Chuck Carlton, Big 12 beat writer for SportsDayDFW.com and The Dallas Morning News, answered your questions about the league in a live chat Wednesday.
Let's say Texas Tech makes a "surprise" hire. Who qualifies as such?
Carlton: I don't know if there is a surprise hire on the horizon for Texas Tech. Would Dana Holgorsen qualify? His name was out there early. Every one has heard the Mike Leach rumors. Houston's Major Applewhite might qualify. And AD Kirby Hocutt wanted a defensive presence but decided against Jim Leavitt and couldn't get Brent Venables to leave Clemson, what about another defensive coordinator like LSU's Dave Aranda?