Daily Round Up: Thursday, May 2, 2013

Don't toy with us. Football Outsiders thinks Texas might be in the Big 12 title chase next season. [ESPN$]

Big 12

A QB can make all the difference. [Dallas Morning News]

What happened to Sooner Tony Jefferson's draft stock? [Tulsa World]

Another old SW Conference game revived. [CBS Sports]http://www.sbnation.com/admin/entries/edit/4053489?community_id=52

Open Range

Would those be the same "experts" that vote in the Harris Poll and the Heisman ballot? According to Mike Slive, only "experts" should pick the teams in the college football playoff. [SI]

A gay college football player? No problem. [ESPN]

Rick Reilly sums up the whole gay teammate issue: [ESPN]

This whole I-don't-know-if-I'm-comfortable argument about gay athletes is 99.9 percent fear and 0.1 percent reality. It's paranoia in high tops. A locker room is about the worst pickup place in the world. It's not like a gay teammate is going to come up to somebody in the team shower and go, "Hey, is this bar stool empty?" It stinks, everybody's exhausted, and the coach is usually yelling at you. And besides, who says you're his type?

BCS Director Bill Hancock talks about the college football playoff. [CBS Sports]

How will a team's strength of schedule impact a playoff selection? [SB Nation]

The NCAA Football Rules Committee has prohibited Twitter hashtags from any college football fields. [NCAA] But that's only because The NCAA FORBIDS advertising on the field! [Twitpic]

Tim Tebow is radioactive. [SB Nation]

Should horses play football? [Every Day Should Be Saturday]

And I just want everyone to know that I am a Swedish supermodel. [Barking Carnival]

And finally...

In case you need something to do on May 3rd... It is for a good cause. [Daily Texan]