Six weeks into this college football season seems like a good time for a catch-up with our Big 12 compatriots, in what has been one of the wildest starts in years.
But first, some news: the Big 12 is finalizing a division-less schedule for the 14-team league that will take the field in the 2023 and 2024 seasons with Cincinnati, UCF, Houston and BYU joining the conference. It was widely suggested that Texas and Oklahoma would leave early for the SEC, allowing the new Big 12 to compete as a 12-team league. But demands from Big 12 broadcast partner FOX and the departing programs’ reluctance to pay an additional $100 million to leave early on top of the $80 million exit fee means we may have to put up with the traitors just a bit longer.