2025 Big 12 Football News and Activities

[Lobot]

TTU starting RB Quinten Joyner is out for the season with a knee injury . per Adam Rittenberg at ESPN.

[red_n_black_attack]

The B1G is going for another money grab by having 7 teams automatically qualifying for the proposed new playoff.
Big Ten’s 28-Team Playoff Proposal Could Ruin College Football

Even the NFL uses a wild card system to determine at-large bids. I'd be open to saying all conferences can get a automatic playoff bid for each division winner. I'd stipulate that divisions had to be 10 teams and schools have to play the other 9 teams in their division, plus get rid of out of conference games that would be replaced with out of division games within their conference. They can protect Oregon from Oh St, or the SEC can separate Texas/Bame/Georgia from the other top teams.

[D.A.H.]

The B1G is going for another money grab by having 7 teams automatically qualifying for the proposed new playoff.
Big Ten’s 28-Team Playoff Proposal Could Ruin College Football

remember when there was so much pearl clutching, at the thought that the college football season might go past 10 games? the students can't miss that much school time! now, its just an absolute money grab - expand the playoffs, since we can shake unbelievable amounts of money from tv. at the same time, how many calls and/or emails do we all get, for us to contribute more. college sports have jumped the shark.

[bearcatbret]

The B1G is going for another money grab by having 7 teams automatically qualifying for the proposed new playoff.
Big Ten’s 28-Team Playoff Proposal Could Ruin College Football

[swilsonsp4]

The Huskers' frosh punter is Archie Wilson, an ambipedal kid out of the Aussie Pro Kick program who has gone viral. We'll get to compare him to Max Fletcher. Unlike a traditional punter like Max, however, Wilson rolls out for rugby-style punts—in either direction. That has to be hard to prepare for in the return game.

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/655...archie-wilson/ ($)

[bearcatbret]

The back end of the defense may be pretty good this year. https://fanrecap.com/cincinnati-bear...mp-ends--FXv2T

[swilsonsp4]

The Huskers' frosh punter is Archie Wilson, an ambipedal kid out of the Aussie Pro Kick program who has gone viral. We'll get to compare him to Max Fletcher. Unlike a traditional punter like Max, however, Wilson rolls out for rugby-style punts—in either direction. That has to be hard to prepare for in the return game.

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/655...archie-wilson/ ($)

[longtimefan]

NFL style injury reports, for those who gamble on college sports.

https://www.si.com/college/cincinnati/news/big-12-announces-change-to-student-athlete-status-reporting-before-games-01k2jf7rbj9y

[red_n_black_attack]

The Bearcats are considered a sleeper team, one to watch.
https://v2.fanrecap.com/cincinnati-b...-season--1Jq1N

Yes we were close and our depth is going to help, but I think of teams that win their conference or make conference championship games when I think of sleepers. Too many things have to go our way to pull off what Arizona State did last year. I'd like to think it is possible and am a big Homer when it comes to our Bearcats, yet I hesitate to let myself believe we are gonna shock some teams and have a super team.

[GoBearcats31]

KU Athletics receives historic $300 million gift from longtime donor and alumnus David Booth

https://news.ku.edu/news/article/ku-...us-david-booth

[bearcatbret]

The Bearcats are considered a sleeper team, one to watch.

https://v2.fanrecap.com/cincinnati-bearcats/cincinnati-bearcats-quietly-climb-into-espns-sleeper-tier-for-2025-season--1Jq1N

[bearcatbret]

Big 12 quarterbacks ranked:
Big 12 Quarterbacks Ranked With One Shocking Name Near the Bottom | Fanrecap.com

[bearcatbret]

Five Big 12 Teams in the preseason top 25.

https://www.heartlandcollegesports.com/2025/08/04/big-12-preseason-coaches-poll-2025-arizona-state-kansas-state/?fbclid=IwY2xjawL9_ntleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFWU0VocURVV2NFVjVNUXdjAR5P-4GoaXOU8rr3POuuPCxteKgfzTELM0-X6eNN0Gf2tKD44Js-9xNda70RSg_aem_dFVlvJnxT2wnmTBmKCLF9g

[swilsonsp4]

Deion Sanders held a press conference in which a representative revealed that Prime had bladder cancer. The bladder was removed and he is cancer-free. He has had 14 surgical procedure lately, some of which involved vascular issues.

[bearcatbret]

IA State have found themselves in a financial bind. The new world of NCAA financing has hit them hard. They can't be the only ones. There must be dozens of FBS schools facing the same issues.

https://www.thegazette.com/sports/fa...ticket-prices/

I can't say that I am surprised. I suspect that most colleges that are not in the SEC or B1G are going to have challenges. I think that BYU is going to really grow in strength because of the new rules and their national reach.