2025 Big 12 Football News and Activities

[bearcatbret]

With an entire basketball team leaving in the transfer portal or going pro, how do those teams continue to make the tournament? Same way with the football portal. Half of the players never find another team. How do they count against their previous school? Players in all sports are bouncing around so much it has to be nearly impossible to maintain the APR. I am just confused at how and when the NCAA will enforce it. Akron is an easy target but how about Duke in basketball or Bama in football?

[swilsonsp4]

That is great but does this even matter anymore with NIL and the portal?

Yes, because the NCAA still can (and does) ban schools from postseason play, if the APR falls below the minimum level permitted. It just happened this week to Akron (not that the Zips were likely to play in a bowl anyway). After the 2023 season, the NCAA restricted Akron's practice time because of low APR. Then, the Zips' score dropped again, leading to the ban.

[bearcatbret]

The NCAA have released their 2024-25 Academic Performance Ratings. UC football is #1 in the B12 and #11 nationally.

https://sports.yahoo.com/article/ran...193925995.html

That is great but does this even matter anymore with NIL and the portal?

[swilsonsp4]

The NCAA have released their 2024-25 Academic Performance Ratings. UC football is #1 in the B12 and #11 nationally.

https://sports.yahoo.com/article/ranking-16-big-12-football-193925995.html

[bearcatbret]

7 Big 12 teams rated in top 25 of the transfer portal. https://www.heartlandcollegesports.c...xyUWmvgjQefW-A

[Lobot]

Utah's QB Cam Rising has medically retired from football after several injuries and 7 years . He was a highly rated recruit out of HS.....in the class of 2018. He was originally signed with Texas when Tom Herman was the coach.

[bearcatbret]

OT - UM coach to be suspended. Sources - Michigan's Sherrone Moore expected to get 2-game ban - ESPN

[bearcatbret]

Off topic but Nico got fired from Tennessee. https://www.heartlandcollegesports.c...GQO4rUq-4w9OTg

[bearcatbret]

Preseason picks. At least UC is not picked to be last. However, there is no bowl game predicted. https://www.heartlandcollegesports.c...1DYqIkYXzEZ21A

[bearcatbret]

I think the KC thing is really geared towards the Chief's building a domed stadium. I was curious that the author mentioned Soldier Field in the winter but not Detroit with a domed stadium. Detroit would be B1G 10 territory just as Chicago if that is the motive.

[Lobot]

Arrowhead in the winter? No thanks. Other than the central location I'm not sure what this conference's hang up is with KC.

[bearcatbret]

I kind of think that this may be a moot point since 2030 may be the next round of realignment with the TV deals set to expire. However, there is talk about changing the location of the Big 12 Championship game to Kansas City (and others) once the contract with Jerry World expires. https://www.heartlandcollegesports.c...m0sGDi33WMri2g