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Winners need four things: 1. A top level team…you can't win if your team goes 3-8. 2. A signature game or games (see Johnny Football against Bama in 2012). 3. Highlight worthy plays (see Reggie Bush circa 2005). 4. Borderline ridiculous stats
Baker Mayfield, the Big 12's offensive player of the week, appeared poised throughout the Red Raiders 41-23 win at SMU last week. In the fourth quarter alone, he completed 15 of 18 passes for 175 yards and two touchdowns.
No. 7 Texas A&M's Johnny Manziel didn't speak to the media until late November last year because of coach Kevin Sumlin's ban on freshman talking to reporters.
The real education of Johnny Football is just beginning. So he better enjoy all the clowning while he still can. He's about to learn there's no more wearying job in sports than being a marked man all the time.
The Big 12 is 0-2 against the Missouri Valley Conference, and it took a late touchdown by West Virginia to avoid another opening weekend loss to an FCS team.
Just when it looked like 20th-ranked TCU was poised to make a comeback in its season opener against No. 12 LSU, Odell Beckham Jr. gave the Tigers a huge return.
Lache Seastrunk ran for 111 yards and two touchdowns, Bryce Petty threw for 290 yards and two scores in his first start and Baylor scored its most points since 1929 in a 69-3 victory over lower-division Wofford on Saturday night.
Derek Thompson threw for 349 yards and two touchdowns in North Texas University's dominating 40-6 victory over Idaho in the season opener for both teams Saturday.
Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Manziel hit the ground running in the second half, throwing three touchdown passes as the Aggies wrapped up a lopsided 52-31 win over the Owls.
No. 7 Texas A&M has announced the suspensions of four players for two games just minutes before the start of the season-opener against Rice.
