Wendell Barnhouse is a nationally-known and respected columnist who has spent over 20 years covering collegiate athletics. He has reported from 24 Final Fours and more than three dozen bowl games and has written about the Big 12 and its schools since the conference's beginning. Barnhouse will be updating the Big 12 Insider on happenings and behind-the-scenes information about the conference.
Another great read, this one by Eric Prisbell of USA Today, on Kansas freshman Ben McLemore's challenging journey to reach Lawrence.
Texas Tech coach Kliff Kingsbury is featured in the most recent issue of Sports Illustrated and here's a video that shows what it takes for a photo session with the magazine.
Mechelle Voepel of ESPN.com writes that Texas Tech's women's team is drawing inspiration this season from the national championship team of 20 years ago.
Iowa State's Chelsea Poppens, the 14th player in Big 12 history with 1,000 and 1,000 rebounds, has a good chance of playing professionally.
