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ESPN draft expert Mel Kiper has two Big 12 players -- Oklahoma's Lane Johnson and Texas' Kenny Vaccaro -- potentially going in the first round of this year's NFL draft. Fellow expert Todd McShay has the same two as Kiper and also is optimistic abo...

The comparisons to the upcoming 2011 season and what Oklahoma experienced in 2009 have been unmistakable. Now, after the latest news emerging from fall camp in Norman, the similarities have become a bit eerie. The Sooners opened 2009 as a top-f...

For just the second time ever, the first round of the NFL draft will be the only part of the draft's first day, set for primetime on Thursday night. This year, the Big 12 could have as many as five first-round picks, and five players from the leag...

I'll be making my way out to Arlington in a bit for tonight's Cotton Bowl between Texas A&M and LSU at Cowboys Stadium, but if you've missed it this week, here's a look at just about everything we've written about the game this week. As for t...

We've seen this show before. This time two years ago, Oklahoma was beaming. Heisman Trophy winner Sam Bradford announced his intention to return to Oklahoma for his junior season, despite being a possible No. 1 pick. Tight end Jermaine Gresham,...

Oklahoma running back DeMarco Murray has carried the ball 12 times in the past two Red River Rivalry games. Those 12 carries have gone for a total of 3 yards. Oklahoma lost both games. As a freshman, Murray ran for 128 yards on 17 carries, pick...

Schedule: Practice starts today What's new: The cornerbacks. Brian Jackson and Dom Franks are gone, but they'll be replaced by some combination of Demontre Hurst, Jamell Fleming Gabe Lynn or incoming freshman Tony Jefferson. Key battle: The two...

Lots of good Oklahoma questions this week. Much appreciated. Had to cut out a bunch of solid ones. Here's the rest of the teams we've covered so far: Texas Tech Texas A&M Texas Oklahoma State Timm Decker in Louisville, Ky. asks: D...

I hope none of you stayed up all night to hear the Clippers will be allowed to make a presentation to LeBron. Nebraska chancellor Harvey Perlman would like the matter of Big 12 exit fees settled very soon, reports Steve Sipple of the Lincoln Jou...

Mark Schlabach has Oklahoma at No. 12 in his post-spring top 25. The Sporting News' top 100 lists the Sooners at No. 10. Most other early rankings had them just inside or outside that mark. So when Phil Steele and his preseason magazine crew put t...

Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops made his way to Tulsa last night for the Sooner Caravan, giving him and other coaches within the program a chance to meet and speak with fans. Though plenty was made of his comments about Oklahoma as it relates to possibl...

Here, we'll take a look at a couple of key players going, staying and coming for each team in the Big 12. Going: Trent Williams, OT Before last season, offensive coordinator Kevin Wilson called Williams the best lineman he'd ever coached. Ev...

2009 overall record: 8-5 2009 conference record: 5-3 Returning starters: Offense (9), Defense(4) P/K (2) Top returners: QB Landry Jones, RB DeMarco Murray, LB Travis Lewis, S Quinton Carter, WR Ryan Broyles, DE Jeremy Beal, DE Frank Alexande...

Jackie Simmons in Raleigh, N.C., writes: I hoping you can help me with some answers. My son Brian Simmons played for OU last season as a OG beside Trent Williams and in front of Sam Bradford. He was not invited to the combine but scored top numbers ...

Tune your TV sets to ESPNU today at 5:30 p.m. ET if you care to hear me talk about Big 12 football. Posting might be a little lighter through the week as we load up for some big postspring stuff coming soon. Chaos at the quarterback position has ...

The Big 12 had 30 players drafted over the weekend, fifth most among the major six conferences. Conference Total picks Picks per team SEC 49 4.08 Big Ten 34 3.09 Pac-10 28 2.8 ACC 31 2.58 ...