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Sources: Texas, Oklahoma Reach Agreement With Big 12 to Join SEC in 2024

February 9, 2023Articles, College Baseball, College Football, NCAA, News, Pressed, Realignment, SECBig 12 Conference, Oklahoma Sooners, Ross Dellenger, SEC, Sports Illustrated, Texas Longhorns

Texas and Oklahoma’s path to the SEC in 2024 has been cleared. Tap below to read the report from Ross Dellenger for Sports Illustrated. https://www.si.com/college/2023/02/10/texas-oklahoma-early-exit-big-12-move-sec-espn-fox

How a 12-team College Football Playoff may help stop realignment

September 8, 2022Articles, CFP, College Football, NCAA, Odds and Ends, Pressed, Realignment12 team CFP College Football Playoff, Big 12 Conference, Brett Yormark, Cincinnati Bearcats, College Football Expansion, Dan Wetzel, NCAA, NCAA Football, Realignment, Yahoo Sports

The decision last Friday to expand the College Football Playoff to 12 teams, including six spots reserved for the top six conference champions, will change how the game is played, let…

Nick Saban on alert about horns-down penalty ahead of Alabama football vs. Texas

September 8, 2022Articles, College Football, Gameday, NCAA, News, Odds and Ends, Pressed, SEC FootballAlabama Crimson Tide, Alabama Football, Big 12 Conference, NCAA, NCAA Football, Nick Kelly, Nick Saban, SEC Football, Steve Sarkisian, Texas Longhorns, Tuscaloosa News, Yahoo Sports

Nick Saban has no shortage of work to do this week, or any game week. This week specifically, Alabama football must prepare for Texas' heat, the crowd noise of an away game and…

Texas Tech football NIL deal, explained: 100 players to receive $25K each from Matador Club

July 20, 2022Articles, College Football, FYI, NCAA, NIL, Odds and Ends, PressedBig 12 Conference, Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, Matador Club, Name Image and Likeness, NCAA, NCAA Football, NIL, Texas Tech Red Raiders, The Sporting News

According to a report from the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, an NIL collective called the Matador Club plans this week to sign 100 Texas Tech football players to a substantial one-year, $25,000 deal. Tap…

New Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark aims to rebrand league amid conference realignment, upcoming TV deal

July 13, 2022Articles, College Football, NCAA, News, Pressed, RealignmentBig 12 Conference, Brett Yormark, CBSSports, marketing, Rebrand, Shehan Jeyarajah, TV Value

Brett Yormark hopes to use his branding and marketing background to increase the Big 12's future TV value by making it "younger and hipper". Tap below to read the article…

Big 12 expansion: Presidents to ‘rubber stamp’ invites to BYU, Cincinnati, Houston, UCF on Friday

September 9, 2021College Football, NCAA, News, PressedBig 12 Conference, Big 12 Expansion, BYU Cougars, CBSSports, Cincinnati Bearcats, Friday presidents' meeting, Houston Cougars, UCF Knights

Well it looks like expansion will happen this week in the Big 12. Tap below to read the article by Dennis Dodd for CBSSports. https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/big-12-expansion-presidents-to-rubber-stamp-invites-to-byu-cincinnati-houston-ucf-on-friday/

Big 12 Conference selects four new schools to join league: BYU, Houston, Central Florida and Cincinnati

September 3, 2021Articles, College Football, NCAA, News, PressedBig 12 Conference, Brigham Young Football, BYU, BYU Cougars, Central Florida Knogiths, Cincinnati Bearcats, Conference Realignment, Division I Football, Houston Cougars, NCAA, Paul Myerburg, USAToday

Looks like some more realignment in the Big 12. Tap below to read the article by Paul Myerburg for the USAToday. https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2021/09/03/big-12-conference-new-schools-join-byu-houston-ucf-cincinnati/5721822001/

SEC’s Greg Sankey, Big 12’s Bob Bowlsby respond to Big Ten, ACC, Pac-12 announcing alliance formation

August 25, 2021Articles, College Football, NCAA, Odds and Ends, Pressed, SEC FootballACC, allianace, Big 12 Conference, Big Ten Conference, Bob Bowlsby, CBSSports, David Cobb, Greg Sankey, Pac-12, SEC

SEC commissioner Greg Sankey and Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby have responded to Tuesday's announcement of an alliance between the ACC, Big Ten and Pac-12 conferences. Tap below to read…

Power Five conferences mostly align on forfeiture policy if teams cannot play in 2021 due to COVID-19

August 23, 2021Articles, College Football, NCAA, PressedBarrett Sallee, Big 12 Conference, Big Ten Conference, CBSSports, Covid-19, Forfeiture policy, NCAA, Pac 12 Conference, Power Five, SEC

Looks like they are serious about forfeits in college football this year. Tap below to read the article by Barrett Sallee of CBSSports. https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/power-five-conferences-mostly-align-on-forfeiture-policy-if-teams-cannot-play-in-2021-due-to-covid-19/

SEC is about to welcome one superpower from the Big 12, not two

July 29, 2021Articles, College Football, PressedBig 12, Big 12 Conference, Mississippi State Bulldogs, Oklahoma Sooners, SEC, Texas Longhorns, The Sporting News

Interesting article written by Bill Trocchi of The Sporting News on what Texas football brings or doesn't bring to the new SEC. Tap below to read the article. https://www.sportingnews.com/us/ncaa-football/news/a-history-lesson-on-just-how-blue-texas-blood-is-in-the-college-football-world/1l3oxaxv3clo219no79c76rwyi