Daily Round Up: Vegas weighs in on 2014

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"The mentality is always going to be mental and physical toughness ... We will be a hardnosed football team." [Journal Review]

LHN's full interview of Coach Strong. [Youtube]

Strong's arrival will change the Big 12. [ESPN]

Bringing Vance Bedford along as DC is no-brainer. [CBS Sports]

Possible OC candidate Shawn Watson gets redemption [ESPN], but Louisville fans aren't too thrilled with the guy. [Louisville Courier]

Big 12

The Bears ended the season as the No. 1 offense in college football. [Lubbock Avalanche-Journal]

Vegas likes OU for the 2014 Big 12 football champ. [Dallas Morning News]

The Big 10 is still ahead of the Big 12 in basketball. [CBS Sports]

Open Range

It all ended at the Rose Bowl. [SB Nation]

The final AP Poll is out. [Dallas Morning News]

Bobby Petrino could be back! [Yahoo Sports]

There is no more Beef O' Brady Bowl. [Yahoo Sports]

Here's what you need to know about the 2014 college football playoff. [Dallas Morning News]

Life in the CF playoff will probably be more difficult for schools outside the major conferences. [ESPN]

The Paterno family can file a lawsuit against the NCAA. [ESPN]

January 14 a docuseries on youth football in Texas air on the Esquire Network. [Entertainment Weekly]

Some college athletes read like 5th-graders. [CNN]

The Agricultural and Mechanical Department

ESTABLISHMENT OF UNIVERSITY; AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL DEPARTMENT. The legislature shall as soon as practicable establish, organize and provide for the maintenance, support and direction of a University of the first class, to be located by a vote of the people of this State, and styled, "The University of Texas," for the promotion of literature, and the arts and sciences, including an Agricultural, and Mechanical department. - Texas Constitution

Johnny Manziel meant a lot to A&M. [ESPN]