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Magic. Travis Hines of the Ames Tribune writes about Paul Rhoads' "Ride to Remember" fundraiser. Cool promotion. Enjoyed this column from colleague Gene Wojciechowski about how much one guy can change the face of a football team. Nice new pai...

RecruitingNation's Dave Telep looks at how each basketball team in the Big 12 is shaping up for 2014 recruiting, including who they have, who they want, storyline to watch, bold prediction and overall recruiting trend.

Story | Conversation | June 18, 2013

There are a few Green Bay connections in the AFC West with Reggie McKenzie becoming the general manager in Oakland last year and John Dorsey taking over in Kansas City earlier this year. Both men came from Green Bay. Naturally, when a Green Bay pl...

We're continuing our series today looking at the "most important" game of the year for each team in the Big 12. I have my own opinions on that for every team, but I'll ask the fans what they think first before I weigh in on what game I'd pick and ...

There were major sewage problems Sunday at the Oakland Coliseum that forced the Oakland Athletics and Seattle Mariners to use the same locker room after Sunday's game. The Oakland Raiders also use the stadium. It is the last stadium in the country th...

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...

Every season, every player feels he's got at least something to prove. Otherwise, all the work wouldn't be worth it. That said, some guys have more to prove than others. These are the guys with the most to prove on their respective Big 12 teams. ...

2015 two-way standout Sam Tecklenburg (Plano, Texas/Plano) has heard all about his father's college football career. Kerry Tecklenburg was a standout linebacker at Texas Tech in the 1980s, and in 1983, he earned the program's Dell Morgan Memorial Cou...

Blog | June 17, 2013

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...

According to multiple reports, defensive tackle/offensive guard Bruno Reagan (Clarksville, Tenn./Clarksville) has committed to sign with the South Florida Bulls. South Florida topped offers from Connecticut, Georgia State, Middle Tennessee, Tennes...

The Vanderbilt Commodores started building their 2014 offensive line class Saturday with the addition of Cole Hardin (Florence, Ala./Florence), according to multiple reports. Arkansas State, Cincinnati, Connecticut, Georgia Tech, Memphis, Middle T...

Just hours after three-star offensive lineman Robert Castaneda (Round Rock, Texas/Round Rock) decommitted from Kansas State, he was ready to make his next move official. Castaneda committed to Texas Tech on Saturday afternoon after attending the R...

Blog | June 15, 2013

Weekend mail call: Tom Giovino from Port Charlotte, Fla., wants to know if the Oakland Raiders could sign Jacksonville running back Maurice Jones-Drew in 2014 as a free agent. Bill Williamson: It's an interesting thought. Jones-Drew is from Oak...

One look at safety Payton Hendrix (Dallas/Bishop Dunne) makes college coaches want to instantly inquire. He's 6-foot-3, 187 pounds and plays with a punisher's mindset in the secondary. Hendrix and Bishop Dunne are in the middle of 7-on-7 season, but ...

Blog | June 14, 2013

John Dorsey was the scout who helped bring Vonta Leach to the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent in 2004. So it is natural to think Dorsey, now the general manager of the Kansas City Chiefs, could have some interest in the fullback now t...

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...