Big 12, College Football Playoff and Brett Yormark
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Throughout the offseason, Brett Yormark has emphasized the Big 12’s preference for a 5+11 format for the College Football Playoff. He doubled down to open Big 12 Media Days on Tuesday. During his opening remarks at The Star in Frisco, the Big 12 commissioner told reporters that the 5+11 model is the “right playoff format” for college football.
Athlon Sports. The Big 12 Conference is shaping up to be one of the most unpredictable leagues in college football as we head into the 2025 season. According to Circa Sports, the highest projected win total for any team is 8.
In an interview with ESPN 700, Tanuvasa said "I don't know if there was a player that was more bought into that program than I was," when asked about his time in Utah. This quote was interpreted as a jab to Tanuvasa's former teammates at Utah, leading to a media frenzy.
Lee Hunter, who spent three seasons with the Knights, had a reunion with his former teammates at this week’s Big 12 Media Days.
Here is what you need to know from the Big 12 football media days at The Star in Frisco, Texas, as commissioner Brett Yormark took a pointed stance.
Utah, projected to win the conference, finished 13th. Oklahoma State, picked third, finished last. Arizona State, slotted for last, won the whole shebang. All in all, the difference between each team’s preseason poll position and its end-of-season finish was 7.3 spots, on average.
Two Colorado Buffaloes football players, Jordan Seaton and DJ McKinney, were named to the preseason All-Big 12 team. Seaton, an offensive tackle, earned All-American honors as a freshman and was named a preseason Walter Camp All-American.
The new college football video game has been released. BYU is ranked 8th in the Big 12 with an 81 overall rating. There are a few flaws with the overall team ra