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When James Jacobs III (Waco, Texas/Midway) picked up a Baylor offer three months ago, it seemed like the perfect opportunity. Playing for a Big 12 school was something of a dream, and being a local kid, it would work well with family and home games. ...

Blog | May 24, 2013

Blake Mahon had a feeling when he showed up for his Friday visit to Baylor that this might be the big day. The Coppell (Texas) tight end had told his friends and family that he'd have a hard time saying no if the Bears offered him a scholarship du...

Blog | May 24, 2013

One top Texas high school prospect released his top 12 on Friday afternoon. Another Texas high school recruit wanted to wait until a little later in the day. Three-star offensive tackle Ty Barrett (Dallas/Skyline) waited until Friday evening but s...

Thanks for the e-mails this week, everybody. Here's where you can reach me if you've got more to say. Jonathan in San Antonio writes: What are your thoughts on OSU not adding Boise State to the list of Lunt's banned options? After all, wasn't the ...

More than 30 awards were handed out Wednesday at the ESPYS in Los Angeles.

Was she weirdly competitive? Mark Emmert of the Des Moines Register gives ISU fans three big reasons for optimism moving forward. Former Iowa State linebacker A.J. Klein officially signed his contract with the Carolina Panthers on Thursday. A...

Prospects use Twitter in a multitude of ways when it comes to recruiting, including announcing their commitment or their lists of top schools. Four-star defensive tackle Joshua Frazier (Springdale, Ark./Har-Ber) put a little twist on those things ...

Last season, the Big 12 had just one starting quarterback (Oklahoma State's Wes Lunt) begin the year without a career start. It could look much, much different this time around. Experience at the position is always helpful, and here's a look at who's...

Oklahoma coach Sunny Golloway awoke with plenty of unease. His Sooners were set to open the Big 12 Tournament against Baylor at 9 a.m.at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark and rain was down pouring on Oklahoma City.

Recruiting is a year-round game, and it's time to take our monthly look at how this year's recruiting classes are progressing. Getting off to a quick start can get things rolling for any class. Here's how I'd rank the classes thus far. Click on each ...

The Big 12's receiver tradition has been unbelievable over the course of the past few years. The NFL draft drained much of it last season, and the result is one of the least heralded corps we've seen conference-wide in a while. Still, this is the ...

The Big 12 will donate $200,000 to recovery from the tornado in Moore, Okla. Stewart Mandel of SI.com says Mike Gundy is acting "clownish" and "downright mean" in his treatment of Wes Lunt. Nobody wins in that messy divorce, writes Jeremy Fowler of...

We just finished our list of the 10 best Big 12 players of all time, and I heard from plenty of you who disagreed. I'll tackle them all right here this morning. Thanks for your emails. Here's where you can reach me if you've got more to say. We'll ha...

If you pay attention to this blog, you've surely seen our Big 12 post-spring power rankings for 2013. But seven months later at the end of the Big 12's regular season, how accurate do they end up being? During the season, power rankings are more of a...

Oh, Sergio. Bruce Feldman of CBSSports unveils his annual Freaks list, with lots of talk about Baylor. Especially Lache Seastrunk. Keep an eye out for strength coach Kaz Kazadi, who drops the best quote of the offseason. The Chicago Tribune wri...

As part of our 100 days until kickoff coverage this week, we're looking at each conference's biggest underachievements and overachievements in the BCS era. Here's what I say for the Big 12: Overachievements 1. Frequent title visits. There's ple...