Texas Longhorns

Texas is the only Division I-A school with 10 wins each of the last six seasons, and Mack Brown is the only coach to have at least nine wins for 11 straight years. That includes his last two years at North Carolina. … Freshman quarterback John Chiles enrolled early to get a head start on learning the system. Good thing because an injury to Sherrod Harris likely makes him the No. 2 quarterback going into the season.

Oklahoma Sooners

When the Associated Press preseason poll was released, No. 8 Oklahoma was on there for the 638th straight week. That’s the fourth-longest streak nationally and the best in the Big 12. … OU fans can go to Stillwater on Sept. 29 to boo Rhett Bomar, their former quarterback who left in a scandalous wake. He now plays for Sam Houston State, which faces Oklahoma State that day. The Sooners will be at Colorado the same day.

Texas A&M Aggies

This is no Aggie joke: Five of the club’s 17 seniors already have degrees and 10 more are on pace to get their degrees this semester. Junior quarterback Stephen McGee has his degree, too. … McGee threw only two interceptions last year in 313 attempts. … RB Jorvorskie Lane tied a school record by running for 19 touchdowns last year. He says he wants 24 this year.

Texas Tech Red Raiders

Tech coach Mike Leach on having to replace his top three receivers from last season: “I’m not half as alarmed at our demise of the wide receiver like other people are. It’s like Mark Twain said, ‘The rumors of my death have been greatly exaggerated,’ as he appeared alive at that deal. I think our receivers are alive and kicking despite popular belief, too.” … Alex Trlica is 166-for-166 on PAT attempts, an NCAA record.

Oklahoma State Cowboys

Here’s a stat Cowboys fans can use to taunt their Sooners friends: OSU was one of only two schools to average more than 200 yards per game in both rushing and passing. The other? Boise State, which used every bit of its balance to stun Oklahoma in the Fiesta Bowl. … Four Oklahoma State assistant coaches are on five-year deals and the rest have three-year deals, rarities in college football. Head coach Mike Gundy calls it “probably more money tied up in assistant coaches’ salaries than anybody in the country.”

Baylor Bears

Punters Brian Ozois and Derek Epperson have the toughest jobs on the team this season, and that’s not meant to be a cheap shot at the Bears’ lousy offense. They have to replace Daniel Sepulveda, a consensus All-American and a two-time winner of the Ray Guy Award as the nation’s top punter. … Another guy lost to the NFL: Quarterbacks coach Wes Phillips, who joined the staff of his dad, Wade, with the Dallas Cowboys.