Welcome to the Big 12 Press Box blog!

Welcome, Big 12 fans!

Whether you’re rockin’ the pitchfork in Tempe, throwing up the U in Salt Lake, bleeding purple in Manhattan, or howling with the Cougars in Provo, you’ve just found your new home for everything happening inside the wildest conference in college sports.

This is the Big 12 Press Box – an independent blog dedicated to delivering sharp, unfiltered coverage of all the Big 12 programs.

Football Saturdays, basketball insanity, Olympic-sport excellence, recruiting battles, transfer-portal drama, NIL madness, and every rumor that floats through the group chats. No corporate spin. No network agendas. Just the stories, breakdowns, and takes that real Big 12 fans live for.

Why now?

Because the Big 12 is chaos in the best way.

- The Four Corners schools brought Pac-12 swagger and instant rivalries.  

- Deion and Colorado turned Boulder into must-watch TV.  

- Utah’s already acting like it owns the place (and might).  

- Houston, Cincinnati, and UCF are proving the “new kids” can punch with anyone.  

- We’re in Year 2 of the no-division era with a 12-team playoff that actually rewards the champion.  

- And nobody else is giving BYU’s trophy case, Kansas basketball’s streak, or West Virginia’s couch-burning tradition the love they deserve.

What you can expect

- Weekly updates

- Recruiting and portal news that cuts through the noise  

- Deep dives and hot takes  

- Guest pieces from ghost writers

- Plenty of spice and fun

We’ll celebrate the highs and roast the lows without pulling punches. Rivalries will be fueled. Trash talk in the comments is not only allowed—it’s encouraged (keep it clever, not toxic).

So bookmark us and tell your group chat the Press Box is open.


Let’s go!


— The Big 12 Press Box Team  

November 20, 2025

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