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2012 record: 8-5 2012 Big 12 record: 4-5 Returning starters: Offense: 6; defense: 7; kicker/punter: 1 Top returners: OL Cyril Richardson, RB Lache Seastrunk, S Ahmad Dixon, WR Tevin Reese, LB Eddie Lackey, DE Chris McAllister, LB Bryce Hager, K ...

Colleague Mark Schlabach updated his preseason Top 25 after the spring, and there's still no Big 12 teams in the top 10, but two made his top 15. I agree with shutting the Big 12 out of the top 10, though it would be the first time in league histo...

This stuff: Just not that good. What's wrong with regular ketchup? Whoa, whoa, whoa ... Oklahoma and Kansas to the Big Ten? Lee Barfknecht of the Omaha World-Herald says the Big Ten has done its "homework" on making it happen. (For the record, I ...

Recruiting is a year-round game, and it's time to take our monthly look at how this year's recruiting classes are progressing. Getting off to a quick start can get things rolling for any class. Here's how I'd rank the classes thus far. Click on each ...

Turnover at the quarterback position is the story of the Big 12 this spring, but some schools have made decisions, some are close, and some haven't gotten far in replacing their passers. Here's an update on where each race sits. Note: Because they...

Oklahoma quarterback Landry Jones paid a visit to Jon Gruden's QB Camp, and you can see more from his visit on April 17 on ESPN, but Gruden also wrote about his time with Jones and his study of the Sooners star's tape. His thoughts were a bit of ...

For most of these games, we'll do a "What happened" section in addition to "What we learned," but we had SoonerNation on the case, so you can see more about the raw facts here and here. A few of my observations on what we learned: Unseating Bl...

There are several reasons to believe Oklahoma won't win the Big 12 title in 2013. It lost a four-year starter at quarterback (albeit a heavily criticized quarterback) in Landry Jones. It loses seven starters from a defense that struggled late in 2012...

Nobody collects Big 12 title crystal bowls more than Oklahoma. The Sooners got another one last season (debate the merits of it all you want, but it resides in the Switzer Center no matter how much you complain) when it shared a Big 12 title with Kan...

We'll take a look at some of the Big 12's breakout stars this spring, but we'll move forward with a series looking at guys who will be stepping into bigger roles this season and what they have to provide. Some are going from being role players to sta...

My bracket is garbage, but egravning is all alone in first in the Big 12 Blog Readers, with all three of his brackets. Texas Tech looks like it's found its answer to replacing Cody Davis at safety, and it involves a position change. Called that o...

We've still got more than a month of talk before the NFL draft ends. Colleague Todd McShay continues his breakdown of the field of prospects by breaking them down into tiers like many NFL teams will on the big day. You'll need Insider to see h...

This is infuriating. The lifeblood of the Big 12 Blog lunch links is in danger. Save it! The Associated Press took note of Oklahoma OL Lane Johnson's move up draft boards, and the Sooners grabbed a big commitment at RB on the recruiting trail. ...

Oklahoma's had some pro days turn into quite the ballyhooed affairs in the past. None more so than the 2010 pro day that had anyone who was anyone watching Sam Bradford complete a perfect throwing routine with a reconstructed shoulder after sitting o...

Texas sophomore receiver Cayleb Jones has been charged with felony aggravated assault of a Longhorns tennis player. From HornsNation: According to an Austin police affidavit, Jones is being charged with assaulting the tennis player at a downtown ...

We're moving on with a new series today looking at the players across the Big 12 who have to replace program legends. We might as well call this the Nick Florence Memorial team, but let's talk Oklahoma Sooners. Big shoes to fill: Oklahoma's receiv...