West Virginia Mountaineers

Just how experienced are Big 12 QBs?

The Big 12 season is approaching, and there's no league in which the quarterback position is more important. Want success? Experience is a good place to start. How do the QBs rank in experience?

Fun with Big 12 AD salaries!

USA Today released its annual survey of athletic director salaries, noting that they're rising almost as fast as coaching salaries. How did the Big 12 stack up? Here's how they ranked: DeLoss Dodds, Texas: $1,095,756 Joe Castiglione, Oklahoma: $975,000 Bill Byrne, Texas A&M: $690,000 Mike Alden, Missouri: $659,775 Kirby Hocutt, Texas Tech: $580,000 Jamie Pollard, Iowa State: $450,000 Sheahon Zenger, Kansas: $450,000 Ian McCaw, Baylor: $423,449 John Currie, Kansas State: $412,500 Mike Holder, Oklahoma State: $387,560 I kept old Big 12 schools in this list because they were in the Big 12 when these numbers were taken.

Where does the Big 12 commish rank?

Earlier today, we looked at the pay for athletic directors around the league, but what about the men up top? USA Today researched and released the pay for each conference commissioner, and former Big 12 commissioner Dan Beebe earned $1.

The Big 12's 3,000-yard passers in 2012

We did it last year, and it's time to rev up the engines one more time. The Big 12 had five passers top 3,000 yards in 2011. WVU's Geno Smith also topped 3,000 yards, but Texas A&M's Ryan Tannehill did, too.

about 3 days ago | David Ubben |

Three OU games among top 10 this season

In the ESPN.com "100 Days Till Kickoff" package, Mark Schlabach writes that three of Oklahoma's games this season are among the top 10 of the year. Here are the three, followed by Schlabach's notes: 5.

Phil Steele dishes out All-Big 12 team

College football guru Phil Steele is previewing his must-read offseason magazine, and with it, he's releasing his all-conference and All-America teams. Here's who he slated as his first-team All-Big 12 squad: OFFENSE QB: Landry Jones, Oklahoma RB: Joseph Randle, Oklahoma State RB: Malcolm Brown, Texas WR: Tavon Austin, West Virginia WR: Kenny Stills, Oklahoma WR: Stedman Bailey, West Virginia TE: Jordan Najvar, Baylor C: Ben Habern, Oklahoma OL: Lane Taylor, Oklahoma State OL: Gabe Ikard, Oklahoma OL: LaAdrian Waddle, Texas Tech OL: Cyril Richardson, Baylor I'd probably go with Geno Smith ahead of Jones, but it's close.

about 4 days ago |

Big East mulls integrating new members within conference schedule

Challenges for WVU

The Mountaineers will have their work cut out for them.

Gasaway: WVU's long road to the Big 12

Bob Huggins is confident in his team's ability to adjust to life in the Big 12, which is good, because there will be some early challenges. As John Gasaway writes, West Virginia looks like a well-traveled bubble team in 2012-13.