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...can bet a 12th member will add something from a TV market standpoint. That's why Iowa State doesn't seem like a viable candidate -- just not enough TV sets in Ames. Rutgers, meanwhile...

Scouts Inc.: Minnesota vs. Iowa State

Big Ten recruiting nuggets

...pound prospect also considered Minnesota, Notre Dame and Stanford. Among his other offers were Colorado, Iowa, Iowa State, Michigan, Nebraska, Northwestern UCLA and Vanderbilt. ESPN's Craig Haubert said of the new, "The Wisconsin...

Gill lands first recruiting commitment

...campus over the weekend. He picked the Jayhawks from a crowded recruiting field that also included Iowa State, Tulsa, UTEP, UNLV and Wyoming. It's a significant get for the Jayhawks. And it proved...

Big 12 mailbag: Tight games should mark Big 12's bowls

...I would share my picks. They are similar to yours. I like Texas Tech, Missouri, Oklahoma, Iowa State and Texas all to win. I think Texas A&M will lose, and so will...

Banks suspended for Insight Bowl

Iowa State starting senior cornerback Kennard Banks will miss the Cyclones' Dec. 31 Insight Bowl game against Minnesota for an undisclosed violation of team rules, a team spokesman said.

Players to Watch: Insight Bowl

Todd McShay's players to watch in the Minnesota vs Iowa State matchup.

Beebe comments on expansion talk

Big 12 commissioner Dan Beebe expects his conference to be untouched when the Big Ten selects its potential candidates for expansion.

Here's a look at 15 under-the-radar Big 12 players for 2009

...tying for the team lead with five interceptions and leading the Blackshirts with 11 pass deflections. Oklahoma State linebacker Donald Booker: A season-ending knee injury sustained by Orie Lemon a week before the season...

Could Texas be considered in Super Big Ten?

...thoroughly convinced that Notre Dame is not interested before it stops pursuing the Irish. But Missouri, Iowa State and Nebraska also have been mentioned as potential candidates. And another huge target in the Big...

Big 12 lunch links: Can the Huskers' offense be any more basic?

...schools have in the Big 12. The Des Moines Register's Sean Keeler isn't buying Iowa State as a potential Big Ten expansion candidate. The Los Angeles Times' Chris Dufresne picks Texas to...

Iowa State to play in Insight Bowl

Iowa State to play in Insight Bowl

My Big 12 confidence picks

...are my picks in place for Saturday's confidence-pick deadline. 8 points: Texas Tech over Michigan State, Valero Alamo Bowl. The Red Raiders are catching the Spartans at exactly the right time. And the...

Bowl Mania Predictions

Fantasy college football analyst Will Harris makes his bowl predictions, stating the case for both opponents before rendering a verdict, a score and assigning confidence points to each pick.

Blue Ribbon: Nebraska

Blue Ribbon Bowl Preview: Nebraska

Story | Conversation | December 17, 2009