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The Texas football program, which will be moving from the Big 12 Conference to the SEC in 2024, has a lot to be excited about for the future. But they also have a lot to be excited about right now. And if Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian’s recent comments are any indication, the team is embodying […]

As the state of college football continues to figure itself, one of its greatest causes for confusion currently is that of conference expansion. Over the next couple seasons and beyond, we’re likely to see a complete shift in the landscape of the sport through conference realignment. This includes the Big 12, who has already added […]

When Deion Sanders, the iconic football player turned head coach, burst onto the college football scene, it was evident that he would bring a wave of transformation with him. From his days as a player at FSU to his careers in the MLB and NFL, Sanders has always been associated with unconventional methods and an […]

Colorado football stumbled to a 1-11 conference record in the Pac-12 last season, tied with Stanford for the league’s worst record. The team responded by hiring Head Coach Deion Sanders, increasing optimism. Now, Colorado may be eyeing a new, and familiar, conference. According to a report from The Oklahoman, Colorado football is rumored to be […]

The Big 12 senses an opportunity. Like a shark that smells blood in the water, commissioner Brett Yormack is mulling a move that could send shockwaves through college football. While Pac-12 commissioner George Kliavkoff struggles to get a media rights deal for his conference, the Big 12 has reportedly contacted Colorado, Utah, Arizona and Arizona […]

Brett Yormark and the Big 12 are moving fast this season. After Texas and Oklahoma decided to leave the conference for the SEC earlier than expected, the college football conference is already looking to make moves. Their next goal after the departure of the Sooners and the Longhorns is to expand even further. The reason? […]

In a huge turn of events, the Big 12 has come to an agreement with the Texas Longhorns and Oklahoma Sooners football programs to leave the conference early for the SEC in 2024, sources told Ross Dellenger of Sports Illustrated. Both the Texas and Oklahoma football programs are now leaving the Big 12 one year […]

The Texas Longhorns and Oklahoma Sooners football teams will have to wait a bit longer to make their Big 12 exit to the SEC. Texas and Oklahoma football’s efforts to leave the Big 12 early in 2024 have ‘stalled’ and it is ‘unlikely‘ to occur at this point, sources told Pete Thamel of ESPN. Instead, […]

Think there’s any lingering tension between the Big 12 Conference and the Texas Longhorns and Oklahoma Sooners football programs, who are both planning to leave for the SEC? The Big 12 released its schedule for the 2023 football season on Tuesday and every other team besides Texas and Oklahoma football reacted to the schedule drop […]

The Oklahoma Sooners and the Texas Longhorns are still members of the Big 12, but it’s no longer a secret that they will most likely shift conference allegiances from the Big 12 to the SEC. The expectation is that that the transfer will come to fruition in 2025, but that could come even earlier, sources […]

Sonny Dykes’ TCU squad lost a tight Big 12 Championship game in overtime by a score of 31-28, putting their College Football Playoff hopes on shakier ground with Selection Sunday looming. TCU’s playoff chances were a popular topic in the postgame press conference. Dykes was asked for his thoughts on TCU football’s odds of making […]

Quentin Johnston seems to be back to full health just in time for TCU football’s Big 12 Championship game vs. Kansas State. Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, Horned Frogs head coach Sonny Dykes revealed that Johnston “looked like his old self at practice“, according to Steven M. Johnson of the Fort-Worth Star Telegram. Not only […]

TCU football continues to win. It does not matter who they play. They just win — every single time. Head coach Sonny Dykes, his staff, and the players are just able to find ways to get those duns. In their latest victory over the Texas Longhorns, the Horned Frogs officially clinched a spot in the […]

As the landscape of college sports continues its evolution, word of yet another massive TV contract came down on Sunday. According to the Sports Business Journal, the Big 12 Conference struck a deal with ESPN and Fox Sports on a six-year media rights agreement. The deal is reportedly worth $2.28 billion and an average of […]

Heading into Week 9 of the 2022 NCAA season, few fans were expecting to see a blowout when the Oklahoma State Football Cowboys faced off against the Kansas State Wildcats. Sure, both teams were ranked, with OSU coming in at nine and K-state at 22, but one of the teams was still very much a […]

Horned Frogs fans, TCU football is going streaking, as Sony Dykes’ squad was able to overcome West Virginia by a score of 41-31 to keep their undefeated streak alive and their dreams of the college football playoffs alive with it. Surprising? Eh, maybe a little bit, as TCU had to overcome the likes of Oklahoma, […]

The expectation for the Texas Longhorns and the Oklahoma Sooners is that both programs will leave the Big 12 for the SEC in 2025. That is still the projected date of departure for Texas and Oklahoma despite recent murmurs about the two schools potentially leaving earlier than expected, according to Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark, […]

Texas football officially begins Big 12 action this weekend with an important matchup against Texas Tech and it appears they will have QB1 Quinn Ewers back in the mix. Head coach Steve Sarkisian gave an update on Ewers and the rest of the quarterback room on Monday which is surely good news for this weekend. […]

Big 12 football powers Texas and Oklahoma could be packing their bags sooner for their SEC move. On Wednesday, the Big 12 announced plans to enter into early negotiations with Fox and ESPN for a new TV deal. As a direct consequence of such discussions, the Longhorns and the Sooners are discussing leaving for the […]

The college football world watched as the Big Ten inked a monster TV deal worth billions with the likes of Fox Sports, ESPN and CBS Sports. The deal promised to have major repercussions, not only for the Big Ten, but for other conferences- and TV networks. Well, it didn’t take long for that to happen. […]

Maybe the rest of Big 12 football should not be sleeping on Texas Longhorns true freshman wide receiver Savion Red, especially when he’s already getting compared to San Francisco 49ers weapon Deebo Samuel this early in his college football career. Red’s teammate and Longhorns junior wideout Jordan Whittington recently said that Red reminds him of […]

It’s a new dawn for the Oklahoma Sooners in 2022. After a tumultuous 2021 that saw the shocking departure of head coach Lincoln Riley and quarterback Caleb Williams, Oklahoma football will look to rebound with a new man in charge of the team in the form of a familiar face: Brent Venables. With that said, […]

The Texas Longhorns are on a mission to bounce back stronger in 2022 following the 2021 college football season wherein they only won five games total and just three in conference play. As always, there are big questions for a program like Texas heading into a new season. Here are three of those burning questions […]

The Oklahoma Sooners have parted ways with long-time assistant Cale Gundy after he resigned from his post on Sunday night. Gundy, who was also the Sooners’ wide receivers coach at the time of his resignation, stepped down following an admission that he said “a word that I should never — under any circumstance — have […]

Another big name is leaving the Big 12, but this time it’s a person, not a program. Ed Stewart, former top executive for the Big 12, is leaving the conference for USC football, who is hiring him for a ‘high-ranking role.’ ESPN has the details. “Ed Stewart, one of the top officials in the Big […]

Although Bill Self and assistant Kurtis Towsend were barred by the Kansas Jayhawks from going on a recruitment trip during the months of June and July, Kansas basketball still landed a great talent in the form of 4-star guard Chris Johnson, according to Through The Phog. “BREAKING: #KUbball has just picked up a commitment from […]

The Baylor Bears have a big target on their backs in the Big 12, as they are the reigning and defending champions of the conference. With that said, here are three Big 12 football teams that will be the biggest thorns in the side of Bears football in the 2022 college football season. 3 Big […]

The Big 12 and Pac-12 conferences have spent the last two weeks discussing a potential partnership. However, an update received on Monday night seems to have ended any hopes for such a partnership. ESPN reports that the two conferences will not partner up. They add partnership discussions are now over with. These talks began after […]

The Texas Longhorns shocked the college football world when they announced their intention to leave the Big-12 for the SEC nearly a year ago. Having been a Big-12 school since 1996, it was pretty stunning for longtime fans to learn that the school would have a new home, a move set to occur in 2025. […]

The Big-12 introduced a new commissioner on Wednesday, Brett Yormark. However, Oklahoma State Cowboys head coach Mike Gundy stole the show for a brief moment. Gundy jokingly made a suggestion about the Texas Longhorns and Oklahoma Sooners, two college football powerhouses who left the Big-12 for the SEC just a year ago. Here are Gundy’s […]

USC and UCLA shocked the college football world when they announced they would be leaving the Pac-12 for the Big Ten. It was 2022’s installment of a trend becoming increasingly paramount in college football: realignment. The Big-12 experienced it last year when Texas and Oklahoma bolted for the SEC. Amid all the chaos, new Big-12 […]

The Big 12 is following in the footsteps of the Big Ten with its latest advancements to create a super conference. Last week, news broke that the USC Trojans and UCLA Bruins were the newest teams in the Big Ten. The Pac-12 teams’ applications to switch conferences had been accepted, and they’re set to join […]

On Friday, it was announced that Cincinnati, UCF, and Houston will officially transition from the AAC to the Big 12 conference beginning in the 2023 season, per 247sports.com. All three schools emerged as powerhouses in the AAC this past year. Cincinnati won the AAC and even earned a Final Four spot in the college football […]

The Texas Longhorns have enjoyed a solid last couple of seasons, making it back to the NCAA Tournament in each year after failing to make the Big Dance in the previous two campaigns. However, the Longhorns bowed out in the first two rounds in their most recent appearances. With point guard Marcus Carr and forward […]

The 2022 March Madness Tournament is set to begin soon. This means teams across the nation are competing for their conference championships. Shockingly, the Oklahoma Sooners found a way to upset the third-ranked Baylor Bears in the Big 12 Tournament. The upset alert is ringing off of the hook. Somehow, someway, Oklahoma took it to […]

The Texas Longhorns are set to square off against the Oklahoma Sooners Tuesday night. You can check out our college basketball odds series, which includes our Oklahoma-Texas prediction, odds and pick we have laid out below. Both Texans and Oklahoma enter Tuesday night’s matchup 12-3 on the season. Both are also 2-1 early on in […]

Baylor will take on Oklahoma State in what is an important Big 12 game in college football this Saturday. It’s time to continue our College Football odds series and make a Baylor-Oklahoma State prediction and pick. Both Baylor and Oklahoma State come into play on Saturday undefeated at 4-0. Baylor is coming off of an […]

The college football landscape will look drastically different in a couple of years with some schools moving around. One conference that is set to undergo some change is the Big 12, which will lose Oklahoma and Texas. But, the conference has already put its contingency plan in place. According to Nicole Auerbach of The Athletic, […]

The talk about college football expansion has been a big one with conferences expressing their intentions to move. The SEC is one conference that is looking to add teams in the next few years. And, according to Nick Bromberg of Yahoo Sports, the Big 12 is also eyeing some teams in hopes of expanding their […]