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Big 12 news brings new excitement to UH student body

Jake Van Alstine, a junior sports administration student, and his friends couldn’t hold in their excitement when the news became official, knowing that the landscape of Houston sports was about to change dramatically.

Michael Olle, a senior accounting and finance student, was filled with joy at this monumental moment for UH.

Many students had similar reactions to Van Alstine and Olle, as an overwhelming excitement filled the entire campus on Sept. 10 when the news that UH was joining the Big 12 took the college sports world by storm.

“I love it,” Olle said.