Before the Spread offense began to take hold, the Big 12 was a running conference, a descendent of the ground philosophy that had dominated its predecessors, the Big 8 and the Southwest Conference. What follows is a nostalgic listing of the 12 best running backs in the conference's history. Note: This list is confined to backs who played from the Big 12's founding in 1996 until now. All backs that finished their careers prior to 1996 were ineligible. ...

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