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Big 12 mailbag: Should Nebraska be looking for another QB?

Tim Griffin, Big 12

Tuesday afternoons wouldn't be the same without digging into my e-mail and answering some of the better questions I received from readers over the las...

Blog | December 15, 2009

Would the Big Ten look to the Big 12 to snatch a 12th member?

Tim Griffin, Big 12

Interesting comments are coming from the Big Ten as far as plans for attracting a potential 12th school. Wisconsin athletic director Barry Alvarez ...

Blog | December 15, 2009

Big 12 recruiting: RB Mister Jones headed for Aggies

Tim Griffin, Big 12

Considering that new Kansas coach Turner Gill mentioned recruiting four times among his seven major priorities for his new program, it's understandabl...

Blog | December 14, 2009

Citi BCS National Championship game

Tim Griffin, Big 12

...Javier Arenas and mammoth run-stuffer Terrence Cody. The game will also feature offensive starpower with Heisman contenders Colt McCoy of Texas and Mark Ingram of Alabama. The Longhorns streaked to their first Big 12...

Blog | December 06, 2009

Big 12 mailbag: Why wasn't Alex Henery the All-Big 12 punter?

Tim Griffin, Big 12

Sorry about the delay in letters this week. I was tied up in Austin for the first two days reporting on Texas and couldn't hit my mailbag as much as I...

Blog | December 02, 2009

Longhorns need resounding victory to prove national-title mettle

Tim Griffin, Big 12

Texas approaches the Big 12 championship game with its first 12-0 regular-season record in history and momentum from a strong sprint through the Big 1...

Blog | November 30, 2009

Texas, Nebraska top Big 12 weekly rankings

Tim Griffin, Big 12

...will be to stay away from mistakes and play with the confidence that befits their national title contender status. 2. Nebraska: It's no surprise the Cornhuskers are playing for the Big 12 title. But...

Blog | November 30, 2009

Questionable calls set stage for Missouri's wild victory

Tim Griffin, Big 12

...then marched for the game-winning field. Missouri finishes 8-4 and will be a prime bowl contender after ending the season with four victories in their final five games. And it puts a capper...

Blog | November 28, 2009

If OSU wins at OU, the Cowboys deserve BCS at-large spot

Tim Griffin, Big 12

...game loser. That would leave the Cowboys attempting to make their case for BCS worthiness against other contenders like Boise State, Iowa or Penn State and the Cincinnati-Pittsburgh loser for two BCS at-large...

Blog | November 23, 2009

Big 12 lunch links: Franchione might be coaching again sooner than we think

Tim Griffin, Big 12

...s Steve Sipple writes. The emergence of Nebraska and Kansas State as likely Big 12 North title contenders is analyzed by the Fort Worth Star-Telegram's Jimmy Burch. The Oklahoman's Jake Trotter opines...

Blog | November 09, 2009

Big 12 North race scrambled while South appears set

Tim Griffin, Big 12

...losses or one Texas Tech loss. The Longhorns have the tiebreaker over all of the major remaining contenders in the South with previous victories over OSU, Tech and Oklahoma. It's looking almost certain that...

Blog | November 09, 2009

Wildcats pointed to first North title since 2003

Tim Griffin, Big 12

...perceived that to happen before the start of the season. The Wildcats and Iowa State were fashionable contenders to battle to stay out of the North Division cellar. But the 5-4 Wildcats can likely...

Blog | November 05, 2009

Big 12 mailbag: North challengers need to start winning divisional games

Tim Griffin, Big 12

Posted by ESPN.com's Tim Griffin Here's a group of letters I got this week from readers. Keep them coming and I'll check again Friday afternoon. ...

Blog | November 03, 2009

Big 12 mailbag: Don't expect changes in Big 12's divisions

Tim Griffin, Big 12

Posted by ESPN.com's Tim Griffin Happy Friday afternoon. Here are some of the better questions I received this week in my mailbag. Roger Simmon...

Blog | October 30, 2009

KSU, ISU have made a jumble of North Division race so far in 2009

Tim Griffin, Big 12

...fashionable preseason picks to battle it out to escape the conference cellar. Their ascension while projected conference contenders like Nebraska and Kansas have stumbled in recent weeks has turned the early North Division race on...

Blog | October 26, 2009