Gundy retraces playing career with OSU's Holiday Bowl trip
Tim Griffin, Big 12...the Holiday Bowl. Gundy engineered a 62-14 victory over Wyoming in the 1988 Holiday Bowl as Oklahoma State's starting quarterback. It was the largest bowl victory in the history of the school. "It...
Blog | December 17, 2008Texas Tech makes rare Heisman accomplishment
Tim Griffin, Big 12...season. The only other program in the Big 12 era since 1996 to accomplish that feat was Oklahoma in 2004. The Sooners had Adrian Peterson finish second and Jason White third that season. Oklahoma in...
Blog | December 17, 2008Virginia Tech AD addresses bowl success, offensive woes
Heather Dinich, ACC...those things is this: We are not philosophically in my opinion the type of football team that Oklahoma and Texas and Texas Tech are where they're throwing the ball as much as they do...
Blog | December 17, 2008Big 12 has eight Pro Bowl representatives
Tim Griffin, Big 12Posted by ESPN.com's Tim Griffin The Big 12 held up with a good, but not great, showing Tuesday when the Pro Bowl rosters were announced by the NFL. A...
Blog | December 17, 2008Ganz's big season earns him title of 'statistical stud'
Tim Griffin, Big 12...been easy for the others to be forgotten when players like Heisman Trophy winner Sam Bradford of Oklahoma, Texas' Colt McCoy and Texas Tech's Graham Harrell highlight the Big 12. It made me think...
Blog | December 17, 2008Big 12 lunchtime links: Leach still mulling contract
Tim Griffin, Big 12...Dave Sittler of the Tulsa World writes that legendary former NFL talent scout Gil Brandt has advised Oklahoma quarterback Sam Bradford to stay in school for at least one more year rather than declare for...
Blog | December 17, 2008How about an early look at 2009?
Tim Griffin, Big 12...top 25 ranked. Big 12 teams are indicated in bold. 1. Florida 2. Alabama 3. Texas 4. Oklahoma 5. Southern California 6. Oklahoma State 7. Ohio State 8. Georgia Tech 9. Georgia 10. Penn State...
Blog | December 17, 2008A different kind of BCS standings
Chris Low, SEC...Low We know who's No. 1 and who's No. 2 in the real BCS standings. Oklahoma and Florida will duke it out on Jan. 8 in the FedEx BCS National Championship Game. But...
Blog | December 17, 2008Wednesday Bullets
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopIf you wanted to hear some guffaws, get some real deal basketball experts together and have them watch the closing minutes of last night's Bulls vs. B...
Blog | December 17, 2008First Cup: Wednesday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopMarc J. Spears of The Boston Globe: "Hawks.com currently offers a chance to watch highlights from last season's Celtics-Hawks playoff series. The vide...
Blog | December 17, 2008Rated PG
Chris PalmerWhat's the hoops hotbed of the US right now? Chicago? No. LA? Nope. NYC? Sorry. Welcome to Prince George's County, MD.
Story | Conversation | December 17, 2008Mullen to coach in BCS National Championship Game
Chris Low, SEC...at the time that he expected to remain with the Gators through their Jan. 8 meeting with Oklahoma as long as everything could be worked out on both ends. In particular, he wanted to get...
Blog | December 16, 2008Tim's mailbag: Why Chizik left for greener pastures at Auburn
Tim Griffin, Big 12Posted by ESPN.com's Tim Griffin Here are a few pieces of correspondence I thought would be of interest to most readers. It starts off with the hottes...
Blog | December 16, 2008AP All-America team has an SEC flavor
Chris Low, SEC...Below are all three teams: FIRST TEAM Offense Quarterback -- Sam Bradford, sophomore, 6-foot-4, 215 pounds, Oklahoma. Running backs -- Shonn Greene, junior, 5-11, 235, Iowa; Javon Ringer, senior, 5-9, 202, Michigan State...
Blog | December 16, 2008Texas Tech season review
Tim Griffin, Big 12...Series ranking was not high enough. Their free fall started after a 65-21 blowout loss at Oklahoma that dropped them into a tie with the Sooners and Texas for the South title. It made...
Blog | December 16, 2008