Big 12 RUMORS & NEWS

The Athletic "Legendary former Oklahoma coach Barry Switzer has delivered countless one-liners, but perhaps none more insightful than the one he wrote in a 2003 Sports Illustrated piece, versions of which he’s repeated several times through the years. “I didn’t create the monster...." May 13

CBS Sports "Just a fair warning: you're going to hear a lot about Oklahoma quarterback Spencer Rattler in the coming months. As the 2021 college football season draws closer, the more you're going to hear about Rattler potentially winning the Heisman while carrying the..." May 12

Bleacher Report "Former Oklahoma football players Seth McGowan and Trejan Bridges are facing felony arrest warrants in connection with an alleged armed robbery.  Per Joe Buettner of the Norman Transcript, warrants were filed for McGowan and Bridges in Cleveland County,..." May 07

MSN.com "Police in Austin, Texas announced on Thursday that Texas linebacker Jake Ehlinger is dead.  Austin police say they received a call Thursday afternoon before finding his body near the University of Texas campus, the Austin American-Statesman reports. No cause of death was..." May 06

SI "Trejan Bridges and Seth McGowan are no longer members of the Oklahoma program. The duo is no longer listed on the online roster, and Lincoln Riley confirmed they are no longer on the team in a Zoom press conference on Thursday. “They’re..." May 06

Bleacher Report "While star players are the headliners of winning teams, the core of a roster provides the foundation for a successful year. In most cases, a quarterback, running back or wide receiver draws the most attention. Once in a while, an edge-rusher or other defensive star might be in the..." May 06

The Athletic " Texas Tech’s 2020 season concluded with loads of angst. The Red Raiders finished a second consecutive four-win campaign with a too-close-for-comfort win against Big 12 doormat Kansas. That came without coach Matt Wells, who missed the game because of a positive COVID-19..." May 04

CBS Sports "The linebacker position is a big concern for Tennessee heading into the 2021 season, but a big transfer commitment has calmed the fears of Vol Nation, at least for now as the Volunteers landed a commitment from Texas transfer Juwan Mitchell on Monday. Mitchell led..." May 03

247 Sports "It appears that Oklahoma will lose a former 4-star recruit, as sophomore running back Seth McGowan entered the NCAA transfer portal on Thursday according to a source. McGowan rushed for 370 yards on 58 carries (6.4 ypc) and three touchdowns last season as a true freshman, and he also..." April 30

The Athletic "University at Buffalo coach Lance Leipold will be the next football coach at Kansas, a source told The Athletic on Friday. Leipold, 56, coached six seasons at Buffalo, leading the Bulls to a 37-33 record and three bowl appearances out of the Mid-American Conference. Leipold twice won..." April 30

Yahoo! Sports "Tennessee has had to wait a long time for revenge, but the Volunteers will try to get even with West Virginia when the two teams meet on Saturday, Sept. 2, 2028, at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina. The 2028 Duke's Mayo Classic will be the second regular-season..." April 28

247 Sports "The Kansas Jayhawks have been without a head football coach for almost two months after parting ways with Les Miles March 8, but they could be close to a new hire. According to a report from ESPN’s Adam Rittenberg, Buffalo’s Lance Leipold, Army’s Jeff..." April 28

247 Sports "Texas’ quarterback battle was one of the biggest stories heading into Saturday’s Orange and White spring game. Both 2018 four-star recruit Casey Thompson and 2020 four-star recruit Hudson Card will battle it out heading into the season, and they got..." April 27

ESPN "Alabama inside linebacker Ben Davis, one of the nation's top recruits in the class of 2016, announced on Monday that he is transferring to Texas. At 6-4, 250 pounds, Davis was ranked No. 1 at his position out of high school, but made just seven tackles while..." April 27

Burnt Orange Nation "There was buzz about wide receiver Xavier Worthy and the Texas Longhorns after he signed with the with the Michigan Wolverines in December. After asking out of his NLI in early April, the four-star wide receiver flipped his pledge and committed to Texas on the day of the..." April 24

USA Today "You can make an argument for every program in the Football Bowl Subdivision benefiting from the transfer portal and the legislation enacted by the NCAA this month allowing all student-athletes one free transfer without sitting out a season. Combined, the portal's exponential..." April 23

SI "West Virginia University Director of Athletics and Associate Vice President Shane Lyons has announced a two-year contract extension for football head coach Neal Brown that will run through the 2026 season. “Coach Brown and I are committed to the future success of our football..." April 22

KXAN "Members of the Longhorn Band will be required to perform “The Eyes of Texas” Alma Mater at future sporting events. However, a new marching band, which will be created by the university in Fall 2022, will not be required to play the songs. On Wednesday night,..." April 22

USA Today "Faced with one of the most consequential decisions of his life, Charlie Kolar flipped a coin. Not so much to render a verdict, though, as to give him some insight into his own thinking about the prospect of staying for a fifth season with the Iowa State football team or leaving for..." April 21

Total Pro Sports "Two University of Oklahoma student-athletes are being accused of being involved in a police incident on Thursday night in Norman and have been suspended by the OU athletic department. Their names weren’t released, but eventually two members of the football team were being pegged..." April 17

The Athletic "Nearly 15 months after he first took over at Baylor, Dave Aranda is still learning how to be a head coach while also remaining himself. It’s not a natural marriage. Aranda, 44, spent 25 years as a defensive assistant, happy to focus mostly on X’s and O’s. Talking..." April 14

CBS Sports "Spring games have begun as teams spend the next month winding down spring practices and preparing to enter the offseason conditioning portion of the college football calendar. Every fan is dialed into whatever information they can get from scrimmages or open practices, hoping to get an idea of..." April 12

KU Sports "Travis Goff, a 2002 graduate of the University of Kansas and native of Dodge City, has been named the school’s new athletic director, KU Chancellor Douglas Girod announced on Monday afternoon. Goff becomes the fifth AD hired by Kansas since the late Bob Frederick retired in..." April 06

CBS Sports "Georgia's defense was a force last year, and it is getting an established star via the transfer portal as it attempts to repeat the production in 2021. Ex-West Virginia defensive back Tykee Smithannounced on Twitter on Sunday that he is taking his talents to Athens after..." April 05

TMZ "Things Lincoln Riley is good at ... coaching football, drawing up plays and winning games. Things the OU head coach is bad at ... brisket -- clearly. The 37-year-old Sooners head man showed off his Easter dinner on social media Sunday ... and the meat he cooked was..." April 05

MSN.com "Steve Sarkisian has already had some success stories in recruiting since taking over for Tom Herman, and the momentum continues to roll. Horns 247 reporter Nick Harris reported on Wednesday that 2023 quarterback prospect Arch Manning has plans to visit Texas in June. Manning..." April 02

The Big Lead "Colt McCoy signed a one-year deal with the Arizona Cardinals on Wednesday. The Cardinals will be his fifth team since he was drafted in the third round of the 2010 NFL Draft by the Cleveland Browns. McCoy has started 30 games over the last decade, throwing 30 touchdown passes and 28..." April 01

ESPN "The Texas Longhorns are pausing spring football practice because of COVID-19, it was announced on Wednesday. The school said in a statement the move was made out of an "abundance of caution" as a result of "student-athletes impacted by COVID-19..." March 25

ESPN "Lincoln Riley confirmed Wednesday that Oklahoma has not released quarterback Chandler Morris, who has transferred to TCU, saying he and OU are opposed to transfers within the conference becoming eligible immediately. TCU coach Gary Patterson told local reporters..." March 24

ESPN "Kansas basketball forward David McCormack arrived Friday and went through about 70 percent of the team's practice wearing a heart monitor, which tracked his response after being sidelined because of COVID-19. "We had a pretty good gauge on his fatigue," coach..." March 20

The Athletic "At least one player learned at his all-Black elementary school in Texas. Others learned in the middle of their college careers, when a teammate pulled them aside after a game. For several, the lesson came in an African-American studies class early in their time at the University of..." March 19

SI "The Oregon State Faculty of Senate passed a vote of no confidence on Thursday, calling for the resignation of President F. King Alexander. This news comes after the university placed King on probation though June 1 because of his role in the reported sexual harassment of students by..." March 19

The Athletic "Kansas will kick off spring practice March 30, and it will do so with its third head coach in the last four years — as a program once again unsure of its direction after the unceremonious ending to the Les Miles era two weeks earlier. The guy who is set to lead the Jayhawks into spring..." March 19