http://www.mail.com/organizations/13940-big-12-conference-football.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.20/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/organizations/13940-big-12-conference-football.html http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1762688-texas-tech-hires-33-year-old-kingsbury-coach.html LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — New Texas Tech coach Kliff Kingsbury has wanted to be back in Lubbock since he left a decade ago. Late last week the former Red Raiders quarterback was watching film to prepare for Texas A&M's game against Oklahoma in the Cotton Bowl and getting ready to accompany Aggies quarterback Johnny Manziel to New York, where he became the fir... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 02:37:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1762688-texas-tech-hires-33-year-old-kingsbury-coach.html 2012-12-13T02:37:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1758504-no-2-alabama-places-4-ap-all-america-team.html NEW YORK (AP) — Alabama is No. 1 when it comes to All-Americans. The second-ranked Crimson Tide placed four players on The Associated Press All-America team released Tuesday. Among them was center Barrett Jones, who became a two-time first-team selection. No other team had more than two players selected to the first team. The Tide also led with six player... Tue, 11 Dec 2012 18:13:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1758504-no-2-alabama-places-4-ap-all-america-team.html 2012-12-11T18:13:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1754528-expectations-will-high-manziels-encore.html NEW YORK (AP) — Heisman Trophy history suggests it will never get better for Johnny Manziel than it did this season. In the 78-year history of the Heisman, only one player has one more than one: Ohio State's Archie Griffin in 1974 and '75. But even if another Heisman is not in Manziel's future, there's still plenty left for Johnny Football and Texas A&M t... Sun, 09 Dec 2012 18:38:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1754528-expectations-will-high-manziels-encore.html 2012-12-09T18:38:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1753646-manziel-freshman-to-win-heisman-trophy.html NEW YORK (AP) — He's Johnny Best in Football now — and a freshman, at that. Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel became the first newcomer to win the Heisman Trophy, taking college football's top individual prize Saturday night after a record-breaking debut. Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te'o finished a distant second in the voting and Kansas State quarterb... Sun, 09 Dec 2012 03:02:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1753646-manziel-freshman-to-win-heisman-trophy.html 2012-12-09T03:02:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1753216-cincinnati-hires-tuberville-football-coach.html CINCINNATI (AP) — Tommy Tuberville wasn't expecting a call from an old acquaintance. A few hours later, he was headed north for a new job. Tuberville left Texas Tech to become Cincinnati's football coach Saturday, moving away from a Big 12 school to one that has an uncertain future with conference realignment. He left the Red Raiders after three years to ... Sun, 09 Dec 2012 00:22:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1753216-cincinnati-hires-tuberville-football-coach.html 2012-12-09T00:22:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1751952-teo-manziel-hit-manhattan-with-heisman-hopes.html NEW YORK (AP) — Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te'o was looking forward to a break after a five-city-in-five-days tour, during which he has become the most decorated player in college football. "I'm just trying to get a workout in and get some sleep," he said Friday about his plans for the night. Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel seemed to have more energ... Sat, 08 Dec 2012 00:25:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1751952-teo-manziel-hit-manhattan-with-heisman-hopes.html 2012-12-08T00:25:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1749776-notre-dames-teo-eyes-heisman-maxwell-win.html LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Manti Te'o is one of the most important leaders for undefeated Notre Dame, having played in a ton of big games for the Fighting Irish. Even so, he had a tough time processing this victory. The senior linebacker was "at a loss for words" after capturing the Maxwell Award as the nation's most outstanding player, one of three ho... Fri, 07 Dec 2012 08:23:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1749776-notre-dames-teo-eyes-heisman-maxwell-win.html 2012-12-07T08:23:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1749236-teo-leads-irish-defense-key-to-perfect-season.html SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — If Manti Te'o's career at Notre Dame has seemed like something straight out of a Hollywood script, perhaps it's fitting the linebacker is cast as an underdog in the final two scenes of his collegiate career. First, he will try to become the first defense-only player to win the Heisman Trophy, going up against a couple of quarterbac... Fri, 07 Dec 2012 02:11:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1749236-teo-leads-irish-defense-key-to-perfect-season.html 2012-12-07T02:11:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1746640-manziel-history-winning-heisman.html COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Johnny Manziel certainly has the statistics worthy of a Heisman Trophy winner. He plays in the powerful Southeastern Conference. He has a signature win — all things Heisman voters typically look for. The only question is whether the voters will give the award to a freshman for the first time. Adrian Peterson, star running bac... Thu, 06 Dec 2012 01:06:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1746640-manziel-history-winning-heisman.html 2012-12-06T01:06:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1743388-boston-college-hires-addazio-temple.html BOSTON (AP) — When Brad Bates arrived at Boston College as the new athletic director, he had in his mind a list of football coaches he might someday want to hire. He didn't have to wait long to use it. Two months after arriving in Chestnut Hill and nine days after firing Frank Spaziani following a 2-10 season, Bates hired Steve Addazio away from Temple. "... Tue, 04 Dec 2012 23:46:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1743388-boston-college-hires-addazio-temple.html 2012-12-04T23:46:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1742614-steady-k-state-qb-klein-heisman-trophy-finalist.html MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Collin Klein is the Heisman Trophy finalist who fits no mold. He was lightly recruited out of high school and ultimately chose to attend Kansas State, a program that had fallen on hard times. He was turned into a wide receiver, and then went back to being a quarterback, where he sat on the bench and bided his time. ... Tue, 04 Dec 2012 18:20:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1742614-steady-k-state-qb-klein-heisman-trophy-finalist.html 2012-12-04T18:20:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1740996-heisman-finalists-manziel-teo-klein.html NEW YORK (AP) — Johnny Manziel and Manti Te'o are in position to make Heisman Trophy history. Manziel, the redshirt freshman quarterback from Texas A&M, and Te'o, Notre Dame's star linebacker, along with Kansas State quarterback Collin Klein, were invited Monday to attend the Heisman presentation ceremony. Manziel is the favorite to wi... Mon, 03 Dec 2012 23:17:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1740996-heisman-finalists-manziel-teo-klein.html 2012-12-03T23:17:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1739200-defense-leads-top-teams-offensive-minded-game.html Offense is in, but defense is still what it takes to win big. That's the lesson of college football's 2012 season. For the fourth straight year, scoring rose during the regular season — with FBS schools averaging 29.6 points per game. That's up from 28.3 per game last season, from 27 in 2009. Despite all of the pass-... Mon, 03 Dec 2012 09:47:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1739200-defense-leads-top-teams-offensive-minded-game.html 2012-12-03T09:47:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1739022-blockbuster-bcs-main-event-with-iffy-undercard.html NEW YORK (AP) — The penultimate Bowl Championship Series gave college football a national championship matchup low on controversy and loaded with star power. No. 1 Notre Dame against No. 2 Alabama in Miami on Jan. 7 for the national title. No complaints. That Fiesta Bowl with No. 5 Oregon against No. 7 Kansas State looks good, too. After that, well, you c... Mon, 03 Dec 2012 07:31:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1739022-blockbuster-bcs-main-event-with-iffy-undercard.html 2012-12-03T07:31:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1738782-la-tech-9-3-going-to-bowl-game.html Louisiana Tech, with a 9-3 record and the highest scoring team in the country, isn't going to a bowl game. La Tech athletic director Bruce Van De Velde told The Associated Press that Independence Bowl organizers offered a spot in their game on Saturday afternoon, but the Bulldogs had other possible options still available to them. Van De Velde said he ask... Mon, 03 Dec 2012 03:01:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1738782-la-tech-9-3-going-to-bowl-game.html 2012-12-03T03:01:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1738860-oregon-k-state-to-meet-fiesta-bowl.html SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Oregon and Kansas State were atop the BCS standings just two weeks ago, each needing two wins for a likely trip to the BCS championship. Those plans were derailed quickly with a loss on the same day, but they ended up with a nice consolation prize: A trip to the desert to face each other in the Fiesta Bowl. And it should be a dooz... Mon, 03 Dec 2012 03:01:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1738860-oregon-k-state-to-meet-fiesta-bowl.html 2012-12-03T03:01:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1738814-busted-northern-illinois-meets-fsu-orange-bowl.html MIAMI (AP) — What a weekend for Northern Illinois: Win a conference championship, lose a coach and bust the BCS. The Huskies are headed to the Orange Bowl, set to make their Bowl Championship Series debut against Florida State. Northern Illinois won the Mid-American Conference title on Friday, lost coach Dave Doeren to North Carolina State on Saturday, an... Mon, 03 Dec 2012 02:08:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1738814-busted-northern-illinois-meets-fsu-orange-bowl.html 2012-12-03T02:08:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1738708-ap-source-northern-illinois-to-orange-bowl.html NEW YORK (AP) — Northern Illinois has been selected to play Florida State in the Orange Bowl, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the official Bowl Championship Series lineup was to be announced later Sunday. The story was first reported by SI.com. Northern Illinois (12-1) won t... Sun, 02 Dec 2012 22:21:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1738708-ap-source-northern-illinois-to-orange-bowl.html 2012-12-02T22:21:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1737278-bcs-bonanza-alabama-vs-notre-dame.html Alabama vs. Notre Dame. The BCS championship game couldn't get much bigger. The Crimson Tide locked up a spot in the title game in Miami on Jan. 7 with a 32-28 victory over Georgia for the Southeastern Conference championship Saturday. Sunday's selection show is just a formality. The hype can begin now for what could... Sun, 02 Dec 2012 08:48:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1737278-bcs-bonanza-alabama-vs-notre-dame.html 2012-12-02T08:48:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1737616-no-7-kansas-wins-big-12-title-beats-texas.html MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Just as Collin Klein was preparing to trot onto the field for the biggest home game in Kansas State history, coach Bill Snyder put his arm around his senior quarterback and whispered something in his ear. "He just told me how much he appreciated me, and that he loved me," Klein said. "It was a great moment. And I know he said that t... Sun, 02 Dec 2012 05:45:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1737616-no-7-kansas-wins-big-12-title-beats-texas.html 2012-12-02T05:45:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1737632-ball-helps-badgers-rush-no-14-nebraska-70-31.html INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Montee Ball and Wisconsin are heading back to the Rose Bowl after an overwhelming performance the Badgers hope will make people forget they finished third in their division. Ball rushed for 202 yards and three more touchdowns Saturday night, leading the Badgers to a 70-31 rout of No. 14 Nebraska for a third straight Big Ten championshi... Sun, 02 Dec 2012 05:42:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1737632-ball-helps-badgers-rush-no-14-nebraska-70-31.html 2012-12-02T05:42:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1737254-no-12-oklahoma-24-17-win-tcu-big-12-share.html FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Landry Jones and Oklahoma treated their regular-season finale like a championship game — and finished wearing caps and T-shirts declaring the 12th-ranked Sooners the Big 12 champions. The Sooners have to share their eighth Big 12 title since they didn't get any help later from archrival Texas. "Sharing it or not sharing it, winnin... Sun, 02 Dec 2012 03:50:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1737254-no-12-oklahoma-24-17-win-tcu-big-12-share.html 2012-12-02T03:50:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1737298-seastrunk-baylor-hold-no-24-oklahoma.html WACO, Texas (AP) — Nick Florence and other Baylor seniors have told Lache Seastrunk over the past few months to finish strong on his runs. The sophomore running back took that advice to heart Saturday. Seastrunk rushed for 178 yards, including diving in to complete a 76-yard touchdown run after cramping up, and Florence passed for 296 yards to lead Baylor... Sat, 01 Dec 2012 21:51:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1737298-seastrunk-baylor-hold-no-24-oklahoma.html 2012-12-01T21:51:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1734756-no-14-nebraska-hoping-title-luck-vs-badgers.html INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Nebraska's Will Compton may never forget the agonizing details of his first two conference championship game. A third one could finally put those nightmares to rest. On Saturday night at Lucas Oil Stadium, No. 14 Nebraska will rely on some of the lessons from losses in the 2009 and 2010 Big 12 title games as they try to claim their fir... Fri, 30 Nov 2012 18:13:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1734756-no-14-nebraska-hoping-title-luck-vs-badgers.html 2012-11-30T18:13:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1729982-mac-championship-bcs-implications.html Time to put the BCS puzzle together. There's not a lot of mystery going into championship weekend. Mostly, everything should simply fall into place. The spot opposite Notre Dame in the championship game will go to Alabama or Georgia, whichever one takes the SEC title. The winners of the Pac-12, Big Ten and ACC championship games will each advance to a big... Wed, 28 Nov 2012 23:53:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1729982-mac-championship-bcs-implications.html 2012-11-28T23:53:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1729114-young-frogs-prove-they-compete-big-12.html FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — The biggest question when two-time BCS buster TCU made the move to the Big 12 was whether the Horned Frogs could handle the week-to-week grind of playing in a major conference. Well, coach Gary Patterson and his young, bowl-bound Frogs (7-4, 4-4 Big 12) have done just fine in their inaugural Big 12 season, even though they won't w... Wed, 28 Nov 2012 21:02:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1729114-young-frogs-prove-they-compete-big-12.html 2012-11-28T21:02:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1726344-tulane-ecu-to-join-big-east-14-leaving-c-usa.html The Big East moved quickly to replace Rutgers and braced for more possible departures, getting Tulane and East Carolina to agree to join the re-invented conference in 2014. "I would go as far to say as this is a historic day for Tulane University ... the Big East is coming to the Big Easy," school President Scott Cowen said Tuesday. Tulane, in New Orleans... Tue, 27 Nov 2012 23:31:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1726344-tulane-ecu-to-join-big-east-14-leaving-c-usa.html 2012-11-27T23:31:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1727214-will-manziel-break-heisman-trophy-frosh-curse.html COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — In the 77-year history of the Heisman Trophy, no freshman has ever won the award. Texas A&M's Johnny Manziel, the player who proved coach Kevin Sumlin's prolific offense could work in the SEC, may finally change that. Manziel accumulated 4,600 yards of total offense and 43 touchdowns this season along with a signature win ove... Tue, 27 Nov 2012 22:41:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1727214-will-manziel-break-heisman-trophy-frosh-curse.html 2012-11-27T22:41:00Z