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Was she weirdly competitive? Mark Emmert of the Des Moines Register gives ISU fans three big reasons for optimism moving forward. Former Iowa State linebacker A.J. Klein officially signed his contract with the Carolina Panthers on Thursday. A...

We've got a runaway winner in Kansas' biggest game of the 2013 season. I couldn't agree more. The Jayhawks lost their final 11 games of 2012 and need a win -- any win -- badly, but 38 percent of you say Kansas' biggest game of 2013 is the season fina...

Prospects use Twitter in a multitude of ways when it comes to recruiting, including announcing their commitment or their lists of top schools. Four-star defensive tackle Joshua Frazier (Springdale, Ark./Har-Ber) put a little twist on those things ...

Last season, the Big 12 had just one starting quarterback (Oklahoma State's Wes Lunt) begin the year without a career start. It could look much, much different this time around. Experience at the position is always helpful, and here's a look at who's...

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 ...

Since committing to Kansas State on March 7, Round Rock (Texas) High School offensive lineman Robert Castaneda has enjoyed what he considers an unexpected boost in his recruitment. The 6-foot-5, 318-pound lineman knows committing to the Wildcats m...

The Big 12's receiver tradition has been unbelievable over the course of the past few years. The NFL draft drained much of it last season, and the result is one of the least heralded corps we've seen conference-wide in a while. Still, this is the ...

The Big 12 will donate $200,000 to recovery from the tornado in Moore, Okla. Stewart Mandel of SI.com says Mike Gundy is acting "clownish" and "downright mean" in his treatment of Wes Lunt. Nobody wins in that messy divorce, writes Jeremy Fowler of...

We just finished our list of the 10 best Big 12 players of all time, and I heard from plenty of you who disagreed. I'll tackle them all right here this morning. Thanks for your emails. Here's where you can reach me if you've got more to say. We'll ha...

If you pay attention to this blog, you've surely seen our Big 12 post-spring power rankings for 2013. But seven months later at the end of the Big 12's regular season, how accurate do they end up being? During the season, power rankings are more of a...

If you know ESPN 150 offensive tackle Roderick Johnson (Florissant, Mo./Hazelwood Central), then you know that nothing tends to bother him. Not the stress of being the No. 2 player in the state of Missouri. Not being a four-star athlete. Not even ...

Blog | May 22, 2013

Oh, Sergio. Bruce Feldman of CBSSports unveils his annual Freaks list, with lots of talk about Baylor. Especially Lache Seastrunk. Keep an eye out for strength coach Kaz Kazadi, who drops the best quote of the offseason. The Chicago Tribune wri...

We looked at the 3,000-yard passers on Tuesday, but what about the guys on the ground? The 1,000-yard mark is the benchmark for a good season running the ball, and the Big 12 had just three players reach it in 2012. Three more had at least 925 yards,...

As part of our 100 days until kickoff coverage this week, we're looking at each conference's biggest underachievements and overachievements in the BCS era. Here's what I say for the Big 12: Overachievements 1. Frequent title visits. There's ple...

It's time to look forward to 2013 and the Big 12's best passers. Hitting 3,000 yards is the benchmark for a productive season as a college quarterback. Four Big 12 quarterbacks threw for at least 3,000 yards last season -- but all four threw for m...

David Ubben says the defensive losses and a magician on the sidelines are reasons for concern and hope for Kansas State this season....