Big 12 Champion Football Game

There may no longer be a Big 12 championship game, but the conference’s championship picture should not be forgotten this championship weekend.

The fate of the Big 12 will be determined between two games with just one guaranteed Bowl Championship Series spot to be filled. No. 6 Oklahoma State (10-1, 7-1 Big 12), No. 9 Baylor (10-1, 7-1 Big 12) and No. 25 Texas (8-3, 7-1 Big 12) all have a chance to lay claim to the Big 12 championship and a trip to a CBS bowl game that goes to the winner! How exciting!


Oklahoma State is the hottest team in the Big 12, and we can't wait to see what they do with the upcoming game.

Baylor Bears 2013 Football Schedule

Sep. 7 vs. Buffalo

 Sep. 14 at SMU

 Sep. 21 vs. Louisiana-Monroe

 Oct. 5 vs. West Virginia

 Oct. 12 @ Kansas State

 Oct. 19 vs. Iowa State

 Oct. 26 @ Kansas

 Nov. 9 vs. Oklahoma

 Nov. 16 vs. Texas Tech

 Nov. 23 at Oklahoma State

 Nov. 30 at TCU

 Dec. 7 vs. Texas

Oklahoma State Cowboys 2013 Football Schedule

Aug. 31 @ Mississippi State  
 Sep. 7 @ UTSA
 Sep. 14 vs Lamar
 Sep. 28 @ West Virginia
 Oct. 5 vs Kansas State
 Oct. 19 vs TCU
 Oct. 26 @ Iowa State
 Nov. 2 @ Texas Tech
 Nov. 9 vs. Kansas
 Nov. 16 @ Texas
 Nov. 23 vs. Baylor
 Dec. 7 vs. Oklahoma

Big 12 Football Teams

Want to know who's on the Big 12 football league? Check out our list below?

Baylor University in Waco, Texas

Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa

University of Kansas in Lawrence, Kansas

Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kansas

University of Oklahoma in Norman, Oklahoma

Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, Oklahoma

University of Texas in Austin, Texas

Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas

Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas

West Virginia University in Morgantown, West Virginia

Who's your favorite Big 12 team? 

All About Big 12 Football Coaches - William Mack Brown

We love William Mack Brown, the head coach of Texas. His tenure has been 15 seasons. The latest season win-loss record was 9-4 and his career win-loss record is 232-117-1. And guess how much Mr. Brown makes a year?! A casual $5,161,500 per year. Nice.

All About Big 12 Football Coaches - Bob Stoops

 We love Bob Stoops, the head coach of Oklahoma. His tenure has been 14 seasons. The latest season win-loss record was 10-2 and his career win-loss record is 149-36. And guess how much Mr. Stoops makes a year?! A casual $4,303,000 per year. Nice.

Meet Arthur Briles of the Baylor Bears

Again, maybe you're not a Baylor Bears fan. Read this up anyways! You need to know about your competion in the Big 12 Football.

Arthur Ray Briles was born December 3, 1955 in Rule, Texas. Art Briles was born into a football family and began his career in high school where he attended Rule High School and was coached by his father. Art Briles was offered a football scholarship to the University of Houston where he was put on the football roster as a wide receiver, he played three seasons for the University of Houston including an appearance in the Cotton Bowl.

After completing multiple degrees, Art Briles started his coaching career at Sundown High School as an assistant coach. He served as the assistant coach and head coach for several different high schools before going to Texas Tech in 1999 to serve as an assistant coach on Mike Leach’s staff. Then in 2003, Art Briles got his first big NCAA break when he was named the head coach for the University of Houston, his alma matter. WOW! Such an impressive resume.


In late 2007, Art Briles was hired as the Baylor Bears head coach and began to work at turning around one of the bottom teams in the NCAA Big 12.

Come on out this season and watch Art Briles crush it with his Baylor Bears.

Meet Paul Rhoads of the Iowa State Cyclones

Yeah, yeah, yeah. We know. Maybe you aren't the biggest Iowa State Cyclone fan, but it is still important to know what they are up to! We want you to become familiar with Paul Rhoads.

Paul Rhoads is the head coach for the Iowa State Cyclones. Rhoads joins the Iowa State football roster with plenty of experience and fans are hopeful that this experience will translate into wins for the ISU Cyclones.

Before he pulled on Iowa State cardinal and gold, Paul Rhoads was the defensive coordinator for the Auburn Tigers for a season. Under Rhoads’ leadership the Tigers were ranked in multiple defensive categories after only 6 weeks. Prior to Auburn, Coach Rhoads was the defensive coordinator for the Pittsburgh Panthers. Rhoads led the Panthers to the best defense they had had in decades and helped achieve national ranking before he left. At the end of his career as defensive coordinator for the Panthers, Rhoads record book included 38 Quarterback sacks and a top 30 ranking. WOW! What an impressive resume.

Paul Rhoads will now join the Iowa State Cyclones again, after a stint as an assistant coach for Iowa State in the 90’s. His contract is for 5 years and is reported to be $5.75 million. Regardless of the details, Cyclones fans are eager to see what this experienced defensive thinking coach will do! Join the crowd and see Rhoads pull his Cyclones again this football season.

Baylor Bears football Program

The Baylor Bears football program was established in 1899, since then the Baylor Bears have claimed 7 Conference Championship Titles and have made 16 postseason Bowl Game appearances. The Baylor Bears roster is always full of outstanding players, 44 Baylor Bears football players have been named consensus All-American players.

Baylor Bears 2013 Basketball Season

The Baylor basketball team is one of the most skilled teams in the NCAA Division I Big 12 Conference. The Baylor basketball team plays home games in the Ferrell Center where Baylor basketball fans often pack the seats.

Both Men's Baylor basketball and Lady Bears basketball call the Ferrell Center home. There are many popular players that formerly played Baylor Basketball. These players include, but are not limited to: Vinnie Johnson, David Wesley, Michael Williams, Terry Teagle and Brian Skinner. All of those former Baylor basketball players went on to play in the NBA.

Don't miss a single game of Baylor basketball at the Ferrell Center. Purchase your Baylor basketball tickets today and join Baylor fans as they cheer on Baylor basketball with Joy and Lady!

Big 12 HOT News!

Texas and Texas Tech will each play another Thursday game before their Thanksgiving night matchup in Austin this fall. How exciting is that? The Big 12 on Thursday announced its lineup of five weekday football games, including another holiday game at home for the Longhorns.

Before that, Texas Tech will host its Big 12 opener against TCU on Thursday night, Sept. 12. Texas plays at Iowa State on Oct. 3. Oklahoma travels to Baylor on Nov. 7, one of the Bears' last home games before moving into a new stadium.

The weekday games fulfill a Big 12 contractual agreement with television partners Fox Sports and ESPN.
Kansas State hosts North Dakota State for a Labor Day weekend opener on Friday, Aug. 30. Kickoff times and specific networks for each game will be announced later. Who has a count down going until first kick off? We'll keep you updated, keep checking back!

Big 12 Football History

The Big 12 Conference is the second youngest of the major college athletic conferences in the United States, having formed in 1994 from a merger of one of the oldest conferences, the Big Eight, with four prominent colleges from Texas. From its formation until 2011, its 12 members competed in two divisions. Two charter members left the conference in 2011, and in 2012, two more universities left, while another two joined from other conferences. In 2012, the Big 12 formed an alliance with the Southeastern Conference to host a joint post-season college bowl game between the champions of each conference.

Iowa State Cyclones Football Season Review; 2013 Cyclones Football Tickets Available Soon

The Iowa State Cyclones football season is officially in the record books. The Cyclones football team finished the season with a 6-7 record, 3-6  in the Big 12 Conference. Under the leadership of head coach, Paul Rhoads, the Cyclones football roster made fans proud.

In fact, they were even invited to the Liberty Bowl where they lost to Tulsa who they had defeated in the opening game of the season. Not too great of a season ending, but we are still happy with the season. The whole season Jack Trice Stadium was filled to capacity with screaming Cyclone fans every game. If you didn't buy Cyclones football tickets this season, don't be left out of the excitement next season.

2013 Cyclone football tickets will be available from our site soon!

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Projecting the Big 12's first-round picks

McShay says it's going to be West Virginia quarterback Geno Smith , who'll be headed to the Buffalo Bills with the eighth pick and the first quarterback drafted. Kiper? He doesn't even have Smith going anywhere in the first round.

Kiper's first Big 12 player taken is a much less pretty position. He's going with converted quarterback Lane Johnson, who emerged as an offensive line standout over the past couple years for Oklahoma. Kiper says the Sooner will be the first Big 12 player taken, all the way down at No. 16 to the St. Louis Rams. McShay has Johnson going even higher, at No. 11, to the San Diego Chargers.


It's going to be a quiet first round for the Big 12 this April without a ton of NFL-bound talent, but we'll see how the leagues' talents fluctuate throughout the draft process with pro days and the combine still to come


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New Year, New teams, New Fans for the Big 12

Hey Big 12 fans, it's a new year, there are new teams, and new fans for the Big 12! Which Big-12 school is your favorite?! It's hard to decide with members of the schools located in Iowa, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, or West Virginia?



Here's a map of where all the schools are located!