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NCAA leader: 172
Baylor's freshman sensation broke the Big 12 single-season record and is chasing the national lead.
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Top draft prospects from Texas schools
According to CBS Sports' list, the top 10 NFL draft prospects who played college football in the state of Texas all hail from one of three schools:

PlayerPos.CollegeHometown
Earl Thomas CB Texas Orange
Sergio Kindle OLB Texas Dallas
Colt McCoy QB TexasTuscola
Jerry Hughes OLB TCU Sugar Land
Daryl Washington ILB TCU Irving
Jordan Shipley WR Texas Burnet
Lamarr Houston DT Texas Colorado Springs, Colo.
J.D. Walton C Baylor Allen
Roddrick Muckelroy OLB Texas Hallsville
David Gettis WR Baylor Los Angeles
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Re: Dunta Robinson
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Re: Dunta Robinson
"don't be so quick to condemn him. He will be missed, mark my word." — blogger36
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NFL draft diary
Brandon LaFell, who attended Lamar High School and LSU and is expected to be a first-round pick in the NFL draft, is blogging about his experience through the NFL scouting combine and draft.
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