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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 ...

Reading the coverage... Houston Texans In a radio interview, defensive coordinator Wade Phillips offered a bit about the health status of linebackers Brooks Reed and Daryl Sharpton, says Tania Ganguli of the Houston Chronicle. The Texans added...

Is the season here yet? Wes Lunt's high school coach's phone got lit up after Lunt announced he was transferring from Oklahoma State, writes Jimmie Tramel of the Tulsa World. Ex-Oklahoma State receiver Justin Blackmon says he doesn't have a sub...

Reading the coverage... Houston Texans Texans rookie safety D.J. Swearinger moonlights as a rapper, says John Brannen of the Houston Chronicle. The war of words over an engagement ring that Mario Williams wants back has escalated, says David...

Maurice Jones-Drew thinks the media is blowing Justin Blackmon's four-game suspension out of proportion. In making such a claim I believe he's doing a disservice to Blackmon. A four-game suspension under the league's policy against substance ab...

Justin Blackmon spoke to the Jacksonville media Monday and addressed the violation of the league's substance-abuse policy that resulted in his four-game suspension. He said a lot of the right things, just as he's said after alcohol-related issues ...

Jacksonville Jaguars receiver Justin Blackmon on Monday addressed reporters for the first time since he was suspended for the first four games of the 2013 season, saying he doesn't think he has a substance-abuse problem.

Thanks for all the mail this week. Here's where you can reach me if you've got more to say. Mulley in Cleveland, OH writes: For the Playoff Committee, not that anyone would go for this, but wouldn't a Committee consisting of smaller schools (ie, A...

Glenn Spencer climbed up the coaching ranks this offseason by assuming the Pokes' defensive coordinator post, vacated when veteran Bill Young's contract wasn't renewed at the end of the season. He's already made it clear he wants Oklahoma State's ...

With the draft in the rearview mirror, what's the most pressing issue on each NFC West team's agenda? Arizona Cardinals: Figuring out what's up with Daryl Washington should rank high on the Cardinals' list. Washington can be one of the most dynami...

In case you missed it, here's a transcript of Paul's chat from Thursday. Houston Texans The Texans will give former Kansas State quarterback Collin Klein a look during their rookie minicamp, writes Nick Scurfield for the team's website. "We're ...

First-year Jacksonville Jaguars coach Gus Bradley still has faith in wide receiver Justin Blackmon in the the wake of his suspension for violating the NFL's substance abuse policy.

Reading the coverage... I'll miss this site, which has pointed this blogger to many, many radio interviews of note pertaining to the AFC South over the years. Houston Texans DeAndre Hopkins is showing support for the Rockets, which immediatel...

Hope you guys enjoyed the team-by-team spring wraps today. More to come this afternoon. Kansas State running back Robert Rose wants to parlay his big day at the spring game to a big fall, writes Kellis Robinett of the Wichita Eagle. Baylor coac...

Reading the coverage ... Houston Texans Links to stories on all the Texans draft picks from during their college careers, compiled by Patrick Starr of State of the Texans. Projecting the initial 53-man roster of the 2013 Houston Texans, with...

Pro Football Talk has pointed out since Justin Blackmon's suspension that contractual language would allow the team to release him now without any further financial burden. That's an interesting bit of news. But I know for sure the Jacksonville...