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Former Kansas Quarterback Exploring Transfer Options
When Charlie Weis was hired as the head coach at Kansas, the future looked bleak for last year’s starting quarterback, Jordan Webb. And if it didn’t then, it sure did when Dayne Crist and Jake Heaps announced just a few weeks later they were both transferring to play football for the Jayhawks. The transfers left [...]
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 [...]
TweetPatterson Not Happy with TCU’s Defense After Scrimmage
It’s goes without saying, TCU will take a big step up in competition when they join the Big 12 this fall after playing most recently as a member for the Mountain West Conference. They’ll enter the Big 12 after three straight Mountain West titles. They’ve played in a BCS bowl game two of the past [...]
TweetWest Virginia Kicks-off Spring Practice
The move to the Big 12 isn’t official until July 1st, but West Virginia’s football team began its preparations for the move to the new conference on Sunday with the first day of spring practice getting under way. The move to the Big 12 will surely be new to the players, but not to their [...]
TweetTexas Tech Football Players Charged With Felony Credit Card Abuse
With the arrival of head coach Tommy Tuberville– in the wake of the departure of popular former head coach Mike Leach– football fans in Lubbock had a reason to be optimistic. With a 2011 5-7 finish (2-7 in Big XII play) expectations have leveled, and the pressure is firmly on the shoulders of Tommy Tuberville. [...]
TweetCollege Football’s Popularity Continues to Rise
It’s not exactly breaking news to say football is a popular sport in the United States. People like it, a lot. There’s also little question the NFL stands above the rest when it comes to sports in America, but college football’s popularity continues to be on a big upswing. The rise in popularity is also [...]
TweetBaylor Begins Life Without Robert Griffin
Baylor opened spring football practice on Monday and with it, they began the post Robert Griffin era in Waco. From the reports coming out after the first day of practice, it sounds like head coach Art Briles made it through without shedding any tears, publicly at least. It’s not easy to quantify exactly what RGIII [...]
TweetTemple Offically Invited Back to the Big East
Temple officially re-joins the Big East in 2012 in football with Olympic sports slated to do the same in 2013 according to Brett McMurphy of CBS Sports. This comes less than a decade after the conference dismissed the Owls for failing to keep a steady cash flow and frustration with their bad, bad athletic teams. [...]
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 [...]
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