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We're only 100 days away from the college football season, but today we're looking at what each conference needs to do, team by team, between now and then. Here's the Big 12's checklist. 1. Sort out and develop those quarterbacks. I've written abo...

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 ...

We're walking through each Big 12 team and identifying its most irreplaceable talent on the blog right now. He's the guy they can least afford to lose and the guy to whom an injury or departure would have the most effect. Let's move on with Texas ...

FriendZone might be the most brutal show on TV. Kirk Bohls of the Austin American-Statesman has some Longhorn Network updates, thoughts on Wes Lunt and more. Limiting Lunt's options is a bad look for Mike Gundy, writes Berry Tramel of The Oklah...

Delvon Simmons' road to Texas Tech was complicated, but his stay was short. He's elected to transfer, according to multiple reports, leaving a void in the middle of Texas Tech's defensive line. Simmons won a starting job last season and made 27 ta...

Texas Tech hired Oklahoma State associate head coach Candi Whitaker on Monday to coach its women's basketball team.

TYLER, Texas -- East Texas often is considered one of the nation's most underrated areas in finding elite talent when it comes to college football recruiting. Sunday featured the inaugural East Texas Sports Network combine, which showcased more than ...

Blog | May 19, 2013

Thanks for all the e-mails this week. Good to hear from you. Here's where you can reach me if you've got more to say. Mike in Overland Park, Kan. writes: Hey Dave, regarding your "10 best Big 12 players ever" list -- I guess I should have known it...

Glad we could all reach a consensus on the Big 12's all-time greats list. West Virginia QB Chavas Rawlins enrolled early and came to Morgantown this spring, but he's already transferring. Odd move there. Was Ohio State AD criticizing or complim...

True to his word, Bossier City (La.) Parkway quarterback Brandon Harris named his top schools after spring practice concluded. The four-star quarterback, who is ranked fifth nationally among 2014 dual-threat passers, wasted little time making that...

Coveted safety Jyaz Jones (Dallas/South Oak Cliff) committed to play in the Mountain West Conference for Colorado State, multiple sources report. Baylor, Iowa, Nebraska, New Mexico State and Texas Tech also extended scholarship offers to the 6-foo...

Two months ago junior college defensive end Andre Ross (Corsicana, Texas/Navarro JC) didn't have any options. But when it was discovered he had done enough to qualify to play in 2013, he was bombarded with offers. The defensive system of Texas Tec...

Blog | May 16, 2013

Poor OKC fans. Brutal past couple weeks. SI.com's Stewart Mandel has a lot of Big 12 talk in his mailbag. He says Bob Stoops has a point, and weighs in on WVU's struggles in the conference. Mac Engel of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram says just wh...

Former Minnesota recruit Alex Foster (Chicago/Seton Academy) committed to Texas Tech on Wednesday, according to the Chicago Sun Times. Foster signed with the Gophers to play for head coach Tubby Smith but was granted a release when Smith was let g...

May is the worst month of the year for college football. Ex-Big 12 commissioner Dan Beebe got about $5 million in buyout money after being pushed out by the league, writes Rachel Bachman of the Wall Street Journal. Holy cow. Big Ten teams are l...

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...