Big 12

The new Big 12: What to know about league’s four football additions

The conclusion of the Big 12 Conference baseball tournament a week ago also meant the end of head-to-head team competition for the current iteration of the league. While Oklahoma and Texas will continue to represent the league through the end of the college sports season — expect to see Big ...

A quick survey of the 2024 KU football schedule, Part 2

Following an Oct. 12 open date — one of two bye weeks the Kansas football team has this season in the span of a month — the Jayhawks’ schedule really kicks into gear. October features battles with a new-look Houston and rival Kansas State before the Jayhawks welcome Iowa State and ...

A quick survey of the 2024 KU football schedule, Part 1

The Kansas football schedule has been out for days now, and while much of the focus has remained on the home venues, there will indeed be at least 12 games — yes, two of them at Children’s Mercy Park and four at Arrowhead Stadium — to be played in the fall of 2024. The loss of Oklahoma ...

A look around Big 12 men’s basketball

Finals week is drawing to a close at the University of Kansas and so is KU’s nonconference men’s basketball schedule. The Jayhawks have just three games remaining before they open Big 12 Conference play on Jan. 6. Although, as KU coach Bill Self has been fond of saying lately, the sample ...

Who was the Big 12’s second-best running back this season?

Kansas running back Devin Neal was omitted Nov. 21 from the list of semifinalists for the Doak Walker Award, given to the best running back in the country, much to the dismay of his teammates and fans. That list of 10 featured four other Big 12 Conference running backs. One of those four ...

KU comes in at No. 6 in final Big 12 power rankings

The Kansas football team came in at No. 6 in the final edition of the Big 12 Conference power rankings voted on by a panel of beat writers who cover the league. Iowa State surged into fourth place ahead of both Kansas and Kansas State after beating the Wildcats in the Farmageddon rivalry ...

Big 12 power rankings holding steady ahead of final regular-season games

Texas remained the unanimous No. 1 in the Big 12 Conference power rankings entering the final weekend of the regular season. The Longhorns received all 14 first-place votes from a panel of beat writers that regularly cover the league. One point separated Oklahoma and Kansas State for the Nos. ...

Shake-up near top of Big 12 power rankings puts OSU in second, KU in third

Oklahoma State moved to No. 2 in this week’s Big 12 Conference power rankings, the Cowboys’ high point of the season, after its Bedlam victory over Oklahoma. The Cowboys positioned themselves for a possible spot in the Big 12 championship game in Arlington with a 27-24 win over the ...