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Texas coach Charlie Strong went home and sat around for a couple of hours after the Longhorns opened their season with a double-overtime victory over No. 10 Notre Dame. Then, without any sleep, he went back to work Monday morning.It was just an impressive win and I was just so happy for the players. It was hard to just rest your mind after that win, Strong said during the Big 12 coaches teleconference, often clearing his throat while sounding excited and exhausted after the 50-47 victory Sunday night.I was rooting for Texas to be able to win that game, West Virginia coach Dana Holgorsen said, knowing that big wins like that are good for the conference overall.That was also a great way for the league to finish the opening weekend after falling in other big games. The Longhorns, coming off consecutive losing records in Strongs first two seasons, were the only winner among the three Big 12 teams with non-conference openers against top-15 opponents, though West Virginia did win over Missouri, now in the SEC after previously being in the Big 12.Kansas State lost 26-13 at No. 8 Stanford on Friday night before No. 3 Oklahoma, the overwhelming preseason favorite to win its 10th Big 12 title, fell 33-23 to No. 15 Houston.Both sides of the ball were inconsistent, said Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops, whose team gets a chance to correct things at home Saturday against Louisiana-Monroe before sixth-ranked Ohio State visits Norman the following week.The Longhorns started last season with a 38-3 loss at Notre Dame, and then went 5-7 while beating Oklahoma and Baylor away from home and losing three games by a field goal or less. In this opener, they went ahead by 17 points before the Irish regained the lead and then, immediately after Texas went back ahead late, returned a blocked PAT for a two-point conversion that tied the game.This game, it does so much for the confidence when you have a young team. You just want to make sure that it builds and that we dont allow them to get full of themselves, Strong said. Last year, we probably would have lost this game.Some other notes from the Labor Day edition of the Big 12 coaches teleconference:- For the first time since the 2014 season, Kansas is coming off a victory.Jayhawks coach David Beaty said it was great to see how players and students reacted after a 55-6 win over FCS Rhode Island. That snapped a 15-game losing streak, including a 0-12 debut last season under Beaty.The Jayhawks, who host Ohio next, havent won consecutive games since starting 2-0 in 2011 and then losing their last 10 games that season. They won their 2012 opener before finishing 1-11, and had opening wins in 2013 and 2014 on the way to 3-9 records.- Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield was sacked five times by Houston, and the Sooners finished with only 70 yards rushing even with the running duo of Samaje Perine and Joe Mixon. But when questioned about the offensive line Monday, Stoops defended the big men up front.Actually, the offensive line was one of our better groups. They actually played pretty well, said Stoops, adding how things changed in the third quarter after Houston returned a missed field goal for a touchdown and the Sooners were suddenly down 16 points after fumbles on consecutive drives after that. Maybe we still could have (run) some, but in the end, when youre down 16, it doesnt lend itself to having a lot of patience.- Texas Tech quarterback Patrick Mahomes, the national leader in total yards last season, got off to an impressive start with 540 total yards and six touchdowns against Stephen F. 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The question was regarding Patrick Reed and Jordan Spieth, the only Americans who had yet to sit out.I finally just said to Tiger, Are we playing them or are we sitting them? He said, No, you have to send them back out there, Love said.Reed delivered another moment sure to burnish his growing Ryder Cup reputation.He was at his bullish best in the anchor match with Spieth, taking over with great shots and chest-thumping cheers that set the tone for his team and put the Americans on the verge -- again -- of winning back the cup.Hes Captain America for us, Spieth said after their 2-and-1 victory over Henrik Stenson and Justin Rose, securing a 9?-6? lead.The Americans need only five points from 12 singles matches to win the Ryder Cup for the first time since 2008 and only the third time in the past two decades.Their biggest challenge now might be history.They led 10-6 four years ago at Medinah when Europe put together a staggering display of putting and produced the largest comeback by a visiting team in Ryder Cup history. The Europeans refer to that as the Miracle at Medinah, and they might need another one Sunday.Were one closer than we were at Medinah, Rose said. Its going to be a monumental challenge tomorrow. Were going to put out our lineup and were going to look at each other man-to-man tomorrow. Its going to be eyeball-to-eyeball on the first tee, no partners, no friends out there on the golf course. Just go out and try to put a point on the board. Thats everybodys mission.The raucous and at times rude crowd at Hazeltine wont have to wait long to get fired up.Leading off the singles is Reed against Rory McIlroy, who along with Belgian rookie Thomas Pieters has done his part to keep Europe close. McIlroy and Pieters were undefeated as a tandem, combining to go 11 under par in 17 holes of a 3-and-1 victory over Dustin Johnson and Brooks Koepka, the lone European point in four-balls.McIlroy shouted Cmon! with every putt, even staring at the crowd and daring them to hurl insults, boo or throw anything else his way.Its a tough environment for us to come and play in. We expect that, McIlroy said. Its [thhe] same for the U.dddddddddddd. guys when they come to play in Europe. You have to keep your concentration out there. Its been a long day and sometimes emotions run high. ... The more they shouted, the better we played.I hope they shout at us all day tomorrow.European captain Darren Clarke described the opening singles match as mouthwatering for the crowd.I know for a fact that he cant wait to get on that tee tomorrow morning, Clarke said.Most painful for Clarke was watching his best friend and captains pick, Lee Westwood, miss crucial short putts on the back nine to cost Europe a valuable point.Westwood and Masters champion Danny Willett never trailed until they both made bogey on the par-3 17th. Westwood missed a 5-foot par putt to stay all square, and then with a chance to at least earn a half-point, he badly missed a 2-foot birdie on the final hole to give J.B. Holmes and Ryan Moore a 1-up victory.Phil Mickelson, in his 11th straight Ryder Cup, showed he can deliver on the golf course as well as he can run a task force meeting. Lefty produced timely wedges and key putts down the stretch as he and Matt Kuchar combined for nine birdies in a 2-and-1 victory over Sergio Garcia and Martin Kaymer.The final hour turned solid red on the scoreboard, right when it looked like a putt or two in Europes favor could have made it a one-point deficit instead of three.Now, Europe needs another big comeback.Rose and Stenson had a front-row seat to an exhibition by Reed, who whipped the crowd into even more of a frenzy than it already showed. One down after four holes, Reed played the next four holes in 5 under, including a wedge he holed from the sixth fairway for eagle, winning them all for a 3-up lead.Their victory was even more important considering they let a sure point get away in foursomes Saturday morning, leading 4 up with six holes to play until Garcia and Rafael Cabrera Bello rallied to earn a half-point. Europe trailed by only one point going into the afternoon.Love said there was no need to bring up Medinah in the team room Saturday night. This whole process has been about looking forward and starting over.Europe can only hope recent history repeats itself.Were going to have to work hard and play very, very well tomorrow, Clarke said. Its been done before from a worse position. We have a big task ahead of us, but the guys are capable of doing it. ' ' '