You’ve heard the old saying: When the going gets tough, the tough get going.
Ask Gary Patterson and Mike Gundy — two Big 12 coaches who have put a good chunk of emphasis on commitment over the course of the 2018 season — something about that, and you’ll probably get an earful. And it doesn’t just apply to players who now have new freedom to move around the college football landscape amid revamped NCAA redshirt rules.
After a 2017 season that ended with zero head coaching turnover in the Big 12, the conference is now set to usher in three new faces for the upcoming 2019 campaign after one retirement and a pair of firings.