Big 12 Football

  • Postscripts: Big 12’s United Front, While Colorado Jump From Pac-12 Looms
    What’s going on in the Big 12 and beyond? I expand and explain every Sunday in Postscripts at Heartland College Sports, your home for independent Big 12 coverage. This week, the Big 12 is on the same page, more Colorado and a potential reason why we haven’t heard from Keyontae Johnson on his NBA/NCAA future. […]
  • Oklahoma Adds Former Michigan DL Phillip Paea
    The Oklahoma Sooners added a piece to their defensive line through the transfer portal with former Michigan d-lineman Phillip Paea headed to Norman. Paea played last season with the Utah State Aggies after entering the transfer portal two years earlier as a member of the Michigan Wolverines. The senior DL started the first three games […]
  • 2023-24 FBS Bowl Schedule, Results
    The 2023 college football season will end with the College Football Playoff and College Bowl Season, with more than 40 games scheduled around the country. It culminates with the National Championship Game on Jan. 8 at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas.   Here is the complete schedule for the CFP and Bowl Season, with game […]
  • Postscripts: Pac-12 Empty Words, McCullar Back to Kansas, Big 12 Baseball Tournament Location
    What’s going on in the Big 12 and beyond? I expand and explain every Sunday in Postscripts at Heartland College Sports, your home for independent Big 12 coverage. This week, Kevin McCullar is coming back, more Rick George quotes, does the Big 12 Baseball Tournament need to move and more.     Kevin McCullar and […]
  • Postscripts: Big 12’s Goals Met as No. 3 Revenue Conference, Mixed Messaging From Pac-12
    What’s going on in the Big 12 and beyond? I expand and explain every Sunday in Postscripts at Heartland College Sports, your home for independent Big 12 coverage. This week, it’s time to count the money, one Pac-12 AD is still bullish on togetherness and Raegan Pebley’s final act as a Horned Frog.   The […]
  • Postscripts: Bob Huggins’ Blunder, Big 12 Momentum, Group of 5 Pitches Power 5
    What’s going on in the Big 12 and beyond? I expand and explain every Sunday in Postscripts at Heartland College Sports, your home for independent Big 12 coverage. This week, Bob Huggins breaks bad, more Pac-12 goodies and Mike Aresco doesn’t like labels.   Bob’s Bad Week I was sitting at the car dealership waiting […]
  • BYU’s Bowl Tie-In Becomes Big 12 Bowl for 2023 Season: Report
    BYU has provided the Big 12 an unexpected benefit in joining the conference this season — a seventh guaranteed bowl game. Action Network’s Brett McMurphy reported on Saturday that the Independence Bowl will join the Big 12 lineup for the 2023 season. Why?   As an independent, BYU lined up potential bowl game tie-ins on […]
  • Postscripts: Big 12 in Mexico, Pac-12 Conflicting TV News, and Re-Branding Big 12?
    What’s going on in the Big 12 and beyond? I expand and explain every Sunday in Postscripts at Heartland College Sports, your home for independent Big 12 coverage. This week, the Big 12 is headed for Mexico, why were there conflicting Pac-12 ESPN reports and can you get the Big 12 a better name?   […]
  • Postscripts: Big 12’s Impressive NFL Draft, the Pac-12’s Waiting Game Continues
    What’s going on in the Big 12 and beyond? I expand and explain every Sunday in Postscripts at Heartland College Sports, your home for independent Big 12 coverage. This week, the Big 12 has a BIG NFL Draft on Thursday, the Colorado chancellor has things to say and check out our latest Big 12 athlete […]
  • 2023 NFL Draft Tracker: Round-by-Round Picks
    The NFL Draft is set to begin on April 27 and conclude on April 29, as each of the league’s 32 teams will attempt to stock their rosters for the 2023 season. The first round of the draft will begin at 7 p.m. central on Thursday, April 27. The second and third rounds begin at […]
  • Colorado Spring Game Another Sign This Program Belongs Back in the Big 12
    There’s no guarantee that the Colorado football program is destined for greatness under Deion Sanders. But it’s indisputable that the program will be entertaining as ever to follow under Coach Prime. And Saturday’s spring game, which was broadcast on ESPN (the only college football program to do that), was another sign that this football program […]
  • West Virginia Mountaineers Football 2023 Schedule, Results
    The West Virginia Mountaineers will play six home games and six road games as they play out the 2023 football season. The Mountaineers will open the season on the road at Penn State on Sept. 2. After that, the Mountaineers will play their last two non-conference games at home — Duquesne on Sept. 9 and […]
  • UCF Knights Football 2023 Schedule, Results
    The UCF Knights will play six home games and six road games as they play their first season of Big 12 football in 2023. The Knights are one of four teams that are joining the Big 12 in 2023, along with BYU, Cincinnati and Houston.   The Knights will open the season at home against […]
  • Texas Tech Red Raiders Football 2023 Schedule, Results
    The Texas Tech Red Raiders will play six home games and six road games as they play out the 2023 football season. The Red Raiders will open the season on the road with a trip to Wyoming on Sept. 2. After that, the Red Raiders will host Oregon on Sept. 9 and Tarleton State on […]
  • Texas Longhorns Football 2023 Schedule, Results
    The Texas Longhorns will play six home games, five road games and one neutral site game as they play their final Big 12 season in 2023. The Longhorns and the Oklahoma Sooners will depart the Big 12 Conference for the SEC after the 2023-24 athletic year.   Texas will open its home slate on Sept. […]
  • Oklahoma State Cowboys Football 2023 Schedule, Results
    The Oklahoma State Cowboys will play seven home games and five road games as the Cowboys play out the 2023 football season. The Cowboys will play two of their three non-conference games at home. The Cowboys start by hosting Central Arkansas on Sept. 2, with another home game against South Alabama two weeks later on […]
  • Oklahoma Sooners Football 2023 Schedule, Results
    The Oklahoma Sooners will play six home games, five road games and a neutral site game as they play their final Big 12 season in 2023. The Sooners and the Texas Longhorns will depart the Big 12 Conference for the SEC after the 2023-24 athletic year.   The Sooners will play their first two games […]
  • Postscripts: The Big 12’s Direction and the Latest Pac-12 Drama
    What’s going on in the Big 12 and beyond? I expand and explain every Sunday in Postscripts at Heartland College Sports, your home for independent Big 12 coverage. This week, the Big 12 sheds some light on its ‘young and hip’ direction, the Pac-12 had a wacky Wednesday night and TCU builds on its basketball […]
  • Watch: Maalik Murphy Goes Long For Texas Touchdown Pass
    Quinn Ewers may be the starting quarterback for the Texas Longhorns, but one of his backups, Maalik Murphy, has quite the arm. He showed it off during the Texas Orange and White Spring Game which featured Murphy, Arch Manning and Quinn Ewers at quarterback at Darrell K. Royal-Memorial Stadium. Murphy threw a long, smooth touchdown […]
  • Texas’ Steve Sarkisian Names His Starting Quarterback
    Texas’ annual Orange and White Spring Game featured Arch Manning, Maalik Murphy and Quinn Ewers at quarterback on Saturday. But only one can be the starter when the season opens in September. It appears that head coach Steve Sarkisian already knows who that starter will be. “I think it’s pretty clear to say, Quinn is […]
  • Postscripts: Women’s College Basketball Growth, Pac-12’s Latest, ‘Real’ Spring Games
    What’s going on in the Big 12 and beyond? I expand and explain every Sunday in Postscripts at Heartland College Sports, your home for independent Big 12 coverage. This week, I explore which Big 12 team Hailey Van Lith should play for, the Pac-12 is working on a Riverdale crossover episode and let’s talk real […]
  • The Circus Out West: The Pac-12 and its Media Allies Have Been Wrong at Every Turn
    Although April Fool’s Day is well behind us, everyday seems to be like April Fool’s Day in Pac-12 country. After continuous reports about getting a television deal done soon over the last few months, there still isn’t a deal. So, what is really going on out west?   For starters, you are seeing a lot […]
  • Three Big 12 Players Make CBS Sports’ ‘Freshmen College Football Players to Watch’
    CBS Sports released its list of the Top 10 freshmen college football players to watch in the 2023-24 season which featured three players from the Big 12 Conference. The three players on the list were Oklahoma’s five-star safety Peyton Bowen, Texas’ five-star quarterback Arch Manning and UCF’s four-star defensive lineman John Walker.   While the […]
  • Postscripts: Pac-12’s Media-Filled Week, Big 12-NFL Pro Day and a Surprise in Morgantown
    What’s going on in the Big 12 and beyond? I expand and explain every Sunday in Postscripts at Heartland College Sports, your home for independent Big 12 coverage. This week, coaching movement in Morgantown, the Pac-12 basically hosted its own talk show and the Big 12 is leading the way in conference football combines.   […]
  • Brock Purdy Undergoes Successful UCL Surgery
    San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy underwent successful surgery on his UCL Friday. Multiple sources reported the news, and the team eventually confirmed it later on. And there’s now a timeline for when he’ll begin throwing once again. That’s expected to be in roughly three months, according to NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo. By all accounts, […]
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