Wendell Barnhouse is a nationally-known and respected columnist who has spent over 20 years covering collegiate athletics. He has reported from 25 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.A nice video here about an Iowa State walk on given a scholarship during a team meeting.
Kansas coach Bill Self, who will be inducted into the Oklahoma sports hall of fame, inherited his toughness from his father, who will present his son during Monday’s ceremonies.
Joe Wickline, the last remaining member of coach Mike Gundy’s original staff at Oklahoma State, is one of the top offensive line coaches in college football.
Iowa State senior safety Jacques Washington is trying to carry his outgoing personality onto the field this season.
Oklahoma State’s James Castleman, the team’s “other” defensive tackle, is considered one of the team’s top athletes.
Great story here on Kansas State junior center B.J. Finney, who has gone from walk on to a scholarship and is fulfilling his dreams of playing major college football.
Kansas State’s women’s basketball team will combine competition and culture during its trip to Italy.
West Virginia athletic director Oliver Luck and coach Dana Holgorsen discuss the Mountaineers’ game plan for nonconference scheduling as college football evolves.
Baylor seniors Cory Jefferson and Brady Haslip honed their games playing for the United States and Canada national teams at the World University Games in Russia.
The Ames Tribune’s Travis Hines – check out his Hines On Hoops blog – writes that changes in the bracketing procedures for the NCAA Tournament aren’t likely to have much impact on the Big 12.
