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Picking the Big 12
The Big 12 South Division race, the Big 12 title game, the Heisman race and the national championship hinged on the conference's three-way tiebreaker. We found out about the 11-year-old rule when Texas, Oklahoma and Texas Tech each tied at 7-1 in the ...
Red-hot college football rivalries for the 2009 season
sports.espn.go.com — Sportsmanship is all well and good, but let's be honest: The games are more fun when there's a little hate involved. It's what makes rivalries simmer, and rivalries are woven tightly into the fabric of competition. And nowhere in sports do rivalries ... (more) Red-hot college football rivalries for the 2009 season
Wait, does Texas need more from its running game?
Wait, does Texas need more from its running game?
rivals.yahoo.com — Everybody loves Texas this summer, for obvious reasons -- namely, it's likely to take 35 points to beat the Longhorns, and the only two teams that hit that mark on them last season finished first and third nationally in scoring offense. (And it ... (more) Wait, does Texas need more from its running game?
LSU 11 - Texas 5: National Champions!
andthevalleyshook.com — Anthony Ranaudo certainly didn't get the great outing we hoped for, but he fought through 5 1/3 innings, giving up 8 hits and 5 walks but only 4 runs, and another outstanding bullpen outing shut the Longhorns down from there. Offensively, the ... (more) LSU 11 - Texas 5: National Champions!
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Double-T Nation Daily Diatribe // 06.30.09
Double-T Nation — ... Red Raiders have 5 current commitments.  QB Scotty Young checks in at #21, DE Jackson Richards at #54, DE JaQwalin Arps at #62, DE Kedrick Dial at #63 and LB Zachary Winbush at #78.  Most of these players commit fairly early, although there are still quite a few that are undecided.  I haven't had the time to look at how the other Big 12 schools are doing, but would imagine that the same ones are still doing well. Picking the Big 12 CBSSports.com's Dennis Dodd predicts the Big 12 and thinks Texas Tech finishes ...

Bevo's Daily Roundup - July 2, 2009
Burnt Orange Nation — ... camp. Thomas and a handful of his Texas Longhorns teammates were instructing at the Dan R. Hooks Football Camp at West Orange-Stark High School Friday and having a blast. "I was blessed so much when I was growing up, having a community that had my back in everything I wanted to accomplish," said Thomas. "I always want to be someone that can come back to the community and give back to it." Dennis Dodds picks the Horns to win the Big 12 South. 1. Texas -- Mack Brown smiled when I told I ...

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