David Fox
Athlon Sports
Nashville, TN, United States
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Athlon's 2015 College Football Predictions: What We Got Right, What We Got Wrong
The end of the year is a time of reflection, a time to make promises to ourselves to do better in the next year. For us at Athlon Sports, we like to take stock of the predictions we made back in May and June to see how they panned out. Which teams did we get right? Which teams did we get wrong? Which teams repaid or betrayed our faith in them this season? → Read More
Athlon Cover Catch-up: Brodie Croyle Finds his Calling by Giving Homes to Kids
Before Jake Coker, Blake Sims, AJ McCarron and Greg McElroy, Alabama had Brodie Croyle. The former Crimson Tide quarterback was successful during his time, leading Alabama to a 10-win season in 2005, one of only three 10-win seasons between the time Gene Stallings retired and Nick Saban was hired. The Cotton Bowl that was a high water mark that eventually would be eclipsed several times over. → Read More
The Detroit Lions' Thanksgiving Quarterbacks, Ranked
One of the great Thanksgiving traditions is snickering at who is playing quarterback for the Detroit Lions.The list of Lions quarterbacks starting on Thanksgiving is a list of draft busts, journeymen, career backups and former stars whose best days had gone by.Giggling at Lions quarterbacks on Thanksgiving, though, is getting tougher. Thank you, Matthew Stafford.To fill that void is our… → Read More
The Greatest Coaching Rivalries in College Football History
Rivalry week will bring about its share of icy handshakes and frosty interactions, and that has nothing to do with the looming winter. As much as rivalries have to do with close games, traditional matchups, hated fanbases and trophy games, they pit coaches with differing styles — both in demeanor and on-field scheme — who have to recruit against one another and beat each other to win conference… → Read More
5 College Rivalries Killed by Conference Realignment (And 6 Making a Comeback)
Thanksgiving hasn’t been the same since the Texas A&M and Missouri started hanging out with the SEC. Or since West Virginia and Pitt started rolling with the Big 12 and ACC, respectively. Conference realignment ended a handful of traditional rivalries, either because of scheduling conflicts or acrimonious relationships. In other words, no more Texas-Texas A&M. No more Border War. → Read More
Five Thoughts on the Nov. 17 College Football Playoff Rankings
If last year’s College Football Playoff rankings are in any way a guide _ and there’s no guarantee that its is — this week might be the turning point. The Nov. 18 rankings in 2014 had Nos. 1-2-3 lined up perfectly. Although Alabama, Oregon and Florida State would move around in the final three weeks, they’d end up exactly where they were on Nov. 18. This was also the time last season when Ohio… → Read More