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Wes Lunt confirmed his plans to transfer to Illinois in an interview with ESPN, but also made allusions to his relationship with coach Mike Gundy. From our report (emphasis added): Lunt called Illinois coach Tim Beckman on Monday to inform him of...

Wes Lunt has finally decided on a new home. He's transferring to Illinois, a source told colleagues Joe Schad and Brett McMurphy. Lunt, who grew up an Illini fan, believes the spread offense operated by offensive coordinator Bill Cubit would be a go...

Really starting to feel like Game 6 is a must-win for the Heat. How will Texas Tech use its Big 12 payout? Don Williams of the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal asked around. Good story from Jeremy Fowler on how Mike Gundy dug up Mike Yurcich as his ne...

If you've been without an internet connection since Alabama clinched the SEC's seventh consecutive national title in January, you might not have noticed a bit of saber-rattling on the part of Big 12 coaches. Bob Stoops started the parade by trumpe...

Thanks for all the emails this week, everybody. Here's where you can reach me if you've got more to say. Doug in Philadelphia writes: Now the Alamo Bowl get the first pick of Big 12 teams not going to the playoffs to play a Pac-12 team? What happe...

Finally went to Pecan Lodge on Thursday. It was magical. Good story from Randy Peterson of the Des Moines Register on Iowa State's Wally and Shane Burnham's ability to mix family and football. Clark Kent in the the new Man of Steel movie is a K...

Phil Steele is continuing his march through the top 15 units at each position group across the country, and took a look at the nation's best wide receivers and running backs for the 2013 season . As you might expect, the Big 12 was well represent...

People always forget how icy the Zack-Slater relationship was in the beginning. Texas Tech is looking into recruiting violations possibly committed by alum Wes Welker. Berry Tramel of The Oklahoman compares the new Big 12 bowl lineup to the old...

Incoming freshmen have started arriving at Big 12 campuses for the summer, taking part in offseason strength and conditioning programs as well as 7-on-7 work with teammates, an especially important exercise for spread offenses popular in the Big 12. ...

The best. A lack of experience is Iowa State's biggest hurdle this time around. The sting of losing Louisville got worse with the baseball team booking a ticket to the College World Series, writes Berry Tramel of The Oklahoman. Kliff Kingsbur...

Oklahoma State had better be careful. Look for an emphasis from Mike Gundy's staff on graduation and grades in the year to come, or it could mean a postseason ban in 2014. The NCAA recently introduced the Academic Progress Rate (APR) scores, and f...

Dubai! ... DUBAI! Has Bob Stoops taken Oklahoma as far as he can? Matt Hayes of Sporting News talked to a lot of folks about that idea and Stoops' legacy at Oklahoma, and his recent efforts to get the Sooners over the top. Missed this over the ...

It's not easy for one of college football's biggest brands to truly surprise anyone, but Phil Steele says that's exactly what's going to happen in his 10 surprise teams for this fall on ESPN Insider. Texas is very unlikely to start the preseason i...

Still got it. Bobby La Gesse of the Ames Tribune writes about a new technology that's transforming Iowa State's strength and conditioning program. Mack Brown doesn't want to be the AD at Texas, but he's not going anywhere, writes Kirk Bohls of ...

Oklahoma State's Bedlam victory in 2011 might have been one of the most cathartic wins for a program I've seen in a long time in college football. It was a combination of building a program on top of Boone Pickens' cash, escaping underneath the thumb...

Thanks for all the mail this week, everybody. Plenty of intrigue. Here's where you can reach me if you've got more to say. Dave in Dallas writes: How do you think the Big 12 will do against SEC this year. TCU/LSU, OSU/Miss St, Texas/Ole Miss.Every...