: Match-Ups, Upset Picks and Storylines to Watch

West Virginia Mountaineers College football's Week 4 slate doesn't feature a ton of huge matchups, but there's plenty of impact games. Florida State-Clemson is a marquee ACC battle between two top-10 teams, while Michigan tr...

College Football Award Watch: Post-Week 3

35 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Football, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac-12, SEC, Sun Belt, Alabama Crimson Tide, Miami Hurricanes, Mississippi State, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, UCLA Bruins, USC Trojans, Washington Huskies, West Virginia Mountaineers

Big 12 Week 4 Preview and Predictions

West Virginia Mountaineers Non-conference play highlights the majority of the college football action this Saturday in the Big 12. Two teams take on opponents from the ACC (Virginia vs. TCU and Maryland vs. West Virginia), w...

35 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

2012 Heisman Trophy Contenders: Post-Week 3

35 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, Ohio State Buckeyes, Oregon Ducks, South Carolina Gamecocks, UCLA Bruins, USC Trojans, West Virginia Mountaineers

Big 12 Post-Week 3 Power Rankings

West Virginia Mountaineers Week 3 featured a pedestrian slate of games in the Big 12. TCU-Kansas was the only conference game, while Texas easily handled Ole Miss on the road and Texas Tech, Iowa State and Oklahoma State cru...

College Football Week 3 Recap: Three and Out

West Virginia Mountaineers The day in college football Saturday began with an upset no one saw coming when Pittsburgh, a team that looked like a mess against Youngstown State and Cincinnati, was dominant on both sides of the...

35 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Football, News, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Mountain West, Pac-12, SEC, Sun Belt, Arkansas Razorbacks, Florida Gators, Florida State Seminoles, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Ohio State Buckeyes, USC Trojans, Virginia Tech Hokies, West Virginia Mountaineers

Big 12 Week 3 Preview and Predictions

West Virginia Mountaineers Week 3 is not the most glamorous slate of action in the Big 12. TCU-Kansas is the only conference game, while Texas-Ole Miss is the only other matchup featuring two BCS teams. Oklahoma State, Kansa...

36 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

2012 Heisman Trophy Voting: Post-Week 2

West Virginia Mountaineers Each week, the Athlon editors vote on the most prestigious award in all of college football. An eight-man conglomerate of college football gurus from Athlon Sports voted this week for their top Hei...

Big 12 Post-Week 2 Power Rankings

West Virginia Mountaineers After going undefeated in Week 1, the Big 12 wasn't so lucky in Week 2. Oklahoma State fell on the road to Arizona, while Kansas suffered a surprising defeat to Rice. Oklahoma and Texas had easy vi...

College Football Award Watch: Post-Week 1

West Virginia Mountaineers Why should the Heisman Trophy have all the fun? Unfair to award contenders or not, the Heisman Trophy is the only major sports award where the favorites are decided almost as soon as the previ...

37 weeks ago by David Fox Tags: College Football, ACC, Big 12, Pac-12, SEC, WAC, Alabama Crimson Tide, BYU Cougars, Clemson Tigers, Iowa State Cyclones, Miami Hurricanes, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, USC Trojans, West Virginia Mountaineers

Big 12 Week 2 Preview and Predictions

West Virginia Mountaineers The competition wasn't particularly impressive, but Big 12 teams finished Week 1 with a 9-0 record. Eight Big 12 teams are in action this Saturday, with Baylor and West Virginia on a bye week. Non-...

37 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

2012 Heisman Trophy Voting: Post-Week 1

37 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, Georgia Bulldogs, Michigan Wolverines, Oklahoma Sooners, Oregon Ducks, South Carolina Gamecocks, USC Trojans, Virginia Tech Hokies, Washington State Cougars, West Virginia Mountaineers, Wisconsin Badgers, Heisman Trophy

Big 12 Post-Week 1 Power Rankings

West Virginia Mountaineers Week 1 in the Big 12 was filled with non-conference games and some surprises. Oklahoma struggled in a 24-7 win at UTEP, while Texas Tech’s defense appears to be improved after a solid performance...

Big 12 Week 1 Preview and Predictions

West Virginia Mountaineers It's a relatively quiet opening week in the Big 12. Nine teams will play non-conference games, while TCU has a bye for Week 1. Although there are no conference games, there is some intrigue in Ames...

38 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 Countdown: By the Numbers

West Virginia Mountaineers Are you as ready for college football to start as we are at Athlon? Our daily countdown will take us right up to kickoff on August 30. Some days our number might represent an All-America player, a ...

38 weeks ago by Patrick Snow Tags: College Football, Alabama Crimson Tide, Arkansas Razorbacks, Auburn Tigers, Cal Bears, Clemson Tigers, Florida Gators, Florida State Seminoles, Georgia Bulldogs, Kansas State Wildcats, Louisville Cardinals, LSU Tigers, Miami Hurricanes, Michigan State Spartans, Michigan Wolverines, Mississippi State Bulldogs, Missouri Tigers, Nebraska Cornhuskers, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Oklahoma Sooners, Oklahoma State Cowboys, Oregon Ducks, Penn State Nittany Lions, Rutgers Scarlet Knights, South Carolina Gamecocks, South Florida Bulls, Stanford Cardinal, Tennessee Volunteers, Texas Longhorns, Texas Tech Red Raiders, UCLA Bruins, USC Trojans, Utah Utes, Vanderbilt Commodores, Virginia Tech Hokies, Washington Huskies, Washington State Cougars, West Virginia Mountaineers, Wisconsin Badgers

2012 Heisman Trophy Watchlist: Week 1

38 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, Georgia Bulldogs, Michigan Wolverines, Oklahoma Sooners, Oregon Ducks, South Carolina Gamecocks, USC Trojans, Virginia Tech Hokies, Washington State Cougars, West Virginia Mountaineers, Wisconsin Badgers, Heisman Trophy

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