Suzanne Halliburton

American-Statesman Staff

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Big 12 tells schools no ‘in person’ organized team activities through end of May

Suzanne Halliburton American-Statesman Staff

March 30th, 2020

The Big 12 Conference loosened some of its coronavirus sports restrictions Sunday, but told all teams there could be no in-person team activities through the end of May. The conference will allow two hours of “virtual” contact or group team activities a week. That includes film study, technical discussions and … Read More

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Remember this: Vince Young’s 4th-down run named top bowl play in college football history

Suzanne Halliburton American-Statesman Staff

December 12th, 2019

It’s the 150-year anniversary of college football, our favorite sport. So there have been oodles of lists detailing memories of historic players and games and coaches and moments. Vince Young’s fourth-down run late in the 2006 Rose Bowl against Southern California was named Thursday as the most memorable bowl moment … Read More

Victory over Texas gives resurgent Baylor its best sort of improbable celebration

Suzanne Halliburton American-Statesman Staff

November 23rd, 2019

WACO — What an improbable celebration Saturday night at McLane Stadium. As glittery gold fireworks exploded overhead, the gigantic scoreboard in the south end zone flashed the best sort of news for the sellout crowd. The 14th-ranked Bears, with their 24-10 victory over Texas, qualified for next month’s Big 12 … Read More

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Texas is 19th in newest CFP rankings, one of 5 Big 12 teams in top 25

Suzanne Halliburton American-Statesman Staff

November 12th, 2019

Texas, thanks to its 27-24 win over Kansas State, was ranked as the 19th best team in the latest College Football Playoff standings released Tuesday night. The top four in the rankings are LSU, Ohio State, Clemson and Georgia.  It’s an interesting move, the committee ranked the Bulldogs ahead of … Read More

Soaking it all in: Thousands celebrate Texas-LSU hoopla on GameDay

Suzanne Halliburton American-Statesman Staff

September 7th, 2019

ESPN’s “College Football GameDay” traveling road show made its first trip to Austin in nearly a decade Saturday morning. It’s one of the most popular programs featured on the most popular sports network in the country. Want to know how popular the show was … Read More

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‘GameDay’ returned, and the Forty Acres was ready

Suzanne Halliburton American-Statesman Staff

September 7th, 2019

ESPN brought its weekly “College GameDay” show to Austin on Saturday morning for the first time in a decade — and the Longhorns were ready … early. Some students began lining up at 10:30 p.m. Friday, and the number reached the thousands by Friday morning. They were greeted early by … Read More

Our annual Big 12 of the Big 12: The conference’s best dozen players, regardless of position

Suzanne Halliburton American-Statesman Staff

August 21st, 2019

The best player in the Big 12 could be Texas quarterback Sam Ehlinger, the guy who has been favorably compared to Tim Tebow, SEC royalty, for his on-field passion and instinctive power. Or maybe it’s Oklahoma’s Jalen Hurts, the one-time best offensive player in the SEC who transferred to the … Read More

Suzanne Halliburton

American-Statesman Staff

Halliburton: For those who covered Cedric Benson, No. 32 left a long, lasting legacy

I slept in Sunday. Turned the ringer off on my phone. It was one of the last free weekends before the season starts. There were so many messages when I woke up. That’s how I heard the news after everyone else. Cedric Benson, whom I covered for four years when … Read More

Triplets of the Big 12: West Virginia’s muddled QBs room looks to OU transfer Austin Kendall

Suzanne Halliburton American-Statesman Staff

August 16th, 2019

We conclude our annual Triplets of the Big 12 series, looking at every conference school’s expected standouts at quarterback, running back and receiver. Here, we finish with West Virginia. Quarterback: Austin Kendall … right? FYI: 6-2, 221-pound junior, from Waxhah, North Carolina; signed with Oklahoma in 2016, choosing the … Read More

Triplets of the Big 12: Bowman, Vasher give Texas Tech an electric pass-catch combination

Suzanne Halliburton American-Statesman Staff

August 16th, 2019

We continue our annual Triplets of the Big 12 series, looking at every conference school’s expected standouts at quarterback, running back and receiver. Here, we’re talking Texas Tech. Quarterback: Alan Bowman FYI: 6-3, 210-pound sophomore, from Grapevine; only five other Tech quarterbacks have started a game as a true … Read More

Triplets of the Big 12: Ehlinger, Ingram and Johnson all give Texas some dynamic offensive weapons

Suzanne Halliburton American-Statesman Staff

August 15th, 2019

We continue our annual Triplets of the Big 12 series, looking at every conference school’s expected standouts at quarterback, running back and receiver. Here, we’re talking Texas. Quarterback: Sam Ehlinger FYI: 6-3, 230-pound junior, from Austin Westlake; has played in 23 career games and has started 20 of those, … Read More

Triplets of the Big 12: TCU’s Delton can bring a bit of Manhattan over to Fort Worth, Frogs hope

Suzanne Halliburton American-Statesman Staff

August 15th, 2019

We continue our annual Triplets of the Big 12 series, looking at every conference school’s expected standouts at quarterback, running back and receiver. Here, we’re talking TCU. Quarterback: Alex Delton FYI: 6-0, 200-pound senior from Hays, Kansas by way of Kansas State; started six games in his Wildcats career, … Read More

Triplets of the Big 12: Oklahoma State’s offense should focus on talented Hubbard, Wallace

Suzanne Halliburton American-Statesman Staff

August 14th, 2019

We continue our annual Triplets of the Big 12 series, looking at every conference school’s expected standouts at quarterback, running back and receiver. Here, we’re talking Oklahoma State. Quarterback: Dru Brown FYI: 5-11, 200-pound senior from San Mateo, Calif. by way of graduate transfer (Hawaii); he brings two years … Read More

Triplets of the Big 12: Another year, another Heisman Trophy quarterback for Oklahoma?

Suzanne Halliburton American-Statesman Staff

August 14th, 2019

We continue our annual Triplets of the Big 12 series, looking at every conference school’s expected standouts at quarterback, running back and receiver. Here, we’re talking Oklahoma. Quarterback: Jalen Hurts FYI: 6-2, 219-pound senior and Alabama transfer, from Channelview; went 26-2 as a starter at Alabama, leading the Crimson … Read More

Triplets of the Big 12: Kansas State’s new coach has a QB history, and Thompson cant wait

Suzanne Halliburton American-Statesman Staff

August 13th, 2019

We continue our annual Triplets of the Big 12 series, looking at every conference school’s expected standouts at quarterback, running back and receiver. Here, we’re talking Kansas State. Quarterback: Skylar Thompson FYI: 6-2, 212-pound junior, from Fort Osage, Mo.; ranks fifth in school history in career completion percentage (59.4) … Read More

Triplets of the Big 12: Kansas, needing a solid building block, is all in on Pooka Williams Jr.

Suzanne Halliburton American-Statesman Staff

August 13th, 2019

We continue our annual Triplets of the Big 12 series, looking at every conference school’s expected standouts at quarterback, running back and receiver. Here, we’re talking Kansas. Quarterback: Thomas MacVittie FYI: 6-5, 225-pound junior from Cincinnati; a former Pitt signee, he was one of the country’s top JUCO quarterback … Read More

Triplets of the Big 12: The cleats of Montgomery, Butler are big ones to fill for Iowa State

Suzanne Halliburton American-Statesman Staff

August 12th, 2019

We continue our annual Triplets of the Big 12 series, looking at every conference school’s expected standouts at quarterback, running back and receiver. Here, we’re talking Iowa State. Quarterback: Brock Purdy FYI: 6-1, 210-pound sophomore, from Gilbert, Ariz; went 6-2 as a starter last year, the best season by … Read More

Triplets of the Big 12: Baylor knows what it’s got in Brewer, but there are questions after that

Suzanne Halliburton American-Statesman Staff

August 12th, 2019

We kick off our annual Triplets of the Big 12 series, looking at every conference school’s expected standouts at quarterback, running back and receiver. Here, we’re talking Baylor. Quarterback: Charlie Brewer FYI: 6-1, 206-pound junior, from Lake Travis; Big 12 co-offensive freshman of the year; has the second-best career completion … Read More

Our 11th annual Top 25 countdown: Same ol’, same ol’ for No 2 Alabama?

Suzanne Halliburton American-Statesman Staff

July 26th, 2019

We’re 34 days away from the 2019 season opener, but it’s never too early to talk college football. We continue with our 11th annual countdown series of our preseason Top 25 as selected by the American-Statesman sports staff. Last year’s eventual CFP semifinalists ranked first, second, eighth and 13th in … Read More

Want to know why Iowa State is a Big 12 contender? Check out the offensive line

Suzanne Halliburton American-Statesman Staff

July 16th, 2019

ARLINGTON — The top two Big 12 teams in the preseason media poll are Oklahoma and Texas. Makes sense. The Sooners seemingly are always winning the title. The Longhorns, after a 10-4 year and a Sugar Bowl victory, are trying to return to their spot as … Read More