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.

West Virginia University Director of Athletics Shane Lyons has announced that the Mountaineers have inked a three-game football series with Ohio University.

Replacing a running back whose career accolades include leading the nation in rushing, averaging over 100 yards per game for his career and ranking in the top-10 of every rushing category in the Oklahoma State record book is not easy, but that's the task ahead for the OSU backfield.

Iowa State football will begin the season ranked in the Associated Press' preseason poll for the third-straight season.

Baylor baseball head coach Steve Rodriguez announced the addition of two newcomers to the 2022 roster on Thursday.

Coming off of its sixth straight Big 12 title and a victory in the Cotton Bowl, the Oklahoma football team begins the fifth year of the Lincoln Riley era ranked third in the preseason USA Today Sports AFCA Coaches Poll, which was released Tuesday.

The Oklahoma State football team practiced in shoulder pads for the first time on Sunday morning to wrap up its first weekend of fall training camp.

West Virginia University football seniors, quarterback Jarret Doege, safety Sean Mahone and kicker Evan Staley, were named to the Wuerffel Trophy Award Watch List as announced by the organization.

Texas Tech is returning to Madison Square Garden where it will play Tennessee in the 2021 Jimmy V Classic Presented by Corona on Tuesday, December 7 in New York.

The National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) announced that Iowa State Athletics Director Jamie Pollard has been named the Association's President for the 2021-22 membership year.

TCU men's basketball head coach Jamie Dixon announced the hiring of Jamie McNeilly as an assistant coach.

Former Kansas State guard Xavier Sneed has received an invitation to play for the Charlotte Hornets Summer League Team, which will participate in the upcoming MGM Resorts NBA Summer League from Sunday, August 8 to Tuesday, August 17 at the Cox Pavilion and Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.