Mike Leach

The Climate is a weekly look at what's good and what's not so good in the world of sports. It also has ideal height and weight for its position, good vision, is extremely coachable, works hard, is a winner, has...

Any discussion of Big 12 coaches begins with Oklahoma's Bob Stoops and Texas' Mack Brown. They are the conference's yin and yang, national coaching icons with multimillion salaries and national titles on their résumés.

In 2008, the Big 12 gave us exactly what we've come to expect from the NCAA's Football Bowl Subdivision: three months of thrills followed by a wholly unsatisfying finish. Remember, heading into the Oct. 25 slate of...

Texas Tech has spent millions this decade to make its football program one of the nation's best. The Red Raiders have expanded their stadium, entered into lucrative licensing agreements and enjoyed the bounty that...

Sports Illustrated will announce its choice for Sportsman of the Year on Dec. 2. Here's one of the nominations for that honor by an SI writer. For more essays, click here.