Lots Left To Play For In Big 12
The final week of the regular season represents a chance to either improve their postseason positioning or win over the NCAA tournament selection committee.
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The final week of the regular season represents a chance to either improve their postseason positioning or win over the NCAA tournament selection committee.
After two months spent mostly bludgeoning each other into submission, coaches in the Big 12 are starting to cast a wary eye toward the NCAA tournament.
The 62-year-old Smith is the fourth coach in as many years for the Red Raiders and he's led them to more Big 12 wins than the previous two seasons combined and to victories over two Top 25 teams in the past month.
OSU's Marcus Smart is suspended three games for shoving a Texas Tech fan. The incident shows how volatile the interaction between fans and athletes is becoming.
Oklahoma State star Marcus Smart was suspended three games Sunday by the Big 12 for shoving a fan in the closing seconds of the Cowboys' loss at Texas Tech on Saturday night.
Texas Tech head football coach Kliff Kingsbury is still riding high off a 7-5 season capped off with a Holiday Bowl win over Arizona State.
Texas Tech shored up its thin roster at quarterback by signing one of the state's best high school players in 2013.
It's a discovery that sounds more like the premise of an Isaac Asimov novel than fact. Swamp monsters did exist, 205 million years ago, according to a group of paleontologist's from Texas Tech.
Dusty Hannahs scored 13 points, Dejan Kravic had 12 points and 10 rebounds and Texas Tech won consecutive Big 12 games for the first time in almost three years with a 60-49 victory against cold-shooting TCU on Saturday.
The school announced Wednesday that Brewer, who would've been a redshirt junior next season, was departing with two years of eligibility remaining.
Aaryn Ellenberg scored 17 points to lead No. 25 Oklahoma over Texas Tech 68-38 on Thursday.
When a child comes into the emergency room at Children's Medical Center, Eddie Mercado is part of the trauma team that is responsible for making sure the right medications are administered to the child.
Cumbie, a former Red Raiders quarterback, will be co-offensive coordinator with Doug Meacham, the Houston co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks hired last week by TCU coach Gary Patterson.
Case McCoy passed for two touchdowns and ran for another and Texas kept its Big 12 title hopes alive Thursday night with a 41-16 win over Texas Tech.
In February 2010, the Texas Longhorns signed a group of recruits ranked among the best classes in the nation. They were supposed to be the next group chasing Big 12 and national championships at a powerhouse program.
Senior forward Jaye Crockett and sophomore guard Toddrick Gotcher each scored 16 points to lead four players in double figure scoring as Texas Tech beat Houston 76-64 in the consolation game of the Progressive Legends Classic
Bryce Petty threw three touchdown passes and ran for two more as No. 4 Baylor stayed undefeated, overcoming its first double-digit deficit of the season in a 63-34 victory over Texas Tech on Saturday night.
The Red Raiders are hoping to change that this year. But after dropping the last three games after a 7-0 start some players might be concerned about the past repeating itself.
Jake Waters and Daniel Sams each ran for two touchdowns and Waters passed for another score to lead Kansas State over No. 25 Texas Tech 49-26 on Saturday.
With the Big 12 heading into a final five-week stretch to determine its 2013 champion, the league on Tuesday released in 2014 conference football schedule.
The Big 12 regular season spans 15 Saturdays from August to December. It could easily go the distance before a champion is crowned.
The No. 15 Red Raiders fell 38-30 at Oklahoma last week and hope to rebound against No. 18 Oklahoma State on Saturday night.
The Red Raiders' new coach brings a standout resume to West Texas. Smith won a national title at Kentucky, has made 17 NCAA tournament appearances and has 19 seasons with at least 20 victories.
Alongside fifth-ranked Baylor, No. 13 Oklahoma, No. 15 Texas Tech and No. 18 Oklahoma State, it's unranked Texas (5-2, 4-0) that can take sole possession of first place over the idle Bears with a win at home Saturday against Kansas.
While the Sooners have the No. 1 pass defense in the nation, Stoops said slowing down Texas Tech will be the job of more than just the defensive unit. The offense must help as well.
