I wanted to add a little something to the Conference Chatter blog this college football season. I have this feeling it may be one of the more memorable years in the Big 12. Kansas is going for its first outright North title. In the South, Texas and Oklahoma are as even as they've ever been. ...
We've finally hit game week, a festive time for all of us college football nuts. Only five days remain until kickoff (three days for Iowa State fans). To prepare for Saturday, the Sorrentino Scale is back to weigh in on how each Big 12 team ranks heading into the season. I'll update the ...
Most predictions I've seen for the BCS Championship this season involve Florida vs. Oklahoma or Texas. Pretty safe pick. Just like last year, one loss should still give you a decent shot at playing for the BCS title game, especially in the SEC and Big 12. Then, there are the somewhat ...
Significant news came out of the Nebraska football team’s practice on Saturday: coach Bo Pelini dismissed Quentin Castille after the running back violated unspecified team rules. Pelini didn’t elaborate on the situation, but Castille had been absent from practice for the last few ...
It should feel like San Diego in Lawrence for the next four days. Optimist that I am, I’m looking forward to it. Saturday’s high is 79, followed by highs of 81, 85 and 88. Doesn’t feel like summer anymore. I drove to work on Friday, listening to the Fair to Midland CD, with the ...
In the last two weeks, I had the chance to catch up with some Big 12 Conference football players at media day sessions. I took a random poll two weeks ago in Irving, Texas, for the Big 12 media days, then again on Tuesday in Lawrence for Kansas University's media day. The poll question: ...
It would be pretty sweet to be University of Florida football coach Urban Meyer. On Monday, Florida gave Meyer, who has won two BCS Championships in the past three years, a raise and a new six-year contract. He now receives $4 million annually, making him the highest-paid coach in the ...
1:58 p.m. update: By Jesse Newell Be sure to check out our final Big 12 Soundoff podcast from Big 12 media days, which was just posted. Topics include the media-friendly Bill Snyder, the hilarious Mike Leach, Texas Tech mohawks and what stuck out the most to each of us during Big 12 media ...
