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We'll continue looking at the Big 12's best at positions across the Big 12 today with the guys who serve as the last line of defense: the safeties. It's a pretty strong position across the Big 12, just like pass-rushers. In this league, it has to be....

Every year, there's lots of turnover and change for every college program. What do the Big 12 teams need to do before next fall? Let's continue our look with the Sooners up in Norman. 1. Figure out if Blake Bell is their guy. All indications are t...

Colleague Travis Haney took a look at the 10 teams who will lose the most talent in the country from 2012 to 2013. There's only one Big 12 team on his list, and it's the 2012 preseason favorite: Oklahoma, which is sitting at No. 3 on a list you p...

ARLINGTON, Texas -- Oklahoma's defense had heard the legends about Johnny Football. They'd seen the highlight reels and trophy acceptance speeches. Until Friday, though, they had never stepped on the same field with the first freshman to win a Hei...

ARLINGTON, Texas -- Another Cotton Bowl, another bad loss for the Big 12. Excluding current SEC member Missouri's win back in 2008, the Big 12 has lost the Cotton Bowl to an SEC opponent in eight consecutive seasons. Johnny Football put on a show aft...

In a matter of weeks, Oklahoma's secondary has gone from question mark to unquestioned strength in one of the nation's top defenses.

Let's take a look back at the week that was in the Big 12: Best offensive performance: Collin Klein, QB, Kansas State. Klein accounted for seven touchdowns (four rushing, three passing) in his first-ever game with at least three scores on the grou...

Oklahoma hammered Texas Tech 41-20 to jump back into the Big 12 title conversation while also recapturing some of its long lost swagger heading into next week's showdown with Red River rival Texas.

Jake Trotter talks to Sooners safety Javon Harris about how Oklahoma plans to stop Collin Klein and the Kansas State offense, which averages 46.0 points per game....

When Oklahoma's new Big 12 schedule first came out, most everyone pointed to a rigid November stretch. But in reality, the three-game stretch that will determine whether the Sooners are contenders or pretenders begins this weekend.

Camp is open up in Norman. Before we get too deep in sweltering hot practices, I'll offer up a quick preview of what you need to know heading into the season. See more fall camp previews. Next up: Oklahoma Media's predicted finish: First. ...

New Oklahoma Sooners defensive coordinator Mike Stoops wants redemption for his players after they finished 55th in the country in total defense last season. He also wants to be redeemed for his own failures at Arizona.

Colleague Travis Haney was on hand at Big 12 Media Days, but has a column this week looking at the league's top contenders' Achilles' heels. If something's going to stop them from winning it all, what'll it be? I'd basically agree with all of them...

Thanks for all the mail this week, everybody. Here's where you can reach me if you've got more to say. On to your emails! Justin Griffin in Durango, Colo., wrote: Hey David,I definitely feel as if the Big12 is up for grabs this year. I understa...

To begin the season, I see six teams with a legitimate chance to win the Big 12. Today begins a series looking at why each team will or will not win the league. We'll start with the prohibitive favorite, Oklahoma. Why the Sooners will win the Big ...

Travis Haney examines six teams featuring position groups with the most potential to make a breakthrough this season. Texas' cornerbacks, Ohio State's defensive linemen and Tennessee's receivers are among those on the list.

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