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DMN: What is driving the Big 12 expansion talks and what’s keeping them from advancing SportsDay college writer Chuck Carlton joined The Paul Finebaum Show recently to talk about Big 12 expansion. Here are some of the highlights: On the Big 12 expansion talks: Carlton: I think it’s a more serious sort of situation and I…

ESPN: Spring review: TCU Horned Frogs Brandon Chatmon ESPN Staff Writer Here’s what we learned about TCU during spring football. What we learned about the offense: The Horned Frogs should be able to replace running back Aaron Green with relative ease compared to the challenge of replacing quarterback Trevone Boykin. Junior Kyle Hicks and sophomoreShaun Nixon are both quality options who should replace Green’s production.…

KSL: Can BYU politic its way into the Big 12? By Ben Anderson, KSL.com Contributor SALT LAKE CITY — BYU athletics is known for a lot of things: A rich tradition of winning on the football field; a string of pro-level quarterbacks leading the university; 11 NCAA Tournament appearances since 2001; and championship-level competitiveness in nonrevenue…

ESPN: Documents show Big 12 flirting with Houston, Memphis, others Jake Trotter ESPN Staff Writer With Big 12 expansion back on the table, officials from the University of Houston, the University of Memphis, University of Central Florida and Colorado State University have been lobbying members of the Big 12’s composition committee, according to documents ESPN.com…

DMN: National analyst: TCU is not ready to compete for a playoff spot By Adam Grosbard, Staff Writer Contact Adam Grosbardon Twitter:@AdamGrosbard After consecutive seasons in which one loss was all that separated TCU from one of the four spots in the College Football Playoff, fans have the right to wonder if this is the year that…

Houston Chronicle: UH officials hope Gordon Gee recalls visit when Big 12 mulls expansion By Joseph Duarte As Big 12 expansion talk heats up, the University of Houston hopes Gordon Gee remembers his visit to campus. Gee, the West Virginia president and a member of the Big 12’s composition committee, took a tour of UH athletic…

FWST: Former TCU quarterback, UT Arlington coach Chuck Curtis dies BY CARLOS MENDEZ [email protected] Chuck Curtis, who won three consecutive high school state championships as a head coach, quarterbacked TCU to a 1957 Cotton Bowl victory against Syracuse and Jim Brown and was the last head coach for UT Arlington football, died Monday after an illness.…

FWST: TCU pitcher Traver returns with strong outing BY CARLOS MENDEZ [email protected] Senior right-hander Mitchell Traver, making his season debut Sunday with two innings at Penn State, appeared to be as strong as he was at the end of last season, coach Jim Schlossnagle said. “His pure stuff, it looked like it did — actually better…

FWST: TCU baseball’s veteran bullpen arms encourage Schlossnagle BY CARLOS MENDEZ [email protected] TCU needed 17 innings from the bullpen last week at Penn State, but it included outings from Brian Trieglaff and Preston Guillory that encouraged coach Jim Schlossnagle as the Horned Frogs prepare to face Stephen F. Austin on Tuesday. “Preston Guillory, for the first time all year,…

CBS: New TCU coach Jamie Dixon puts Big 12 on notice by Jon Rothstein Just when you thought the Big 12 couldn’t get any harder, it just did. New TCU coach Jamie Dixon hasn’t come out of the gate at his alma mater and worked his jab: he’s thrown lethal combinations. The veteran coach — who won 25.2…