Texas Longhorns (Football)

AUSTIN (Reuters) - ESPN analyst and former professional football player Craig James filed as a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate on Monday, entering a Texas race already packed with well-financed and high-profile contenders.

AUSTIN (Reuters) - ESPN analyst and former professional football player Craig James filed as a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate on Monday, entering a Texas race already packed with well-financed and high-profile contenders.

Picking up Ogbonnaya after injuries to Peyton Hillis and Montario Hardesty was the definition of a flyer. The former Texas Longhorn was signed off the Texans' practice squad in October, and after a slow start with Cleveland, he has made the most of his two recent starts.

This is arguably the biggest game in Tiger Stadium in more than half a century.

They talked about expanding from four to five BCS bowls (book it that Dallas will be the fifth BCS bowl, if there is still a BCS). They talked about changing the requirements for the automatic qualifying bids currently held by six conferences (Big East, Big 12, Pac-12, Big Ten, ACC, SEC).

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (Reuters) - In the middle of a plot of sparse land near the Texas A&M University campus, a 45-foot-tall tiered pile of timber represents the Aggies' "burning desire" to beat arch-rival the University of Texas in the teams' annual Thanksgiving Day football matchup.

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (Reuters) - In the middle of a plot of sparse land near the Texas A&M University campus, a 45-foot-tall tiered pile of timber represents the Aggies' "burning desire" to beat arch-rival the University of Texas in the teams' annual Thanksgiving Day football matchup.

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (Reuters) - In the middle of a plot of sparse land near the Texas A&M University campus, a 45-foot-tall tiered pile of timber represents the Aggies' "burning desire" to beat arch-rival the University of Texas in the teams' annual Thanksgiving Day football matchup.

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (Reuters) - In the middle of a plot of sparse land near the Texas A&M University campus, a 45-foot-tall tiered pile of timber represents the Aggies' "burning desire" to beat arch-rival the University of Texas in the teams' annual Thanksgiving Day football matchup.

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (Reuters) - In the middle of a plot of sparse land near the Texas A&M University campus, a 45-foot-tall tiered pile of timber represents the Aggies' "burning desire" to beat arch-rival the University of Texas in the teams' annual Thanksgiving Day football matchup.

ATKINSON, Neb (Reuters) - The old adage that oil and water don't mix is proving true in Nebraska, where hundreds of people filled a small town gymnasium to protest a proposed oil pipeline they fear could pollute a major U.S. drinking water source.

AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - The presidents of the University of Texas and University of Oklahoma said on Monday they wouldn't rule out leaving the Big 12 football conference.

Southern Nevada high school football is beginning to get recognition. One benefit Southern Nevada enjoys from years of explosive population growth is there are more high schools and a larger pool of young athletes to draw from for high school sports. In terms of football, the talent pool is still not as deep as it is in far more populous communities in California, Texas and elsewhere. But the improvement shown locally has been significant enough to draw attention from major college recruiters and national publications and websites that track high school achievement. That is all the more remarkable because Southern Nevada doesn't have a major pro football team to inspire youngsters, and the collegiate squad at UNLV has struggled for years.Much of the credit for recent national attention to high school football belongs to Steven Jackson, the Eldorado High standout running back who went on to set records with Oregon State University and with the St. Louis Rams of the National Football Lea

The University of Southern California (USC) has been stripped of the 2004 United States collegiate American football crown by officials of the Bowl Championship Series.

Texas hires DL coach Bo Davis from Alabama. Texas has hired Alabama defensive line coach Bo Davis to coach the Longhorns' defensive tackles.

Search underway: Browns president Mike Holmgren seeks new coach after dismissing Eric Mangini. As Eric Mangini packed picture frames and two years of football into boxes, Browns president Mike Holmgren was already looking for his replacement.

Florida confirms Charlie Weis hired as offensive coordinator; adds Quinn, Verducci, Wynn. Florida's coaching staff is nearly complete.

Back On Top: Pittsburgh Steelers win another AFC North title, rock rival Browns 41-9. There are steps, some big, some small, teams must take before they can be Super Bowl champions.

Urban Meyer says farewell to Florida with 37-24 win over Joe Paterno in Outback Bowl. Joe Paterno and Urban Meyer met at midfield for a postgame handshake and hug, one looking forward to next season, the other looking forward to a different life.

Pittsburgh fires new football coach Haywood after he was arrested on domestic battery charge. Pittsburgh fired football coach Mike Haywood on Saturday, saying he could not continue in the job he held for only 2 1/2 weeks because of his arrest on a domestic violence charge.