2025 Big 12 Football News and Activities

[bearcatbret]

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[bearcatbret]

This AI article said that UC had an "average" off season. I would not put too much faith in it because of a few errors within the article. https://fanrecap.com/espn-ranks-cinc...JBRdQLBt8ewj5A

[Pruke]

Vote the Bearcat into the hall of fame. The VOTE 2025 | Mascot Hall of Fame

Still don’t know why he was not in EA Sports NCAA 25 video game - shame!!!

[GoBearcats31]

@Brett_McMurphy:

Big 12 opening 3 weeks on TNT & HBO Max. TNT & HBO Max also will broadcast 2 1st round @CFBPlayoff games this year

Aug 30: Hawaii at Arizona, 10:30 pm ET
Sept 6: Kent State at Texas Tech, noon ET
Sept 13: Texas State at Arizona State, 10:30 pm ET

[swilsonsp4]

UC will play both BGSU & Northwestern State at 3:30 (ESPN+) on 9/6 and 9/13, per Zach Stipe.

[swilsonsp4]

The B12 games during Weeks 1-3 that will appear on legacy networks are:

Week 1 -

UC vs NE, Thu, 8/28, 9:00, ESPN
GA Tech @ CO, Fri, 8/29, 8:00, ESPN
Auburn @ Baylor, Fri, 8/29, 8:00, FOX
SD @ ISU, Sat, 8/30, 3:30, FOX

Week 2 (All Sat, 9/6) -

IA @ ISU, noon, FOX
Kent State @ TTU, noon, TNT [A good portion of whatever viewership this starts out at will be gone early.]
DE @ CO, 3:30, FOX [Strictly "Prime" factor. Otherwise, his game belongs on ESPN+.]
Army @ KSU, 7:00, ESPN
Stanford @ BYU, 10:15, ESPN

Week 3 -

CO @ UH, Fri, 9/12, 7:30, ESPN
KSU @ AZ, Fri, 9/12, 9:00, FOX
Pitt @ WV, Sat, 9/13, 3:30, ESPN
OR State @ TTU, Sat, 9/13, 3:30, FOX
TX State @ ASU, Sat, 9/13, 10:30, TNT

[bearcatbret]

Lindy Sport's take on UC. There is an embedded video of the new practice facility.

https://www.heartlandcollegesports.com/2025/06/15/three-top-takeaways-on-lindy-sports-cincinnati-football-preview/?fbclid=IwY2xjawK_vBhleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETF2bE8yN3JFTDhHU2RIM1VzAR4mOadW9oxLIvhyAjETPEBCUvm5WFW55tG0QTBnyKCjCXYUV7LRG5dy3_z05A_aem_PLH7dNNyw73REScFO-YBsA

[bearcatbret]

Preseason accolades. Dontay Corleone Collects Preseason Phil Steele All-America Honors - University of Cincinnati Athletics

[Lobot]

Per Brett McMurphy, the Big XII will not be doing a preseason media poll this season. Yormark didn't come out and say this but IMO last year's was so wrong that this seems like a good thing.

There will a preseason All-Big XII team though. So stay tuned

[bearcatbret]

Episode 5 - Defense. From The 513: Inside the Mind of Tyson Veidt, Cincinnati’s Defensive Leader

[Lobot]

Big news out of Provo. QB Jake Retzlaff was accused of sexual assault in the off season. While he claimed the encounter was consensual , it doesn’t matter in the eyes of the BYU honor code and he’s gone

[swilsonsp4]

Big news out of Provo. QB Jake Retzlaff was accused of sexual assault in the off season. While he claimed the encounter was consensual , it doesn’t matter in the eyes of the BYU honor code and he’s gone

Retzlaff isn't LDS. Maybe he didn't think BYU really meant it.

[Lobot]

Retzlaff isn't LDS. Maybe he didn't think BYU really meant it.

Yeah, he was the first Jewish QB at BYU. He owns the trademark on BYJew (so much for that) and his NIL promotional deal was with Manischewitz. Definitely not LDS.

[Lobot]

Big news out of Provo. QB Jake Retzlaff was accused of sexual assault in the off season. While he claimed the encounter was consensual , it doesn’t matter in the eyes of the BYU honor code and he’s gone

Just to clarify he's technically been suspended 7 games as of tonight but has already told teammates and coaches he's transferring.

[bearcatbret]

What they look for in a recruit. From The 513: Inside the Mind of Tyson Veidt, Cincinnati’s Defensive Leader