The Sooners' Aaryn Ellenberg was named preseason first team All Big 12, while Whitney Hand also earned honorable mention status. Both will contribute to what should be a solid OU women's basketball team in 2012-13.

Matt Byer committed to OU on July 2, and has been forced to give up football because he was diagnosed with a spinal-cord condition. OU has decided not to honor his scholarship. There may be a legit reason behind why OU can't honor Beyer's scholarship. But with FSU recently honoring Richy Klepal's scholarship, this makes OU look a little low class in my opinion. Granted... OU definitely to use scholarships to bring in more talent, after what we witnessed on Saturday. But if OU can find a way to put like 30 kickers on scholarship, we can afford one for this kid.

SB Nation's K-State site, Bring On The Cats, hosted their weekly podcast and pulled out the big guns in the form of ESPN's David Ubben. Check it, and Bring On The Cats, out all week for all of your K-State info as we work our way towards Saturday night.