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In what seems like ancient history now, Baylor's season changed dramatically when quarterback Robert Griffin was lost with an early knee injury.

Beginning the week before Thanksgiving and continuing through the end of the season, a lot went wrong for Texas Tech in an otherwise glorious year in 2008.

Gary Pinkel's Missouri offense seemed to be at the top of the class. With stars like quarterback and receiver Jeremy Maclin , the Tigers appeared unstoppable.

Texas Tech flanker Alex Torres has gone from an unknown into the team's leading receiver with one game left in the regular season.

With little drama left in college football until the national championship game on Jan.

In a prime-time matchup with national title implications last year, Oklahoma gave Texas Tech a firm lesson in big-time college football.

Neither of these batty rumors even approaches last year's " Les Miles to Washington! " rumor, for my money the grand champion insane coaching-move rumor of the past half-dozen years, but they're both in the conversation for this year's trophy.

Sticking With Potts: LAJ's Don Williams writes that Captain Mike Leach admitted yesterday that he should have stuck with Potts on Saturday, which seems to me to be a clear indication that Leach will be going with Potts for the rest of the year, barring some unforeseen event.

Football completely rules the sporting world. NFL. College. High school. UFL. Yes, UFL.

THE 2007 Texas Tech-Oklahoma State football contest is remembered more for what happened after the game than what occurred on the Boone Pickens Stadium turf .

My, how one year can change things. At the end of last season, the Big 12 was considered by many to be the best in college football, based on it's top-to-bottom depth and the insane amount of firepower in the South Division.

Dez Bryant thought he deserved more media attention heading into Oklahoma State's last meeting with Texas Tech.

As soon as we head into the chill of November, it seems most everyone wants to present some manner of bowl projections.

In this Oct. 17, 2009, file photo, Florida quarterback Tim Tebow scambles during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Arkansas in Gainesville, Fla.

Through eight games, Tim Tebow is having a mediocre season by his standards. And to think a second Heisman Trophy could be a couple of big games away.

Biggest home game in school history, some say. A chance to spoil the national title hopes of the blueblood Longhorns and give a working-class football program a shot at that elusive first Big 12 championship.

Colt McCoy has struggled at times this season, but Texas' troubles pale in comparison to those of its Big 12 competitors.

Originally published October 30, 2009 at 1 a.m., updated October 30, 2009 at 2:07 a.m. LUBBOCK, Texas a ' Texas Tech coach Mike Leach has never started a redshirt freshman quarterback but that could change against Kansas.

How decent? The Central Michigan senior and Downers Grove resident has jumped to No.

The dust from the Texas A&M game is starting to settle and Texas Tech must confront a new reality.