...game, Saturday, Oct. 31, 2009, in Fort Worth, Texas. TCU defeated UNLV 41-0. (AP Photo/Mike Stone

...NCAA college football game against UNLV, Saturday, Oct. 31, 2009, in Fort Worth, Texas. (AP Photo/Mike Stone

...of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Oct. 31, 2009, in Fort Worth, Texas. (AP Photo/Mike Stone

Preseason top teams by state

It's where you end up that matters, but these are the teams to beat across the country, writes Mark Tennis, Doug Huff and Sheldon Shealer.

Leach facing huge rebuilding job

...jobs when spring practice starts for the Red Raiders on March 25.     AP Photo/Mike Stone   Mike Leach has his work cut out for him heading into the 2009 season. All...

Leach to the Detroit Lions? You must be kidding

...Bob Wojnowski's Big 12 column earlier this week is a line from his radio partner, Mike Stone, of WDFN in Detroit extolling Texas Tech coach Mike Leach taking over the Detroit Lions. Wojnowski...

Murray looks ready for 2008

...nbsp;   AP Photo/Mike Stone   Oklahoma RB DeMarco Murray is looking to rebound after his 2007 season was cut short...

MC: Can the Colts be tamed?

On Monday morning, there was an e-mail waiting for me from my buddy Gus, who happily reported that he had just won a Broncos Super Bowl at the "All-Ma...

Off the wire

Outdoors headlines from across the country

...Washington Redskins in their NFL football game, Sunday, Nov. 18, 2007, in Irving, Texas. (AP Photo/Mike Stone

...Smith ran for 97 yards and three touchdowns as Air Force won 31-28. (AP Photo/Mike Stone

...the fourth quarter of their NCAA football game, Saturday, Oct. 6, 2007, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Mike Stone

...the overall length and value of the contract to four years and $34 million. (AP Photo/Mike Stone

Alabama's Monster Pig hoax, one year later

Consequences of infamous youth pig kill still being played out

Exclusive: Grand jury to investigate 'monster pig' kill

Alabama boy and hunt organizers to answer for possible cruelty charges