Texas took the No. 1 ranking from Oklahoma with a win in the 2008 Red Rivalry game, but it was the Sooners who were later awarded a bid to the BCS national championship game.
Some things to watch on the second Saturday of the Big 12 Conference season: GAME OF THE WEEK Texas vs. No. 1 Alabama. The future SEC foes meet for the first time since the BCS national championship game at the end of the 2009 season, when the Crimson Tide won the first of their six national titles under coach Nick Saban.
IRVING, Texas (AP) As college football s postseason evolved from disconnected bowls to the BCS to the current four-team playoff, it never truly embraced the underdog the way the NCAA
if you went to bed early you missed a great bcs national championship game at the rose bowl in pasadena. undefeated number one florida state against the s.e.c. champ number two auburn. all auburn early and took 18-point lead in the second quarter on this four-yard run from nick marshall, the quarterback there. 21-3 at that point. florida state would not go away quietly. skip ahead to the fourth quarter. florida state down four points. fastest freshman here by time in college football runs a 4.3. florida state with its first lead since 3-0 and up 27-20 but back comes auburn. holy cow. what a run by trey mason. 37 yards. he had a huge game. under 200 yards rushing and up four with over a minute to play. boy. jameis winston with a long way to go and a huge completion to rashad green and he takes it to the 23 of auburn. a couple of plays later, winston find the big fellow, calvin
nfl but the opportunity with espn was too good to pass up. tebow is going to make his tv debut during next week s bcs national championship game. already, number two on bleacherreport.com, peyton manning s record for yards in a season, the nfl is currently reviewing this play where peyton manning made a pass to eric decker. it went for seven yards but it really does look like it s a lateral. the nfl could actually change this to a running play and if they do, he would fall six yards shy of drew brees s previous record for passing yards in a season. that would be hard. the team alake with the make a wish foundation made 8-year-old charvis s dream come true. they gave him a contract and a draft hat.