Every day here at Your Best 11, we are counting down to the start of the regular season with our Top 150 players for the 2012 season. No. 110: Antone Exum, No. 1, Virginia Tech, CornerbackAntone Exum finished 2011 just a few votes away from being on the All-ACC football team. He took his honorable mention listing into spring, on the path to getting onto the list as one of the league's top safeties.However, plans changed ...

It is no secret that the USC Trojans come into the 2012 season with tons of expectations in front of them.They're expected to be one of the top-ranked preseason teams with favorable odds to win the BCS Championship and have a Heisman winning signal-caller in Matt Barkley.The offense is expected to be explosive; the defense stellar. Let's face it, the Trojans are surrounded by hype that everyone is pushing to the forefront.Everyone, that is, except ...

Despite losing offensive mastermind Bobby Petrino in a scandal, the Arkansas Razorbacks still have an explosive offense led by quarterback Tyler Wilson. Their biggest threat to the SEC West crown in 2012 is LSU, not Alabama, the defending national champions. Find out why in the upcoming slideshow. Begin Slideshow

Despite what they may tell you, few things could be worse than being a fan of the Duke Blue Devils—and you don't even have to be a fan of the North Carolina Tar Heels to feel that way.I just happen to be one.Before we get into the Duke bashing that is about to take place, I'd like to say that I have complete respect for the program and their fans. Not only did I grow ...

The ACC baseball tournament has already provided plenty of excitement, and that's sure to carry into the weekend as teams battle for a chance to play in the title game on Sunday. The college atmosphere really makes it a special event. Let's take a look at all of Saturday's action and make predictions for every game. For a complete look at the remaining schedule and current tournament standings, click here.  Georgia Tech vs. Clemson Georgia ...

The Rimington Trophy is one of the most coveted pieces of individual hardware on the college football landscape. Centers all over the nation are eyeballing the award going into the 2012 season. The Rimington Trophy recently released the spring watch list for the award and the list of 50 players touches that every corner of the college football world. The SEC has nine on the list, but every conference has representation on the preliminary list ...

Rise and shine, friends. Here's what's going down in the Big Ten today.—Ohio State released its 16 potential secondary violations, per BuckeyeXtra.com. This is a brilliant move by Ohio State, because when the potential violations its football team is facing include "offered miniature basketballs for a winter workout" and "provided food and lodging on an official visit for a player's aunt because the program thought she was this player's guardian," it further illustrates how much ...

Without legends like Bobby Bowden and Joe Paterno walking the sidelines, the new dean of big-time gridiron is Frank Beamer, who has become a legend in his own right.  Taking over at Virginia Tech in 1987, he has spent the majority of his coaching career at the helm of his alma mater, which is nearly every young coach's dream.  With solid defense and innovative special teams, Beamer brought the Hokies from a nearly irrelevant independent to ...

Following a wild start to the 2012 ACC Tournament that saw Florida State get upset by Georgia Tech in its first game and North Carolina fall to Miami on Thursday, the weekend promises to bring with it a lot of twists and turns. The Seminoles and Tar Heels were the top two teams in the conference during the regular season, but as we all know, anything can happen in a tournament. As a way to keep you ...

Welcome to the playoff dead period. The BCS meetings in Hollywood, Fla. last month produced the news that college football is headed towards a four-team playoff. The specific format of that playoff won't be determined until later this summer, which means that dead period in between provides a perfect opportunity for college football leaders to lobby for their preferred format.Pac-12 commissioner Larry Scott is doing just that, in his latest interview with the Wall Street Journal.Reacting ...