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09/14/2008

Leach isn't impressed with Red Raiders' offense
It's been well-documented that Texas Tech coach Mike Leach rarely holds back on his, well, sometimes interesting opinions, writes Big 12 columnist Kate Hairopoulos. So when he popped off Saturday about his offense what are you going to do?

09/12/2008

Poised freshman leads to 45-17 Baylor victory

Baylor quarterback Robert Griffin rushes past Washington State's Romeo Pellum and Jason Stripling.

Occasionally, Baylor quarterback Robert Griffin looks like the true freshman he is, yet somehow he makes nearly all of those wince-inducing plays work, writes columnist Chuck Carlton. Griffin danced and deked through Washington State's defense in a 45-17 Baylor victory.
Blog: Colleges

Tight schedule forces Washingtion State to get flying start against Baylor
WACO – First-year Washington State coach Paul Wulff tried to turn a hurried cross-country flight to Waco into a teaching lesson. "It's adversity," Wulff told his players. "Learn how to deal with adversity."

09/11/2008

Hurricane Ike affects college, pro and high school games
The threat of Hurricane Ike has forced schedule changes all over the sports map, from high school football to professional leagues such as the NFL, Major League Baseball and WNBA.

Hurricane Ike forces cancellations, reschedulings
Several sporting events, including a couple major-college football games and a women's professional basketball game, were rescheduled as Hurricane Ike approached the Texas coast Thursday.

Chuck Carlton's College Football Nation

09/09/2008

Baylor tries to end BCS nonconference skid
The Bears, who host Washington State on Saturday, are only 1-6 against nonconference BCS opponents and have lost the last five such meetings.

Griffin's running plays being limited by Baylor's Briles
Coach Art Briles said he keeps the reigns on dual-threat freshman quarterback Robert Griffin in order to make opponents respect the passing game.

09/08/2008

Weekend turns out perfect as Big 12 goes undefeated
The Southeastern Conference may get all the love as the nation's top football league. But, at least for one week, the Big 12 gets to be perfect, writes Kate Hairopoulos.

09/07/2008

Numbers don't add up at Texas Tech

Texas Tech's Jake Ratliff (left) and Jamar Wall close in on Nevada's Chris Wellington in Saturday's game.

Everything was supposed to be different this season at Texas Tech, especially the defense. After two weeks, the Red Raiders rank a less-than-intimidating 95th in the NCAA total defense stats, which sure seems like more of the same, writes Big 12 columnist Chuck Carlton.

Blog: Colleges