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Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark delivered a stern message Wednesday for the College Football Playoff committee. Yormark spoke with the media on a conference call ahead of Saturday’s Big 12 championship game between Iowa State and Arizona …
Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark issued a statement Thursday addressing the conference’s recent rumored pursuit of UConn as a member. In a statement, Yormark said he had paused conversations about potentially adding UConn after discussion with …
The Big 12 is still pursuing expansion, and they are reportedly targeting a major school to add to their ranks. Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark is once again pursuing UConn as an expansion target, according to Andrew Marchand and Justin Williams of …
Duke has been a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) since the conference’s founding in 1953. Despite their long ties to the conference, another conference apparently is trying to poach them. Former Salt Lake City-based radio host Tim …
Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark is actively rooting against one school from the conference this season. Yormark spoke at Texas Tech’s Red Raider Club luncheon on Wednesday. While speaking, he said he would be in attendance in Austin for the …
The demise of the Pac-12 appears to be accelerating now that Oregon and Washington have signaled their intention to exit. Arizona State and Utah have already shown interest in potentially moving to the Big 12, according to Brett McMurphy of Action …
The Big 12 may not be done poaching schools from the Pac-12, even after adding Colorado this week. The Big 12 would prefer to add one more school to bring their membership to 14, according to Heather Dinich of ESPN. Sources suggested that Arizona may …
The Big 12 is bringing back Colorado, and the conference made the announcement in a pretty funny way. The league parodied Michael Jordan’s famous 1995 comeback message by releasing a two-word statement attributed to commissioner Brett Yormark. …
The Pac-12 exodus may be set to continue in the weeks to come, with the Colorado Buffaloes apparently seriously looking at a move. According to Pete Thamel of ESPN, Colorado’s board of regents is holding multiple meetings about potentially …
The NFL has been working to expand its international footprint in recent years, and one college football conference has plans to do the same. ESPN’s Pete Thamel reports that the Big 12 is looking to bring a bowl game to Monterrey, Mexico. The …
The UConn Huskies have bounced around a few conferences since realignment started in earnest over a decade ago, and a new report suggests one league might try to tempt them into moving again. The Big 12 has some interest in adding UConn to its ranks, …
Utah has been consistently linked to a move to the Big 12, but the university’s president once again cast doubt on that possibility Monday. In an appearance on ESPN 700, Utah president Taylor Randall said the school remains in …
The Big 12 on Thursday announced some major news about the conference. The Big 12 said that they have reached an agreement with Texas and Oklahoma that will allow the schools to leave the conference a year early. The 2023-2024 athletic year will be …
Oklahoma and Texas are anxious to leave the Big 12 and join the SEC, but the two schools are going to have to stick to their original timeline for doing so. ESPN’s Pete Thamel reported on Friday that Texas and Oklahoma will join the SEC ahead …
Texas and Oklahoma could be headed for a Big 12 divorce a year earlier than originally expected, according to a new report.
The Big 12 is looking to add a fairly big name to its conference, though it is a name that will be a much bigger deal in basketball than in football. Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark has had talks with Gonzaga athletic director Chris Standiford …
