Takeaways from the latest storylines in college sports.
Action: Matchups are released for the SEC/Big 12 Challenge on Jan. 26.
Reaction: No one can deny that the Challenge has become a thing now, an anticipated late January break from conference drudgery matching two bonafide basketball power conferences with 10 games in one day.
The Big 12 won the first three years of the Challenge before the resurgent SEC earned a tie two years ago and won it outright last season. The games just seemed to have more pizzazz and more electricity than a normal non-conference meeting.