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We should all get together and eat ribs and listen to some salsa music sometime. Mike Tanier of Sports on Earth writes about "Geno Smith and the Scourge of Generalities." Is Baylor about to have a helicopter for Art Briles' use? Lane Johnson'...

The NFL draft has come and gone, but who are the guys charged with replacing the league's top draft picks? Let's have a closer look at all of them. Oklahoma OL Lane Johnson, No. 4 overall: Oklahoma's depth along the offensive line last season ...

As his dream-turned-nightmare neared its end just before midnight in New York City on Thursday, West Virginia quarterback Geno Smith told ESPN's Suzy Kolber he wasn't surprised that his name wasn't called during the NFL draft's first round. His ow...

In a few hours, the NFL draft will officially begin. But for the Big 12, a very average first round awaits. Colleagues Mel Kiper Jr. and Todd McShay released their latest mock drafts, and we'll take one final look at how it could shake out. Okl...

The NFL draft's first round is only a week away, but the Big 12 fans are clear on who they think will be the next NFL star from this year's batch of top-tier prospects from around the conference. West Virginia's do-everything receiver Tavon Austin...

Colleague Todd McShay turned in his latest mock draft, and he's got four Big 12 players going in the first round. How do you see their respective NFL careers panning out? He says Cleveland will make Geno Smith the first Big 12 talent off the board...

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...

Turnover is an annual tradition in college football, but with that, teams' strengths and weaknesses constantly shift, too. Today, we'll continue our look at the biggest strengths and weaknesses for each Big 12 team. Next up: Oklahoma. Strongest...

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...

You're seeing pro days start to come and go across the Big 12, and the NFL combine wrapped up late last month. With all of that, there's plenty of shake-up in the position rankings from NFL draft guru Mel Kiper . Here are the Big 12 guys who cracked ...

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. ...

The NFL scouting combine changed plenty of Big 12 players' fates, highlighted by West Virginia's Tavon Austin, who made a big move up Todd McShay's latest mock draft . His teammates, Geno Smith, also validated his status as the No. 1 quarterback o...

Thanks for all the emails this week, folks. Time for a special Thursday mailbag. Here's where you can reach me if you've got more to say. Let's get to your mail. Jay writes: Dude! You left out Lane Johnson?! Stephen in Yorba Linda, Calif., w...

The NFL scouting combine is underway, with the first set of physical workouts to begin today. You can see the full schedule here. A few things you can watch for from the Big 12's talents this week: Who's the No. 1 quarterback? USC's Matt Barkle...

The NFL scouting combine is about to heat up after officially beginning on Wednesday, but once the workouts are underway, here are a few players across the Big 12 who could turn heads and help themselves in the next few days. You can see the full lis...

Colleagues Todd McShay and Mel Kiper Jr. dropped their second mock drafts with a couple months left in the draft process. Who'll be the first Big 12 player drafted? The duo disagrees. McShay says it's going to be West Virginia quarterback Geno Smi...