Big 12 RUMORS & NEWS

Yahoo! Sports "The Big 12 will have 14 teams for the next two football seasons. According to ESPN, Texas and Oklahoma have been unable to come to an agreement to leave the conference for the SEC before the 2025 season and are "unlikely" to leave before then. That means the two teams would..." February 03

The Athletic "Hugh Freeze and the Auburn Tigers have their quarterback in the Class of 2024, landing a commitment from four-star Walker White out of Little Rock (Ark.) Christian Academy on Friday. Here’s what you need to know: White is the No. 142 prospect and No. 13 quarterback in..." February 03

The Athletic "Football coaches at Flower Mound High School recognized Nick Evers’ athleticism and talent as he began his sophomore year in 2019. Evers, a raw quarterback prospect with high upside, was behind a three-year senior starter. But the staff saw another pathway to get Evers on the field: as a..." January 30

CBS Sports "With a 24-17 loss to an interim-coached Wisconsin in the Guaranteed Rate Bowl on Dec. 27, Oklahoma State capped off a stretch of five losses in six games to close its 2022 season -- the worst campaign in Stillwater, Oklahoma, since 2018. Afterwards, Cowboys coach Mike..." January 30

CBS Sports "This is the job Jerome Tang wanted. More than the others. That much was clear last spring when the long-time Baylor assistant set up his Alexa to play "Wabash Cannonball" as the Kansas State search committee walked through the door. Tang knew exactly the..." January 24

Bleacher Report "Former Georgia wide receiver Adonai Mitchell announced via social media Friday that he has committed to Texas. Mitchell entered the transfer portal Wednesday, and Anwar Richardson of Orangebloods.com reported at the time that speculation was heating up about the Texas native..." January 21

CBS Sports "Should an early exit by Texas and Oklahoma from the Big 12 be agreed upon, the negotiated financial penalties associated with those departures would be utilized to aid the conference's expansion. Those monies would help make whole the eight legacy Big 12 programs whose..." January 20

Clutch Points "ESPN’s Pete Thamel mentioned Oklahoma football offensive coordinator Jeff Lebby as a potential name to replace Alabama OC Bill O’Brien should he find his way onto another coaching staff, Sooners Wire writer Ben Dackiw wrote in a Thursday article. “I would..." January 19

CBS Sports "Former Oklahoma State starting quarterback Spencer Sanders will transfer to Ole Miss, the senior told ESPN on Thursday. By committing to the Rebels under coach Lane Kiffin, Sanders joins a loaded quarterback room that includes incumbent starter Jaxson Dart and former..." January 19

Clutch Points "Spencer Sanders confirmed his transfer from Oklahoma State to Ole Miss on Thursday, and says he’s not afraid of competition despite the school’s crowded quarterback situation. “I’m going to come in and work my tail off either way, whether..." January 19

247 Sports "Arkansas offensive coordinator Kendal Briles is expected to accept an offer Thursday to become TCU’s offensive coordinator, sources familiar with the situation tell 247Sports. Briles has been weighing an offer to join TCU since Saturday, the sources said. The expected..." January 18

CBS Sports "TCU wide receiver Quentin Johnston has declared for the 2023 NFL Draft after three productive years with the program. Johnston, a former blue-chip recruit from Temple, Texas, is projected by CBS Sports analysts as a first-round (and potential top-10)..." January 17

Clutch Points "Just days away from the deadline to enter the 2023 NFL Draft, Kansas Jayhawks starting quarterback Jalon Daniels has finally made a decision. The Kansas QB1 will return for the 2023 season. Jalon Daniels took to Twitter to announce his decision. “So stop..." January 14

Sportsnaut "Oklahoma State defensive coordinator and former head coach Derek Mason is taking a “sabbatical from coaching” and won’t return to the Cowboys in 2023. Mason, 53, made the announcement Thursday on social media. " January 12

Pro Football Talk "TCU cornerback Tre’Vius Hodges-Tomlinson is forgoing his remaining eligibility to enter the 2023 NFL draft. He announced his decision on social media Thursday. Hodges-Tomlinson, the nephew of Pro Football Hall of Fame running back LaDainian Tomlinson, won the 2022 Jim Thorpe..." January 12

The Score "Clemson is set to hire TCU's Garrett Riley after parting with first-year offensive coordinator Brandon Streeter, sources told ESPN's Adam Rittenberg and Chris Low. The Tigers announced that they wouldn't bring back Streeter on Thursday. The..." January 12

Clutch Points "Oklahoma Sooners quarterback General Booty is wasting no time in taking advantage of his name to earn money. Since college football players are now allowed to create income streams thanks to the NIL rule, it is no surprise that Booty is capitalizing on his viral-ready name to sell merchandise...." January 11

CBS Sports "The 2023 College Football Playoff National Championship was over by halftime. Georgia smashed TCU, 65-7, when all was said and done. The game was so far out of reach in the second half that there was more attention being paid to the food at SoFi Stadium than the game itself...." January 11

CBS Sports "TCU's run to the College Football Playoff National Championship wasn't supposed to happen. Whether unintentional or by design, when it comes to determining a national champion, college football has always been a sport great at separating the wheat from the chaff. It's a sport where..." January 11

Fox News "An old-fashioned Georgia Bulldogs beatdown resulted in the most points ever scored in a national championship game, as quarterback Stetson Bennett was responsible for six touchdowns in the 65-7 win over the TCU Horned Frogs.  The win kept the national title in Athens,..." January 10

The Score "Georgia quarterback Stetson Bennett and defensive back Javon Bullard were named offensive and defensive MVPs of the Bulldogs' 65-7 national championship victory over TCU. Bennett has now won the offensive MVP award in all four CFP games of his illustrious career,..." January 10

Clutch Points "TCU football quarterback Sam Jackson has reportedly entered the transfer portal, per The Athletic’s Max Olson. Olson adds that Jackson, a redshirt freshman, is a “talented dual-threat QB.” Max Duggan performed admirably for the Horned Frogs this past season...." January 10

The Athletic "Don’t blame the selection committee for Georgia 65, TCU 7. In the system created by college football’s commissioners back in 2012, the blowout on Monday was nearly inevitable. Championship weekend left the selection committee with no real choice. The good..." January 10

Bleacher Report "It turns out 65-7 blowouts aren't exactly great for television ratings. Stewart Mandel of The Athletic reported Monday's College Football Playoff National Championship game between Georgia and TCU drew 17.2 million viewers, which was the lowest number for a title game in..." January 10

The Athletic "Georgia offensive coordinator Todd Monken has this thing he says, advice both obvious and insightful. Monken likes to remind his star quarterback Stetson Bennett, as they go for back-to-back national championships here on Monday night, that the work required to get to this stage..." January 09

Total Pro Sports "Paige Spiranac has predicted the highly-anticipated CFP National Championship game in a way only Paige Spiranac can. There will be no Monday Night Football from the NFL this week, but fans will be treated to the biggest NCAA game of the season as the TCU Horned Frogs..." January 09

CBS Sports "Oklahoma quarterback Dillon Gabriel will return for another season with the program in a sign that the Sooners plan to stay the course at a key position after a frustrating debut campaign for coach Brent Venables. It will be Gabriel's fifth season of college football after the..." January 06

ESPN "Georgia and TCU are more similar than you think. The two combatants in Monday night's College Football Playoff National Championship (7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN/ESPN App) both like to spread defenses out with lots of quick, horizontal passes. They both spend a majority of their time..." January 06

The Athletic "East of the casinos and five miles from downtown Omaha on the south side of this lunch-bucket town, they serve chili dogs, gizzards and fried catfish at LPL’s Restaurant and Pub. It’s where Jim Duggan took Sonny Cumbie when he showed up late to the party in 2018 to recruit..." January 06

Sportsnaut "Every year during the College Football National Championship game, football scouts from every NFL organization pay special attention to the biggest game of the season. They all want to see which NFL draft prospects take their game to the next level by playing against the best of the best in the..." January 06

The Athletic "No. 3 TCU already sprung the biggest upset in College Football Playoff history, beating No. 2 Michigan 51-45 as an eight-point underdog. “I thought they’d win that game,” one coordinator who faced TCU in 2022 said. Can TCU do it again?..." January 05

The Athletic "When TCU pulled off its 51-45 upset of Michigan in the Fiesta Bowl Saturday night, perhaps the biggest Horned Frogs fans in the state of Texas were two families watching from a house in Westlake who didn’t attend, work for or have money on TCU. They had..." January 05

CBS Sports "No. 3 TCU will square off with No. 1 Georgia on Monday night in the College Football Playoff National Championship for the honor of calling itself national champions, and it just got great news for the 2023 season. Former Alabama running back Trey..." January 05

SI "If a major American sports championship is coming up, it’s a fair bet that Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale will put a seven-figure wager on the contest, especially if a team from Texas is involved. Fresh off of his incredible $75 million win on the..." January 04

USA Today "Mike Gundy doesn’t want the media messing with people’s families. I can respect that.  Of course, Gundy is about to mess with people’s families. I can respect that.  So what’s the problem?  Gundy was angered last week in the..." January 03

Sportsnaut "TCU standout running back Kendre Miller is questionable to play in the College Football Playoff title game because of a knee injury, head coach Sonny Dykes said Tuesday. Miller sustained the injury in the Horned Frogs’ 51-45 win over Michigan in the Fiesta Bowl on New..." January 03

Bleacher Report "It is not the championship game we expected, although it's one we'll gladly embrace. After a pair of thrilling semifinal games on New Year's Eve, the only hope is that college football's final game will come close to matching the drama. On the surface,..." January 03

ESPN "No. 3 TCU enters the College Football Playoff National Championship on Monday against No. 1 Georgia as a 12.5-point underdog, but first-year coach Sonny Dykes said Tuesday that the Horned Frogs believe they shed the label of a Cinderella team weeks ago. TCU was..." January 03

The Score "All week long, TCU’s defense was fully aware of the perception. The big, bad Wolverines were going to huff and puff and blow their house in. Michigan was just too physical. Its elite offensive line and run game were just too powerful. It was going to run the ball..." January 01

CBS Sports "Texas Tech coach Joey McGuire and linebacker Dimitri Moore have denied accusations that Moore spit on an Ole Miss player and used a racial slur during a scrum in Wednesday's Texas Bowl. The sequence, which occurred after an Ole Miss fumble early in the fourth..." December 30

CBS Sports "No. 3 TCU emerged as one of the unlikeliest College Football Playoff teams since the format started in 2014. From missing a bowl game in 2021 to becoming the first Big 12 team outside of Oklahoma to make the field in 2022, TCU's one-year turnaround is among..." December 30

On3 "Non-conference scheduling is always a hot-button topic when discussing the College Football Playoff. Some conferences play more games than others, leaving less opportunities for marquee out-of-conference games. While some of the conferences who play less games, like the SEC, require one..." December 30

Sportsbook Review "College football will once again be on center stage on New Year's Eve. As bowl season nears its end, TCU will face Michigan in the Fiesta Bowl and Ohio State takes on Georgia in the Peach Bowl with the College Football Playoff deciding the 2023 National Championship matchup. Read on for our..." December 30

NBC DFW "Mississippi coach Lane Kiffin said a Texas Tech player spit on one of his players and possibly used a racial slur Wednesday night in the Texas Bowl. A scrum between the teams came after Ole Miss’ Dayton Wade fumbled early in the fourth quarter and Texas Tech recovered. There was..." December 29

The Big Lead "Oklahoma State completed a disappointing 7-6 year by losing to Wisconsin late last night in the Guaranteed Rate Bowl. During his postgame media availability longtime Cowboys head coach Nike Gundy was asked about the potential of making some staff changes in the offseason. He didn't much..." December 28

ESPN "Texas Tech has rewarded coach Joey McGuire for a successful debut season by agreeing to a new six-year, $26.6 million contract, the school announced Wednesday. McGuire has led the Red Raiders to a 7-5 record entering Wednesday's TaxAct Texas Bowl against Ole Miss. That..." December 28

CBS Sports "Hudson Card has chosen Purdue as his transfer destination, the former Texas starting quarterback announced on Monday. Card threw for 1,523 yards and 11 touchdowns in three seasons with the Longhorns including 928 yards, six touchdowns and only one interception in 2022 as Quinn..." December 26

Larry Brown Sports "5-star recruit Peyton Bowen has switched his commitment to a third school in a matter of just over 24 hours. Bowen, a safety from Guyer High School in Denton, Texas, originally committed to Notre Dame in January. Then on Signing Day Wednesday, Bowen flipped to Oregon. " December 22

Bleacher Report "Former West Virginia quarterback JT Daniels is transferring to Rice, according to ESPN's Pete Thamel. The Owls will be the fourth school of Daniels' college career. He began his journey at USC before moving to Georgia after two years. He was a member of the Bulldogs in..." December 21

CBS Sports "One of the top edge rushers in the country made quite the splash in the Red River Rivalry as Tausili Akana committed to Texas over Oklahoma and a host of others on National Signing Day. Akana made the commitment live on the 247Sports Youtube channel, choosing the..." December 21

ESPN "Bijan Robinson, who joined elite company as one of the most prolific running backs in Texas history, announced on Monday that he is forgoing his final season with the Longhorns, will be entering the NFL draft and will not play in the Valero Alamo Bowl. "I've done..." December 19

SI "As he prepares for TCU's biggest game in eight decades, senior Horned Frogs quarterback Max Duggan is simultaneously turning his eyes to the future. In a statement tweeted out Sunday afternoon, Duggan announced his intent to enter the NFL draft following the College..." December 19

CBS Sports "Texas added a splashy commitment to its 2023 recruiting class on Thursday when five-star linebacker Anthony Hill chose the Longhorns. Hill was previously committed to Texas A&M but re-opened his recruitment in November just days after the Aggies fell to 3-6 with a 41-24..." December 16

The Athletic "At the Big 12’s basketball media day in October, new commissioner Brett Yormark spoke definitively about Oklahoma and Texas’ timeline for joining the SEC. “They’re going to be here through ‘25,” he told reporters. “They’ve committed themselves in..." December 16

Clutch Points "On Monday, Brent Venables and the Oklahoma Sooners had a big day without even needing to take the field. Through the transfer portal, and with a big signing, Oklahoma added two four-star recruits in a pair of brothers. Daeh and Dasan McCullough both made the decision to join the..." December 13

Bleacher Report "We're all set for the College Football Playoff semifinals on Dec. 31 between Michigan and TCU (4 p.m. ET) and Georgia and Ohio State (8 p.m. ET). If Georgia can't capture its second consecutive title, it'll be because of a difficult draw. The Bulldogs are going up against..." December 12