Texas Tech coach Mike Leach has seen plenty of tattoos and body piercings through the years (especially with Brandon Carter on his team) as a football coach but doesn’t have any plans for getting either, anytime soon.

“I’ve observed them in…

Some notables on tonight’s Big 12 semifinal between Missouri and Oklahoma State, courtesy of Dave Reiter in the Missouri sports information department:- Missouri earned its first victory at the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship since 2005, as the Tigers raced…

So much for that rematch with Texas A&M and a chance to avenge Saturday’s loss in College Station.

Instead, Missouri will face Texas Tech tonight in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament. It’s the last game on the schedule today…

Texas Tech just put away Baylor so no winner yet in the Big 12 South derby.

The Red Raiders are 7-1, same as the Texas Longhorns. If Oklahoma (6-1) beats Oklahoma State tonight then there will be a three-way tie and…

Texas’ 49-9 win over Texas A&M Thursday night means it may take until Sunday night before knowing which team the Tigers will play in the Big 12 title game.

If Texas, Oklahoma and Texas Tech finish tied for the Big 12…

If Oklahoma, Texas and Texas Tech all win this week, one BCS analyst predicted that Oklahoma would move up in the computer rankings and take the top spot among Big 12 teams. That would give the Sooners the Big 12…

The first poll out today is the AP poll, and although it doesn’t count as part of the BCS formula it gives an early look at how the human polls might go this week:

Alabama stayed at No. 1 but Oklahoma…

As things stand now, the BCS rankings will be used to break the three-way tie in the Big 12 South and determine which team Missouri will play in Kansas City on Dec. 6 for the title and automatic bid to…

OK, we admit this doesn’t have much chance of happening, but it’s another bit of evidence for tweaking or trashing the BCS system for picking bowls.

The latest chatter from BCS- and bowl-types has discovered a way that Missouri could win…

Highlights from Gary Pinkel’s Monday teleconference:

Asked if this year’s Missouri team is better than  last year’s: “It’s debatable. The league is so good this year, all the teams are playing at an all-time level. We had a couple of bumps…