The Navy Midshipmen will join the Big East for football in 2015, CBSSports.com has reported. Navy is expected to officially announce the move on Tuesday.

This will be Navy’s first ever foray into a football conference. The Midshipmen have competed as an Independent since they began playing football in 1879.

With the addition of Navy in 2015, the Big East will have 11 football members.

Super Bowl XLVI will feature the New England Patriots against the New York Giants. The game will be played on Sunday, February 4, 2012 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana (6:30 p.m. ET – NBC).

Super Bowl tickets are now available through our preferred vendor TicketLiquidator.com.

New England advanced to the Super Bowl by beating the Baltimore Ravens 23-20 in the AFC Championship game. In the NFC Championship game, the New York Giants upset the San Francisco 49ers 20-17 in overtime.

The New York Giants beat the San Francisco 49ers 20-17 in overtime to win the 2011 NFC Championship Game. Our Football Fan Shop now has New York Giants champions gear in stock. There are dozens of items available, including short and long-sleeve t-shirts, hats, hoodies, ladies wear and more.

New York will face New England in Super Bowl XLVI at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana on February 4.

The New England Patriots beat the Baltimore Ravens 23-20 to win the 2011 AFC Championship Game. Our Football Fan Shop now has New England champions gear in stock. There are dozens of items available, including short and long-sleeve t-shirts, hats, hoodies, ladies wear and more.

New England will face either the N.Y. Giants or San Francisco in Super Bowl XLVI at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana on February 4.

The Navy Midshipmen have announced their 2012 football schedule, which is highlighted by games against Notre Dame (at Dublin, Ireland), Air Force, Army and Penn State.

Navy opens the 2012 season against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish on Sept. 1. The two schools will meet at Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Ireland.

The meeting in Ireland will be the second for Navy and Notre Dame. The two schools played in the Emerald Isle Classic in Croke Park in 1996.

Texas Tech President Guy Bailey is “very hopeful” that West Virginia will be in the Big 12 in 2012. Bailey spoke to RedRaiderSports.com in wake of the upcoming 2012 Big 12 football schedules.

“West Virginia has assured us they’d be in there,” Bailey said. “I believe them and I’m very hopeful… I think all of the realignment issues will be resolved in the next two weeks. I won’t guarantee it, but we are making progress.”

The 2012 ACC Football Schedule is set to be released in early February and, as expected, Pittsburgh and Syracuse will likely not be on the schedule.

Both schools announced their intention to leave the Big East and join the ACC in 2014. If the Big East were to unexpectedly release Pittsburgh and Syracuse soon, it would probably be too late to work them into the ACC’s schedule in 2012.

The Colorado Buffaloes have added the Central Arkansas Bears to their 2013 football schedule, BuffZone.com has reported.

Colorado will host Central Arkansas at Folsom Field in Boulder on September 7, 2013, according to the official website of the Bears. The game will be the first ever meeting between the two schools.

The Nevada Wolf Pack have scheduled a home-and-home football series with the USF Bulls for 2012 and 2015, Nevada announced this morning.

Nevada will host USF at Mackay Stadium in Reno on September 8, 2012. The Wolf Pack will then travel to face the Bulls at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa on October 3, 2015. The game in 2012 will be the first ever meeting between the schools.

The 2012 NFC Championship game is set with the New York Giants facing the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday, January 22, 2012 (6:30 p.m. ET – FOX).

San Francisco will host the game at Candlestick Park in San Francisco, CA. Tickets for the game are available through our preferred vendor TicketNetwork.

The 2012 AFC Championship game is set with the Baltimore Ravens facing the New England Patriots on Sunday, January 22, 2012 (3:00 p.m. ET – CBS).

New England will host the game at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, MA. Tickets for the game are available through our preferred vendor TicketNetwork.

The 2011 NFL regular season has been completed. Now it’s time for the playoffs! We have updated our 2011-2012 NFL Playoffs page with the schedule for the AFC and NFC Wild-Card games, Divisional games, Championship games and Super Bowl XLVI.

The NFL Playoffs begin on Saturday, January 7, 2012 when the Houston Texans host the Cincinnati Bengals (4:30 p.m. ET – NBC).

The Northern Illinois Huskies have announced their 2012 non-conference football schedule which includes seven home games.

Northern Illinois opens the 2012 season on Sept. 1 against the Iowa Hawkeyes at Soldier Field in Chicago. The Huskies are designated as the home team for this game.

The Central Michigan Chippewas have officially announced their 2012 non-conference football schedule. CMU will host seven games for the first time since 1984.

Central Michigan will open the 2012 season at home against Southeast Missouri State on Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012. CMU leads the series 1-0 after a 44-27 victory in 2004.

With the completion of the 2011 regular season, the complete list of home and away opponents for the 2012 football season was released last week by the NFL.

The complete 2012 NFL Football Schedule will be released in April.

Listed below are the 2012 opponents for each team:

The UNLV Rebels have completed their 2012 non-conference football schedule, Director of Athletics Jim Livengood announced today.

The Rebels have added a home game against the Northern Arizona Lumberjacks on Sept. 8, which gives UNLV a 13-game schedule. Since the Rebels are traveling to face Hawaii, they are taking advantage of The Hawaii Exemption.

The Toledo Rockets have scheduled a home-and-home football series with the Cincinnati Bearcats for 2012 and 2014, Toledo announced today.

Toledo will host Cincinnati at the Glass Bowl on October 20, 2012. The Rockets will then travel to face the Bearcats at Nippert Stadium on September 13, 2014.

West Virginia Athletic Director Oliver Luck says that “there is no question” that the Mountaineers will play a Big 12 football schedule in 2012.

In a conversation with WVIllustrated.com, Luck had the following to say regarding West Virginia’s imminent move to the Big 12:

“There is no question that we will be playing a Big 12 schedule in all of our sports for the ’12-’13 academic year,” Luck stated.

The Alabama Crimson Tide beat the LSU Tigers 21-0 to win the 2012 Allstate BCS National Championship Game. Our Football Fan Shop now has Alabama champions gear in stock.

There are over 350 Alabama National Champions items in stock, including short and long-sleeve t-shirts, hats, hoodies, ladies wear and more.

The Alabama Crimson Tide are the 2012 BCS National Champions after their 21-0 win over the LSU Tigers. It was the first shutout ever in a BCS game.

Jeremy Shelley kicked five field goals for the Tide and Trent Richardson scored the lone touchdown in the game on a 34-yard run late in the fourth quarter. Alabama quarterback A.J. McCarron, the offensive MVP, completed 23 of 34 passes for 234 yards.