Big 12 officially invites BYU, Houston, Cincinnati, and UCF
Is this enough to offset the loss of Oklahoma and Texas? Well, probably not, but it's probably the best they could have done.
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John Skipper discussing ESPN’s possible role in Texas and Oklahoma to the SEC adds fuel to the fire of Big 12 interference accusations
"I would not assume that this is just happening, that one day the Texas and Oklahoma guys woke up, I would guess that it’s a logical sequence of events that ESPN now has all of the SEC, now they bring Texas and Oklahoma in."
Big 12 sends ESPN a cease-and-desist, says ESPN’s been talking with at least one conference beyond SEC on adding Big 12 members
"I am aware that ESPN has also been actively involved in discussions with at least one other conference regarding that conference inducing additional Members of the Big 12 Conference to leave the Big 12 Conference."
Fox Sports’ Bob Stoops writes op-ed saying it’s a “good and necessary move” for Oklahoma to leave the Big 12 for the SEC
"Let’s set the record straight: OU’s move to the SEC is what’s best for Oklahoma."
Big 12 reportedly may offer Texas and Oklahoma 1.5 shares to stay, but that might not be enough to keep them
As per a CBS report from Dennis Dodd, Big 12 officials are considering offering Oklahoma and Texas an even larger percentage of conference revenues. But it's unclear if that will actually become a proposal, and if it would actually be enough to retain them.
AAC wants to try to poach at least some remaining Big 12 teams, cites TV deal: “We’ve already got ESPN at the table.”
At first glance, the idea of the AAC adding Big 12 teams makes no sense from a financial standpoint, unless those teams are completely out of options or unless ESPN decides those additions somehow make the AAC worth a whole lot more. But ESPN could possibly decide that as part of an overall campaign to claim more college football rights from Fox.
A 16-team SEC would need at least $134 million more central revenue annually, with ESPN likely throwing in most of that
Projections from May have the SEC paying its schools $66.9 million annually from 2024-25 on. To stay at that level after adding Texas and Oklahoma, it would need at least $134 million more in central revenue. But there's quite a good chance it can get that, likely mostly from ESPN.
Week 2 of college football has a raft of postponements and cancellations, including the Louisiana Tech-Baylor Big Noon Kickoff game
Three Week Two games involving Big 12 teams (TCU, Baylor, and Oklahoma State) have been postponed or cancelled within the last week, and a couple of other Week Two games have also seen postponements.
Big 12 board of directors approves 9+1 plan, possible later conference championship game, but questions still remain
The Big 12 looks set to proceed with nine conference games and one non-conference game per team, plus a championship game. But a lot remains up in the air.
Both Oklahoma and Kansas are now set to play Week Zero out-of-conference games on August 29, which could be a boon for TV
Some conferences, including the Pac-12, are planning to start football later this year, but some Big 12 schools are not. Oklahoma moved up their Week One game to Week Zero, and Kansas found a new opponent to play in Week Zero after their Week One game against New Hampshire was cancelled.
Big 12 revenue only dips slightly due to pandemic but belt-tightening on the horizon
In spite of all the canceled college sporting events this past spring, including the men’s and woman’s NCAA...
There’s an 18-part series on Les Miles at Kansas coming to ESPN+’s Big 12 Now, a service which will also have over 800...
The series trailer includes clips of Miles talking with Kansas AD Jeff Long before Miles was officially hired. It will continue throughout this season with behind-the-scenes footage around games.
Longhorn Network had some Twitter fun with Big 12 coaches’ press conferences, between Lizzo comparisons and coach graphics
Between announcing their press conference schedule with photos of coaches in similar poses to Lizzo and drawing up humorous graphics for each coach speaking, the Longhorn Network had some fun with the first day of Big 12 Media Days.
