Big 12 Notes – Spring Practices


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Stewart Mandel’s Top 25 head coaches includes three from the Big 12 … Kansas receiving $2.7 million for giving up home game to play Arizona State in London … NCAA says no to Big Ten’s request to suspend tampering investigations …

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New Mexico State safety transfer Naeten Mitchell: “It all bought in and I’m glad I’m here” … Texas transfer linebacker Liona Lefau: “They brought in a lot of new players, and I knew a lot of people were hungry, so I came here” …

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Colorado Basketball

//posted 3.16.2026

Doing more with less: CU last in Big 12 in men’s basketball spending … CU men to play Oklahoma in the College Basketball Crown (April 1st, 6:00 p.m., MT, FS1) … CU women earn No. 10 seed in NCAA tournament, to take on No. 7 Illinois (Saturday, 7:30 p.m., MT, ESPN2) …

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We assume we know CU’s starting quarterback for 2026, but the remainder of the starting lineup is full of question marks … Who will step up in the skill positions? … Can the offensive line, sans Jordan Seaton, be even better than last year’s unit? … Let’s find out …

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Olympic Sports

//posted 3.14.2026

Buffs finish second in NCAA ski championships to Utah – for the fourth time in six years … It’s down to CU and Utah: Buffs hold slim lead at NCAA ski championships heading into final day …

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West Virginia is trying to rebuild with 49 – count ’em, 49 – freshmen, while Cincinnati (QB now in Lubbock) and UCF (roster upgrades last in the Big 12) have their own issues … And CU? Can the Buffs’ overhauled roster double CU’s win total in 2026? We’ll see …

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Texas Tech has everything a college football fan could want in 2026: Good coaching; a bought and paid for roster; and a ridiculously easy schedule … On the other extreme, Baylor head coach Dave Aranda is coaching for his job this fall …

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CU rights the ship, at least partially, in February … Four home Big 12 wins – over TCU, Arizona State, Oklahoma State and Kansas State – give Buff fans some measure of hope … Hope which is offset by blowout losses to Baylor, No. 16 Texas Tech, and No. 5 Houston …

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Coaching Carousel

//posted 2.28.2026

CU makes it official with new DC Chris Marve; Vonn Bell to coach safeties; Clancy Pendergast hired as an analyst … Warren Sapp no longer on the CU football staff … The Athletic Grades New Coaching Hires: No “A” Hires in the Big 12 …

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Big 12 Notes

//posted 2.27.2026

SEC/Big Ten: Pooling media rights bad for the sport (read: we don’t want parity) … Cincinnati sues former QB Brendan Sorsby for breach of contract in signing with Texas Tech … CBS list of potential Playoff newcomers includes … Oklahoma State (?) …

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Colorado Daily

//posted 2.26.2026

CUBuffs.com previews running back room: Competition the word for spring … Chris Marve taking over as Colorado’s defensive coordinator … CU Tight ends room is nothing if not tall (averaging over 6’5″ in height) …

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There are five teams from the old Big Eight who remain in the current Big 12 – and none of them are title contenders … Kansas State, Iowa State and Oklahoma State all have new coaches – and challenges to get to winning records …

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