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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...

We're walking through each Big 12 team and identifying its most irreplaceable talent on the blog right now. He's the guy they can least afford to lose and the guy to whom an injury or departure would have the most effect. Let's move on with Texas....

David Ubben says the arm of Jake Heaps and a heap of new faces on defense are reasons for hope and concern at KU this fall....

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...

We looked at the 3,000-yard passers on Tuesday, but what about the guys on the ground? The 1,000-yard mark is the benchmark for a good season running the ball, and the Big 12 had just three players reach it in 2012. Three more had at least 925 yards,...

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...

We're continuing our series today looking at the "most important" game of the year for each team in the Big 12. I have my own opinions on that for every team, but I'll ask the fans what they think first before I weigh in on what game I'd pick and ...

It's time to look forward to 2013 and the Big 12's best passers. Hitting 3,000 yards is the benchmark for a productive season as a college quarterback. Four Big 12 quarterbacks threw for at least 3,000 yards last season -- but all four threw for m...

David Ubben says the defensive losses and a magician on the sidelines are reasons for concern and hope for Kansas State this season....

Getting a little dusty in here. Nice job from the University of Oklahoma, who opened up its dorms to help those who were affected by Monday's tornado. It's been a sad season of team sports for Texas, writes Cedric Golden of the Austin American-...

Three Big 12 centers are up for the Rimington Trophy as the nation's top center. The trophy committee released its award watch list on Tuesday morning. Here are the players in the mix from the Big 12. Dominic Espinosa, Texas BJ Finney, Kansas S...

Our ESPN Stats & Info crew put together 100 numbers you should know with 100 days left before the season starts, and plenty of them are taking up residence in the Big 12. Colleague Mark Schlabach also has a fun column about the inevitable, brutal,...

We're only 100 days away from the college football season, but today we're looking at what each conference needs to do, team by team, between now and then. Here's the Big 12's checklist. 1. Sort out and develop those quarterbacks. I've written abo...

Our list of the top 10 Big 12 players ever generated as much response from you all as anything we've ever done. I really appreciate all of it. Many of you agreed with the list. Plenty of you didn't. That's pretty natural. It was an absolutely brutal ...

We're walking through each Big 12 team and identifying its most irreplaceable talent on the blog right now. He's the guy they can least afford to lose and the guy to whom an injury or departure would have the most effect. Let's move on with Texas ...

David Ubben says defensive inexperience and an underrated receiving corps is Oklahoma's reason for hope and concern in 2013....