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We're in the middle of counting down the top-10 players in the history of the Big 12. I'm sure you'll all agree with my selections. See more on my criteria here. Let's move on with the list: No. 5: Colt McCoy, QB, Texas (2005-09) Why he's...

How many hours until we get to take another visit to Dunk City? Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel on the relationship between Texas and the Aggies: "For me, it's not a rivalry. We got out of their conference and we're not playing them anym...

Texas has been caught in a bit of a funk since reaching the 2009 title game with an undefeated regular season and a Heisman finalist in Colt McCoy. Texas has averaged just over seven wins in the three seasons since, but don't let DeLoss Dodds catc...

Andrew Luck. Robert Griffin III. Johnny Manziel. All elite quarterbacks from the state of Texas whom the Longhorns didn't offer or land, which exacerbates the signal-caller problems the Longhorns have had since Colt McCoy graduated.

After the different -- but equally painful -- ways in which Nebraska lost Big 12 title games in 2009 and 2010, you wouldn't have blamed the Huskers for clamming up this week. Their league championship memories aren't exactly rosy ones. "We've k...

Kansas State quarterback Collin Klein is the lone Big 12 representative on the 15 "Players to Watch" for the Walter Camp Award, given annually to college football's best player. The Camp Award is voted on by coaches and sports information director...

If Mack Brown can't take bull by the horns, then Horns might consider moving on.

You just bought Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's bones, and he's not even dead! Texas' defensive issues are nearly impossible to deny anymore, writes Mike Finger of the San Antonio Express-News. Big 12 commish Bob Bowlsby sits down for a Q&A on the le...

Well, Week 7 in the Big 12 was a mess, but here's how I slot the league after this week's topsy-turvy results. 1. Kansas State (6-0, 3-0, last week: 2) Kansas State got a big win on the road at Iowa State as the teams below it in last week's ranki...

The Big 12 got two swipes (should have been a third in 2011) at the SEC during the league's run of six national titles, but failed on both occasions. Colt McCoy's shoulder suffered a freak injury on a usually harmless hit, and when McCoy trotted t...

ESPN The Magazine's college football preview is all about the SEC, including the Big 12's effort to take down the league with six consecutive national titles. LaRue Cook focused on Texas, who's looking more and more like an SEC team these days. ...

After two years of being an also-ran on the national stage and in the Big 12, Texas appears poised to move out of the wings. The Longhorns return eight starters from a defense that was No. 11 nationally last season and have added quality depth at de...

The Manning Award, given annually to college football's best quarterback, has made five additions to its preseason watch list from the Big 12. The Manning Award announces its watch list in phases and is the only college football award to factor in...

The Davey O'Brien Award, given annually to college football's best quarterback, has released its 34-man preseason watch list, and five Big 12 QBs made the list. Here they are: Seth Doege, Texas Tech Landry Jones, Oklahoma Collin Klein, Kan...

The Big 12 isn't stocked with many fresh-faced coaches, but the league's biggest rising star just finished his first season on the sideline. It ended with a league title and a BCS bowl win -- rather emphatically, I might add -- but he just didn't ...

It's officially awards watch list season. Over the next couple weeks, college football's major awards will release lists of players they are watching this season. Players not on preseason watch lists will still be eligible to win later in the season....