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- Berry Tramel of The Oklahoman takes a stab at ranking the college football conferences, and says the league's meetings this week are fortifying the Big 12 for the future. For the trifecta, he talks with Oklahoma AD Joe Castiglione about Bob Bowlsby's leadership.
- Don't expect to see politics force Texas and Texas A&M to play, writes Kirk Bohls of the Austin American-Statesman. Administrators from both schools have commented on the possible bill.
- Oklahoma State lost a defensive end commit from its recruiting class, but get to know one of the class' top receivers.
- DeLoss Dodds has a "burn" to get Texas' program back on top, writes Jeremy Fowler of CBSSports.com.
- SI.com's Ben Glickman tabs three Big 12 quarterback newcomers who could have a big impact in 2013.
- The Big 12 may have an alliance of sorts with the Big Ten and SEC, reports Chuck Carlton of the Dallas Morning News.
- The Manti Te'o saga revealed a bit about Charlie Weis' character and personality, writes Matt Tait of the Lawrence Journal-World.
- West Virginia's Geno Smith was absent from the Senior Bowl, but it won't hurt his stock, writes John Harris of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.
- What if Texas' national title team from 2005 played each of the last seven national champions from the SEC?
- Oklahoma cornerback Demontre Hurst talks with Jason Kersey of The Oklahoman about his post-Oklahoma experiences.
- Texas Tech got some good news on the recruiting trail.
- How has K-State continued to reel in talent from an Iowa junior college? They want to play for Bill Snyder.
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David Ubben
Ubben joined ESPN.com in March 2010 after covering Big 12 football for two seasons at the Columbia Missourian and The Oklahoman. Ubben, a native of Springdale, Ark., lives in Dallas.
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