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Adding post-season bowl game with SEC a brilliant move by Big XII
This time last season, college football fans and media were writing off the Big XII conference as all but dead and gone. In just two years, the conference lost four schools to other conferences; the Nebraska Cornhuskers ran off to the Big 10 and the Colorado Buffaloes, perhaps afraid of being left out, left for [...]
TweetFour Oklahoma Sooner Football Players Suspended
Four members of the Oklahoma Sooners football program have been suspended indefinitely for a violation of team rules. The players in question are three wide receivers: Jaz Reynolds , Trey Franks, and Kameel Jackson. Defensive back Quentin Hayes is the fourth member of the program to be suspended. Reynolds, a junior wide receiver, was expected [...]
TweetBob Bowlsby Accepts Offer to Serve as Big XII’s New Commissioner
Earlier today, Rant Sports reported that the Big XII conference had extended an offer to the Stanford University athletic director, Bobby Bowlsby, to serve as the conference’s new commissioner. It has just been reported that Bowlsby has indeed accepted the offer. The Big XII has been looking to gain some stability after suffering a tumultuous [...]
TweetUrban Meyer’s Circle of Trust Has Different Names On Other Campuses
The Sporting News hatchet Matt Hayes used on Urban Meyer and his tenure at Florida made for some questionable, if not amusing, reading. I see no reason to defend Meyer’s tactics (he won 2 national titles, had 30+ players arrested — yin and yang in college football) or Hayes’ sources (one player on the record, [...]
TweetSans National Titles, Big Ten Trying To Ruin College Football Playoff
A four-team college football playoff plan will be in place this summer. But the Big Ten and specifically, commissioner Jim Delany refuse to accept the game no longer revolves around the Rose Bowl. USA Today released four options being considered by conference commissioners to overhaul college football’s postseason. Four teams, whether through a plus-one or [...]
TweetBehind the Scenes on Missouri’s Move to the SEC
Had West Virginia not settled their exit fees with the Big East, a landmark lawsuit might have delayed Missouri leaving the Big 12 for the Southeastern Conference. Courtesy of some stellar reporting by David Briggs at the Columbia Tribune and the convenience of the Freedom of Information Act, a series of emails between Big 12 [...]
TweetBig 12 On The Verge Of Massive TV Extension With ESPN
Losing four teams to realignment won’t hinder Big 12 television revenues according to the Sports Business Journal. Due for an extension (in 2016) for their Tier 1 rights, the Big 12 is reportedly nearing an agreement with ESPN/ABC on a 9-year, $1.3 billion extension. Coupled with the recent $1.2 billion deal with Fox for Tier [...]
TweetBig 12 Early Enrollees and Their Impact
Bruce Feldman, college football analyst for CBS Sports, listed his picks for the ten most intriguing early enrollee freshmen in 2012. What major conferences failed to make the cut? The Big 12 and Big East. I can’t help the Big East. Their geographic map includes California (San Diego State), Texas (UH and SMU), Florida (South [...]
TweetRGIII to Grace Cover of EA Sports 2013 NCAA Football
After Robert Griffin, better known affectionately as RGIII, impressed scouts at the NFL Combine by running a jaw-dropping 4.38 this weekend, EA Sports announced earlier today that the explosive quarterback has been selected to grace the cover of their 2013 NCAA Football video game. The most recent Heisman Trophy and Davey O’Brien Award winner led Baylor [...]
TweetThree Big 12 Schools Kick Off Spring Practice
Three teams in the Lone Star State begin spring practice this week according to the Star-Telegram (Texas Tech – February 17th, Texas – February 23rd and TCU – February 25th), what are they looking to accomplish? At TCU, the Horned Frogs just want to get on the field to avoid the contact high of the [...]
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