Improved Iowa State Ready To Take Its Shot At Texas
Texas has owned its series with Iowa State, winning 12 of the last 14 games against the Cyclones.
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Texas has owned its series with Iowa State, winning 12 of the last 14 games against the Cyclones.
Texas Tech is trying to start 4-0 for the first time since 2013.
Big 12 officials announced Wednesday that the December 2 football championship game will be played at 11:30 a.m. at AT&T Stadium in Arlington. It will be the Big 12's first football championship game since 2010.
Rick Pitino's attorney has told the Courier-Journal that Louisville has put the basketball coach on administrative leave, but has "effectively fired" Pitino amid a federal bribery investigation.
Texas A&M wide receiver Christian Kirk returned a kick 100 yards for a touchdown and finished with 110 yards receiving with two touchdowns in a 50-43 overtime win against Arkansas on Saturday.
Baylor wide receiver Chris Platt is expected to miss the rest of the season because of a left knee injury, and defensive end Xavier Jones also is likely done for the year because of a broken bone in his foot.
Across the country, nine other people, including three more assistant coaches, were arrested after a federal probe revealed hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes to influence star athletes' choice of schools, shoe sponsors, agents, even tailors.
Federal prosecutors have announced charges of fraud and corruption in college basketball, including against four coaches.
Iowa State's improvement under second-year coach Matt Campbell has gone largely unnoticed nationally. The Cyclones can put themselves on the map with a big showing against the Longhorns on Thursday night.
Following a disappointing loss that dealt a serious blow to its Big 12 championship dreams, not to mention the possibility of landing in the College Football Playoff, Oklahoma State is not going to panic or make sweeping changes.
