Big 12 lunch links: Texas, Oklahoma quickly put beside Red River Rivalry
October, 23, 2009
10/23/09
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By Tim Griffin | ESPN.com
Posted by ESPN.com's Tim Griffin
We've got a strong weekend of football approaching across the Big 12.
There's a hint of cool, crisp fall weather across the Heartland -- conditions that should be ideal across the conference tomorrow.
Here are some links to get us ready for Saturday's spectacle.
We've got a strong weekend of football approaching across the Big 12.
There's a hint of cool, crisp fall weather across the Heartland -- conditions that should be ideal across the conference tomorrow.
Here are some links to get us ready for Saturday's spectacle.
- Texas and Oklahoma both are tough to beat in the week after the Red River Rivalry, Blair Kerkhoff of the Kansas City Star writes.
- The Denver Post’s John Henderson profiles overachieving Colorado running back Rodney Stewart.
- The Houston Chronicle’s David Barron explains why the Texas Tech-Texas A&M game isn’t being televised.
- Buffalo News columnist Bob DiCesare writes that Colt McCoy has been “unspectacular this year,” explaining why he has fallen behind in the Heisman Trophy hunt.
- Missouri is placing increasing demands on first-year starting quarterback Blaine Gabbert to win games, according to the Kansas City Star’s Mike DeArmond.
- Bo Pelini remains mum on who his starting quarterback will be against Iowa State, Brian Christopherson of the Lincoln Journal-Star reports. And the Omaha World-Herald’s Tom Shatel writes that Pelini is getting a bad rap for his sideline demeanor.
- New Colorado quarterback Tyler Hansen has caught the attention of Kansas State coach Bill Snyder.
- The St. Louis Post-Dispatch’s Vahe Gregorian writes how the North Division has been turned upside down.
- Iowa State coach Paul Rhoads explains his team’s recent defensive improvement to the Omaha World-Herald’s Steve Pivovar.
- The Austin American-Statesman’s Suzanne Halliburton profiles Texas freshman receiver Marquise Goodwin.
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