Big 12 lunch links: Former CU player becoming opera star
Tim Griffin, Big 12...Jack Wright all spent a day last week in Tuscaloosa, Ala., discussing strategy with Alabama coach Nick Saban and his staff, the Tulsa World's Dave Sittler reports. Forget about U.S...
Blog | August 05, 2009How powerful are Stoops and Brown among the coaches?
Tim Griffin, Big 12...s Joe Paterno (fourth), Florida State's Bobby Bowden (seventh) and Alabama's Nick Saban (eighth). Duke men's basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski ranks at the top of the poll...
Blog | August 05, 2009Meyer's new deal pushes Stoops down list
Tim Griffin, Big 12...year) and Notre Dame's Charlie Weis ($4.2 million per year). Alabama's Nick Saban is fourth at $3.9 million per year, LSU's Les Miles at fifth at...
Blog | August 03, 2009Alabama-OSU meet in Big 12-SEC battle of No. 3 teams
Tim Griffin, Big 12...play: Little Rock, Ark. (283 miles from Stillwater, 295 miles from Tuscaloosa) Who wins: Alabama. Why: Nick Saban got his team to the brink of the SEC championship last season. And he clearly wants...
Blog | July 08, 2009Big 12 lunch links: How about UT-Alabama in a future series?
Tim Griffin, Big 12...Wyoming trip through the pastry wagon might bite them in the BCS this season. Alabama coach Nick Saban checked in with reporters before leaving on vacation. Among the topics he broached was the Crimson...
Blog | June 19, 2009Tim's mailbag: Will UT be hurt by its weak nonconference schedule
Tim Griffin, Big 12Posted by ESPN.com's Tim Griffin Here are some of the more interesting letters I received from readers this week. Thanks for the good questions an...
Blog | June 12, 2009Cornhuskers second in nation in spring-game attendance
Tim Griffin, Big 12...050 to Bryant-Denny Stadium -- down from an NCAA-record 92,138 in 2007 in coach Nick Saban's first season. Making the Cornhuskers' number even more impressive is that...
Blog | April 21, 2009Big 12 lunchtime links: Toledo trip could be CU's 12th game
Tim Griffin, Big 12...spent some of his spring break last weekend visiting with his old boss, Alabama coach Nick Saban, Austin American-Statesman beat writer Suzanne Halliburton reports. Colt McCoy, Sam Bradford, Zac Robinson and...
Blog | March 17, 2009Dre Kirkpatrick chooses Alabama over Texas
Tim Griffin, Big 12Posted by ESPN.com's Tim Griffin Dre Kirkpatrick, the nation's No. 1 cornerback according to Scouts Inc., decided to stay close to home by&nbs...
Blog | February 04, 2009Four Big 12 coaches ranked among prepticket.com's top 25
Tim Griffin, Big 12...Urban Meyer, Florida 2. Pete Carroll, USC 3. Bob Stoops, Oklahoma 4. Mack Brown, Texas 5. Nick Saban, Alabama 6. Jim Tressel, Ohio State 7. Les Miles, LSU 8. Mark Richt, Georgia 9. Frank...
Blog | January 15, 2009Meyer, Stoops aiming to be first with two BCS national titles
Tim Griffin, Big 12...Wins Losses Percentage Previous BCS title games Phillip Fulmer, Tennessee 1 0 1.000 1999 (W) Nick Saban, LSU 1 0 1.000 2004 (W) Mack Brown, Texas 1 0 1.000 2006 (W...
Blog | January 07, 2009Brown, Leach, Stoops finalists for Eddie Robinson Award
Tim Griffin, Big 12...Mike LeachUSC coach Pete CarrollFlorida coach Urban MeyerPenn State coach Joe PaternoBoise State coach Chris PetersenAlabama coach Nick SabanUtah coach Kyle Whittingham
Blog | December 11, 2008Cosh named Wildcats' co-defensive coordinator
Tim Griffin, Big 12...linebackers coach and defensive coordinator at South Carolina under Lou Holtz and as defensive coordinator under Nick Saban at Michigan State. It's a solid hire and Cosh is a respected, veteran coach...
Blog | December 06, 2008Subdued crowd in Lubbock
Tim Griffin, Big 12Posted by ESPN.com's Tim Griffin LUBBOCK, Texas -- For whatever reason, there just doesn't seem to be the same buzz at Jones AT&T Stadium surround...
Blog | November 08, 2008Does Steele deserve another head-coaching opportunity?
Tim Griffin, Big 12...later this season.Low mentions Kevin Steele, Alabama's associate head coach/head defensive coach under Nick Saban.Obviously, Steele is remembered in the Big 12 for his struggles at Baylor that began...
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