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Missouri President: School Will Make Proper Turn for Conference Alignment

KANSAS CITY -- Missouri president Brady Deaton might want to get a better map of the plaza area of the InterContinental Hotel. Deaton, whose school may be a primary target of the Big Ten in its expansion efforts, got lost early Thursday afternoon as looked for the correct meeting room during the Big 12 spring meetings....

Baylor's Robert Griffin Could Be Darkhorse Heisman Candidate

The potential for the Mark Ingram effect -- Alabama's sophomore running back who came out of nowhere to win the coveted Heisman Trophy last season -- has captivated the imaginations of many. Who just might be the next Heisman winner we never considered? Washington quarterback Jake Locker, Oregon State running back...

Young Longhorns Back to Work After BCS Disappointment

The sting is still there from the disappointment of January's BCS National Championship Game. It had been a two-year quest for the Texas Longhorns to reach that point with senior quarterback Colt McCoy, but after just a handful of plays, he was lost to injury and so was any realistic hope the second-ranked Longhorns would...

Texas AD: No Talks With Big Ten About Expansion

University of Texas athletic director DeLoss Dodds has mostly been quiet as speculation has swirled the past couple weeks that the Big Ten may be interested in the Longhorns if the league expands. Dodds' public relations people have said he will not respond to rumors or speculation, but Wednesday Dodds broke his silence...

Texas to Big Ten? Commissioner Delany Says That's News to Him

In the first official word from the Big Ten, commissioner Jim Delany told a Chicago radio station Friday that the conference has not contacted any schools about possible expansion. A report came Thursday that the Big Ten is attempting to lure Texas away from the Big 12. There has also been speculation the Big Ten was also...

Background on Big 12 football

The Big 12 Championship Game was a college football game held by the Big 12 Conference each year between 1996 and 2010. The championship game pitted the Big 12 North Division champion against the South Division champion in a game held after the regular season was completed.

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