Weekend Schedule: Big 12

I'm Kind of a Big Deal--people Know Me

In case you haven't heard, there's a little skirmish happening in Austin this weekend. In fact, it's a rare No. 1 vs. No. 2 battle, the earliest point in a season a one versus two game have ever been played.

The defending national champion Texas Longhorns will go it without that Vince Young guy, but feel confident in taking on the Ohio State Buckeyes with young buck Colt McCoy seven yards behind center.

Ohio State vs. Texas (8:00 p.m.) ABC, ABC HD

Former Power Faces Declining Power

In a game that's flown under the radar and has the feel of Spain taking on France for global supremacy, the Washington Huskies travel to Norman for a fun intersectional battle with Oklahoma. This would have been more festive in the 1980's, but we'll take it anyway.

Washington vs. Oklahoma (3:30 p.m.) ABC, ABC HD, ESPN360, ESPN GamePlan, DirecTV 775, Dish Network

A Team May Die, But Its Rivalries Live On

Colorado vs. Colorado State (5:00 p.m.) CSTV, OLN

Takin' on the ESS EEE CEEE

Mississippi vs. Missouri (12:30 p.m.) FSN, FSN HD, FSN Regional Affiliates, Turner South, Comcast Mid-Atlantic, Philly and Chicago

Mountain West Showdowns

UNLV vs. Iowa State (7:00 p.m.)
Texas Tech vs. UTEP (9:00 p.m.) CSTV, CollegeSportsDirect.TV

The Sun Belt is Your Personal Whipping Boy--Commence The Beating

Louisiana-Lafayette vs. Texas A&M (7:00 p.m.)
Kansas vs. Louisiana-Monroe (7:00 p.m.)
Oklahoma State vs. Arkansas State (7:05 p.m.) ESPNU
Florida Atlantic vs. Kansas State (7:10 p.m.)

Fishing in I-AA Waters

Nicholls State vs. Nebraska (1:30 p.m.)
Northwestern State vs. Baylor (7:00 p.m.