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The Big East-Big 12 Battle is coming to an end after the 2024-25 season, according to Jon Rothstein.

Big East-Big 12 Battle to End After 2024-25 Season: Report The Big East-Big 12 Battle, which began in 2019-20, will not be played after the 2024-25 season, according to a report from Jon Rothstein. Rothstein also reports that there is no timetable for an official announcement, but it does appear that the annual matchups are coming to a close after the s

Join Derek Duke as he takes a few drinks and tries to sort out the drunken stupor that is Big 12 baseball this season.

Big 12 Baseball is Drunk, and So Am I We are past the halfway point in the Big 12 baseball season, and I need to tell you something: I have no idea who will win this conference. One would think that there should be a clear-cut favorite by now, and that just hasn’t been the case. One week, a team looks great, and the next, they lo

The Big 12 Baseball Power Rankings look A LOT different this week 👀

Texas Tech football wasn't missing this opportunity for the

Watch: Texas Tech Football Celebrates Solar Eclipse by Singing Total Eclipse of the Heart Mentioning Joey McGuire's signing talents during a solar eclipse was not on my bingo card for 2024, but here we are. To celebrate the solar eclipse taking place on Monday, April 8th, the Texas Tech Red Raiders' social media team put together an incredible video of members of the football team spl

Could Kentucky target a Big 12 coach to replace John Calipari?

IF so, who? https://loom.ly/2B9wf24

Will Kentucky Lure A Big 12 Coach To Replace John Calipari? Just when you thought college basketball’s coaching carousel had slowed, John Calipari came along and screwed it up by reportedly taking a job at Arkansas. Perhaps this is revenge for Kentucky stealing Eddie Sutton all those years ago? Who knows? Anyway, this could be an interesting developmen

COLUMN: College Football's Super League is coming, Jerome Tang Stays, Deion Sanders lays into his players and more! https://loom.ly/p9zQ5g0

Postscripts: College Football's Future Super League, Jerome Tang Stays 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, Super League is coming, Tang is staying and Deion is dropping wisdom. Sorry for the minor delay. On vacation for a coupl

Is the proposed 80-team Super League the future of college football? The HCS staff discusses in this week's roundtable.

HCS Roundtable: Is an 80-Team Super League the Future of College Football? The college football landscape has seen more drastic changes over the last half-decade than the sport has seen in the two decades prior. Between conference realignment, NIL, the transfer portal, and players opting out of bowl games, the sport has been flipped on its head, and coaches and adminis

Is a 70-team "Super League" really the future of College Football?

Proposed 'Super League' Could be the Future of College Football On Wednesday, Andrew Marchand and Stewart Mandel published a story at The Athletic that has caused quite a stir among the college football community. A group, formally known as “College Sports Tomorrow” (CST), is seeking to save college athletics by removing it from its currently "dead" system a...

Texas Tech QB Behren Morton will miss the remainder of spring practice as he rehabs a shoulder injury.

Texas Tech QB Behren Morton to Miss Remainder of Spring Practice Texas Tech quarterback Behren Morton will call it quits for spring practice and continue to rehab his right shoulder after spending the spring being limited. He injured his shoulder early last season and was limited for much of the year, but has already been named the 2024 starter. Texas Tech hea

Kirk Herbstreit just confirmed a new feature in EA Sports College Football 25!

Kirk Herbstreit Shares Significant Detail on EA Sports College Football 25 Another significant detail for EA Sports' "College Football 25" has been released, thanks to ESPN college football analyst Kirk Herbstreit. Herbstreit, who was in past iterations of the game and will be one of the primary voice actors in the new release, recently appeared on Pat McAfee's show on

The Big 12 Conference will delay the Big 12 Mexico initiative.

Big 12 Conference Announces Delay of Big 12 Mexico On Tuesday, the Big 12 announced that it will formally delay the launch of "Big 12 Mexico," an initiative that it unveiled in 2023 to expand the conference's brand to foreign territories. “Today, the Big 12 announced it will delay the launch of Big 12 Mexico, with a new target date of 2024,” the

Oklahoma State made a STATEMENT this week, but was it enough to take the top spot in our Big 12 Softball Power Rankings?

Big 12 Softball Power Rankings: Oklahoma State Stakes Its Claim as League's Best After a month of league play, the Big 12 softball landscape has taken shape for the home stretch of the regular season through April. The league's top three teams are well above the rest of the pack, with OU, Oklahoma State, Texas all playing like Top 10 teams to this point. Many teams have ha

FOUR BIG 12 teams ranked in the Top 25 of 2025 football recruiting classes! https://loom.ly/KBElkYo

Four Big 12 Teams Listed with Top 25 Recruiting Classes in 2025 While the Big 12 Conference is losing two programs with an impressive ability to recruit to the SEC, several other programs in the Big 12 are picking up for the loss of Texas and Oklahoma. Four teams from the Big 12 Conference were featured in a recent list from 247Sports, which ranked the Top 25

A few Big 12 programs are getting in on the fun today!

Look: Big 12 Programs Celebrating April Fools' Day April Fools' Day. You either love it, or you hate it. Personally, as someone who tries to keep up with the latest news and information around the Big 12, it's one of the most annoying days of the year. The sheer number of "BREAKING NEWS" and "REPORT" posts that we see on the 1st of April is ridi

The next 4 months are going to be some of the most important in Big 12 history.

We'll be here to take you through the ride.

Turning the Page from Big 12 Basketball Season: Football Season and Changes are Coming The Big 12 basketball season officially ended this week with the Big 12 failing to get a team to the Elite 8 for the first time since 2015. For a season that had such high expectations, it was a bust of a March. Yes, injuries happened, but that's not an excuse. This hoops season ended before any of

Joey McGuire and the Red Raiders continue their hot streak in recruiting!

2025 Three-Star TE Preztynn Harrison Commits to Texas Tech Joey McGuire and the Texas Tech Red Raiders added a new name to their Class of 2025 with the commitment of three-star tight end Prezytnn Harrison. The 6-foot-4 tight end chose the Red Raiders over offers from Arkansas State, North Texas, and Texas State. https://twitter.com/preztynn1/st

Texas Tech's Pop Isaacs enters his name into the transfer portal

Texas Tech's Pop Isaacs Enters Transfer Portal One of the biggest names to hit the portal this offseason from the Big 12 Conference took place on Saturday night with Texas Tech's Pop Isaacs entering his name into the transfer portal. Isaacs, a 6-foot-2 sophomore from Las Vegas, Nevada, was one of the league's best guards in 2023-24 and earned

The BIG 12 has missed the Elite 8 for the first time since 2015.

Was March a bust for the BIG 12?!

Big 12 Misses Elite 8 For First Time Since 2015 The Big 12 Conference was officially knocked out of the 2024 NCAA Tournament on Friday night after Houston fell to Duke in the Sweet 16. With the loss, there are no Big 12 teams in the Elite 8 for the first time since 2015. The 2015 Elite 8 included Kentucky, Notre Dame, Wisconsin, Arizona, Loui

Big 12 Baseball Thursday Six-Pack: Kansas State Crushes Texas While UCF Walks Off Texas Tech https://loom.ly/i6RfAlg

Big 12 Baseball Thursday Six-Pack: Kansas State Crushes Texas While UCF Walks Off Texas Tech Is there anything better than cold beer and baseball? It’s a combination that is hard to beat during the season. No matter what kind of beer you drink (or how many), let’s take a look at some of the best action on the Big 12 baseball diamond from Thursday with a nice six pack. Best Game Texas

All 13 Big 12 programs are represented on MLB Opening Day rosters!

All 13 Big 12 Baseball Programs Represented On MLB Opening Day According to a release from the Big 12 Conference, all 13 Big 12 schools are represented on 2024 Major League Baseball Opening Day rosters with a total of 38 players and one manager. The Cincinnati Reds lead all teams with five Big 12 players on their roster. Oklahoma has a league-leading six pl

Josh Pate: The Big 12 is America's college football conference.

Josh Pate Names Big 12 'America's College Football Conference' CBS Sports' Josh Pate asked his audience earlier this week: Which conference is America's College Football Conference? The Dallas Cowboys are colloquially known as "America's Team," as they have been for decades now. Based in one of the largest cities in the United States, and among the most reco

One of the biggest weekends of the 2024 softball season is here, as we have TWO ranked vs. ranked matchups in Big 12 play!

Big 12 Softball: The First True Separation Weekend of 2024 We're a month into the Big 12 play, and the conference looks almost nothing like we expected it would be heading into the final weekend in March. Outside of Oklahoma, Texas, and Oklahoma State vying for the top three spots in the standings, this has been a wild first half of the season. Kansas is

What appears to be leaked images from EA Sports College Football 25 appeared on Twitter on Tuesday!

Look: Leaked Images of EA Sports College Football 25 The college football world has been patiently waiting for over a decade, as a licensed video game title hasn't been released since EA Sports released NCAA 14 in 2013. Now a beloved relic of the video game community, NCAA 14 has filled the void for college football fans. Modified game files seemin

Kansas is 7-2 in conference play and ranks among the top four in our latest Big 12 Softball Power Rankings!

Big 12 Softball Power Rankings: KU Starting to Turn Heads We're three weeks into league play, and the Big 12 softball landscape is starting to become pretty clear ahead of Week 4. There's a clear line between the league's top four teams and the rest of the pack, with OU, Texas, Oklahoma State, and Kansas all having seven or more wins in league play and

He's warning everybody now... the transfer portal chaos in April will be "jarring."

Josh Pate on Transfer Portal: 'It's Gonna Get Really Crazy in April' The Transfer Portal has become a topic in college football that not a lot of folks like to talk about, and for good reason. For most teams, the portal brings more trepidation and anxiety than it does excitement. In a world run by NIL inducements and pay-for-play happening right out there in the open

Check out this week's Big 12 baseball Power Rankings! Did we get it right?

A sweep for K-State baseball highlights this week's Sunday Six-Pack!

Big 12 Baseball Sunday Six-Pack: Oklahoma State Takes Down TCU While Kansas State Sweeps Houston Is there anything better than cold beer and baseball? It’s a combination that is hard to beat during the season. No matter what kind of beer you drink (or how many), let’s take a look at some of the best action on the Big 12 baseball diamond from Sunday with a nice six-pack. Best Game Baylor a

The first weekend of the NCAA Tournament is in the books, and this is what we learned!

Top Five Big 12 Basketball Takeaways From the First Weekend of the NCAA Tournament Here are five takeaways from Big 12 Conference men’s and women’s basketball after the first four days of the NCAA Tournament. There are three women’s games left to play on Monday, but there are already some great takeaways for the league after the conclusion of the first and second round of th...

Has Mark Adams found a new home to coach? It's a weird situation developing. https://loom.ly/enSYTwY

UTRGV Lists Former Texas Tech Coach Mark Adams as Head Coach Despite there not being any press release, former Texas Tech head coach Mark Adams was mentioned as UTRGV's head coach on Sunday in a strange update to the university's website. Adams stepped down at Texas Tech after being eliminated in the 2023 Big 12 Tournament after Adams was suspended for wha

Miami and the Big 12?

One Hurricanes insider said this week, "I could foresee the Big 12 being a landing spot."

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'I Could Foresee the Big 12 Being a Landing Spot' for Miami: Inside the U's David Lake The action around any potential future conference realignment is all based in the ACC right now. The Pac-12 is effectively dead, the Big Ten and SEC remain strong, and are staying pat for now, they claim, and the Big 12 is in the third-most envious spot in college athletics today. But the ACC is