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Can Texas Save BCS From Chaos?

ARLINGTON, Texas -- Alabama has punched its ticket to the BCS national title game next month, now we'll see if Texas is able to do the same. All the third-ranked Longhorns need to do is beat Nebraska in tonight's Big 12 Championship Game at Cowboys Stadium to set up a classic Big 12 vs. SEC clash next month in Pasadena,...

Strength-on-Strength as Texas Meets Nebraska for Big 12 Title

ARLINGTON, Texas -- The mere thought of plugging every possible hole Texas can exploit has been overwhelming for every defense this season. Nebraska defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh and his Cornhuskers teammates have had similar anxieties this week as they prepare to meet Heisman trophy candidate Colt McCoy and the...

Big 12 North Gets Nostalgic

The Big 12 North remains a ways from returning to the prominence it enjoyed when the conference first formed in the late 1990s, but if Saturday's matchup between Kansas State and Nebraska for the division title is any indication then better days are certainly on the horizon. After years of struggles by the Kansas State...

Best Player? Most Valuable? Answer to Both Is Man Named Suh

Depending on who is debating, the Heisman Trophy is awarded to either the best college football player in the country or the one who simply means the most to his team. Whichever side of the coin you fall on, you have to come back to Nebraska senior defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh. Certainly playing in the trenches of the...

Stoops, Snyder Resume Friendly Rivalry

There is nothing new about Bob Stoops matching coaching wits with old mentor and boss Bill Snyder. They've done plenty of that over the years in Big 12 cross-divisional play. But that doesn't mean Stoops isn't a little surprised to see Snyder, 70, back on the Wildcats sideline. The longtime Kansas State coach retired four...