The 2025 Cincinnati Football season begins next Thursday, Aug. 28 against Nebraska in the Battle Sports Kansas City Classic at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium.

The game is set to kick off at 9:00 p.m. ET on ESPN.

The Kansas Jayhawks christened the reimagined David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium with a 31-7 victory over Fresno State on Saturday evening in front of a sold out crowd of 41,525 spectators.

(BCSNN) — The "Luck of the Irish" was with the Cyclones as Rocco Becht accounted for three touchdowns and led No. 22 Iowa State to a 24–21 victory over No. 17 Kansas State in the Aer Lingus College Football Classic on Saturday, giving the Cyclones a crucial early win in the Big 12 title race. The game, played before a sold-out crowd at Aviva Stadium, marked the first-ever international opener between two ranked Big 12 teams.

(BCSNN) — The 2025 college football season kicks off Saturday with a marquee Big 12 showdown as No. 17 Kansas State faces No. 22 Iowa State in the Aer Lingus College Football Classic at Aviva Stadium. The Week Zero clash marks the first time two ranked teams have met in the Dublin-based event and could have early implications for the Big 12 title race and College Football Playoff positioning.

Tony Bland has joined the Kansas men's basketball staff as an assistant coach, KU head coach Bill Self announced.

(BCSNN) — The Kansas Jayhawks will kick off their 134th football season Saturday evening against Fresno State in a nationally televised Week 0 matchup that marks the grand reopening of David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium. The 5:30 p.m. CT kickoff on FOX will be the first game played in the newly renovated venue, which underwent a $450 million transformation as part of the university’s Gateway District project.

(BCSNN) — The University of Cincinnati has dismissed starting point guard Jizzle James from its men’s basketball program, head coach Wes Miller confirmed Tuesday. James, the team’s leading scorer last season, had been away from the program since mid-July while dealing with undisclosed personal issues.

(BCSNN) — BYU head coach Kalani Sitake has named true freshman Bear Bachmeier the starting quarterback for the Cougars’ season opener against Portland State on Aug. 30, marking the first time in program history a true freshman will start a season opener under center. The decision was confirmed Tuesday following a competitive fall camp battle.

(BCSNN) — Texas Tech sophomore running back Quinten Joyner will miss the entire 2025 season after suffering a torn ACL during the team’s second preseason scrimmage on Aug. 16, head coach Joey McGuire confirmed Monday. Joyner, a transfer from USC, was expected to be the Red Raiders’ starting tailback and a key piece of their offense heading into the fall.

Houston Football linebacker Sione Fotu and defensive lineman Khalil Laufau secured spots on the 2025 Polynesian College Football Player of the Year Watch List, the Polynesian Football Hall of Fame announced.

Kansas State has long been known for its physical, ground-and-pound style of football, which has producied some of the most productive and versatile running backs in the Big 12 and beyond.

Just days before the Kansas Jayhawks football season kickoff against Fresno State on Aug. 23, the University of Kansas announced an unprecedented gift from alumnus David G. Booth of Austin, Texas. The extraordinary gift, amounting to approximately $300 million, is the largest in Kansas Athletics and University of Kansas history, and is among the largest single gifts in the history of college athletics.

(BCSNN) — Baylor junior running back Dawson Pendergrass will miss the entire 2025 season after sustaining a foot injury during fall camp that will require surgery, head coach Dave Aranda confirmed. The setback removes a key piece from the Bears’ offensive backfield just weeks before their season opener against Auburn.

(BCSNN) — LaDamion Guyton, a Top 5 overall prospect in the 2027 recruiting class, announced his commitment to Texas Tech, choosing the Red Raiders over Georgia, Tennessee, and South Carolina. The five-star edge rusher from Benedictine Military School in Savannah, Georgia, is the highest-rated recruit in Texas Tech history and a transformative addition to head coach Joey McGuire’s program.

Texas Tech Football has long been synonymous with high-powered offenses and prolific quarterback play, especially during the Air Raid era. From record-breaking college careers to stardom at the next level in the NFL, the Red Raiders have produced some of the most dynamic signal-callers in college football history.

(BCSNN) — The NCAA Division I Board of Directors approved a sweeping overhaul of its governance structure, granting significantly more influence to the Power Four conferences—ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, and SEC—in decisions affecting college athletics. The move marks a pivotal shift in how rules are made and reflects the growing autonomy of major football-playing schools.

(BCSNN) — UCF running backs Myles Montgomery and Jaden Nixon have been named to the 2025 Doak Walker Award preseason watch list. The honor recognizes the top running backs in college football and places the duo among 75 candidates nationally, including 16 from the Big 12 Conference.

(BCSNN) — The NCAA announced Monday that the men’s and women’s basketball tournaments will remain at 68 teams for the 2026 season, shelving expansion proposals that had gained momentum in recent months. The decision was confirmed by NCAA senior vice president of basketball Dan Gavitt, who said the committees “will continue conversations” about expanding to 72 or 76 teams in future years.

(BCSNN) — Iowa State head football coach Matt Campbell has signed a contract extension that will keep him in Ames through the 2032 season, the university announced Friday. The deal comes on the heels of the most successful campaign in program history, with the Cyclones finishing 11–3 and earning a No. 15 ranking in the final AP Top 25.

Texas Tech men's basketball head coach Grant McCasland has announced two additions to his coaching staff, hiring Rem Bakamus as assistant coach and Duncan Bacon as Associate Director of Operations. Bakamus arrives in Lubbock after working at Arizona as an assistant coach along with experience as a graduate assistant coach at Baylor and a player for Gonzaga. Bacon returns as the Associate Director of Operations after working as a graduate assistant during last season's run to the NCAA Elite Eight.