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Big 12 Media Days, Day 2

3:50 p.m. update: By Jesse Newell Hey guys. I'm leaving for a tour of the new Cowboys Stadium, host of the Big 12 championship game this season. Hopefully, I'll have video to post later. 3:15 p.m. update: By Jesse Newell A couple more videos, both on the lighter side. Here is ...

Big 12 Media Days, Day 1

7:25 p.m. update: By Jesse Newell Be sure to check out our latest Big 12 Soundoff podcast, which gives our thoughts from the first day of Big 12 football media days. 5:12 p.m. update: By Jesse Newell Oklahoma State quarterback Zac Robinson was sold on new defensive coordinator Bill ...

Media days, Tim Tebow and a Big 12 all-decade team

Big 12 Conference Football Media Days begins next week in Dallas, and I'll be attending with fellow staffers Jesse Newell and Dugan Arnett. Starting Monday morning, we'll be live blogging from the Westin, site of this year's event. We invite everyone to join us on KUSports.com Monday ...

Summer gridiron report: For Texas, it’s BCS title or bust

University of Texas quarterback Colt McCoy already owns nearly every significant passing record in the Longhorns' storied history books. Among them: Most TD passes, career: 85 Most TD passes, single season: 34 Most passing yards, career: 9,732 Most passing yards, single season: ...

Summer gridiron report: OU has unfinished business

Sam Bradford, Jermaine Gresham, Trent Williams and Gerald McCoy weren't ready to finish their college football careers, even when millions of dollars waited for each of them in April's NFL Draft. The four leaders of the Oklahoma football program weren't thinking about the NFL this spring. ...

Summer gridiron report: Potts next in line for Tech

Factory, (noun): Any place producing a uniform product, without concern for individuality. Origin: 1550. Used in a sentence: Lubbock, Texas, is a factory for producing quarterbacks who post astronomical numbers on the football field. The mastermind behind the brilliance of the Texas Tech ...

Summer gridiron report: A&M makeover mandatory

The last time the Texas A&M football team stepped on the field, it was embarrassing. The Aggies were trounced, 49-9, in their last game of the season at Texas. A&M rushed for minus-24 yards at UT last Nov. 27. That simply won't get it done. Of course, in the Big 12, teams don't have ...