Big 12 Football

Welcome to the Heartland College Sports Big 12 Football mailbag. This mailbag is for all you football junkies out there who root for a Big 12 school and not only have questions about your team but other teams in the conference as well. So, join me, grab a can, bottle, or glass of your favorite… Read more: Big 12 Football Mailbag: Big 12 Non-Conference Overall Grade, Plus the Early-Season Surprises

Week 4 of the college football season is here. Kansas plays West Virginia, and Heartland College Sports has your game prediction, preview, and betting odds ahead of the matchup. GAME INFO Saturday, Sept. 21; 11 a.m. (CT); Milan Puskar Stadium; Morgantown, WV TV: ESPN2 Records: Kansas (1-2); West Virginia (1-2) Last Week: UNLV 23, Kansas… Read more: Kansas vs. West Virginia: Prediction, Preview, Betting Odds

PITTSBURGH, Pa. — Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi thought he had to beat West Virginia and the officials to win the Backyard Brawl. Mountaineers coach Neal Brown looked like a man who knew he had let opportunity slip through his fingers. As for his future? Well, that seems tenuous, too. Brown is coaching for his job… Read more: Should Neal Brown be on the Hot Seat After Pittsburgh Loss?

Week 3 of the college football season is officially in the books as it was another monumental weekend for the Big 12. The action started on Thursday night with Arizona State and ended late Saturday night with BYU. Here is the good, bad, and ugly from Week 3 in the Big 12.   The Good Taking… Read more: Big 12 Football Week 3: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

What’s going on in the Big 12 and beyond? I expand and explain every Sunday in Postscripts at Heartland College Sports, your home for independent Big 12 coverage. This week, everyone got a taste of the “new Big 12” on Friday, the Pac-12 has chosen a path, two women’s hoops programs claimed huge recruiting wins… Read more: Postscripts: Big 12 Atmosphere Impresses Old Pac-12 Teams

The college football season is back and the Big 12 Conference had 13 games on the schedule between Thursday night, Friday night and Saturday in Week 3. It’s a new era for the Big 12, without Oklahoma and Texas, while adding Colorado, Utah, Arizona and Arizona State this offseason. Week 3 saw our first conference… Read more: Five Biggest Takeaways From Week 3 of the Big 12 Football Season

PITTSBURGH, Pa. —The West Virginia Mountaineers lost to the Pitt Panthers, 38-34, on Saturday afternoon at Acrisure Stadium.   The third year of the four-year contract to resurrect the famed “Backyard Brawl” was a terrific showcase of rivalry football. Saturday’s game was the 107th time the two rivals have faced each other.   Like the… Read more: Three Takeaways From West Virginia’s 38-34 Loss To Pitt

Week 3 of the college football season is here. Texas Tech plays North Texas, and Heartland College Sports has your game prediction, preview, and betting odds ahead of the matchup. GAME INFO Saturday, September 14; 11:00 a.m. (CT); Jones AT&T Stadium; Lubbock, TX TV: FOX Records: North Texas, 2-0; Texas Tech, 1-1 Last Week: North Texas def. Stephen… Read more: Texas Tech vs. North Texas: Prediction, Preview, and Betting Lines

Utah starting quarterback Cam Rising is “unlikely” to play in Saturday’s game against the Utah State Aggies, per the Action Network. Rising hurt his hand last week after he has tackled into a hydration station by a pair of Baylor defenders near the end of the first half.   He injured a finger on his… Read more: Decision Made on Utah QB Cam Rising for Week 3 vs. Utah State

Week three of the college football season is here. No. 12 Utah plays Utah State, and Heartland College Sports has your game prediction, preview, and betting odds ahead of the matchup. GAME INFO Saturday, Sept. 14; 3:30 p.m. (CT); Merlin Olson Field at Maverik Stadium; Logan, Utah TV: CBS Sports Network Records: No. 12 Utah… Read more: Utah vs. Utah State: Prediction and Preview

Week three of the college football season is here. West Virginia plays Pitt, and Heartland College Sports has your game prediction, preview, and betting odds ahead of the matchup. GAME INFO Saturday, Sept. 14; 2:30 p.m. (CT); Acrisure Stadium; Pittsburgh, Penn. TV: ESPN2 Records: West Virginia (1-1); Pitt (2-0) Last Week: West Virginia def. Albany,… Read more: West Virginia vs. Pitt: Prediction and Preview

Week three of the college football season is here. Kansas plays UNLV and Heartland College Sports has your game prediction, preview and betting odds ahead of the match up. GAME INFO Friday, Sept. 13; 6 p.m. (CT); Children’s Mercy Stadium; Kansas City, Kan. TV: ESPN Records: Kansas, 1-1; UNLV, 2-0. Last Week: Kansas lost to… Read more: Kansas vs. UNLV: Prediction, Preview, Spread and Betting Odds

What’s going on in the Big 12 and beyond? I expand and explain every Sunday in Postscripts at Heartland College Sports, your home for independent Big 12 coverage. This week, go inside the Brock Purdy/Senior Bowl snub, the UConn problem is solved (for now) and a modest proposal that could help the Big 12 and… Read more: Postscripts: Big 12’s Waiting Game for UConn, Plus Brock Purdy’s Senior Bowl Story

The Arizona State Sun Devils beat the Mississippi State Bulldogs, 30-23, on Saturday afternoon at Mountain America Stadium in Tempe, Ariz. Arizona State (2-0) dominated Wyoming last Saturday at home. For many, this was a temperature check on the Sun Devils’ progress. All they did was dominate Mississippi State (1-1) for the first three quarters,… Read more: Three Takeaways From Arizona State’s 30-23 Win Over Mississippi State

The No. 19 Kansas Jayhawks lost to the Illinois Fightin Illini, 23-17, on Saturday evening at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Ill. After blowing out Lindenwood last week to open the season, the Jayhawks (1-1) faced a much more significant test against Illinois (2-0). Times have really changed for Kansas. Not only did the Jayhawks go… Read more: Three Takeaways From Kansas’ 23-17 Loss To Illinois

The No. 11 Utah Utes beat the Baylor Bears, 23-12, on Saturday afternoon at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City, Utah. The game was not as close as the score indicated, as the Utes (2-0) dominated from start to finish, only allowing two significant offensive plays to the Bears (1-1). But, Utah did lose their… Read more: Three Takeaways From Utah’s 23-12 Win Over Baylor

Let’s face it – Week 1 of the Big 12 football schedule was a bit of a snoozer. West Virginia and Penn State were supposed to provide some real star power in the opening weekend of action, but the Nittany Lions ended up rolling the Mountaineers, 34-12. TCU-Stanford ended up being an entertaining matchup in… Read more: Ranking the Big 12 Games for Week 2 of the College Football Season

Let’s face it – Week 1 of the Big 12 football schedule was a bit of a snoozer. West Virginia and Penn State were supposed to provide some real star power in the opening weekend of action, but the Nittany Lions ended up rolling the Mountaineers, 34-12. TCU-Stanford ended up being an entertaining matchup in… Read more: Top Big 12 College Football Week 2 Betting Trends to Watch

In Week 1, we saw athletes across the Big 12 show why they should be considered the top players at their respective positions in college football. Arizona’s Tetairoa McMillan was named the AP National Player of the Week after topping 300 yards and four touchdowns in a 69-31 win over New Mexico. That, undoubtedly, puts… Read more: College Football Coach Calls Big 12 Star ‘Best Player in the Nation’

Ongoing contract disputes between DirecTV and Walt Disney Co. have left millions of college football fans in the dark heading into Week 2 of the 2024 season. DirecTV customers hoping to catch No. 13 LSU and No. 23 USC were shocked to find that ESPN and its entire family of networks were pulled off the… Read more: Big 12 Takes Stand in ESPN vs. DirecTV Standoff

Week two of the college football season is here. TCU plays Long Island, and Heartland College Sports has your game prediction, preview, and betting odds ahead of the matchup. GAME INFO Saturday, Sept. 7; 7:00 p.m. (CT); Amon G. Carter Stadium; Fort Worth, Tx TV: ESPN+ Records: LIU, 0-1; TCU, 1-0. Last Week: LIU 21, UAlbany 27; TCU… Read more: TCU vs Long Island: Prediction, Preview, and Betting Odds

Week two of the college football season is here. Arizona plays Northern Arizona and Heartland College Sports has your game prediction, preview and betting odds ahead of the match up. GAME INFO Saturday, Sept. 7; 9 p.m. (CT); Arizona Stadium; Tucson, Ariz. TV: ESPN+ Records: Arizona, 1-0; Northern Arizona, 1-0. Last Week: Arizona def. New… Read more: Arizona vs. Northern Arizona: Prediction, Preview, and Betting Odds

Week 2 of the college football season is here. West Virginia plays UAlbany, and Heartland College Sports has your game prediction, preview, and betting odds ahead of the matchup. GAME INFO Saturday, Sept. 7; 5:00 p.m. (CT); Milan Puskar Stadium; Morgantown, WV TV: ESPN+ Records: West Virginia (0-1); UAlbany (1-0) Last Week: West Virginia 12,… Read more: West Virginia vs. UAlbany: Prediction and Preview

Week 1 is in the books and we learned quite a few things about the presumed College Football Playoff contenders coming into the season. Oregon, who was a popular pick to win the national title after the Ducks blitzed the transfer portal, barely scraped by Idaho, 24-14. Dillon Gabriel and company needed a late touchdown… Read more: Two Big 12 Teams Appear in Projected College Football Playoff Bracket

Game Info Saturday, September 7; 9:00 p.m. (CT); Martin Stadium; Pullman, WA TV: FOX Records: Washington State, 1-0; Texas Tech, 1-0. Last Week: Washington State def. Portland State, 70-30; Texas Tech def. Abilene Christian, 52-51. Series History: Texas Tech leads, 2-0. Last Meeting: Texas Tech 28, Washington State 10 (1964). Fun Fact: Legendary coach Mike Leach was the head coach… Read more: Texas Tech vs Washington State: Prediction, Preview, Betting Odds