Forbes magazine put together a list of the top 20 most valuable college football programs, and the team at the top is no surprise. Everything’s bigger in (Austin) Texas. Especially football budgets. The Longhorns topped the list with a value of $129 million, producing $96 million in revenue and $71 million in total profit, far ahead of its nearest competitors. The program’s value is $17 million more than No. 2, Notre Dame. Its produced $19 million more in revenue than Alabama, second in that category.
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Big 12 teams showing their off-field value
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Senior linebacker Emmanuel Acho adds to his list of 2011 postseason honors.
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Acho selected to the 2011 AP All-America team
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A look at the Longhorns who were named to the All-Big 12 coach’s teams. Who made the list?
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Diggs, Acho Among ‘Horns Honored By the Big 12
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Injuries and a big game from K-State force a lot of movement on the offensive list this week. Still not much movement defensively. Offensive Player of the Year 1. Brandon Weeden, QB, Oklahoma State: Weeden is holding strong at the top of this list after a 423-yard, five-touchdown day in a 66-6 win over Texas Tech. He’s the Big 12 leader with 31 touchdown passes and his 3,635 passing yards lead by almost 300 yards. He’s nearly running away with this.
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Big 12 awards update: Week 12
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We’ve seen a lot of movement in the offensive list, but it’s kind of crazy how static the Defensive Player of the Year race has been. A bit of a shift in order this week, but the same three guys who have been on the list all season, plus a few others who deserve mention. Offensive Player of the Year 1. Brandon Weeden , QB, Oklahoma State: Weeden got the job done in the fourth quarter despite a few ugly mistakes early and finished with staggering numbers. His 502 yards were a school record and his four touchdowns helped the Cowboys stay undefeated and move to No. 2 in the BCS standings. 2. Ryan Broyles , WR, Oklahoma: This will likely be Broyles’ last week on this list after tearing his ACL on Saturday, but what a career it’s been. He’ll go down as one of the greatest Sooners ever and one of the best college football players of all-time. He finishes his career with an FBS record 349 catches for 4,856 yards and 45 touchdowns. Amazing. 3. Robert Griffin III , QB, Baylor: Griffin could make a late charge for this award with a few more wins. He’s thrown for 400 yards in three consecutive weeks and helped beat Missouri last week, 42-39, to get Baylor to 5-3. Honorable mention: Collin Klein , QB, Kansas State; Landry Jones , QB, Oklahoma, Henry Josey , RB, Missouri Defensive Player of the Year 1. Frank Alexander, DE, Oklahoma: Alexander leads the league with 13.5 tackles for loss and is second with 7.5 sacks.
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Big 12 Awards Update: Week 11
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It’s time for a new midseason project here on the Big 12 blog. We’ve ranked the Big 12’s best players before the season . We’ve done it after the season . Time for a midseason checkup. This list looks vastly different than the one we made before the season, with guys moving way up, way down and off the list. There will be some surprises, but I feel pretty good about it. As usual, the list is locked away in a vault in an undisclosed location, but before we begin, a quick rundown of the criteria: FIRST RULE: This list is based solely on what players have done over the past six games. I didn’t factor in any other part of any player’s career. Six games to rule them all. My preseason lists factor in a player’s entire career. This list, and postseason lists, do not. NFL Draft potential is not factored into the list. The way I go about this list is as if I were drafting the best overall talents in the league. Each player’s personal role or meaning to his team is irrelevant. This is not a “most valuable” list. It’s the Big 12’s best players. Sometimes stats tell the whole story. Other times, they don’t. Player X may have had more tackles or more yards or interceptions than Player Y, but that doesn’t necessarily mean he’ll be higher than him on the list. All that said, let’s get started. No. 21: Tony Jerod-Eddie, DL, Texas A&M: Jerod-Eddie has been a disruption up front all season, and is fourth in the Big 12 with four sacks. He has 4.5 tackles for loss and has broken up a pass and forced a fumble. The Aggies lead the nation with 26 sacks, and though TJE hasn’t gotten a ton of them in the stat sheet, his play is a big reason why his teammates have. No. 22: Emmanuel Acho, LB, Texas: Acho leads the Horns with 47 tackles, and ranks fifth in the Big 12 in stops. He has two sacks, six tackles for loss with a pass breakup. No. 23: Collin Klein , QB, Kansas State: Klein has been a constant for Kansas State’s offense. He’s doing it ugly, but he’s making the plays necessary to keep Kansas State undefeated. He leads the Big 12 with 10 rushing touchdowns and his 138 carries are 25 more than anyone else in the Big 12. He’s turned them into 578 yards rushing, and has thrown for 739 yards with seven touchdowns and three interceptions. No
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Re-ranking the Big 12’s top 25 players
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A look at the list of visitors for the Texas-Oklahoma game, one of the biggest recruiting events of the fall for both schools.
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Texas Football Recruiting: Texas vs. OU Game Visitors
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While maybe not as well known as some of the other players on this list, Kheeston Randall from Texas is poised to have a breakout season and hopefully help the Longhorns defense regain some its swagger. In 2010, Randall had 33 tackles… Source: Bleacher Report
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College Football 2011: The Top 50 Players of the Year
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Moving on in our rankings of the top 10 at each position in the Big 12 entering 2011. Here are the top 10s you’ve missed so far: Quarterbacks Running backs Wide receivers The Big 12 is really, really strong at linebacker, just as it is at receiver. Running back and defensive line are two of the Big 12’s weakest positions, but linebacker might prove to be a true strength by season’s end. If you’re curious, here’s how I ranked the units by team. We might even see big, young talents like Corey Nelson, Tom Wort, Arthur Brown, Jordan Hicks and Huldon Tharp fight for spots on this list by season’s end, but overall inexperience keeps them off for now. Here are the top 10. 1. Travis Lewis, Oklahoma: Lewis took home the Big 12’s preseason Defensive Player of the Year Award (as much as someone can take home an award with no actual hardware, anyway), but he’ll be the easy favorite for the award entering the season. Of my postseason top 25 Big 12 players , Lewis is the only returning defensive player. He’s made 100 tackles in each of his first three seasons at Oklahoma, and eschewed the NFL draft to try and win a title at Oklahoma. 2. Jake Knott, Iowa State: Knott doesn’t get the national pub of some other guys on this list, but he should. In just his first year as a starter, Knott made 130 tackles, the most of any returning Big 12 starter. Just a junior, Knott should make even more improvement in 2011. 3. Keenan Robinson, Texas: Robinson has all the physical tools, and should be set loose in new coordinator Manny Diaz’s aggressive scheme. Robinson made 106 tackles in 2010, but look for his sack totals (two in 2010) to get a big boost from spending more time in offensive backfields. 4. Shaun Lewis, Oklahoma State: Lewis exploded into the Big 12 fan’s consciousness as a true freshman in 2010, sharing Big 12 Defensive Freshman of the Year honors with Oklahoma’s Tony Jefferson after making 58 tackles with eight tackles for loss, despite not officially being a starter until the second half of the season. He’s a bit faster than you might expect him to be at 5-foot-11 and 220 pounds, but he should be due for a big encore. 5. Emmanuel Acho, Texas: Acho joins Robinson in one of the best linebacker groups in the league, and will likely be a team captain alongside his fellow linebacker. Acho made 81 tackles to rank second on the team, and added 10.5 tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks for an underrated Texas defense in 2010. 6. Zaviar Gooden, Missouri: Gooden is easily the fastest guy out of this group, and should be due for a breakout year on the national stage if Missouri gets the ball rolling with James Franklin at quarterback and becomes a top 25 mainstay. He tied for the team lead in tackles last season (84, 49 solo) during his first year as a starter, and could see that number jump as a junior in 2011. 7. A.J. Klein, Iowa State: As little respect nationally as Klein’s teammate, Knott, gets, Klein gets even less. Which is a shame. Klein, like Knott, was a first-year starter but became one of just 11 players in the Big 12 with more than 100 tackles. Was that number (111, 49 solo) aided by a weak defensive line? Sure, but somebody made those stops. And it was Klein. He’ll get plenty more chances to further prove himself. 8. Garrick Williams, Texas A&M: Williams returns as one of the leaders of the Wrecking Crew after making 112 tackles in 2011, including five tackles for loss and a forced fumble. The Aggies need him to play well at inside linebacker in Tim DeRuyter’s 3-4 scheme, if for no other reason than because of the uncertainty and likely inexperience at the inside linebacker spot. 9. Elliot Coffey, Baylor: Coffey should be one of the lynchpins of a maturing Baylor defense with lots of work to do under new coordinator Phil Bennett. Though there’s no formal depth chart just yet, Art Briles admitted that if anyone has solidified a starting spot, it’s Coffey. The 6-foot, 230-pounder made 61 tackles (34 solo) and 4.5 tackles for loss as a junior in 2010. 10. Steven Johnson, Kansas: Johnson emerged out of a good group of linebackers last season to lead the team in tackles, with 95 stops (62 solo). He loses fellow linebackers Justin Springer and Drew Dudley, but will get help with the return of Huldon Tharp. Johnson was a former walk-on, but in his first year as a starter in 2010, rewarded the Jayhawks’ decision to put him on scholarship. Just missed: Will Ebner, Missouri; Sean Porter, Texas A&M
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Moving on in our rankings of the top 10 at each position in the Big 12 entering 2011. Here are the top 10s you’ve missed so far: Quarterbacks Running backs There’s no question that receiver is the strongest position for the Big 12, which has the most talent at the position of any conference in America. Considering the lack of elite talents on the defensive line and at cornerback in this league, look for these guys to put up big numbers this season. 1. Justin Blackmon , Oklahoma State: Blackmon’s big year met a big finish, earning him the Biletnikoff Award as the nation’s top receiver. He’ll be the favorite again this year thanks to his quarterback’s decision to return. Last season he had 111 catches for 1,782 yards and 20 touchdowns. His touchdown and yardage numbers led the nation in 2010, and he also topped our ranking of the Big 12’s top 25 players in 2010 . 2. Ryan Broyles , Oklahoma: Broyles lost his spot as the Big 12’s top receiver, but he’s still a Biletnikoff finalist and my pick as the nation’s No. 2 receiver, right behind Blackmon
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Ranking the Big 12’s top 10 receivers
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