On The Mark: Plenty of drama left for championship games
Mark Schlabach, ESPN.com...Saturday, but can play spoiler against No. 2 Oklahoma in Kansas City. The Tigers will be an overwhelming underdog against the Sooners, who have steamrolled their competition during a six...
Page | ConversationLonghorns likely need voter help to surpass Sooners in BCS
Mark Schlabach, ESPN.comThe Big 12 South has come down to the fifth tiebreaker. Now it's up to the voters and computers to decide who wins the division, where it looks as if Oklahoma has the edge on Texas, writes Mark Schlabach.
Story | Conversation | November 30, 2008On The Mark: Deciphering the Big 12 South
Mark Schlabach, ESPN.com...headed toward a dreaded three-way tie between Oklahoma, Texas and Texas Tech, coaches and officials from...are looking for the nearest soapbox. If the Sooners, Longhorns and Red Raiders win their final regular...
Page | ConversationOn The Mark: Red Raiders set to prove critics wrong
Mark Schlabach, ESPN.com...gave them much of a chance of beating Oklahoma State, another highly ranked opponent. Douglas Jones/US...better players, the Red Raiders have beaten the Sooners twice in the past three seasons. Last season...
Page | ConversationOn The Mark: How the BCS bowl games will shake out
Mark Schlabach, ESPN.com...33 on Saturday night -- the school's first victory over a top-ranked team -- Leach told reporters: "Oklahoma State is now the biggest game in the history of the year." The Red Raiders' next two...
Page | ConversationOn The Mark: Most improved teams, teams on the slide
Mark Schlabach, ESPN.comFlip-Flopping Positions Facing Virginia late in the season didn't seem so daunting six weeks ago. West Virginia, Louisville and Houston seemed like ea...
Page | ConversationOn The Mark: Sizing up conference races
Mark Schlabach, ESPN.com...foes. Favorite: Kansas. The No. 23 Jayhawks had won three games in a row before losing at Oklahoma 45-31 on Saturday. Missouri has lost two games in a row after it climbed to No...
Page | ConversationWhat we've learned and what's still to come
Mark Schlabach, ESPN.com...in time. The Longhorns, who upset No. 1 Oklahoma 45-35 in Dallas on Saturday, are the...team this season, following Georgia, USC and the Sooners. Texas will have to earn its place at...
Page | ConversationStarting with Saturday, big matchups litter upcoming schedule
Mark Schlabach, ESPN.com...the country's best teams held serve, setting up a wild Saturday this coming weekend. No. 1 Oklahoma routed Baylor 49-17. No. 5 Texas clobbered Colorado 38-14. So, for the 10th time since...
Page | ConversationLast year shows that one loss is not a season ender
Mark Schlabach, ESPN.com...Rutgers, Kansas State stunned No. 7 Texas, Auburn beat No. 4 Florida and Colorado shocked No. 3 Oklahoma. Here's the real scary part for teams currently sitting atop college football's polls: On the...
Page | ConversationBig 12, Big Ten, SEC teams benefit from USC loss
Mark Schlabach, ESPN.comWhich team would play USC in the title game was the early-season question, but the Trojans' upset loss at Oregon State opens up the race to Miami.
Story | Conversation | September 25, 2008BCS disaster looming? Maybe, but it won't involve Ohio State
Mark Schlabach, ESPN.com...Big 12 also has four teams ranked in the top 10, and three of them -- No. 2 Oklahoma, No. 7 Texas and No. 10 Texas Tech -- reside in the Big 12 South. The first month...
Page | ConversationSEC is top conference so far, but Big 12 isn't far behind
Mark Schlabach, ESPN.com...With so many great quarterbacks, the Big 12 was supposed to be full of high-octane offenses. Oklahoma was supposed to be a national championship contender (at least until bowl games begin), and Missouri and...
Page | ConversationSpotlights on quarterbacks in Ohio State-USC showdown
Mark Schlabach, ESPN.comUnder The Microscope Southern California quarterback Mark Sanchez is coming off the best game of his young career. Ohio State quarterback Todd Boeckma...
Page | ConversationIntriguing matchups, more potential upsets highlight season outlook
Mark Schlabach, ESPN.com...quarterbacks than the NFC North. The Big 12 has four legitimate Heisman Trophy candidates playing under center: Oklahoma's Sam Bradford, Texas Tech's Graham Harrell, Missouri's Chase Daniel and Kansas' Todd Reesing. 3...
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