For Oklahoma, Thursday's BCS Championship Game with Florida carries plenty of baggage.

Before he leaves to take over as Mississippi State's head coach, Dan Mullen has one more game as Florida's offensive coordinator and play caller.

Enjoy the first in a series of "Covering The Baseline," where the Big 12 Network announces give you their take on the men's hoops season.  Today, veteran Dave Armstrong previews the upcoming season.

Mark Ellis (Missouri) was selected as the first Big 12 Wrestler of the Week of 2009 for competition Dec. 23 through Jan. 5. This is Ellis' first career weekly award, as he becomes just the second heavyweight in Mizzou history to win since 1997.

Left out of the national title game, Colt McCoy and Texas made the most of their trip to the Fiesta Bowl. McCoy hit Quan Cosby for a 26-yard touchdown with 16 seconds to play, lifting third-ranked Texas to a 24-21 victory over No. 10 Ohio State on Monday night.

Former Iowa State coach Dan McCarney happy as assistant coach at Florida.

Sherron Collins (Kansas) and Willie Warren (Oklahoma) have been chosen the Phillips 66 Big 12 Player and Rookie of the Week for Dec. 29 - Jan. 4 in voting by a panel of media covering the conference.  It is the second career player accolade for Collins and the fourth rookie honor for Warren this season.

Takia Starks (Texas A&M) was named Phillips 66 Big 12 Women's Basketball Player of the Week while Kierra Mallard (Texas Tech) was selected Freshman of the Week by a media voting panel for games of Dec. 22-Jan. 4. Starks picked up her second career weekly honor while Mallard was recognized for the first time.