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Central Florida head coach Gus Malzahn directs play on the field during the first half of the NCAA college football team's annual spring game, Friday, April 14, 2023, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
Holgorsen again part of Big 12 change, UH among 4 new teams

By Stephen Hawkins Apr. 27, 2023 03:06 PM EDT
Houston coach Dana Holgorsen has been in the Big 12 before, and again is preparing a

TCU quarterback Max Duggan sits for an NCAA college football news conference with the Davey O'Brien Award football in Fort Worth, Texas, Monday, Feb. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
Duggan prepping for future, not yet reflecting on TCU career

By Stephen Hawkins Feb. 20, 2023 09:51 PM EST
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Max Duggan really hasn't had time to reflect on his career

South Dakota State quarterback Mark Gronowski (11) looks to pass during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Iowa, Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, in Iowa City, Iowa. Nearly 20 months after tearing the ACL in his left knee on a 3-yard run, and then missing the rest of that game and all of the normal 2021 fall season that quickly followed, Gronowski gets another title shot Sunday when the Jackrabbits play Missouri Valley Football Conference rival and perennial FCS champion North Dakota State. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)
QB Gronowski goes from torn ACL to another FCS title shot

By Stephen Hawkins Jan. 06, 2023 04:51 PM EST
FRISCO, Texas (AP) — South Dakota State quarterback Mark Gronowski thought he had

FILE - TCU quarterback Max Duggan (15) runs as Michigan linebacker Junior Colson (25) defends during the second half of the Fiesta Bowl NCAA college football semifinal playoff game, Dec. 31, 2022, in Glendale, Ariz. TCU had quite a conference-hopping journey on way to the national championship game after the small private school deep in the heart of Texas was left out of the original Big 12 lineup. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri, File)
'Been Everywhere': TCU conference-hopping run to title game

By Stephen Hawkins Jan. 04, 2023 05:28 PM EST
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — TCU had quite the conference-hopping journey on its way to

TCU wide receiver Quentin Johnston and head coach Sonny Dykes hold the trophy after the Fiesta Bowl NCAA college football semifinal playoff game, Saturday, Dec. 31, 2022, in Glendale, Ariz. TCU defeated Michigan 51-45. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
'Extra juice': Title-seeking TCU used to underdog label

By Stephen Hawkins Jan. 03, 2023 06:14 PM EST
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Big right guard Wes Harris and his TCU teammates are hearing

Tulane running back Tyjae Spears (22) runs with the ball during the second half of the Cotton Bowl NCAA college football game against Southern California, Monday, Jan. 2, 2023, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Sam Hodde)
Tulane scores 16 late points, beats USC 46-45 in Cotton Bowl

By Stephen Hawkins Jan. 02, 2023 05:23 PM EST
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Alex Bauman knew right away he had scored probably the

Tulane head coach Willie Fritz, left, and Southern California head coach Lincoln Riley pose for a photo during a press conference ahead of the Cotton Bowl NCAA college football game, Sunday, Jan. 1, 2023, in Dallas, Texas. Tulane will face Southern California in the Cotton Bowl on Monday, Jan. 2. (AP Photo/Sam Hodde)
USC taking step to what used to be in Cotton Bowl vs. Tulane

By Stephen Hawkins Jan. 01, 2023 03:45 PM EST
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — When quarterback Caleb Williams followed coach Lincoln Riley

FILE - Southern California defensive lineman Tuli Tuipulotu celebrates a stop of California on fourth down during the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022, in Los Angeles. USC has created more turnovers and had more sacks in its first season with defensive coordinator Alex Grinch. (AP Photo/John McCoy)
USC D doing more, still giving up lots into Cotton vs Tulane

By Stephen Hawkins Dec. 31, 2022 03:51 PM EST
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Southern California has created more turnovers and had more

FILE - Southern California quarterback Caleb Williams smiles after USC defeated Notre Dame 38-27 in an NCAA college football game Saturday, Nov. 26, 2022, in Los Angeles. Southern California quarterback Caleb Williams was named the AP Player of the Year in college football, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)
Heisman winner Williams ready to play for USC in Cotton Bowl

By Stephen Hawkins Dec. 30, 2022 06:53 PM EST
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Heisman Trophy winner Caleb Williams said he is ready to play

Southern California head coach Lincoln Riley watches his team practice ahead of the Cotton Bowl NCAA college football game against Tulane, Thursday, Dec. 29, 2022, in Arlington, Texas. The Cotton Bowl is scheduled for Monday, Jan. 2, 2023. (AP Photo/Sam Hodde)
Tulane's Pratt, Spears last game together in Cotton vs. USC

By Stephen Hawkins Dec. 30, 2022 12:57 PM EST
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — There was plenty of speculation about Michael Pratt’s future

FILE - The Heisman trophy finalists, from left, Georgia quarterback Stetson Bennett, TCU quarterback Max Duggan, Ohio State quarterback C.J. Stroud and Southern California quarterback Caleb Williams, stand for a photo with the trophy before attending the award ceremony on Dec. 10, 2022, in New York. Duggan has thrown for 3,321 yards with 30 touchdowns and only four interceptions, and run for 404 yards with six more scores, heading into the Fiesta Bowl on Dec. 31. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez, File)
Max's wild ride: TCU QB Duggan goes from lost job to playoff

By Stephen Hawkins Dec. 28, 2022 04:44 PM EST
It has been a wild, four-year ride at TCU for quarterback Max Duggan.

TCU quarterback Max Duggan (15) and head coach Sonny Dykes, right, watch in the first half of the Big 12 Conference championship NCAA college football game against Kansas State, Saturday, Dec. 3, 2022, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
TCU's Sonny Dykes at home, coaching 1st CFP team from Texas

By Stephen Hawkins Dec. 26, 2022 06:17 PM EST
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Sonny Dykes was nearing the end of a season as an off-field

Oklahoma wide receiver Drake Stoops (12) passes the ball to quarterback Dillon Gabriel (8) during overtime of the team's NCAA college football game against Texas Tech on Saturday, Nov. 26, 2022, in Lubbock, Texas. (AP Photo/Justin Rex)
TCU dominates AP Big 12 honors, led by QB Duggan and Dykes

By Stephen Hawkins Dec. 09, 2022 11:52 AM EST
TCU quarterback and Heisman Trophy finalist Max Duggan is The Associated Press Big 12

Southern California wide receiver Mario Williams (4) scores a touchdown against Utah during the second half of the Pac-12 Conference championship NCAA college football game Friday, Dec. 2, 2022, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Steve Marcus)
Southern Cal, Riley headed to Cotton Bowl to play Tulane

By Stephen Hawkins Dec. 04, 2022 03:09 PM EST
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — After missing its chance to get into the College Football

Kansas State quarterback Will Howard, center, celebrates with teammate Colby McCalister, left, after Kansas State defeated TCU in the Big 12 Conference championship NCAA college football game, Saturday, Dec. 3, 2022, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
Kansas State win in Big 12 championship game a promise kept

By Stephen Hawkins Dec. 03, 2022 07:53 PM EST
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Deuce Vaughn remembers what Chris Klieman told him when

Kansas State quarterback Will Howard (18) runs into the end zone for a touchdown in the first half of the Big 12 Conference championship NCAA college football game against TCU, Saturday, Dec. 3, 2022, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
No. 3 TCU loses 31-28 in OT to K-State in Big 12 title game

By Stephen Hawkins Dec. 03, 2022 04:20 PM EST
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — TCU quarterback Max Duggan was battered and bloodied,

TCU head coach Sonny Dykes, left, and Kansas State head coach Chris Klieman, right, shake hands before the Big 12 Conference championship NCAA college football game, Saturday, Dec. 3, 2022, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
Brett Yormark: Big 12 more contemporary, plus good football

By Stephen Hawkins Dec. 03, 2022 02:10 PM EST
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark said the conference is

Michigan defensive back Mike Sainristil, left, tackles Ohio State receiver Emeka Egbuka during the second half of an NCAA college football game on Saturday, Nov. 26, 2022, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)
CFP deja vu: TCU in third, Ohio State lurking and lobbying

By Stephen Hawkins Dec. 02, 2022 02:50 PM EST
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — TCU has been in this position before, third in the College

TCU quarterback Max Duggan (15) and offensive tackle Brandon Coleman (77) celebrate a touchdown during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Iowa State in Fort Worth, Texas, Saturday, Nov. 26, 2022. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
TCU takes its CFP hopes into Big 12 title game vs K-State

By Stephen Hawkins Dec. 01, 2022 11:47 AM EST
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — It has been quite a comeback for third-ranked TCU, one much

FILE - Kansas State running back Deuce Vaughn (22) carries the ball against Texas during the second half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022, in Manhattan, Kan. The body types are certainly much different for TCU's Kendre Miller and Kansas State's 5-foot-6 dynamo Deuce Vaughn. And yet the running backs that will be featured in the Big 12 championship game look pretty similar in what they do on the field. (AP Photo/Reed Hoffmann, File)
Big 12 title game RBs look different, have similar results

By Stephen Hawkins Nov. 30, 2022 05:36 PM EST
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — The body types are certainly different for TCU's Kendre