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Former Kansas QB Set to Join Colorado

Filed: March 27, 2012 11:23 PM CDT by
John Rieger-US PRESSWIRE

It appears former Kansas quarterback, Jordan Webb, may have found himself a new home.  After considering Wisconsin along with smaller schools North Texas and Murray State, Webb is reportedly set to finish out his career with the Colorado Buffaloes. Webb has already spent time in Boulder this spring checking out what the Buffaloes had to [...]

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Former Kansas Quarterback Exploring Transfer Options

Filed: March 20, 2012 12:34 AM CDT by
Thomas Campbell-US PRESSWIRE

When Charlie Weis was hired as the head coach at Kansas, the future looked bleak for last year’s starting quarterback, Jordan Webb.  And if it didn’t then, it sure did when Dayne Crist and Jake Heaps announced just a few weeks later they were both transferring to play football for the Jayhawks. The transfers left [...]

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Big 12 On The Verge Of Massive TV Extension With ESPN

Filed: March 13, 2012 5:34 PM CDT by
Kevin Jairaj-US PRESSWIRE

Losing four teams to realignment won’t hinder Big 12 television revenues according to the Sports Business Journal. Due for an extension (in 2016) for their Tier 1 rights, the Big 12 is reportedly nearing an agreement with ESPN/ABC on a 9-year, $1.3 billion extension. Coupled with the recent $1.2 billion deal with Fox for Tier [...]

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Big 12 Early Enrollees and Their Impact

Filed: March 6, 2012 4:02 PM CDT by
Kevin Jairaj-US PRESSWIRE

Bruce Feldman, college football analyst for CBS Sports, listed his picks for the ten most intriguing early enrollee freshmen in 2012. What major conferences failed to make the cut? The Big 12 and Big East. I can’t help the Big East. Their geographic map includes California (San Diego State), Texas (UH and SMU), Florida (South [...]

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Pre-Spring Big 12 Rankings

Filed: March 5, 2012 4:22 PM CDT by
Matthew Emmons-US PRESSWIRE

The Big 12 will once again have a new look heading into the 2012 season.  Missouri and Texas A&M are now a thing of the past while West Virginia and TCU are set to take their place.  The Big 12 may be missing some tradition this year with the departures, but that doesn’t mean things [...]

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Chuck Neinas Exits Big 12 July 1st

Filed: February 23, 2012 12:59 PM CDT by
Kevin Jairaj-US PRESSWIRE

Interim Big 12 commissioner Chuck Neinas successfully kept Texas from joining the AFC South, Oklahoma from holding Larry Scott hostage, Baylor from suing the Vatican and now intends to vacate his post by the end of June. The Big 12 plans to have his replacement by July 1st according to ESPN. A search committee, those [...]

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Big 12 Schedule to be Released Friday According to Texas Tech AD

Filed: February 9, 2012 7:42 PM CDT by
Kevin Jairaj-US PRESSWIRE

All the mystery surrounding the Big 12 football schedule in 2012 could be lifted as early as tomorrow, according to Texas Tech athletic director Kirby Hocutt. Hocutt, while speaking on the completion of a renovation process to the Red Raiders’ baseball stadium Thursday, said to expect the Big 12 schedule as early as tomorrow. Hocutt [...]

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Big 12 Football: Tidbits From Around the Conference

Filed: January 26, 2012 4:43 PM CDT by

- Big 12 commissioner Chuck Neinas said earlier this week the Big 12 2012 football schedule will be released by the Feb. 1 deadline imposed by the conference’s TV partners. Neinas said the conference has received overwhelming assurances from West Virginia they will be conference members in 2012. The Mountaineers are suing the Big East [...]

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Report: Charlie Weis To Be Named Next Head Coach At Kansas

Filed: December 8, 2011 4:17 PM CDT by
Jeff Blake-US PRESSWIRE

With the debacle that was the Turner Gill era behind them, the Kansas Jayhawks have zeroed in on their next head coach.  According to their athletic department, former Notre Dame head coach Charlie Weis will be named the new coach at Kansas.  Weis spent this season as the offensive coordinator at Florida. I’m not sure [...]

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“Shoot-Out” in Texas

Filed: November 10, 2011 11:22 AM CDT by

The past two Saturdays in Austin have been points galore. A win over Kansas (43-0) and then a 52-20 point game against Texas Tech showed the crowd in Austin what winning was again (so really not much of a shoot out). For this past Saturday the Red Raiders were looking to bounce back after that [...]

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