UT, OSU, Nebraska remain in mix for BCS bowls
Tim Griffin, Big 12...Clemson, Georgia Tech Big East: Cincinnati, Pittsburgh Big Ten: Ohio State (champion) Pac-10: Oregon, Oregon State SEC: Alabama, Florida. And among the 10 other teams still under consideration include Boise State, BYU, Iowa, LSU...
Blog | November 24, 2009If OSU wins at OU, the Cowboys deserve BCS at-large spot
Tim Griffin, Big 12...with a victory over New Mexico on Saturday. Another BCS at-large berth appears likely for the SEC title-game loser. That would leave the Cowboys attempting to make their case for BCS worthiness against...
Blog | November 23, 2009Look for Big 12 not to fulfill all bowl obligations
Tim Griffin, Big 12...team AT&T Cotton Bowl, Jan. 2, 2 p.m., FOX Sports, Arlington, Texas -- Nebraska vs. SEC team Pacific Life Holiday Bowl, Dec. 30, 8 p.m., ESPN, San Diego -- Texas Tech vs. Pac...
Blog | November 22, 2009Bradford likely will depart as NCAA's most efficient passer
Tim Griffin, Big 12...numbers he would need over the final four games of his career -- two regular-season games, the SEC championship game and a bowl game -- to catch Bradford. It's the case of something going right...
Blog | November 19, 2009ISU gets good grade, KSU bad in minority hiring study
Tim Griffin, Big 12...the date of this publication, we do not have an African-American head football coach in the SEC, Big 12, Big Ten, PAC-10, or Big East." Conference officials should do what they can to...
Blog | November 18, 2009Tuesday mailbag: Who should be the Big 12's Coach of the Year?
Tim Griffin, Big 12Happy Tuesday afternoon. Here are some reader questions and answers before I plow into some late afternoon interviews around the conference. Scott ...
Blog | November 17, 2009OSU's defense, running game has them pointed at BCS
Tim Griffin, Big 12...near lock if it can run the table. Another at-large spot assuredly will go to the SEC title game loser. That would leave OSU fighting with teams like Boise State, Iowa, the Cincinnati-Pittsburgh...
Blog | November 16, 2009Big 12 bowl picture clearing up with two weeks to go
Tim Griffin, Big 12...AT&T Cotton Bowl, Jan. 2, 2 p.m., FOX Sports, Arlington, Texas -- Oklahoma State vs. SEC team Pacific Life Holiday Bowl, Dec. 30, 8 p.m., ESPN, San Diego -- Nebraska vs. Pac-10...
Blog | November 15, 2009Suh, McCoy among Lombardi Award finalists
Tim Griffin, Big 12...challenger, and the Alabama player should get much exposure as the Crimson Tide battle to claim the Southeastern Conference championship
Blog | November 11, 2009'Sooner Magic' appears to have dried up this season
Tim Griffin, Big 12Posted by ESPN.com's Tim Griffin Wasn't it only last year that we were all tripping over adjectives to try to describe the potent Oklahoma offense?...
Blog | November 09, 2009Texas looks like only Big 12 team assured of a BCS berth
Tim Griffin, Big 12...any team in the top 3, with Alabama and Florida set to play each other in the SEC title game. They don't even have to leave the state of Texas in any of their...
Blog | November 09, 2009Look for Big 12 to have more bowl-eligible teams than opportunities
Tim Griffin, Big 12...AT&T Cotton Bowl, Jan. 2, 2 p.m., FOX Sports, Arlington, Texas -- Oklahoma State vs. SEC team Pacific Life Holiday Bowl, Dec. 30, 8 p.m., ESPN, San Diego -- Nebraska vs. Pac-10...
Blog | November 08, 2009Are designated cross-division opponents a good idea?
Tim Griffin, Big 12...by ESPN.com's Tim Griffin My colleague Ivan Maisel raises an interesting point today. Unlike the Southeastern Conference, the Big 12 doesn't designate one permanent cross-division game to be played each season...
Blog | November 06, 2009Three Big 12 DBs among Thorpe Award semifinalists
Tim Griffin, Big 12...cornerback Perrish Cox, Texas safety Earl Thomas and Kansas safety Darrell Stuckey. The Big 12 matches the Southeastern Conference with three semifinalists for the award, which will be announced Dec. 10 on the Home Depot...
Blog | November 04, 2009Texas jumps Alabama in the BCS poll
Tim Griffin, Big 12...already controls its destiny, because Florida and Alabama likely will have to meet up to decide the Southeastern Conference championship. All Texas needs to do is keep winning and they will be in the national...
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