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The BCS won’t be able to resist Jerry World. New stadium could make Cotton Bowl nationally relevant again.

Kevin Durant has been named Big 12 Player and Freshman of the Year. First freshman to win POY in Big 12 history.

The Longhorns couldn’t pull out the victory yesterday and earn a share of the Big 12 regular season title, but if the young Texas team can put together three straight strong games they’ll have a chance to win the Big 12 tournament in Oklahoma City. To do so they’ll likely have to knock off both Texas A&M and Kansas.

The bracket has the Horns matching up on Friday at 8:20 p.m. against the Missouri vs. Baylor winner from Thursday night. A win could set up another match up with the Aggies, but a loss in that first game could seriously hurt the Horns seeding in the NCAA tourney. Favorable scheduling should give Texas fans to catch all their games on TV, hopefully with a completely healthy Kevin Durant.

Useful Links

• Official Big 12 Championship site
• Download bracket (PDF)
• Longhorn sports calendar

Texas’ freshmen overcome Acie Law’s heroics and now have a shot at the Big 12 title.

Arguing that Kevin Durant should be national player of the year and Acie Law should win Big 12 POY is just dumb. (via)

One of the more remarkable games today as the Longhorns knock off the Sooners 68-58 in an ugly game in Norman. Texas played solid basketball to start the game and built a 13 point lead heading into halftime. The second half was a completely different story as Kevin Durant’s two baskets were the only two shots the team made in the entire second half. The Longhorns hit 22 of 30 free throws to hold onto the lead and never let Oklahoma closer than 8 points.

After a total team effort earlier in the week against Texas Tech, it was pretty much all Kevin Durant today. No one else on the team made more than four shots, and of course all of those came in the first half. Durant had 32 points on 9 of 14 shooting and was also 9 of 10 from the charity stripe. D.J. Augustin was the only other Longhorn in double digits as he played all 40 minutes and scored 18 points.

Anytime you can go on the road and get a big win over a rival you have to be happy. The Horns didn’t play a complete game, but they kept things together and played well enough on defense to get the win. Texas finishes Big 12 play against league leaders Kansas and Texas A&M this week with a chance to take the regular season crown.

Former Longhorn Bill Bradley leaves Baylor staff to be Chargers’ secondary coach.

The [tag]Oklahoma[/tag] athletic program has been having a few troubles with the NCAA lately so they’re looking for a new compliance officer. Check out the job posting:

The University of Oklahoma is seeking applicants for a full-time, 12-month position of Managerial Associate I-Compliance. This position will assist in the coordination and enforcement of all areas of NCAA, conference and institutional compliance issues. Responsible for day-to-day operations of the compliance department through assisting in the implementing a process of rules, education and monitoring procedures in conjunction with the executive director of compliance. Performs other related duties as assigned. Minimum qualifications: Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education/job related experience. 48-months experience in NCAA Compliance without the degree. Excellent oral and written communication. A demonstrated record of dependability and high productivity. Ability to maintain confidentiality and a commitment to integrity.

Other necessary qualifications they somehow left out of the job posting:

• Complete lack of knowledge in national median salary of car wash attendants. (Ignorance of normal new car purchase policies also helpful.)
• Ability to look busy while not really doing anything.
• Needs to be able to take orders from people in visors.
• Excellent range of motion in neck to allow to frequently look the other direction.

If any of our readers feel they’re qualified for the position they should apply at http://jobs.ou.edu or contact the office of Human Resources.

Michael Klueh and Matt McGinnis set meet records as Horns win Big 12 Swimming and Diving Championships

The Dallas Morning News has uncovered information that former Oklahoma walk-on Jermaine Hardison could be the third player implicated by NCAA for being paid by Big Red Motors in Oklahoma City for work he didn’t do.

Citing student privacy regulations, OU officials blacked out the names of all players identified in hundreds of pages of investigation documents that it released to The News. It also blacked out some information pertaining to the players.

But Hardison’s name can be deciphered, along with the names of 14 other OU players, through close examination of some documents. The names include eight players on the 2006 roster.

As more and more information comes to light it’s looking more like Bob Stoops and the Oklahoma have a big problem on their hands. Rhett Bomar and J.D. Quinn were cut loose in an attempt to keep the NCAA off their backs, but it doesn’t look like that is going to be enough. The NCAA has been snooping around Norman and Oklahoma City and things don’t look good for the Sooners.

If they’re paying walk-ons to play for them what do you think they’re doing for stars like Adrian Peterson? The same Adrian Peterson who “test drove” a Lexus from Big Red for several weeks until someone caught him. If the NCAA discovers that OU dismissed Hardison because of his involvement with Big Red but tried to cover it up there’s sure to be additional penalties. And if any of those other 14 players were getting money they didn’t deserve they’re going to be in serious sh**.

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