Tag: big 12
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Colorado opponent preview: Houston quickly a Big 12 contender under coach Willie Fritz
All Willie Fritz does is win, and often in a way the programs he’s at never have before. He won two junior college national championships. He led Central Missouri to its first Division II playoff appearance in 2002. He took Sam Houston State to the FCS championship game in 2011 and 2012. He won Georgia…
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West Virginia coach Rich Rodriguez makes pitch for college football super league | Big 12 notebook
FRISCO, Texas — Someone other than Deion Sanders tried to bring solutions to college football to Big 12 media days. West Virginia coach Rich Rodriguez pitched what he feels is inevitable in college football: a single, giant super league comprised of the current Power 4, where the teams all share the revenue from one media…
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Thirty years in, Big 12 remains confident in makeup, path forward on football field
FRISCO, Texas — Despite all the recent changes in college football, the biggest reason the Big 12 formed and began playing football 30 years ago — money — has never been more relevant. When the old Big Eight merged with four programs from the Southwest Conference, it was about leverage in negotiations with TV partners…
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Joey McGuire defends Texas Tech’s handling of Brendan Sorsby saga | Big 12 notebook
FRISCO, Texas — Joey McGuire is right. Nobody believes he was happy to see hundreds of media members for the first time since the Brendan Sorsby saga ended with the quarterback giving up his fight to play for Texas Tech this season. Wearing a colorful, plaid suit jacket Tuesday at Dallas Cowboys headquarters, McGuire answered…
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Big 12 preseason power poll: Where do Deion Sanders and Colorado rank?
FRISCO, Texas — The Big 12 is once again declining to do a preseason media poll, but that doesn’t mean we can’t have some fun on our own, does it? The conference convenes Tuesday and Wednesday at the Dallas Cowboys headquarters’ ahead of its 30th season on the football field. Even with the Brendan Sorsby…
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Colorado opponent preview: Plenty of turnover for Arizona State team still hoping to contend in Big 12
Kenny Dillingham came into the Big 12 guns ablazin’ in 2024. With the program’s first 11-win season in nearly 30 years, he led Arizona State to a conference championship in its first year in the league, nearly pulling off a stunning upset over Texas in the quarterfinals of the College Football Playoff. The Sun Devils…
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Where Colorado’s Julian ‘JuJu’ Lewis ranks among the 16 quarterbacks | 2026 Big 12 football preview
The countdown can begin. We’re officially under 100 days until the start of the 2026 college football season. To get you ready, The Denver Gazette will preview the upcoming campaign throughout the month of June with a four-part series on the Big 12, ahead of the conference’s annual media days in early July in Frisco,…
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Colorado position breakdown: Spots on new-look offensive line up for grabs heading into fall camp
It’s rare for a college football program to have an offensive lineman as its main star, but that was Deion Sanders and Colorado in 2025, thanks to Jordan Seaton. That would’ve been the case again this fall, but the likely future first-round NFL draft pick at left tackle left Boulder after two seasons, winding up…
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Oklahoma State revamped under new coach Eric Morris | Colorado opponent preview
The Big 12’s biggest character is gone. For two decades at Oklahoma State, Mike Gundy managed to find his way into the spotlight, despite traditional powerhouses Texas and in-state rival, Oklahoma, often running the conference. Aside from his boisterous personality, Gundy delivered the Cowboys’ best run, starting in 2005 with one Big 12 title, three…
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2026 Big 12 football preview: The top transfer addition for all 16 programs
The countdown can begin. We’re under 100 days until the start of the 2026 college football season. To get you ready, The Denver Gazette will preview the upcoming campaign throughout the month of June with a four-part series on the Big 12, ahead of the conference’s annual media days in early July in Frisco, Texas.…