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The last week of college football's regular season might be the most enjoyable and intense, and not just because teams are vying for conference championships and last-minute bowl bids.

As expected by those who closely follow - and understand - the Bowl Championship Series business, Texas fell from No.

Two weeks ago, the Texas A&M Aggies spoke confidently about achieving bowl eligibility and finishing the season strong.

We haven't been this excited about a freshman quarterback at Baylor since ... last year.

Cody Johnson will be the Texas' fourth starter at tailback this season as the Longhorns hopes to crack triple-digits in the rushing column.

Minutes after their 47-14 loss to Texas, the Baylor football players were ready to forget that train wreck ever happened.

What a difference a week makes. After starting conference play 0-4, the Baylor Bears bounced back in a big way this past Saturday at Missouri as freshman Nick Florence led the way in a stunning 40-32 BU victory over the Tigers.

For a guy who one night four years ago looked a bit overwhelmed by the bright lights of Texas football, Colt McCoy sure has won a lot of college games.

Baylor shocked the Big 12 when it traveled to Columbia and beat Missouri last weekend.

No. 2 Texas at Baylor , Saturday, Noon ET Line: Texas by 24. Series record: Texas leads 72-22-4. Last meeting: 2008, Texas, 45-21. What's At Stake Texas QB Colt McCoy can tie Georgia's David Greene for most career NCAA victories as a quarterback with 42.

The second-ranked Texas Longhorns enter the homestretch of the 2009 regular season by heading to Waco this Saturday to tangle with the Baylor Bears in Big 12 Conference action.Mack Brown's Texas club is 9-0 and in the driver's seat with respect to the Big 12 South Division, checking in at 5-0 with Oklahoma State right behind at 4-1. The Longhorns ...

Instead of participating in last week's Big 12 football coaches conference call, Mike Leach visited the ESPN studios in Bristol, Conn.

More than an hour after the final whistle, the parking lot was still half full, purple-clad tailgaters flipping burgers and drinking beer, sitting in camp chairs under portable awnings.

Posted by ESPN.com's Tim Griffin Now who was that quarterback that Baylor started the season again? Baylor quarterback Nick Florence has already broken the school record with more than 400 yards passing as the gritty Bears hold to a 33-29 lead at Missouri.

COLUMBIA Ross Ramsour said he likes attending Baylor games to specifically watch people he knows from school.

Darrell Scott's departure from the University of Colorado will probably be felt more on the recruiting trail than on the football field.

If there was EVER a Big 12 game Missouri was gonna win by blasting an opponent, it's tomorrows game against the lowly Baylor Bears.

Okay, so I was wrong about Baylor being destined to pick up that first conference win this past weekend against Nebraska .

Baylor at Missouri , 1 p.m. Saturday CST A Line: Missouri by 14. A Series Record: Missouri leads 10-2. A Last Meeting: 2008, Missouri won 31-28. A What's at Stake A Missouri trying to climb back into contention in Big 12 North after first 0-3 conference start since 2002, coming off easy 36-17 victory at Colorado.

Big 12 fans seeking a thrill-a-minute offensive shootout probably won't feel compelled to pull into Floyd Casey Stadium today.