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PODCAST: Chris Williams reacts to OU and Texas bolting the Big 12. What’s next?

Chris Williams reacts to today’s news that Texas and Oklahoma have turned in a letter to the Big 12 announcing their intentions to leave the conference. What’s next? Some perspective from our publisher.

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WILLIAMS: Answering some realignment FAQs about Iowa State, other conferences and more

With Texas and Oklahoma expected to formally announce their intentions to leave the Big 12 Conference on Monday, the next week is going to be quite insane when it comes to realignment news and rumors (a lot of these, folks, so please, do yourself a favor and not believe EVERYTHING you read on Twitter). Knowing …

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Iowa State football lands running back commitment out of Florida

Despite all of the off the field drama with the future of the Big 12, Iowa State football’s recent recruiting momentum kept pace on Sunday in the form of a running back commitment out of the state of Florida. Xavier Townsend, listed at 5-10, 170-pounds via 247, announced his commitment to the Cyclones on Sunday …

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Big 12 statement on board of directors meeting regarding realignment

Following Thursday night’s meeting of its board of directors, the Big 12 Conference put out the following statement regarding Oklahoma and Texas’ flirtation with the SEC over the last 48 hours. It is notable that Oklahoma and Texas were not on the call.

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WILLIAMS: What’s next for Iowa State if the Big 12 implodes?

Before we begin, on this early hour on the morning of Thursday, July 22, I am reminded of a classic line from the song “Here We Go Again” by the hip hop titan DMX (God rest his soul). “Here we go again. Same old s**t dawg it’s a different day.” Now that I have that …

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WILLIAMS: There are a handful of reasons to be bullish on Iowa State’s running game in 2021

Nov 21, 2020; Ames, Iowa, USA; Iowa State running back Breece Hall (28) outruns Kansas State senior Defensive Back Jahron McPherson (31) during their football game at Jack Trice Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brian Powers-USA TODAY Sports ARLINGTON — Breece Hall finished sixth in the Heisman Trophy voting in 2020, so yeah, I’m not exactly stretching …

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Williams & Blum Pod: Scouting Lipsey & King (w/ Stanz), Big 12 reactions (w/ Blum)

CW starts things off by talking with Jared Stansbury about his weekend trip to see Tamin Lipsey and Eli King play in an AAU Tournament. Then, Brent Blum stops by to react to all of the key storylines from last week’s Big 12 media days in Dallas. As always, Williams and Blum are presented by …

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PODCAST: One-on-one with Breece Hall

Breece Hall just might be the best running back in all of college football. On Wednesday, Chris Williams caught up with him in Dallas at the Big 12’s media day for this conversation.

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WILLIAMS: 14 thoughts on Iowa State & Big 12 football from media day

ARLINGTON — I have really missed this. I love reporting and commentating on the Cyclones for you all. It really has been about a year and a half since things have seemed this normal in the college football pool that I have treaded water in daily for almost 20 years. It’s kind of funny too, …