So, the season's like seven hours away. That's pretty good.
- The mother of suspended Missouri running back Derrick Washington says she was told her son would be welcomed back to the program if he cleared his name in the legal process, reports Mike DeArmond of the Kansas City Star.
- The Star's Sam Mellinger says the ghost of Ricky Clemons led the Tigers to boot Washington off the team too early.
- Text messages from his coaches helped motivate Texas' new starting running back Cody Johnson to improve his fitness over the summer, writes Laken Litman of the Dallas Morning News.
- Iowa State's defense knows it'll be facing a challenge in Northern Illinois running back Chad Spann tonight, writes Kelly Beaton of the Cedar Falls Courier.
- Despite shifting quarterbacks often, the exchange with the center hasn't been a problem at Nebraska.
- The drug charge looming over Oklahoma State safety Victor Johnson has been dropped.
- Colorado defensive end Marquez Herrod remembers the Colorado State players who celebrated on the field last season after their win. And he's not happy about it, writes Tom Kensler of The Denver Post.
- Ax those rumors about a matchup with newly independent BYU for the Red Raiders, reports Don Williams of the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal.
- Kansas State running back Daniel Thomas will get all the carries he can handle this season, reports austin Meek of the Topeka Capital-Journal.
- Tyrell Higgins is part of an elite group at Texas after leaving the team, coming back as a walk-on, re-earning his scholarship and now becoming a starter at defensive tackle, reports Alan Trubow of the Austin American-Statesman.
- For Baylor quarterback Robert Griffin, the wait is almost over, writes Brice Cherry of the Waco Tribune-Herald.
- Kansas is ready to step into one of the toughest Septembers in school history, writes J. Brady McCollough of the Kansas City Star.
- Texas A&M linebacker Von Miller would like the last laugh after a light-hearted preseason, writes Brent Zwerneman of the San Antonio Express-News.
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David Ubben
Ubben joined ESPN.com in March 2010 after covering Big 12 football for two seasons at the Columbia Missourian and The Oklahoman. Ubben, a native of Springdale, Ark., lives in Dallas.
BIG 12 SCOREBOARD
Saturday, 12/17
Final Temple 37 Wyoming 15 Final Ohio 24 Utah State 23 Final San Diego State 30 Louisiana-Lafayette 32
Tuesday, 12/20
Wednesday, 12/21
Final 18 TCU 31 Louisiana Tech 24
Thursday, 12/22
Saturday, 12/24
Final Nevada 17 21 Southern Miss 24
Monday, 12/26
Tuesday, 12/27
Final Western Michigan 32 Purdue 37 Final Louisville 24 North Carolina State 31
Wednesday, 12/28
Final Toledo 42 Air Force 41 Final California 10 24 Texas 21
Thursday, 12/29
Final Florida State 18 Notre Dame 14 Final Washington 56 12 Baylor 67
Friday, 12/30
Final Brigham Young 24 Tulsa 21 Final Rutgers 27 Iowa State 13 Final Mississippi State 23 Wake Forest 17 Final Iowa 14 14 Oklahoma 31
Saturday, 12/31
Final Texas A&M 33 Northwestern 22 Final/OT Georgia Tech 27 Utah 30 Final Illinois 20 UCLA 14 Final Cincinnati 31 Vanderbilt 24 Final Virginia 24 25 Auburn 43
Monday, 1/2
Final 19 Houston 30 22 Penn State 14 Final Ohio State 17 Florida 24 Final/3OT 17 Michigan State 33 16 Georgia 30 Final 20 Nebraska 13 9 South Carolina 30 Final 10 Wisconsin 38 5 Oregon 45 Final/OT 4 Stanford 38 3 Oklahoma State 41
Tuesday, 1/3
Final/OT 13 Michigan 23 11 Virginia Tech 20
Wednesday, 1/4
Final 23 West Virginia 70 15 Clemson 33
Friday, 1/6
Final 8 Kansas State 16 6 Arkansas 29
Saturday, 1/7
Sunday, 1/8
Monday, 1/9
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