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Yahoo
07-05-2025
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CFB Insider Reveals Pick For Top Job in College Football
The Texas Longhorns have gotten rolling in the last two seasons, punching their ticket to the College Football Playoff twice. Head coach Steve Sarkisian has gone 25-5 in the last two seasons, so it is no wonder that On3's Ari Wasserman voted Texas as the best job in college football. Advertisement Wasserman's top five included Texas, the Georgia Bulldogs, Ohio State Buckeyes, Oregon Ducks and Texas A&M Aggies in that order. Sarkisian has an overall record of 38-17 since taking the Texas job in 2021. Before Texas, he was a head coach at the USC Trojans from 2014-15 and the Washington Huskies from 2009-13. Texas Longhorns head football coach Steve Sarkisian.© Jerome Miron-Imagn Images Texas' last national title was in 2005 and while Sarkisian has not won any yet, he has brought the Longhorns back to contending for them. Texas has reached the semifinal of the playoff twice, in 2023 and 2024, under Sarkisian. He also understands that none of his success would be possible without some solid recruiting classes. Since the 2021 cycle, Sarkisian has had a top-15 recruiting class every year on On3 Sports. The Longhorns' 2026 class is currently ranked 13th in the country. Advertisement The class features five-star quarterback Dia Bell, four-star receiver Chris Stewart, four-star offensive tackle Max Wright and three-star inside offensive lineman Nicolas Robertson. While Sarkisian had successful seasons in 2023 and 2024, it did not start that way. In his first year at Texas in 2021, the Longhorns finished at 5-7. The Longhorns ended the following season at 8-5, after a loss in the Alamo Bowl. Things took off in the 2023 season, with Texas reaching the CFP semifinal after winning the Big 12 Championship Game. Texas reached the semifinal again in 2024, losing to eventual national champion, the Ohio State Buckeyes, 28-14. Sarkisian and the Longhorns face Ohio State again in their 2025 season opener on Aug. 30. Related: Texas Transfer Portal Addition Predicted to Make Biggest Impact in 2025
New York Times
12-03-2025
- Sport
- New York Times
What's up with the Big 12 tournament's court? Fans pan design, but players see it differently
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Big 12's court design has become a talking (laughing?) point this week at the conference's men's basketball tournament. Which seems to be what the conference is going for. As part of commissioner Brett Yormark's mission to 'intersect sports and culture,' the Big 12 teamed with clothing brand Undefeated, which has five tally marks as its logo, to design the floor for its men's and women's tournaments at T-Mobile Center. Sticking with that theme, the Big 12, which uses Roman numerals for its logo, plastered XII(s) all over the floor in a style resembling a Magic Eye illusion. The reception has been less than favorable on social media — just search 'Big 12 court' on your app of choice — and with several fans in the arena. Advertisement 'It looks like my grandmother's kitchen floor,' said Lonnie Carpenter, a West Virginia fan who said it didn't look as bad in person as on television. 'I think it's too busy,' said BYU fan Dianna Robinson, a sentiment others echoed. Out of 10 tournament attendees polled during Tuesday's opening-round games, eight were not fans, and two liked it. 'I could see where it could play tricks on you the closer you were,' Kansas fan Dennis Vallejo said. 'From above, it looks amazing. You could see almost every detail from as high as we were.' The Big 12 tournament floor looks like it's going to reveal a message to Nicolas Cage that helps him steal the Declaration of Independence. — Jordan Hamm (@JordyHamm) March 6, 2025 I wonder if Mr. Pitt is able to see the image hidden within the Big 12 Tournament court. — Erik Haslam (@haslametrics) March 11, 2025 Yormark's response to the criticism? 'It's become a national story. I love it,' Yormark told The Athletic. 'I love the chatter for sure, and you know, from my perspective, our goal is to really contemporize this conference, modernize it, connect with culture and really lean into current and future student athletes. And I can tell you, every student athlete that has gone on that court from starting last week to this week, they love it. And that's what it's all about. It's not about me. It's about our student athletes, and they've embraced it. And just from a fashion and lifestyle perspective, I think we nailed it. Big 12 chief marketing officer Tyrel Kirkham is one of the league employees tasked with modernizing the conference. In 2022, the conference partnered with the clothing line Bathing Ape in a logo on the field at AT&T Stadium for the Big 12 football championship game, though that didn't take up quite as much real estate. FIRST LOOK: Check out the Big 12 X BAPE logo that will grace the field at AT&T Stadium at the Big 12 Championship Game. — Shehan Jeyarajah (@ShehanJeyarajah) December 3, 2022 'We've been looking at an opportunity to rebrand our basketball court,' Kirkham told The Athletic. 'Undefeated, being a very popular streetwear brand, a global brand based out of Los Angeles, and one that really resonates with the youth, we decided to bring them on as a collaborator for this court, and ultimately, between their logo on the baselines and the camo, which is very much part of their DNA, coupled with a design on the court, as we looked at sort of figuring out ways to creatively integrate our XII pattern, there was sort of the marriage of the two that created the court that we're playing on today.' Advertisement Kirkham said the design was a collaboration between Undefeated, the conference staff and the Big 12's court manufacturer's design team. 'Collaboratively, we came together to create the court,' he said. Next question: Did the Big 12 pay this company for the design, or did the company pay the league to have its logo on the baseline? 'We're strategic partners in this,' Kirkham said. 'There's brand equity in both. They want to be in sports. We want to be in lifestyle and culture. We want to provide a platform and a canvas for our student athletes to be proud of, which we're really thrilled (with) feedback that our student athletes and coaches, etc. have had with respect to the court, and Bathing Apes, the Undefeateds of the world help to legitimize it. (It) becomes somewhat of a recruiting tool and other just ways to create conversation within the younger community, and the Big 12 brand can resonate within those subsections.' So that's how what looks to many like an AI-generated floor design came to be. It's not quite as bad in person as on television, but I prefer simple. Clean. Maybe I'm old. Maybe my eyes work. Maybe I'm just here for the basketball. But college basketball is, as Kirkham said, about the youth. He reported that the athletes had been taking selfies with the floor. So I went to the players. Had they heard of Undefeated? What do they think of the court? Among those polled, no one had heard of the brand, but they were all fans of the design. 'I think it's nice,' Kansas State redshirt sophomore Taj Manning said. 'It looks different on TV. On TV, it looked iffy. You see it in person, it looks way better.' 'I heard people are hating on it, but I think it's pretty cool,' Colorado sophomore Harrison Carrington said. 'I don't know what people are getting all mad about. I like the design.' 'It's different,' CU sophomore RJ Smith said. 'Unique. I haven't seen a court like that before. I know some people are hating on it, but I like it.'
Fox Sports
05-02-2025
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- Fox Sports
Big 12 Conference releases 2025 football schedule
The Big 12 Conference announced its 2025 football schedule on Tuesday morning. The 30th year of Big 12 football kicks off Week 0 in Dublin, Ireland, with Kansas State taking on Iowa State in the Aer Lingus College Football Classic. The season will conclude with the annual Big 12 Championship Game in the first week of December at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The schedule will see all 16 Big 12 programs play nine league games. There will be 14 games against opponents from other Power 4 conferences throughout non-conference play. Here is a look at the 2025 Big 12 college football schedule: Want great stories delivered right to your inbox? Create or log in to your FOX Sports account, and follow leagues, teams and players to receive a personalized newsletter daily! recommended Get more from College Football Follow your favorites to get information about games, news and more
Yahoo
04-02-2025
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Big 12 football schedule release 2025 live updates: Leaks, games, schedules for every team
The Big 12 announced its 2025 football schedule with a Big 12 schedule reveal show Tuesday on ESPNU, FS2 and TruTV. Who will each Big 12 football team play in 2025? Look at the schedule for each Big 12 team in the 2025 college football season, with Kansas State and Iowa State opening up the season on Aug. 23 with a conference game in Dublin, Ireland. Every Big 12 team will play nine conference games this season. The final week of the regular season will have games on Nov. 28 and Nov. 29. The Big 12 championship game is scheduled for Dec. 6. More: Big 12 title rematch against Iowa State highlights 2025 ASU football schedule Watch Big 12 schedule release show on FUBO (free trial) Rich Rodriguez's first Big 12 game at West Virginia will be against Kansas. The Utes will have a big game against the Sun Devils on Oct. 11 The Knights will have a big road game in Provo against the Cougars to end the regular season. The Red Raiders have a big game against the Cougars at home on Nov. 8. The Horned Frogs open Big 12 play at Arizona State. The Cowboys are looking to rebound from a very rough 2024 season. They'll end the regular season at Iowa State. The Wildcats and Red Raiders face off on Nov. 1 in an intriguing conference matchup. The Jayhawks vs Wildcats rivalry game will be in Lawrence on Oct. 25. The Cyclones will take on the Cowboys in their regular-season finale. The Cougars will wrap up the regular season against the Bears on the road on Nov. 29 in a potentially very intriguing game. The Buffaloes will take on the Cyclones on Oct. 11 at home in what could be a key Big 12 game. The Bearcats will open conference play on Sept. 27 at Kansas in a big game for the school. The Holy War is being held in Provo, Utah this year and it could be a good one. The rivalry game between BYU and Utah is always intense. The Baylor Bears will open Big 12 play with a home game against Arizona State before taking on Oklahoma State. They will then face Kansas State on Oct. 4 in possibly a key early-season conference game. The Big 12 schedule reveal show started with Arizona's schedule and our eyes immediately went to the Wildcats' final game of the season. Arizona will play at Arizona State on Nov. 28 to conclude the regular season. That game will be on Friday. The Sun Devils will take on Colorado in their second-to-last regular season game in Boulder, Colorado on Nov. 22, as announced on the Big 12 schedule reveal show. ESPN's Pete Thamel reported that the Sun Devils and Cyclones will play at Iowa State in Week 10 in a rematch of the Big 12 Championship Game. Arizona State football schedule 2025: What we know about Sun Devils' games, opponents Source: The Big 12 Championship will have a rematch in Week 10, which is Nov. 1. Arizona State will play at Iowa State. The Big 12 schedule reveal is Tuesday at 11 am EST on ESPNU/ESPN+ — Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) February 3, 2025 Action Network's Brett McMurphy reported that ASU football will play at Baylor that day. Big 12 2025 schedule features defending champ Arizona State at Baylor Sept. 20, Oklahoma State at Texas Tech Oct. 25 & West Virginia/Rich Rodriguez at UCF/Scott Frost Oct. 18. Big 12's schedule will be released Tuesday, sources said — Brett McMurphy (@Brett_McMurphy) February 3, 2025 McMurphy reported that the Cowboys would play at the Red Raiders that day. According to McMurphy, the Mountaineers and Knights will face off that day. Arizona football schedule 2025: What we know about Wildcats' games, opponents Yahoo Sports' Ross Dellenger reported that the Buffaloes and Cougars will face off that day in Boulder, Colorado. Here's an early peek at Colorado's 2025 football schedule set for release Tuesday: Deion Sanders and the Buffs host BYU on Sept. 27 in a rematch of the Alamo Bowl and open Big 12 play at Houston on Sept. 13, sources tell @YahooSports. — Ross Dellenger (@RossDellenger) February 3, 2025 Dellenger reported that Colorado would play Houston in its Big 12 opener at Houston that day. Aug. 30: Hawaii Sept. 6: Weber State Sept. 13: Kansas State Sept. 27:at Iowa State Oct. 4: Oklahoma State Oct. 11:BYU Oct. 18: at Houston Nov. 1:at Colorado Nov. 8: Kansas Nov. 15:at Cincinnati Nov. 22: Baylor Nov. 28:at Arizona State Aug. 30: Northern Arizona Sept. 6: at Mississippi State Sept. 13: Texas State Sept. 20: at Baylor Sept. 27: TCU Oct. 4: Open Oct. 11: at Utah Oct. 18: Texas Tech Oct. 25: Houston Nov. 1: at Iowa State Nov. 8: Open Nov. 15: West Virginia Nov. 22: at Colorado Nov. 28: Arizona Aug. 30: Auburn Sept. 6: at SMU Sept. 13: Samford Sept. 20: Arizona State Sept. 27: at Oklahoma State Oct. 4: Kansas State Oct. 18: at TCU Oct. 25: at Cincinnati Nov. 1: UCF Nov. 15: Utah Nov. 22: at Arizona Nov. 29: Houston Aug. 30: Portland State Vikings Sept. 6: Stanford Cardinal Sept. 20: at East Carolina Pirates Sept. 27: at Colorado Buffaloes Oct. 3 (Friday): West Virginia Mountaineers Oct. 11: at Arizona Wildcats Oct. 18: Utah Utes Oct. 25: at Iowa State Cyclones Nov. 8: at Texas Tech Red Raiders Nov. 15: TCU Horned Frogs Nov. 22: at Cincinnati Bearcats Nov. 29: UCF Knights Aug. 28: Nebraska (in Kansas City, MO) Sept. 6: Bowling Green Sept. 13: Northwestern State Sept. 27: at Kansas Oct. 4: Iowa State Oct. 11: UCF Oct. 18: at Oklahoma State Oct. 25: Baylor Nov. 1: at Utah Nov. 15: Arizona Nov. 22: BYU Nov. 29: at TCU Aug. 30: Georgia Tech Sept. 6: Delaware Sept. 13: at Houston Sept. 20: Wyoming Sept. 27: BYU Oct. 4: at TCU Oct. 11: Iowa State Oct. 25: at Utah Nov. 1: Arizona Nov. 8: at West Virginia Nov. 22: Arizona State Nov. 29: at Kansas State Aug. 30: Stephen F. Austin Sept. 6: at Rice Sept. 13: Colorado Sept. 27: at Oregon State Oct. 4: Texas Tech Oct. 11: at Oklahoma State Oct. 18: Arizona Oct. 25: at Arizona State Nov. 1: West Virginia Nov. 8: at UCF Nov. 22: TCU Nov. 29: at Baylor Aug. 23: Kansas State (in Dublin, Ireland) Aug. 30: South Dakota Sept. 6: Iowa Sept. 13: at Arkansas State Sept. 27: Arizona Oct. 4: at Cincinnati Oct. 11: at Colorado Oct. 25: BYU Nov. 1: Arizona State Nov. 8: at TCU Nov. 22: Kansas Nov. 29: at Oklahoma State Aug. 23: Fresno State Aug. 30: Wagner Sept. 6: at Missouri Sept. 20: West Virginia Sept. 27: Cincinnati Oct. 4: at UCF Oct. 11: at Texas Tech Oct. 25: Kansas State Nov. 1: Oklahoma State Nov. 8: at Arizona Nov. 22: at Iowa State Nov. 29: Utah Aug. 23: Iowa State (Dublin, Ireland) Aug. 30: North Dakota Sept. 6: Army Sept. 13: at Arizona Sept. 27: UCF Oct. 4: at Baylor Oct. 11: TCU Oct. 25: at Kansas Nov. 1: Texas Tech Nov. 15: at Oklahoma State Nov. 22: at Utah Nov. 29: Colorado Aug. 30: UT Martin Sept. 6: at Oregon Sept. 20: Tulsa Sept. 27: Baylor Oct. 4: at Arizona Oct. 11: Houston Oct. 18: Cincinnati Oct. 25: at Texas Tech Nov. 1: at Kansas Nov. 15: Kansas State Nov. 22: at UCF Nov. 29: Iowa State Aug. 30: at North Carolina Sept. 6: Abilene Christian Sept. 20: SMU Sept. 27: at Arizona State Oct. 4: Colorado Oct. 11: at Kansas State Oct. 18: Baylor Oct. 25: at West Virginia Nov. 8: Iowa State Nov. 15: at BYU Nov. 22: at Houston Nov. 29: Cincinnati Aug. 30: Arkansas-Pine Bluff Sept. 6: Kent State Sept. 13: Oregon State Sept. 20: at Utah Oct. 4: at Houston Oct. 11: Kansas Oct. 18: at Arizona State Oct. 25: Oklahoma State Nov. 1: at Kansas State Nov. 8: BYU Nov. 15: UCF Nov. 29: at West Virginia Aug. 28: Jacksonville State Sept. 6: North Carolina A&T Sept. 20: North Carolina Aug. 28: Jacksonville State Sept. 6: North Carolina AT&T Sept. 20: North Carolina Sept. 27: at Kansas State Oct. 4: Kansas Oct. 11: at Cincinnati Oct. 18: West Virginia Nov. 1: at Baylor Nov. 8: Houston Nov. 15: at Texas Tech Nov. 22: Oklahoma State Nov. 29: at BYU Aug. 30: at UCLA Sept. 6: Cal Poly Sept. 13: at Wyoming Sept. 20: Texas Tech Sept. 27: at West Virginia Oct. 11: Arizona State Oct. 18: at BYU Oct. 25: Colorado Nov. 1: Cincinnati Nov. 15: at Baylor Nov. 22: Kansas State Nov. 29: at Kansas Aug. 30: Robert Morris Sept. 6 at Ohio Sept. 13: Pittsburgh Sept. 20: at Kansas Sept. 27: Utah Oct. 3: at BYU Oct. 18: at UCF Oct. 25: TCU Nov. 1: at Houston Nov. 8: Colorado Nov. 15: at Arizona State Nov. 29: Texas Tech We occasionally recommend interesting products and services. 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