[an error occurred while processing this directive] 10/05/2008

Don't overlook Oklahoma State at Missouri
Saturday's game between No. 17 Oklahoma State and No. 3 Missouri might not have the cache that Texas-Oklahoma does, but it could be very interesting.

College football awards watch

10/04/2008

Tech receiver makes amends with big game
Texas Tech sophomore receiver Lyle Leong isn't in the doghouse any more. Not after Saturday's performance.

Harrell has record day as Texas Tech makes it look easy
As Texas Tech's players walked onto the field Saturday, Kansas State fans chanted, "Overrated, overrated."

10/03/2008

Texas Tech ticket office warns fans of potential scam
The Tech ticket office is warning fans about existing counterfeit general admission tickets to the Nebraska-Tech game Oct. 11 in Lubbock.

10/02/2008

Texas Tech's running game not out of Woods

Texas Tech's Shannon Woods rushed for three touchdowns and 108 yards against Massachusetts.
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Texas Tech's Shannon Woods rushed for three touchdowns and 108 yards against Massachusetts

Shannon Woods led the Big 12 in all-purpose yardage in 2006, was demoted to Texas Tech's third string the following spring and regained his starting spot to begin last season. He landed on the scout team before the year was over. Now Woods is back to his 2006 form.
Blog: Colleges

Chuck Carlton's College Football Nation

10/01/2008

Conference calls: A look at the local college season

Quarterback Robert Griffin (10) has made head coach Art Briles a nice pick for Baylor.
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Quarterback Robert Griffin (10) has made head coach Art Briles a nice pick for Baylor.

Now that the Big 12 schedule is here and the league has positioned itself so that it'll be its own worst enemy come BCS bowl time, consider a few observations on it as well as the state of college football in general around these parts, writes Kevin Sherrington.
Blog: Colleges

09/30/2008

Quarterbacks bring big plays to Big 12

Among the Big 12's best quarterbacks are (clockwise from top left) Missouri's Chase Daniel, Texas' Colt McCoy, Oklahoma's Sam Bradford and Texas Tech's Graham Harrell.
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Among the Big 12's best quarterbacks are (clockwise from top left) Missouri's Chase Daniel, Texas' Colt McCoy, Oklahoma's Sam Bradford and Texas Tech's Graham Harrell.

If you want offense, if you love games in which quarterbacks have more touchdown passes than incompletions, if you get giddy at five-receiver sets, then the Big 12 delivers, writes Chuck Carlton. We take a closer look at the Big 12 as teams prepare to beat up each other in conference play.
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Texas Tech's Leach wants players aware of upsets
With his team coming off a bye week, coach Mike Leach said he hopes last weekend's college upsets got his players' attention before they open Big 12 play Saturday at Kansas State.

09/29/2008

College football awards watch

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