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Baylor football is now without an athletic director following Mack Rhoades’ stunning news. His leave of absence decision prompted a reaction from school legend Robert Griffin III. Rhoades stepped away from AD duties Thursday for “personal reasons.” But the move also impacts the College Football Playoff committee — as Rhoades holds one of the 12 […]

The Big 12 features no more unbeatens after Texas Tech blew out BYU. Now the Red Raiders have instantly leapfrogged the Cougars and rearranges the rankings from last week. But how far does BYU drop and does Utah jump ahead too? 1. Texas Tech (+1) The Red Raiders claim the top once again by turning […]

BYU football stands alone as the last unbeaten left in the Big 12. The Cougars sparked national conversations after taking down Iowa State in comeback fashion. But its biggest challenge yet now awaits them — in 8-1 Texas Tech for a top 10 battle. The Red Raiders once held the top of the conference power […]

The Big 12 gets a massive heavyweight battle on Saturday between BYU and Texas Tech. Both the Cougars and Red Raiders crack ClutchPoints’ top 15 in the latest power rankings. But time to see where they land here including if there’s changes from Week 10’s list. 1. BYU (-) The Cougars remain the lone unbeaten […]

November chaos continued to reshape the playoff board, and our Week 11 projections reflect this while a handful of steady contenders simply held serve. In that shuffle, a loud riser emerged out of the Big 12 picture, one that now sits squarely in the top eight of ClutchPoints’ Playoff forecast. ESPN Insights highlighted the milestone […]

Colorado football and season three with Deion Sanders unraveled fast, taking an embarrassing loss to Arizona. It’s to the point “Coach Prime” will now make a change at quarterback before facing West Virginia. Sanders is “expected” to make this roster shakeup per Matt Zenitz of CBS Sports on Sunday night. “Colorado is currently expected to […]

A cynical side of Deion Sanders surfaced Thursday ahead of the Colorado football showdown with Arizona. Sanders already spoke about the wave of coach firings. But this one has “Coach Prime” pondering if Big 12 teams are being dishonest about their CFB injury reports. Sanders noticed the Wildcats having only one injury listed, whereas Colorado […]

The Big 12 title picture is becoming more crystallized. BYU is yet to take a loss, while Utah and Cincinnati are on the rise — and have a big visitor coming to its game this Saturday. Time to see if there are any big changes from the Week 9 rankings. 1. BYU (-) Head coach […]

The Big 12 is left with one unbeaten, as Arizona State took down Texas Tech. The Sun Devils already rearranged the Red Raiders’ ClutchPoints Top 25 power ranking. Time to see where they fall, as BYU now takes the top. 1. BYU (+1) Bear Bachmeier wears the most unique college football number at No. 47 […]

Texas Tech football entered Tempe undefeated and ready to face the defending Big 12 champs. Arizona State instead allowed its fans to rush the field — catapulting back into the College Football Playoff picture. The Sun Devils handed the Red Raiders their first loss of 2025 by winning 26-22. Kenny Dillingham looked so emotional that […]

Oklahoma football coach Brent Venables made some interesting comments about his old conference, the Big 12. The Sooners, who are now in the SEC, have lost some SEC league games the last few years. Venables defended his team Tuesday by pointing out what he saw as the SEC’s strength, compared to the Big 12. “This […]

The Big 12 witnessed Texas Tech grab the top of the standings one week ago. Now the Red Raiders and BYU remain the conference’s only unbeatens, whereas Iowa State continues to slide following Colorado’s upset Saturday. 1. Texas Tech (-) Air Raid became ground raid through Cameron Dickey — who powered an astonishing 263 rushing […]

The Big 12 is down to four remaining undefeated teams after Arizona State knocked off TCU. Meanwhile, Texas Tech is dealing with a key injury at quarterback. Time to see who took the biggest jump and fall in the Week 6 conference power rankings. 1. Iowa State (-) The Cyclones humbled a previous unbeaten Arizona […]

The recruiting fallout has commenced for Oklahoma State football following Mike Gundy’s dismissal. The Big 12 university fired Gundy nearly a week ago following its 1-2 start. Now a prized college football recruiting prospect committed to the Cowboys reopened his process. Defensive lineman Landon Anderson is school hunting, after telling Hayes Fawcett of On3/Rivals he […]

Colorado football evened its record by watching Kaidon Salter shred Wyoming by land and air. Salter looks like the lead quarterback now for Deion Sanders moving forward. But a big challenge awaits with unbeaten BYU on deck. The Cougars will hear the decibel levels inside Folsom Field crank up another notch. Buffalo fans will aim […]

The Big 12 witnessed one major change outside of this week’s power rankings. Stillwater, Oklahoma is the site of the latest major coaching change, as Mike Gundy is out after a two-decade run. We’ll see if Gundy’s dismissal impacts this week’s rankings, which features TCU and Arizona moving up big. 1. Iowa State (-) The […]

The Oklahoma State Cowboys have officially moved on from Mike Gundy, ending a 21-season run that reshaped the program. After an uninspiring 1-2 start and back-to-back disappointing years, the school decided it was time for a change. Athletic Director Chad Weiberg released a statement thanking Gundy for elevating the Cowboys into a national contender, citing […]

Utah Utes football fans made headlines Saturday morning as thousands packed outside Rice-Eccles Stadium well before sunrise, setting the tone for an electric Big 12 showdown. With Big Noon Kickoff in town and Utah set to battle the Texas Tech Red Raiders in one of Week 4’s most anticipated matchups, the energy in Salt Lake […]

It hasn’t exactly been a scintillating start to the college football season for the Big 12 conference, which recently saw itself shaken up during the conference realignment of a couple of years ago. Currently tied for first place in the conference are Iowa State and Houston, the only two teams who have conference wins so […]

The Big 12 is now down to seven unbeatens through four weeks. Iowa State holds the title of having the best record of the bunch after starting the season a week early. But Houston, Utah and UCF suddenly are creating its own case for top team in the conference — helping rearrange the top 10 […]

The Big 12 features the nation’s only 3-0 power conference team in No. 14 Iowa State. But does that make the Cyclones the No. 1 team this week in unveiling the new power rankings? ISU indeed shakes up last week’s rankings, which features other big movers especially two teams making a jump five spots. 1. […]

Colorado football will attempt to attract millions of viewers with its primetime Friday game. The Big 12 showdown versus Houston can also lure recruits in, per the words of Deion Sanders. “Coach Prime” garners a reputation for building the Buffaloes off College Football Transfer Portal talent. But Sanders shared via Buffs247 that “H-Town” is a […]

Week two of the 2025 college football season was filled with great games, but in the Big 12, one of the biggest storylines happened in the renewed rivalry matchup between Kansas and Missouri. The conference announced on Tuesday that the Big 12 reprimanded the entire officiating crew following a rules violation in Missouri’s 42-31 win […]

Baylor football started the Saturday afternoon slate by shaking up the Top 25. Even erasing a 14-point deficit to score 24 unanswered on No. 17 SMU. Connor Hawkins booted a 26-yard walk off field goal in the second overtime, completing the 48-45 upset in Dallas. Sparking multiple reactions for pulling off the comeback and upset. […]

The Big 12 holds the rare early claim of having the most 2-0 teams this college football season. That’s because Iowa State and Kansas already kicked off the season prior to Labor Day weekend. Time to see if both created any changes from last week’s Big 12 power rankings. 1. Arizona State (-) The Sun […]

So far, the 2025 college football season has had more drama off the field than on the field, headlined by what happened with Dave Portnoy and Barstool Sports last weekend in Columbus. Ohio State and the rest of the Big Ten agreed with FOX that he would not be allowed in stadiums. Well, the Big […]

The Big 12 jumpstarted the college football season outside of the United States. Iowa State grabbed the 24-21 win over Kansas State in Dublin, Ireland. Kansas also grabbed a convincing 31-7 romp over Fresno State with Jalon Daniels going off in Lawrence. Now everyone else in the conference including defending champ Arizona State will attract […]

At the end of the 2024 regular season, Iowa State defeated Kansas State, 29-21, marking the Cyclones’ first 10-win season in the history of the program. Iowa State coach Matt Campbell earned a new extension with plenty of hype around the program in Ames. Campbell is set to earn $5 million per season and be […]

The AP Top 25 college football poll sparked a bevy of conversations Monday. Texas and Penn State fans sounded pleased with where their team landed. But there were some vocal fanbases — and not just limited to Ohio State. But for teams left unranked. The Buckeyes still landed inside the top five. The reigning national […]

Texas Tech football is showing its mettle on the college football recruiting trail. The Red Raiders shook up the landscape by grabbing the top-ranked 2027 prospect Thursday. Five-star LaDamion Guyton is Lubbock bound. Guyton chose TTU over Florida State, Tennessee and Georgia per Hayes Fawcett of On3/Rivals. He’s the outlet’s No. 1 overall talent for […]

The Big 12 annually features offensive fireworks. And the 2025 season will feature a deep group of quarterbacks from Sam Leavitt to Josh Hoover. But let’s not ignore the secondary units populating in the Big 12. Travis Hunter creates an opening here for top DB in the conference. Of course he also won the Heisman […]

The Big 12 takes a lot of criticism across college football for not having the firepower at the top of the conference that some of the other leagues, like the Big Ten and the SEC do, but it arguably has more parity than any of them. The conference projects to be very deep once again […]

Every explosive offense in the Big 12 doesn’t start with stout quarterback play. Each QB needs a dominating offensive line before lighting up the scoreboard. It’s no different for the 2025 season in this conference. One team’s fanbase likely will try to present a counterargument. Colorado under Deion Sanders is plagued by inconsistent trench play. […]

The Big 12 gets ridiculed by fans and analysts annually for its lack of defense. Conference games end in offensive fireworks. The feeling is 2025 will present more of the same — except there’s intriguing new talent bolstering defenses here. Last year’s top pass rusher was an eight-sack performer. Brendan Mott is off to the […]

The Big 12 Conference is deep on the air attack side of things for 2025. Wide receiver is a loaded group there in the Big 12. Running back play, however, took huge hits during the offseason thanks to the NFL Draft. Cam Skattebo won’t truck defenses this year for Arizona State, as he’s off to […]

The Big 12 comes equipped with prolific offenses bound to create weekly shootouts. Wide receiver play is an integral reason why in this conference. Especially ahead of the 2025 season with these top five wideouts. This conference birthed multiple perimeter stars for the NFL. CeeDee Lamb is one past Big 12 breakout wideout. Same with […]

The Big 12 is one of the deepest leagues in college football, and while it may not have the same top-end talent that the SEC and the Big Ten has, there will be plenty of drama up and down the standings throughout the season. Last year, the race to Dallas for the conference title game […]

Houston football head coach Willie Fritz isn’t pleased with one aspect of EA Sports College Football 26. It involves one feature his wife pointed out. Fritz is among the head coaches who are in the game. But Fritz shared to Joseph Duarte of the Houston Chronicle one glaring mistake involving him. “My wife told me […]

Travis Hunter left Colorado football as an irreplaceable talent. But his exit leaves Deion Sanders excited for the next young playmakers he can’t wait to “unleash.” Do these young talents reside at the cornerback position? Or do they represent Hunter’s other famed spot of wide receiver? “Coach Prime” spoke glowingly about his 2025 wide receiver […]