Mailbag: Big 12 legacy teams exposed, Big Ten night games, new Pac-12 vs. old Pac-12, Cal’s coaching search and more

— In 2024, a former Pac-12 school (ASU) won the Big 12 championship, while three of the four teams involved in the tiebreaker (with 7-2 records) joined the conference in the 2023 and 2024 realignment waves (ASU, BYU and Colorado).

Expert picks, predictions for the Big 12 and top Week 14 college games

Our writers pick the entire Big 12 slate straight-up as well as the biggest games for rivalry week across college football.

The Big 12’s commissioner just lobbied for BYU over Notre Dame in the CFP. Here’s what he said

On Friday night during the first quarter of the rivalry football game between Arizona and Arizona State, Big 12 Conference commissioner Brett Yormark was interviewed on the Fox broadcast, and he used the opportunity to lobby for BYU’s inclusion in the 12-team College Football Playoff.

Big 12 Releases Title Game Clinching Scenarios for the Four Contending Teams

It's the week of Thanksgiving and four Big 12 teams have a mathematical chance to make the Big 12 title game: BYU, Texas Tech, Utah, and Arizona State. On Sunda
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Big 12 loses one team in US LBM Coaches Poll after Week 13 results

Three Big 12 teams make the US LBM Coaches Poll after Week 13. Here is where the teams stack up in the latest top 25.

4 Big 12 games key to the league race in Week 14

The Utes (9-2, 6-2 Big 12) are on a four-game winning streak going into the regular-season finale, but they’ll need another win to keep their slim hopes alive of 1) making the Big 12 championship game and 2) reaching the College Football Playoff.

Big 12 football program teases unique change ahead of in-state rivalry game

In college football, there's an implied home field advantage. But sometimes, the advantage goes a little bit beyond the benefit of playing in front of the home

Big 12 football Week 14 picks, predictions for who wins pivotal conference games this week

College football Week 14 score predictions, picks for every Big 12 game, including Arizona-Arizona State, Utah-Kansas, UCF-BYU, Colorado-Kansas State.

Big 12 Power Rankings: Four teams remain alive for conference championship game

13. West Virginia (4-7, 2-6): Nobody in the Big 12 can play spoiler more than West Virginia this weekend as the Mountaineers host the Texas Tech Red Raiders as 21.5-point underdogs on Saturday. 14. UCF (5-6, 2-6): The Knights can also pull off a stunner when they head to BYU as 17.5-point underdogs.

Players Era Updates, Day 1: Big 12's huge Monday in Vegas; Iowa State's Lipsey injured in win vs. St. John's

The Big 12 had a really good Monday in Las Vegas. The league started the day by announcing a landmark five-year deal worth purportedly at least $50 million in revenue with Players Era. I've got a lot more on that further down the story,

The best teams in the Big 12 over the past two seasons have, for the most part, been newcomers

— In 2024, a former Pac-12 school (ASU) won the Big 12 championship, while three of the four teams involved in the tiebreaker (with 7-2 records) joined the conference in the 2023 and 2024 realignment waves (ASU, BYU and Colorado).
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