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West Virginia Mountaineers (7-5) vs. Syracuse Orange (7-5) Dec. 29, 3:15 p.m., Bronx, N.Y. (ESPN) West Virginia take by Big 12 blogger David Ubben: Bowl matchups love to produce ready-made storylines, and you'll find plenty of interesting ones...

OU could do little to stop West Virginia's running game, but still won. To have hopes of beating Oklahoma State and its two-headed rushing attack, the Sooners will have to find some quick fixes.

Texas safety Kenny Vaccaro was well-regarded to start the season, and he is now the top safety on the board, making him a potentially high pick in the draft.

Story | Conversation | November 14, 2012

New prospects Terrance Williams, Eric Fisher and Jake Matthews enter the Big Board, while Manti Te'o rises to No. 2 overall.

Story | Conversation | November 07, 2012

New prospects Terrance Williams, Eric Fisher and Jake Matthews enter the Big Board, while Manti Te'o rises t No. 2 overall.

Story | Conversation | October 31, 2012

Damontre Moore has emerged as the top pass-rusher in the 2013 NFL draft class based on current grades. And Manti Te'o cracks the top 5 for the first time.

Story | Conversation | October 24, 2012

Star Lotulelei moves up to his highest point ever on the Big Board, and a big showdown this weekend promises movement to come.

Story | Conversation | October 17, 2012

Geno Smith had another great week, and now he climbs into the Top 10 of the Big Board. Elsewhere, a Texas A&M pass-rusher cracks the list for the first time.

Story | Conversation | October 10, 2012

As I sat Saturday night in the press box at DKR Texas Memorial Stadium watching the hopes of players, coaches, staff members and 101,851 [mostly Texas] fans diminish, I kept thinking to myself that Texas had the skill and the will to win that game.

Story | Conversation | October 07, 2012

Phil Steele offers up his four bold predictions for Week 6, including why Texas will win big over West Virginia, and his picks for LSU-Florida and Georgia-South Carolina.

Story | Conversation | October 03, 2012

After sitting on the edge for weeks, Geno Smith cracks the Big Board this week. As well, there were a number of shifts among top prospects.

Story | Conversation | October 03, 2012

Texas plans to slow down West Virginia's vaunted offense by running the ball, it will have to do so without Malcolm Brown.

Texas has ridden a diverse offense to 107 points its past two games, giving it the necessary firepower to deal with West Virginia this Saturday.

After comparing teams' on-field success to the salaries earned by their head coaches, Travis Haney provides his list of the top 10 bang-for-the-buck coaches in the nation.

Blog | Conversation | July 11, 2012

Is something rotten in the state of the government's now-defunct investigation of Lance Armstrong? There sure are plenty of questions still to be answered. Plus, the case against West Virginia.

Arizona announced Wednesday that longtime West Virginia defensive coordinator Jeff Casteel will join Rodriguez in Tucson.