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178Baylor BearsFor Baylor to Take the Next Step, It All Starts on Defense for Matt Rhule
ARLINGTON, Texas — Thirty-nine. Thirty-eight. Minus-nine. Those are the numbers that kept Baylor head coach Matt Rhule up this offseason. Thirty-nine represents...
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475Big 12 Sports ArticlesChris Klieman Plans to Continue Bill Snyder’s Legacy, But With His Own Twist
ARLINGTON, Texas — Chris Klieman knows a little something about replacing a head coach who has set a high standard. Before Klieman...
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224Big 12 Sports ArticlesNeal Brown Not Intimidated By Loss of Stars and Unproven Talent in Morgantown
ARLINGTON, Texas — Neal Brown has experience with the Big 12 Conference, so he understands what he’s dealing with as he takes over...
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233Big 12 Sports ArticlesMike Gundy Compares 2018 Problems to Child Rearing, Vows to Make Changes
ARLINGTON, Texas — The Oklahoma State Cowboys fell below Mike Gundy’s expectations last season. Sure, the Cowboys won a bowl game in...
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286Big 12 Sports ArticlesYes, Lincoln Riley Cares About Defense, and He Wants You to Know It
ARLINGTON, Texas — Lincoln Riley wants you to know he cares about defense, too. Even if it doesn’t look that way. From...
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383Big 12 Sports ArticlesBig 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby Doubles Down on His Disappointment with NCAA Transfer Portal
ARLINGTON, Texas — A year after the transfer portal altered the face of college sports, the rules that govern those transfers are...
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812Big 12 Sports Articles2019 NBA Draft: Breaking Down the Big 12’s Early Entries
Fourteen Big 12 basketball players declared as early entrants for the 2019 NBA Draft. But not all early entrants are created equal....
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609Big 12 NewsTexas Tech Red Raiders Basketball 2018-19 Season Review
Record: 31-7 (14-4 Big 12) Postseason NCAA: def. Northern Kentucky, 72-57 (first round); def. Buffalo, 78-58 (second round); def. Michigan, 63-44 (Sweet...
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404Big 12 NewsTexas Longhorns Basketball 2018-19 Season Review
Record: 21-16 (8-10 Big 12) Postseason NIT: def. South Dakota State, 79-73 (first round); def. Xavier, 78-76 (round of 16); def. Colorado,...
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495Big 12 NewsTexas Tech Drops NCAA Championship Game to Virginia in Overtime 85-77
The focus was on defense going into Monday’s national title game between Texas Tech and Virginia. Instead, both teams scored more than...