Will Texas' coach Mack Brown break ranks? 14 hr ago | Add a comment When Texas coach Mack Brown votes his team No. 1 in the final USA Today coaches poll, he will be breaking an agreement between the American Football Coaches Association and the Bowl Championship...

Thumbs up & thumbs down 23 hr ago | Add a comment THUMBS UP To the Utah Utes, this year’s lone unbeaten in Division I-A. You Utes beat everybody you played. You beat three in-state teams (BYU, Utah State and Weber State). You beat everyone...

OKC Thunder: Russell Westbrook making his mark as a rookie Sat, Jan 3, 2009 | Add a comment When you’re 4-29, you’ll take good news whenever you can find it. Hours before playing Denver on Friday night inside the Ford Center, some good news found its way to the Thunder. Guard...

Is the Big 12 what we thought it was? Thu, Jan 1, 2009 | Add a comment SAN DIEGO — We thought we knew Big 12 football. We thought we knew potentially four of the nation’s top 10 teams resided in the Big 12 South We thought Missouri was a...

Aw, Ducks: Oregon takes out Bryant, Oklahoma State to win Holiday Bowl Wed, Dec 31, 2008 | Add a comment Oregon defeated Oklahoma State 42-31 in the Holiday Bowl tonight.

OSU ahead of schedule? Tue, Dec 30, 2008 | Add a comment SAN DIEGO — When Mike Gundy became Oklahoma State’s football coach on Jan. 3, 2005, he obtained what he calls his New York Yankees job. Trouble was, the Cowboys played more like the...

Holiday Bowl: Mention of OSU’s offensive stars should include Brandon Pettigrew Sun, Dec 28, 2008 | Add a comment SAN DIEGO — Oklahoma State’s offense is so potent, the Cowboys have a fourth triplet. Wide receiver Dez Bryant, running back Kendall Hunter and quarterback Zac Robinson have hogged...

Don’t forget about defense Sat, Dec 27, 2008 | Add a comment SAN DIEGO — Given the circumstances, it’d be understandable if the Oklahoma State defense was completely demoralized by now. OSU’s prolific offense is all the rage before every...

Mike Gundy knows he’s had it good with Four Aces Fri, Dec 26, 2008 | Add a comment SAN DIEGO — Pat Jones spent 40 years as a football coach. Next year, Mike Gundy will reach half that total. You could combine their careers and multiply it by two, or even three, and what...

Beano Cooks up myth with take on Heisman Wed, Dec 17, 2008 | Comments 47 College football icon Beano Cook has lost it. Some might argue he never had it. Beano is livid that anyone would dare leave Florida quarterback Tim Tebow off this year’s Heisman Trophy...

Thumbs up & thumbs down Tue, Dec 16, 2008 | Comments 12 THUMBS UP →To the Oklahoma women’s basketball team, which set an NCAA record for the largest comeback in regulation after trailing 52-26 at halftime against California on Saturday night...

Sam Bradford deserved some class in return Tue, Dec 16, 2008 | Comments 87 You will not find a bigger fan of Billy Sims than Steve Owens. The two became friends 30 years ago when Sims joined Owens as a member of the exclusive Heisman Trophy club. So it stands to reason...

The Main Event: The best and the worst bowls Mon, Dec 15, 2008 | Comments 47 'Tis the season, but college football has overindulged when it comes to bowl games. This season set an all-time record with 34 bowls, which is at least 10 games too many. That's...

Rohde: Can Bradford buck the trend of Heisman winners losing their bowl game? Sun, Dec 14, 2008 | Comments 20 The good news? That's easy. Oklahoma sophomore quarterback Sam Bradford won the Heisman Trophy on Saturday night. The bad news? Heisman winners are a combined 2-9 in bowl games involving...

Thunder's Mason chest-bumping through a bumpy season Thu, Dec 11, 2008 | Comments 22 Wednesday night brought another loss for the Thunder, but forward Desmond Mason did what he always does during pre-game. He smiled and waved at kids while stretching. He shadowboxed members of the...

Accountability comes into play with Harris, USA Today polls Wed, Dec 10, 2008 | Comments 26 Now that the votes are in and with accountability, here are some that stand out in the USA Today coaches’ and Harris polls: →Go Big 12: Colorado’s Dan Hawkins, Nebraska’s Bo...

Thunder can’t win for losing Tue, Dec 9, 2008 | Comments 98 The NBA did what it could to help the Thunder on Monday night. The league scheduled a game against Golden State inside the Ford Center. The 5-15 Warriors came in having lost nine straight and were...

Don't penalize Sooner quarterback for his stellar teammates Sun, Dec 7, 2008 | Comments 67 KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Make room for a fifth statue at Heisman Park. Oklahoma sophomore quarterback Sam Bradford put the finishing touches on his ridiculously efficient campaign by leading the...

Wayman Tisdale’s on hand as Griffin, the Sooners hang on for a win Fri, Dec 5, 2008 | Comments 23 NORMAN — Blake Griffin won’t stick around long enough to be proclaimed the greatest basketball player in Oklahoma history. On Thursday night at the Lloyd Noble Center, Griffin...

OU has Missouri QB Chase Daniel's number Thu, Dec 4, 2008 | Comments 36 Missouri football has much uncertainty right now. The Tigers are fresh off a gut-wrenching 40-37 loss to arch rival Kansas last Saturday in Kansas City, Mo. Offensive coordinator Dave Christensen...