Kansas State lost star sixth-year senior quarterback Skylar Thompson to an apparent right knee injury and suffered four turnovers, but the Wildcats' defense came to the rescue down the stretch in a 31-23 victory over FCS member Southern Illinois in front of 47,628 at Bill Snyder Family Stadium.

Defense was the story of the first three quarters for both teams. Entering the fourth quarter, the two squads combined for only 21 points with Oklahoma State limiting Tulsa to 187 yards of total offense and the Golden Hurricane holding the Cowboys to 213. Things changed drastically in the fourth quarter, with the two squads combining for 30 points. The largest lead for either team during the game was 11 points.

In front of the largest crowd ever in Brooks Stadium history at 17,697 fans, the No. 17/19 nationally-ranked Coastal Carolina football team improved to 2-0 on the season and 3-0 all-time versus Kansas and the Big 12 Conference with a 49-22 home win over the Jayhawks on Friday night.

The Big 12 Conference today announces that Brigham Young University, the University of Central Florida, the University of Cincinnati, and the University of Houston will become members no later than the 2024-25 athletic year.

The Big 12 Conference Board of Directors this morning voted to extend membership invitations to Brigham Young University, the University of Central Florida, the University of Cincinnati, and the University of Houston to join the Conference.

Cal takes to the road for the first time this season when the Golden Bears visit TCU Saturday. The game kicks off at 12:30 p.m. PT/2:30 p.m. CT from Amon G. Carter Stadium and will be televisted by ESPNU.

Baylor men's basketball 19th-year head coach Scott Drew announced the Bears' 2021-22 non-conference schedule on Tuesday. The 13-game slate includes eight games at the Ferrell Center, two road contests and three neutral-site games in the Battle 4 Atlantis.

No. 7 Iowa State (1-0, 0-0 Big 12) will play host to No. 18 Iowa (1-0, 1-0 Big Ten) in the annual Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series. It marks the first time in the series (this is the 68th meeting) that both teams are ranked at kickoff.

A home game against Tennessee, road contests at Gonzaga and Seton Hall and a neutral-site contest in Las Vegas against Stanford highlight the 2021-22 University of Texas men's basketball non-conference schedule released.

The Texas Tech duo of Riko Jeffers (Defensive) and Reggie Pearson Jr. (Newcomer) along with Texas’ Bijan Robinson (Offensive) and Oklahoma’s Gabe Brkic (Special Teams) picked up the season’s first Big 12 football weekly awards. Robinson garnered this third career player of the week after winning two for newcomer last season. The others are first-time honorees.

The first time Skylar Thompson talked about his decision to come back to Manhattan, he said he wanted to end his K-State career on a high note.

One of Maryland football’s biggest rivalries has laid dormant for the past six years. The rivalry that evokes the passion and intensity of a true blood feud: the Mountaineers of West Virginia.

Texas Tech will look to open the 2021 season on a positive note Saturday when the Red Raiders face Houston in the Texas Kickoff from NRG Stadium in Houston. Kickoff is slated for 6 p.m. with television coverage on ESPN.

In one of the more interesting non-conference games to open the 2021 college football season, Kansas State will take on Stanford this Saturday in the Allstate Kickoff Classic inside AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.

The 2021 season is officially set for kickoff for the Kansas Jayhawks, as KU is set to open the season under the lights on Friday night at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium versus South Dakota. Kickoff is slated for 7 p.m. on Big 12 Now on ESPN+ with Mark Neely (Play-by-Play) and Barrett Brooks (Analyst) on the call.

The Big 12 has had a rough go of things the past few weeks. Seemingly out of nowhere, unless you paid even the remotest bit of attention since 2016, Texas and Oklahoma announced plans to bolt for the SEC. Then, as if it hadn't been clear to the rest of the college sports world for decades, the rest of the Big 12 membership realized it was in trouble.

The defensive line returns 84 percent of its tackle production from last season and loses just one starter in defensive tackle Cameron Murray.

Australia native Alex Hale made the first in-game placekick attempt of his life last season, and from there went on to take his place among the nation's best kickers, hitting 13 of 14 field-goal attempts before an injury cut his season short with an ACL injury.

Mike Boynton and the Oklahoma State basketball team rounded out their 2021-22 non-conference schedule with the additions of two NCAA Tournament squads, Wichita State and Cleveland State.

The title is a little sensational, but accurate none the less. Earlier this week, the Big 12 Conference announced its rules for the upcoming college football season regarding COVID19 and personnel-related issues.