Maxed out on bowls? 7 hr ago | Add a comment After years of relentless expansion, college football’s nearly monthlong holiday party — the bowl season — finally seems to have maxed out. Those involved in the bowl business say...

Georgia Tech knocks ’Canes back to reality 4 hr ago | Add a comment The way Miami expected to handle Georgia Tech’s triple option offense was by playing what’s called "assignment football,” a fancy way of saying each defender must manage a...

Rebels confident going into Death Valley duel 5 hr ago | Add a comment BATON ROUGE, La. — Seemingly everyone associated with LSU has been talking about comebacks this week, which only seems appropriate when Mississippi is coming to town. When the Tigers overcame...

John Rohde’s bowl projections 5 hr ago | Add a comment EagleBank Washington D.C. Dec. 20, 10 a.m. Navy vs. VirginiaNoteworthy: The first sanctioned bowl in Washington, D.C., history. Here’s hoping it’s the last.New Mexico Albuquerque, N.M....

Big shootout at Salt Lake 5 hr ago | Add a comment The second-biggest game in college football today comes from Salt Lake City, where eighth-ranked Utah hosts No. 16 Brigham Young. And Boise State is definitely in the BYU camp. A Utah victory will...

College football notebook: Petrino keeping quiet on starting quarterback Thu, Nov 20, 2008 | Add a comment Petrino keeping quiet on starting quarterback Arkansas coach Bobby Petrino still isn’t saying much about who the starting quarterback will be this weekend at Mississippi State. Casey Dick,...

BCS colleges ignoring Midwest City star Timothy Flanders Wed, Nov 19, 2008 | Comments 22 MIDWEST CITY — Timothy Flanders has done it all this season for the Midwest City Bombers. Flanders has 149 carries for 1,916 yards and 32 touchdowns for the unbeaten Bombers. When he’s...

Thumbs up & thumbs down Wed, Nov 19, 2008 | Add a comment THUMBS UP To one of the busiest weeks in state history. The Thunder has three home games in five days. OU has three home basketball games in six days. OSU hoops has three home games in seven days,...

ESPN snags BCS, ensuring march to cable continues Wed, Nov 19, 2008 | Add a comment Approximately 16 million television homes that don’t subscribe to cable or satellite services will miss out on college football’s biggest games starting in 2011. The Bowl Championship...

BCS television contract Tue, Nov 18, 2008 | Add a comment →Network: ESPN, available in 98 million homes. →Years: 2011-2014 →Rights: $125 million a year. Fox, which is paying $80 million annually from 2007-10, reportedly bid $405 million...

BCS, ESPN reach deal to air games from 2011-14 Tue, Nov 18, 2008 | Comments 12 NEW YORK — ESPN will broadcast 15 Bowl Championship Series games from 2011 to 2014. The network and the BCS announced a new four-year contract Tuesday. ESPN outbid Fox, which is in the...

Voting coaches have biases Tue, Nov 18, 2008 | Comments 12 It’s early Sunday morning and 61 college football coaches have plenty on their minds. How good/bad did their team play last week, and how can they beat this week’s opponent? Film must...

Inside the BCS Machine Tue, Nov 18, 2008 | Add a comment This series The BCS could determine the Big 12 South champion this season. With that possibility looming, The Oklahoman will present a three-part series breaking down the Bowl Championship Series...

Shortage of bowl teams for Big 12 Conference Tue, Nov 18, 2008 | Comments 3 The irony to the Big 12 having its best season in league history is the conference doesn’t have enough bowl-eligible teams to fill all its bowl affiliations. That’s the tradeoff for...

Big 12 notebook: Playoff talk Tue, Nov 18, 2008 | Add a comment Playoff talk Texas coach Mack Brown said the first step to getting a playoff is coaches and school officials must engage in more dialogue. "Everybody says playoffs, but I’ve heard a...

College football notebook: ESPN, BCS close to deal Tue, Nov 18, 2008 | Add a comment ESPN, BCS close to deal The Bowl Championship Series says it is close to a deal with ESPN on the TV rights to college football’s championship game and biggest bowls. The games are currently...

OSU's Mike Gundy addresses bye week, Bedlam Mon, Nov 17, 2008 | Comments 41 Even though Oklahoma State isn’t in contention for the Big 12 title, this season will be viewed as the program’s best in more than 50 years, arguably the best season in school history if the...

Solving the BCS formula Mon, Nov 17, 2008 | Comments 27 On the eve before the Presidential Election, Barack Obama appeared on Monday Night Football and stumped for an eight-team playoff in college football. Not a bad way to win votes. Said Obama,...

OSU moves up to No. 12 in BCS Mon, Nov 17, 2008 | Add a comment STILLWATER — Despite a mundane weekend of football, as far as major upsets were concerned, Oklahoma State managed to move up a spot in the Bowl Championship Series standings. The Cowboys...

BCS standings stay stagnant Sun, Nov 16, 2008 | Add a comment NEW YORK — All the national title contenders took care of business and the BCS standings were unchanged at the top Sunday, with Alabama and Texas Tech holding the first two spots and Florida,...