| Parks, Thomas Selected to 2008 College Football Hall of Fame Class From the national ballot of 75 candidates and a pool of hundreds of eligible nominees, Archie Manning, chairman of The National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame, announced the 2008 College Football Hall of Fame Football Bowl Subdivision (formerly Division I-A) Class. Among the 13 First Team All-America players and two legendary coaches selected, two former athletes from Big 12 schools were chosen as Thurman Thomas (Oklahoma State) and Dave Parks (Texas Tech) enter college football's ultimate shrine.  Big 12 Has 29 Players Selected in 2008 NFL Draft Twenty-nine Big 12 football players were chosen in the 2008 NFL Draft held April 26-27 in New York City. Following is a listing by school. 2008 Valero Alamo Bowl Set For December 29 Game Date The 2008 Valero Alamo Bowl will kickoff on Monday, December 29 at 7 p.m. CST in a nationally televised game on ESPN unopposed from any other college or NFL football games on network television. Game Date Set for Pacific Life Holiday Bowl The game date for the 2008 Pacific Life Holiday Bowl was announced on Monday.The 31st annual Pacific Life Holiday Bowl kicks off at 7 p.m. CST on Tuesday, December 30 at Qualcomm Stadium. ESPN Reaches Two-Year Agreement to Televise Big 12 Regular-Season College Football ESPN will continue to televise regular-season Big 12 Conference college football games through a new two-year agreement with Fox Sports Net. Through an agreement last year, ESPN televised regular-season Big 12 home games for the first time. As part of the new pact, seven Big 12-controlled contests will be televised on ESPN or ESPN2 each year, with games being played on a Thursday or Saturday. News Wizard |