Texas Tech, Kansas St look to end losing skids
Texas Tech and Kansas State are both looking to snap losing skids when they play on Saturday. The Wildcats have lost five straight — a first since 2008 — and want to avoid their first six-game skid...
View ArticleBig 12 football notebook: Josh Doctson's status in doubt for TCU
TCU coach Gary Patterson didn't have an update on star receiver Josh Doctson on Monday. “Hopefully we'll know something by the end of the day,” Patterson said on the Big 12 teleconference. Doctson...
View ArticleQuick starts have been an OU calling card since Texas
Dimitri Flowers finishes off a 75-yard touchdown catch against Iowa State. (Photo by Bryan Terry) On Oct. 10 in the Cotton Bowl, the Sooners punted on their four possessions. In the first half, OU...
View ArticleWest Virginia's passing game struggling with Texas on tap
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) West Virginia's once-solid passing attack is in a rut. The Mountaineers are struggling to move the ball through the air in conference play, and coach Dana Holgorsen will look...
View ArticleWVU coach Dana Holgorsen goes crowd-surfing after beating Texas
Dana Holgorsen went crowd-surfing after beating Texas. (Twitter/Adam Shuler) West Virginia started conference play with four losses, but thanks to a pair of wins against Texas Tech...
View ArticleTexas Tech drops 3rd straight, 31-26 to West Virginia
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) An inability by Texas Tech's defense to stop the run has the Red Raiders mired in a three-game losing streak. Texas Tech allowed West Virginia to rush for 300 yards and the...
View ArticleCFB roundup: No. 3 Ohio State runs over Illinois, 28-3
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Ezekiel Elliott ran for 181 yards and two touchdowns and No. 3 Ohio State pounded out a 28-3 victory over Illinois on Saturday. The Buckeyes (10-0, 6-0 Big Ten) started slowly and...
View ArticleThose Charlie Strong Texas-to-Miami rumors aren't going away
As soon as the Miami job opened, Charlie Strong's name was mentioned; not necessarily as a candidate Miami was targeting or as a coach interested in the job but rather as one that just made a lot of...
View ArticleAfter big stumble, Texas tries to regroup against Kansas
Texas looked like it had turned things around. Two straight wins, including a physical pounding of rival Oklahoma, had taken the pressure off coach Charlie Strong and had the Longhorns talking about a...
View ArticleNo. 12 Oklahoma looks to stay in Big 12 race at No. 4 Baylor
Things to watch during Week 11 in the Big 12 Conference: GAME OF THE WEEK: No. 12 Oklahoma (8-1, 5-1 Big 12, No. 15 CFP) at No. 4 Baylor (8-0, 5-0, No. 6 CFP). A prime-time game along the banks of the...
View ArticleBig 12 bowl eligibility at 5 teams, with West Virginia close
West Virginia coach Dana Holgorsen will finally talk about the Mountaineers' chances to get into a bowl this season. "We got five (wins)," Holgorsen said Monday during the Big 12 coaches...
View ArticleTexas tries to fix road woes at West Virginia
Texas has been a bad road team this season. Really bad, as in three losses and 10 total points scored in three true road games. Texas did beat No. 12 Oklahoma, but that came on a neutral field in...
View ArticleReport: Miami officials 'under the impression' Charlie Strong interested
Could Texas' Charlie Strong and Cincinnati coach Tommy Tuberville have interest in Miami's open coaching job? According to the Miami Herald, school officials are "under the impression" they have...
View ArticleKansas still winless after 59-20 loss at Texas
Stuck in a winless season, nothing seems to bounce the right way for Kansas. Not the fumbled punts or the field goals that plunk off the uprights. Even the rule book finds ways to deny touchdowns. So...
View ArticleBig plays key Texas romp over winless Kansas 59-20
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) Jerrod Heard threw an 84-yard touchdown pass to John Burt on Texas' first offensive play and D'Onta Foreman ran 93-yards for a third quarter score as Texas routed winless Kansas...
View ArticleWest Virginia topples Texas 38-20
Skyler Howard threw two touchdown passes and ran for another score, and Wendell Smallwood rushed for 165 yards to lead West Virginia to a 38-20 win over Texas on Saturday West Virginia (5-4, 2-4 Big...
View ArticleWest Virginia, Texas try to move closer to bowl contention
Running back Johnathan Gray would like nothing but pleasant memories of Texas' upcoming trip to West Virginia. The last time the Longhorns came to Morgantown in November 2013, Gray tore an Achilles...
View ArticleTexas has 5 turnovers, loses to West Virginia 38-20
Of all the problems Texas is having on the road this season, this game was the sloppiest. The Longhorns had five turnovers and West Virginia scored 24 points off of those to beat Texas 38-20 on...
View ArticleCoaches to watch with carousel set to spin out of control Sunday
Keep your Sunday open. That is, if you have an interest in coaching turnover. There's going to be news. There's already what is believed to be a record 13 FBS in-season openings with two weeks left....
View ArticleCoaches, situations to watch with carousel set to spin out of control Sunday
Keep your Sunday open. That is, if you have an interest in coaching turnover. There's going to be news. There's already what is believed to be a record 13 FBS in-season openings with two weeks left....
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