Daily Round Up: Horns Are In The Title Hunt

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Texas is No. 15 in this week's Associated Press college basketball poll. [San Antonio Express-News]

The Horns are in the hunt for the Big 12 title. [KU Sports]

KU's starting point guard stewed on the bench. [KU Sports]

Big 12

Five Big 12 basketball teams are ranked. [San Antonio Express-News]

Oklahoma isn't just stealing Texas recruits. [NewsOK]

Open Range

Don't expect college athletes to unionize any time soon. [The Federalist]

There's a flipping epidemic in college football. [ESPN]

The LOI is a one-sided deal with the devil. [CBS Sports]

The base salary doesn't tell the whole story when it comes to college football coaches' compensation. [WFAA]

Texas high school football now has 6A teams. [DCTF]

Several 'Friday Night Tykes' coaches have been suspended. [KHOU]

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

Why does this story not surprise us? [NBC Sports]

The Twelfth Man phrase origins are disputed. [Vocabulary]