No. 5 Kansas took down No. 14 Texas Tech, 58-57, behind a game-winning layup and team-high 23 points from junior Ochai Abaji in the Big 12 Conference opener inside United Supermarkets Arena in Lubbock, Texas on Thursday.

Iowa State head football coach Matt Campbell has preached the importance of identifying players who will have success transitioning into its established "five-star culture."

For most of college football, the regular season is all wrapped up and in the books. And while there are a few stragglers trying to get some more games in before bowl season (like the Big Ten), the focus is now on conference championships and national awards - at least for most leagues.

The 2020 Dr Pepper Big 12 Championship kicks off Saturday, December 19, when Iowa State takes on Oklahoma in an 11 a.m. CT kickoff at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The game is nationally televised on ABC. OU is making its 12 appearance in the title game since 2000 and ISU is in its first championship game.

Chris Beard earned his 100th win as Texas Tech's head coach with a 77-57 non-conference win over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on Saturday at the Comerica Center. Terrence Shannon, Jr. led the team with 15 points and seven rebounds, while Micah Peavy and Marcus Santos-Silva added 12 points each for the Red Raiders who had only four turnovers and forced 20.

Kansas got out to a hot start and never looked back taking down Omaha 95-50, in front of 2,500 fans inside of Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas, on Friday. The win extends Kansas’ win streak to 12-0 inside of Allen Fieldhouse.

Oklahoma State freshman Cade Cunningham kicked into another gear on Tuesday night. The Cowboy star scored a season-high 29 points, including OSU's last 12 points in the game's final 1:31, to seal a victory over a pesky Oral Roberts squad and improve OSU to 5-0 on the year. Now, Oklahoma State will take the 125-mile trip to Wichita, Kansas to battle the Shockers in what has turned into an exciting regional hoops rivalry.

Adam Flagler and Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua are sophomore transfers who have already been starters on the Division I level. Matthew Mayer could start for a lot of Big 12 teams. And LJ Cryer might be one of the best freshman point guards in the nation.

Kickoff for No. 20 Texas Football's road matchup at Kansas on Saturday will now be 3 p.m. CT, the Big 12 Conference announced Wednesday. The game will air on ESPN2 from David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium.

Student-athletes from Iowa State, Oklahoma State and Texas collected accolades for their performances in Week 13.
 
Iowa State’s Brock Purdy was named Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week, while Oklahoma State’s Amen Ogbongbemiga earned Defensive Player of the Week. A pair of Longhorns picked up awards, as D’Shawn Jamison earned Special Teams Player of the Week and Bijan Robinson Newcomer of the Week.

Justin Moore and Jeremiah Robinson-Earl both registered 19 points to lead No. 12/3 Villanova (4-1) to a hard-fought 68-64 victory against No. 17/22 Texas (4-1) on Sunday afternoon at the Frank Erwin Center. The primary difference in the game came at the free throw line, where the Wildcats converted 14-of-19 and Texas hit 3-of-6 attempts.

K-State honored 21 seniors on Saturday afternoon, a group that has led the Wildcats to more than a few memorable wins in Manhattan. 
 
Senior Day was not one of them, as K-State (4-6, 4-5 Big 12) fell 69-31 to Texas (6-3, 5-3 Big 12) in its regular season finale at Bill Snyder Family Stadium.

Despite a dominant performance from its defense, the Kansas Jayhawks dropped a tight game Saturday to Texas Tech, 16-13 at Jones AT&T Stadium.

Iowa State junior quarterback Brock Purdy was named one of 10 semifinalists for the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award, announced today by the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Educational Foundation.  

The Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award is given annually to the nation's best upperclassman quarterback.

The Kansas State men's and women's track and field teams will get to compete for the first time in over eight months with two home meets this weekend in Ahearn Field House, as the Carol Robinson Winter Pentathlon will take off first on Friday, December 4 and then the K-State Winter Invitational will follow suit on Saturday, December 5.

Derek Culver (West Virginia) and Mike Miles (TCU) picked up the season opening Big 12 men’s basketball weekly awards as Culver earned his first career player of the week while Miles collected newcomer of the week.