Linebacker Luke Kuechly, Carolina's tackling machine, has won the Associated Press 2012 NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year award.
It's been a terrific half-season for Matt Ryan, Marshawn Lynch, J.J. Watt and Charles Tillman.

The Carolina Panthers can't seem to catch a break these days.

The Washington TImes' best guess for the 2012 NFL season.

An overview ACC.
How appropriate for a quarterback-driven league that the top two picks on Thursday night will be passers expected to turn around franchises.
Six players from the BCS national title game _ including Alabama tailback Trent Richardson and LSU cornerback Morris Claiborne _ are among college football's underclassmen declaring for the NFL draft.

Virginia Tech running back David Wilson set out to do big things this season. So far, so good.
Boston College has seen its share of mobile quarterbacks in the last month. To prepare for Florida State's EJ Manuel, though, the Eagles would have to be watching the NFL.