Articles Posted in the Big 12 Category
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Passing of A Red Raider Legend and Military Hero
“I think the best way to describe him is Mr. Red Raider Club,” former Texas Tech University coach and athletic director Gerald Myers said about Leete Jackson Jr, who passed away July 10th at age 89. “He started the Red Raider Club from scratch as far as I know. He was just a great ambassador [...]
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Time Out with Mack Brown
FOX Sports Southwest’s Lesley McCaslin recently sat down with Mack Brown before the Texas Longhorns football coach was inducted into the Texas Sports Hall of Fame. Brown reflects on the induction ceremony and his career at Texas in this exclusive interview that’s part of a Texas Sports Hall of Fame television special airing on FOX [...]
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Chuck Cooperstein – On the NFL, College Football and Texas A&M
Touchback, Touchback, Touchback The new NFL kickoff rule that moved kickoffs up to the 35 yard line and which has led to nearly double the number of touchbacks is going to be a huge test of the NFL’s safety initiative. The NFL talks a good game when it comes to safety, and the players have [...]
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The Heat is on for Dan Beebe
Texas A&M finally told the Big 12 that its decided to remove more than 100 years of tradition to start 100 new years of tradition in some other conference. “This is a 100-year decision that we have addressed carefully and methodically. Texas A&M is an extraordinary institution, and we look forward to what the future [...]
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A&M to SEC Gains Momentum
The best conference in college football, arguably, is about to extend its reach into the state of Texas. According to a pay-walled story on Aggieyell.com, the A&M Rivals site, Texas A&M will move into the Southeastern Conference in 2012. There’s been no official word from SEC Commissioner Mike Slive or A&M Athletics Director Bill Byrne, [...]
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ScoreBoard’s 2011 Big 12 Football Preview
The 2011 season will welcome several new changes to the world of college football, especially in the Big 12. With just 10 teams now competing in the conference, the Big 12 has undergone a complete makeover. The North and South Divisions? Gone, along with the annual Big 12 Championship Game between the winners of each [...]
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National Signing Day
Today is much more than just another day in the Metroplex leading up to Super Bowl XLV. For many high school athletes and college coaches it’s the biggest day of the year–National Signing Day. This is the first day high school players can sign scholarship agreements with universities. It’s not just for football players, but [...]
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Changes for Longhorn Football
Despite winning a Heisman Trophy, having 2 other Heisman finalists, a national championship and one of the most potent offenses in college football over the past decade, Longhorns offensive coordinator Greg Davis always took heat. There’s a chill in the Austin air now as Davis has resigned and two other Texas assistants retired following the [...]
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