Featured college football lists and rankings — the 2012 5Q Top 100 and Top 250 high school recruits, the top 50 recruiting classes, the dirtiest programs of the era, and a 2011 Heisman frontrunners look-back.
A small collection of college football list and ranking pieces covering the 2011 and 2012 seasons — recruiting class evaluations, Top 100 / Top 250 high school prospect rankings, and program-level analysis from the Tressel / Carroll / Pete Carroll-era scandals. Pages are preserved as historical references; for current coverage, see our Football section.
Archived articles
- The 2012 5Q Top 100 High School Football Players — The 2012 5Q Top 100 high school football recruits featuring future NFL stars Jameis Winston, Stefon Diggs, Landon Collins, and Dante Fowler Jr.
- The 2012 5Q Top 250: High School Football's Best Recruits — Explore the 2012 5Q Top 250 high school football rankings featuring future NFL stars Jameis Winston, Stefon Diggs, Landon Collins, and more top recruits.
- Top Football Recruiting Classes 2012 — Archived rankings of the top 50 college football recruiting classes for 2012. Texas led with 5-star RB Johnathan Gray, followed by Michigan, Florida, and FSU.
- 5 Dirtiest Programs in College Football — A 2011 ranking of college football's most controversial programs, examining NCAA violations at Auburn, Alabama, Ohio State, USC, and Oregon during the Tressel era.
- 2011 Heisman Trophy Frontrunners — A look at the 2011 Heisman Trophy frontrunners: Andrew Luck, Robert Griffin III, Trent Richardson, Montee Ball, and Tyrann Mathieu, and how the race played out.
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