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Mike Leach, Texas Tech Finally Renew Their Vows [College Football]

There were some dicey moments there when we all thought we were looking at the new head coach of Abilene Christian (or, you know, somewhere). But Mike Leach and Texas Tech have come to terms. Texas Tech and Mike Leach have finally agreed to a contract extension after more than 10 months of negotiati...

Deadspin [ Feed - Focus - Exclude ] by Rick Chandler at 6:15 PM

Mike Leach May Have Strong-Arm Negotiated Himself Right Out Of A Job [College Football]

The popular Texas Tech coach didn't sign a contract extension that would pay him $12.7 million and now the university may consider moving on without him. [Dallas Morning News]...

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Graham Harrell Will Be Your Man For All Seasons [Graham Harrell]

Isn't this an adorable picture? According to these fine destinations, the gentleman in the top left corner decked out in a snazzy Christmas sweater is Texas Tech quarterback Graham Harrell. The sweater is one more befitting of an early 90's R & B group or a NAMBLA holiday card than a Heisman hopeful...

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Mike Leach Mesmerized By UFO's, Barry Switzer Card Tricks [College Football]

Mike Leach, head coach of Texas Tech and one of the most prolific distributors of free ham college football has ever seen, has visited the UFO exhibits at Roswell, N.M., and declared them "awesome." He is also the master of voodoo card tricks, and has stared down the biggest tornado in U.S. history,...

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Deadspin [ Feed - Focus - Exclude ] by Rick Chandler at 1:45 PM

Michael Wilbon: When Obama Talks, the BCS Should Listen

What appeared to be an throwaway line in a conversation with ESPN now has become something of a sporting obsession....

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Michael Wilbon: When Obama Talks, the BCS Should Listen

President-elect Barack Obama's assertion on "60 Minutes" that college football should adopt a playoff is forcing the issue into a national discussion....

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washingtonpost.com - Football [ Feed - Focus - Exclude ] by Michael Wilbon at 12:00 AM

Harrell Connects With Crabtree as Texas Tech Red Raiders Upset No. 1 Texas Longhorns

Texas Tech quarterback Graham Harrell went from feeling nauseous to a feeling of elation in the span of two plays near the conclusion of Saturday night's matchup against then-No. 1 Texas....

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Harrell Connects With Crabtree as Texas Tech Red Raiders Upset No. 1 Texas Longhorns

Texas Tech quarterback Graham Harrell went from feeling nauseous to a feeling of elation in the span of two plays near the conclusion of Saturday night's matchup against then-No. 1 Texas....

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Michael Wilbon: The Longhorns Aren't the Lone Star in Texas

Lubbock, Tex., is not a venue we associate with a battle for No. 1 in college football. But that's where this week's Game of the Century will be played, tonight in prime time, No. 1 Texas vs. No. 6 Texas Tech in what one writer in the Lone Star State has called the biggest thing to hit West Texas si...