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.Iowa State’s semifinal victory over Kansas was a microcosm of how tough the Big 12 Conference has been this season.
WARNING: This link shows how bloody Georges Niang’s injury was late in the Iowa State-Kansas game.
Eric Prisbell of USA Today writes that Kansas' Andrew Wiggins had had fantastic freshman season that serves as a resounding indictment of hype.
Kansas has given up over 90 points in two of its last three games and that raises questions about the team’s defense without freshman center Joel Embiid.
Matt Tait of the Lawrence Journal World offers this day-after assessment of Kansas following its loss in the Phillips 66 Big 12 Men’s Basketball Championship.
West Virginia’s humbling loss to Texas Thursday night defined the Mountaineers’ season.
