Can Texas Save BCS From Chaos?
ARLINGTON, Texas — Alabama has punched its ticket to the BCS national title game next month, now we’ll see if Texas is able to do the same. All the third-ranked Longhorns need to do is beat Nebraska in tonight’s Big 12 Championship Game at Cowboys Stadium to set up a classic Big 12 vs. SEC clash next month in Pasadena, Calif., for the national championship. A loss by Texas, which is ranked third in the latest BCS poll, threatens to send the BCS into pure chaos with TCU and Cincinnati waiting. But if tonight’s pregame atmosphere is any indication, the Longhorns should not suffer a letdown against the Cornhuskers. But if today’s SEC Championship Game between Florida and Alabama showed us nothing else, this game won’t be decided on atmosphere. It will come down to what happens on the field, particularly when UT quarterback Colt McCoy and the offense faces off against Nebraska’s defense, led by Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year Ndamukong Suh. The Cornhuskers’ defense has been flat out s
