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By DWAIN PRICE Texas Tech coach Mike Leach said he wouldn't be surprised if one day in the near future two teams from Texas meet in the national championship game.Leach believes that could become a reality, particularly if more Texas high school players stay home and play for one of the state's 10 Football Bowl Subdivision schools.'I think you ...

My holiday mail is stacking up, but I wouldn't think of heading into the holidays without answering a few letters from my readers this afternoon.

Turner Gill supporters won't like this column primarily because I have the misfortune of being the one high-profile columnist who religiously follows Mid-American Conference football.

There are reasons Kansas is paying Turner Gill $2 million a year to be its football coach.

Kansas plots its football future with pieces of influence from Tom Osborne's Nebraska, Bob Stoops' Oklahoma and Mack Brown's Texas.

Poor Joe Paterno must be spinning in his grave. What's that, he's still alive? At 82, the Penn State coach must be nearing the end of a long and honorable career.

Buffalo football coach Turner Gill is reportedly the next coach at Kansas. Gallery: Turner Gill through the years WHAT DO YOU THINK? Jayhawk fans, what do you think of Turner Gill as the coach? His name alone will win recruiting battles in old Big Eight country If he could win at Buffalo, he can win in Lawrence I'd rather have Jim Harbaugh, but ...

TOO HOT TO HANDLE: Longhorns should score plenty, coverNebraska offense not strong enough to stay close today Texas quarterback Colt McCoy runs for a first down during the fourth quarter of the Longhorns' 49-39 victory over Texas A&M on Nov.

The Big 12 Conference is sharing three major live events this weekend with Huskers.com, beginning with Friday's Coaches Press Conference , featuring Nebraska's Bo Pelini and Texas' Mack Brown from Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas.

As Carl Pelini stormed onto the field following the controversial finish to Saturday's Big 12 championship game, the volatile Nebraska defensive coordinator screamed, while pointing at the Longhorns, "You should be ashamed to accept that trophy!" This just in: Texas isn't ashamed.

Big 12 coordinator of football officials Walt Anderson said the right call was made in putting an extra second on the clock, allowing Texas' Hunter Lawrence to kick the game-winning field goal in the Big 12 championship game on Saturday night.

A 12-0 record is great, but it's not perfect. For the University of Texas football team to get to where it wants to go, the Longhorns will have to beat Nebraska tonight in the Big 12 championship game at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington.

The Nebraska football team has arrived in Dallas and Head Coach Bo Pelini, along with Texas Head Coach Mack Brown, met the media this afternoon at Cowboys Stadium to discuss Saturday night's Big 12 Championship game.

ARLINGTON, Texas - Nebraska can finally thank TCU in a big way for helping the Cornhuskers get into a BCS national championship game - by returning the favor eight years later.

When reflecting on the accomplishments of Texas coach Mack Brown since arriving in Austin in 1997, it's not hard to comprehend why many are calling it the best tenure in Texas history, surpassing even the years of legendary coach Darrell Royal.

The Big 12 might not have challenged this season for the title of college football's best conference.

After his junior year of high school, Marquise Goodwin raced in Puerto Rico and long-jumped in Poland.

The new Nebraska , I mean. Nobody wants to mess with the old Nebraska . Since the formation of the Big 12 in 1996, Texas has beaten Nebraska in six of their seven meetings .

Usually it goes to an overachiever, but nobody stood out this year. Bill Snyder was great, but he didn't get to a bowl game with an easy schedule.

For 12 regular-season games, along with daily practices and workouts, Texas has targeted one goal above all others.