The goal of the Friday Afternoon Link Dump is to help you ease into the weekend by giving you things to occupy your time at work until the clock strikes 5pm.

To accomplish that we dive into the top stories from each of the Big 12 school's local papers. We also add a few non-Big 12 links and a YouTube clip for the hell of it.

All the links available after The Jump

Big 12 North

Colorado Boulder Daily Camera - Higgins not leaving CU Buffs early

Kansas Lawrence Journal World - Don’t bet against Kansas

Kansas St Manhattan Mercury - Hard to swallow

Iowa St GoCyclones.com - Gilstrap still growing as a player

Missouri Columbia Missourian - Bowers struggles with new role for Missouri men's basketball

Nebraska Lincoln Journal Star - Newest member of NU recruiting class expects to win

Big 12 South

Baylor Waco Tribune- Brice Cherry: Punch shouldn't mean lifetime stigma for Griner (Lady Bears)

Oklahoma Tulsa World- Eddie Sutton says son 'strong'

Oklahoma St Tulsa World - Upset would help OSU's NCAA hopes

Texas Austin American-Statesman - UT's Hamilton, happy to let shots fly, shows some growth

Texas A&M AggieSports.com - Robert Cessna: Gillispie to ISU or UH?

Texas Tech RedRaiders.com - Wacko for Darko: Cohadarevic gaining his own fan base

Non Big 12 Links

SB Nation - Complete NFL Draft coverage [NFL]

SB Nation - Complete Spring Training coverage [MLB]

The Sporting Blog - Grand Theft Tebow [NCAAF/NFL?] Funny story, good read.

... and finally, just watch this video... then watch it again... then go out and find your old Mouse Trap board game, dust it off and get playing!

Evan Pfaff, Managing Editor
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