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The Big 12 Conference race took another dramatic turn in Week 8 as contenders emerged, playoff hopes took shape and one coaching tenure officially came to an end. With Baylor firing Dave Aranda, Utah standing as the league’s lone unbeaten team and six Big 12 programs now ranked in the AP Top 25, the conference […]

Big 12 Football Stock Report: Who’s Rising and Falling After Week 8?

Predicting every game with more chaos looming 📲

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The Baylor Bears and UCF Knights kick off Week 9 in the Big 12 on Friday night in Orlando, with both teams coming off dramatically different weekends. UCF enters the game riding high after stunning No. 2 BYU 39-31 in double overtime for the Knights’ biggest win since joining the Big 12. Meanwhile, Baylor is […]

Baylor vs. UCF Prediction, Pick and Odds for Week 9

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Absolute cinema. Unranked UCF takes down Cougars in one of the wildest games of the year

Oklahoma State fans get a few good days here. Mel Kiper Jr. put sophomore quarterback Drew Mestemaker at No. 2 on his midseason 2027 NFL Draft big board, behind only Ohio State receiver Jeremiah Smith and ahead of Notre Dame corner Leonard Moore. He’s the first quarterback on the list, one spot above Miami’s Darian […]

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Week 8 turned the Big 12 upside down, and the latest Heartland College Sports Power Rankings are going to reflect it. BYU suffered its first loss of the season in a double-overtime stunner at UCF, while Texas Tech was dominated on the road at Cincinnati. Meanwhile, Utah survived Houston to remain undefeated and take control […]

Big 12 Football Power Rankings After Week 8: Utah, Houston Lead the Way

😬 BYU drops 6 spots 📈 Indiana in top 5 📲 Tap for full rankings

🚨 Week 8 AP Top 25 Poll

Expert picks against the spread for BYU's road test against UCF ➡️

CFB Week 8 Betting Locks 🔒

How BYU will fare against UCF after last weekend's colossal win 📲

Week 8 CFB Picks 🔮

🚨 Week 8 CFB AP Top 25 Poll

😬 BYU drops 6 spots 📈 Indiana in top 5 📳 Tap to follow

Texas Tech mega-booster Cody Campbell’s preseason promise of “retribution” against Big 12 opponents resurfaced in a big way after the Red Raiders’ 37-24 loss to Cincinnati on Saturday. Campbell made the comments during Texas Tech’s The Program documentary while discussing the fallout from the Brendan Sorsby situation and how other Big 12 programs handled it. […]

Cody Campbell's 'Retribution' Quote Resurfaces After Texas Tech Loss

BYU and Texas Tech suffer losses as playoff picture gets even more blurry 📲

Unranked Teams Cause Chaos in Week 8 📊

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UCF Beats No. 2 BYU, Students Rush the Field — KnightNews.com

The UCF Knights beat the #2 ranked BYU Cougars in a dramatic upset that resulted in the Knights’ highest win against a ranked opponent in program history. The Knights came in as 7.5 point underdogs, and students rushed the field in excitement. The match began with a quick three and out by the Knights, to […]

No. 2 BYU’s perfect season came crashing down on Saturday, as the Cougars suffered a stunning 39-31 double-overtime loss to UCF in Orlando. One week after BYU knocked off No. 2 Notre Dame in one of the biggest wins in program history, the Cougars couldn’t carry that momentum into the Bounce House. Instead, UCF delivered […]

UCF Stuns No. 2 BYU in Double-Overtime Upset

🤷‍♂️ BYU on other end of shocker 😱 More top teams fall 📲 Full recap after Saturday

CFB Week 8 Winners & Losers 📊

Knights' upset over No. 2 BYU is their first AP top-5 win EVER 📸

UCF Makes School History 👏

Texas Tech’s stunning loss to Cincinnati on Saturday didn’t sit well with one of the most influential people surrounding the Red Raiders’ athletic program. Texas Tech mega-booster Cody Campbell took to social media shortly after the No. 8 Red Raiders’ 37-24 loss to Cincinnati and didn’t mince words about what he had just watched. Campbell […]

Cody Campbell Rips Texas Tech After Stunning Cincinnati Loss

West Virginia football released the first concept renderings of its “West Tower” at Milan Puskar Stadium on Friday, and the potential outcome is a big-time upgrade for the school’s 46-year-old football facility. The new tower, which would face the east stands, would expand from the 30-yard line to the 8-yard line with nearly 75,000 square […]

West Virginia Drops First Look at New Stadium Tower

The 2026 Big 12 football season has delivered no shortage of surprises, breakout stars, and legitimate College Football Playoff contenders. With the season reaching its midway point, it’s time to hand out our midseason awards. From Michael Hawkins Jr.’s electrifying performances at West Virginia to Kalani Sitake leading BYU into the national championship conversation, the […]

2026 Big 12 Football Midseason Awards: Players, Coach of the Year

Without LJ Martin for the foreseeable future, the No. 2 BYU Cougars might have an answer for their backfield: third-year running back Sione Moa, cleared to go this weekend at UCF. Moa, who exited the season-opener against Utah Tech with a knee injury, was initially cleared for Notre Dame last week, BYU offensive coordinator Aaron […]

BYU football: Sione Moa Cleared to Go Saturday at UCF

UCF Football was off last week, but one look at the team’s injury report for BYU on Saturday could fool you. The Knights listed 10 players, including starting quarterback Alonza Barnett III and freshman running back Taevion Swing (162 yards), as questionable or worse on Thursday. Another six players – 4 defense, 1 offense, 1 […]

UCF Injury Concerns Mount Before BYU Matchup

ESPN College GameDay‘s trip to Provo wasn’t just a memorable weekend for BYU. It was also a historic one for the network. College GameDay averaged 3 million viewers for Saturday’s show from BYU ahead of the Cougars’ showdown against Notre Dame, making it the most-watched episode of the 2026 season and the third-most-watched regular-season edition […]

BYU College GameDay Draws 3 Million Viewers, Third-Most Ever

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Big 12 Plans for CFP Expansion

🚨 Week 7 CFB AP Top 25 Poll

🙌 Miami jumps to no. 1 📉 Texas drops 12 spots 📳 Tap for full rankings

The state of West Virginia is mourning the loss of one of its most respected business and philanthropic leaders as longtime businessman Ike Morris has passed away. Among those feeling the loss most deeply is West Virginia Mountaineers head coach Rich Rodriguez, who described Morris as “the most influential person” in his life. Rodriguez’s relationship […]

Rich Rodriguez Pays Tribute to Ike Morris Following West Virginia Businessman's Passing

What a weekend it was for the Big 12. Five of the nation’s top 10 teams lost in Week 7, but the Big 12’s top contenders all survived and, in some cases, thrived. The result? Three Big 12 teams now sit inside the top 10 heading into Week 8, giving the conference plenty of momentum […]

Big 12 Week 7 Overreactions: Is the Big 12 College Football's Best Conference?

UCF will once again be without starting quarterback Alonza Barnett III when the Knights host No. 2 BYU on Saturday, according to a report from Pete Thamel. Barnett is still recovering from the hamstring injury he suffered in UCF’s Sept. 12 loss at Pitt and is not expected to start against the Cougars. Instead, Keyone […]

UCF's Alonza Barnett III Won't Start vs. BYU as Big 12 Showdown Looms

🙌 Miami jumps to no. 1 📉 Texas drops 12 spots 📲 Tap for full rankings

Week 7 AP Top 25 Poll

The Big 12 was one of the biggest beneficiaries of a chaotic Week 7 across college football. The latest AP Top 25 Poll was released Sunday, and BYU made the biggest statement for the conference, soaring from No. 8 to No. 2 following its 28-24 win over Notre Dame. The Cougars received 20 first-place votes […]

AP Top 25: BYU Jumps to No. 2, Big 12 Lands Five Ranked Teams

😱 Multiple top teams fall ❓ Arch, Bryce's jobs in question 📲 Full recap after Saturday

CFB Week 7 Winners & Losers 📊

MASSIVE shakeups underway after chaotic slate. Tap for latest projections 📲

B/R CFB Top 25 After Week 7 🔢

BYU just picked up one of the biggest wins in program history. The No. 8 Cougars knocked off No. 2 Notre Dame 28-24 on Saturday night in Provo, staying undefeated and delivering a massive statement for both BYU and the Big 12 in the College Football Playoff race. And Bear Bachmeier delivered when BYU needed […]

BYU Stuns No. 2 Notre Dame 28-24 to Stay Undefeated

Texas has gone from No. 1 in the country to making history for all the wrong reasons in the span of seven days. One week after the top-ranked Longhorns were stunned by unranked Oklahoma, Texas suffered another setback on Saturday, falling to unranked Florida. The back-to-back losses put Texas in some incredibly rare company. According […]

Texas Makes History After Back-to-Back Losses to Oklahoma, Florida

🤷 Regular season meaningless? 📈 G6 teams hit jackpot? 📲 24-team playoff takeaways

CFP Expansion Winners & Losers

ESPN football staple Mel Kiper Jr. is warm on Oklahoma State quarterback Drew Mestemaker. Kiper, revealing his midseason 2027 NFL Draft big board, listed the Cowboys’ sophomore gunslinger at No. 2 on his favorite 25 prospects for the upcoming draft class. It’s not a mock draft, Kiper says, but in October, Mestemaker finds himself alongside […]

Mel Kiper Hails Oklahoma State QB Drew Mestemaker in Latest NFL Draft Board

OSU-Indiana headlines loaded weekend slate 📲

CFB Week 7 Picks 🔮

🚨 Week 6 CFB AP Top 25 Poll

🤩 Georgia jumps to No. 1 📉 Oregon unranked 📳 Tap to tune in

🤩 Georgia jumps to No. 1 📉 Oregon unranked 📲 Tap for full standings

🚨 Week 6 CFB AP Top 25 Poll

Texas falls 6 spots after suffering upset loss. Tap for new projections after Week 6 📲

Shocking CFB Top 25 Shakeup 🔢

After 6 weeks, there's still no clear No. 1 favorite. Multiple teams still have question marks 📲

CFP Title Race Is Wide Open 🏆

🐻 UCLA is a playoff contender 🦓 Controversy in UGA win? 📲 Takeaways from chaotic slate

Week 6 Winners & Losers 📊

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CFB Week 6 Predictions 🔮

Picking winners of every game as season hits halfway mark 📲

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Mike Gundy Reflects on Oklahoma State During TNT Big 12 Pregame Show

Mike Gundy may no longer be coaching Oklahoma State, but his connection to the Cowboys remains as strong as ever. Gundy appeared on TNT’s Big 12 pregame show on Saturday and reflected on his decades-long relationship with Oklahoma State, from arriving in Stillwater as a quarterback in 1986 to eventually becoming the program’s head coach. […]

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Big 12 Week 6 Game Rankings: Houston-Kansas State Lead the Way

We’re in for another exciting week of Big 12 football, and I thought it would be fun to rank every Week 6 game based on how interested I am in watching each one, starting with Houston-Kansas State, and ending with Arizona State-Hawaii. There may not be a ranked-versus-ranked matchup on the schedule, but conference play […]

🐐 Jeremiah enters GOAT convo? 🔻 Kamario's Heisman odds tank 📲 Full recap after Saturday

CFB Week 5 Winners & Losers 📊

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Tuesday Takes: Baylor Rising, UCF's Awful Luck and Texas Tech's Start

Welcome to Tuesday Takes, where I share three observations from around the Big 12. It was another eventful week across the conference, but these are the three storylines that have my attention going into Week 6, including Baylor football improving, UCF football’s bad luck and Texas Tech’s slow start. Baylor will be 7-1 going into […]

Week 5 of the 2026 Big 12 football season gave us plenty to reconsider in this week’s Power Rankings. BYU and Texas Tech remained undefeated, Baylor demolished Arizona State, Arizona dominated Cincinnati, and Houston erased a 17-point deficit to beat UCF. Meanwhile, Iowa State survived a shootout against West Virginia, while Colorado and TCU continued […]

Big 12 Football Power Rankings After Week 5: Utah, BYU lead the Way

😬 Gators drop 8 spots 📈 Bama just outside top 5 📲 Tap for full rankings

🚨 Week 5 AP Top 25 Poll

🚨 Week 5 CFB AP Top 25 Poll

😬 Gators drop 8 spots 📈 Bama just outside top 5 📲 Tap for full rankings

The Big 12 continues to make its case as one of the deepest conferences in college football. The latest AP Top 25 Poll was released on Sunday, and the Big 12 landed three teams inside the Top 12, giving the conference more than the Big Ten and trailing only the SEC. BYU leads the way […]

AP Top 25: Big 12 Lands Five Ranked Teams, Three in Top 12

Florida and Mississippi State were both humbled after lopsided losses. Tap for new Top 5 📲

Massive Shakeup in CFB Top 25 List 🔢

Gators became the latest contender to learn how difficult life can be on the road in the SEC

Week 5 CFB Playoff Predictions 👀

UCF quarterback Keyone Jenkins was taken to the locker room after suffering a cramping injury in the third quarter during Saturday’s Big 12 matchup against No. 20 Houston. UPDATE: Jenkins returned to the game with around nine minutes remaining in the fourth quarter. The UCF quarterback had been dealing with cramping, allowing him to return […]

UCF QB Keyone Jenkins Leaves Houston Game With Injury

📈 Florida jumps to top 10 😬 Michigan unranked again 📲 Tap for full standings

🚨 Week 4 CFB AP Top 25 Poll

First year of revenue sharing resulted in massive payouts (The Athletic)

Colleges Paid Athletes $1.77B

As the Big 12 enters October, pressure is mounting on several coaches across the conference, with Kansas’ Lance Leipold and Colorado’s Deion Sanders facing particularly important weekends. Thirteen of the 16 teams in the league are in action this weekend, including a pair of teams that were in London two weeks ago to play the […]

Big 12 Hot Seat Rankings: Lance Leipold, Deion Sanders Under Pressure Entering Week 5

Breaking down a Big 12 clash between UCF and Houston ➡️

Week 5 CFB Picks 🔮

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UCF Reveals 10th Annual Space Game Uniforms — KnightNews.com

Today, September 29th, 2026, at 3:21 P.M, UCF revealed the Space Game uniforms, just over a month away before the “Citronauts” face off against the Baylor Bears. After a decade of Space Game traditions, this year is “Mission X: Origin Story”. To see the full breakdown, check out the uniform reveal post. The annual space […]

UCF and Houston enter Week 5 coming off impressive wins, and now two teams trying to establish themselves as legitimate factors in the Big 12 race meet in Houston. The Knights improved to 3-1 last weekend with a 21-13 win over TCU, despite once again playing without starting quarterback Alonza Barnett III. Keyone Jenkins stepped […]

UCF vs. Houston Prediction, Pick and Odds for Week 5

Gators were rewarded for their marquee win over Ole Miss in AP's Top 25

Early CFP Projections ↕️

🚨 Week 4 CFB AP Top 25 Poll

📈 Florida jumps to top 10 😬 Michigan unranked again 📲 Tap for full standings

The Big 12 is gaining some momentum in the AP Poll rankings. Five Big 12 teams landed in the latest AP Top 25 released Sunday, the conference’s most ranked teams since October 2025. BYU leads the way at No. 10, followed closely by No. 12 Texas Tech and No. 13 Utah. But the biggest Big […]

AP Top 25: Big 12 Lands Five Ranked Teams as Oklahoma State Surges

Week 4 of the college football season delivered as we started to get into the meat of conference play. Five of the eight games involving Big 12 teams were league games, and we’re starting to see which teams might be legitimate contenders in the conference race. From statement wins and surprising upsets to disappointing performances […]

Five Biggest Big 12 Football Takeaways From Week 4

The top 2 teams from last week flip while Mississippi State SURGES. Full breakdown 📲

New Top 5 in CFB Rankings 👀

😏 Karma for Michigan? 💺 Burning hot seats for coaches 📲Full breakdown of wild slate

CFB Week 4 Winners & Losers 📊

Ole Miss is the focal point in back-to-back weeks. Full breakdown 📲

New CFB Playoff Predictions 👀

Picks for every game in STACKED weekend 📲

Week 4 CFB Predictions 🔮

In previous years, it’d been easy to write off a freshman, given most coaches would opt to preserve their eligibility with a redshirt before the 5-for-5 policy guaranteed a five-year timeline, eliminating the need for such measures or medical waivers in the era of NIL and the transfer portal. Now, there’s more of an incentive […]

Big 12 Freshman Rankings: BYU Leads, Houston QB Waits His Turn

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UCF is set to debut a helmet logo on Saturday when they host TCU as part of a sponsorship from Walt Disney World. The logo will appear on the back of the helmets and is another example of schools finding creative ways to draw sponsorship revenue.

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Picks for this week's slate

We’re in for another exciting week of Big 12 football, and I thought it would be fun to rank every game based on how interested I am in watching each one. There may not be a ranked-vs.-ranked matchup on the schedule, but there are still plenty of intriguing games as conference play ramps up. From […]

Big 12 Football Week 4 Games Ranked From Best to Worst

It’s only Week 4, but the discussion of who the best player in the Big 12 is right now boils down to just a small club of stars, including BYU Cougars running back LJ Martin. As expected, Martin is powering the BYU backfield through a 3-0 start as the senior chases historical numbers, surpassing Taysom […]

Is BYU Star LJ Martin the Big 12's Best Player?

Week 3 featured two Big 12 conference games, and both carried considerable interest. Texas Tech pulled out a conference-opening win over Houston in a showdown that left many wondering whether the two teams could see each other again. Arizona State and Kansas played in London in the conference’s first international game, showcasing for Londoners what […]

Big 12 Football Stock Report: Colorado Falls, WVU Rises

📈 Ole Miss in the top 5 🫣 Texas A&M drops 14 spots 📲 Tap for full standings

🚨 Week 4 CFB AP Top 25 Poll

Three weeks into the 2026 college football season, we’re finally starting to get a clearer picture of the Big 12, although figuring out the top of this conference isn’t getting any easier. Texas Tech survived its first real test, holding off Houston 28-26 on Friday night. BYU and Utah continued to take care of business, […]

Big 12 Power Rankings: BYU Holds No. 1, Texas Tech Leaps

Predicting LSU-Ole Miss and every game this week 📲

Week 3 CFB Picks 🔮

🚨 Week 3 CFB AP Top 25 Poll

📈 Ole Miss in the top 5 🫣 Texas A&M drops 14 spots 📲 Tap for full standings

The Big 12 has four teams ranked in the latest AP Top 25, including a new Top 10 team following Week 3 of the college football season. BYU leads the way for the conference, moving up two spots from No. 11 to No. 9 following Saturday’s 41-23 road win over Colorado State. The Cougars improved […]

AP Top 25: BYU, Texas Tech Lead Four Ranked Big 12 Teams

Louisville should now be viewed as the No. 1 contender to Miami in the ACC 📲

Early CFB Bracket Predictions 👀

📡 Many teams off national radar 😈 Revenge game for the ages 📈 SEC QBs putting up numbers

Week 3 Winners & Losers 📊

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CFB Week 3 Updates 🏈

Week two featured some great games on the Big 12 schedule — and some real cupcakes. The Big 12 and the SEC tangled three times. The Big 12 and the Big Ten faced each other twice. The Big 12 even got a couple of games in against the remade Pac-12 and one against the ACC. […]

Big 12 Football Week 1 Stock Report: Oklahoma State Surges, UCF Falls

Analyzing why UCF is already in trouble ➡️

Fanbases That Should be Worried after Week 2 😨

The Big 12 has four teams ranked in the latest AP Top 25 following a wild Week 2 across college football. BYU leads the way for the conference, moving up four spots from No. 15 to No. 11 following its win over Arizona in the first Big 12 conference game of the season. Texas Tech […]

College Football AP Poll: Four Big 12 Teams Ranked After Week 2

🚨 Week 2 CFB AP Top 25 Poll

🤩 Texas jumps to No. 1 📉 Oregon & OU plummet 📳 Tap for full standings

🤩 Texas jumps to No. 1 📉 Oregon & OU plummet 📲 Tap for full standings

🚨 Week 2 CFB AP Top 25 Poll

🦆 Oregon suffers major stunner 🤘 Texas' biggest comeback since 2007 📲 The chaos is officially back

CFB Week 2 Winners & Losers 📊

Kansas quarterback Isaiah Marshall just turned what looked like a disastrous play into one of the wildest highlights of the young college football season. During the third quarter of Friday night’s Border War matchup against No. 25 Missouri, Marshall found himself scrambling toward the Kansas sideline with the Tigers’ defense closing in. Just before stepping […]

Isaiah Marshall Makes Insane Play in Kansas-Missouri Game

Baylor will reportedly be without starting quarterback DJ Lagway for its Week 2 matchup against Prairie View A&M. According to ESPN’s Pete Thamel, Lagway is not expected to play on Saturday as he continues to recover from the ankle injury he suffered in Baylor’s 17-16 loss to Auburn in Week 1. Junior Nate Bennett is […]

DJ Lagway Injury Update: Baylor QB to Miss Week 2 Game

The Baylor Bears tagged Florida quarterback transfer DJ Lagway as “day-to-day” following an ankle sprain he sustained during the Auburn loss last week, but the injury hasn’t dampened the favor of his teammates – much the opposite. “It just showed his heart,” Bears left guard Nate Kibble told SicEm365. “He tells us before the game, […]

The Baylor OL Sold on New QB DJ Lagway

Lane Kiffin and the LSU Tigers reportedly finalized their 105-man roster, according to a new report by ESPN, effectively closing the book on the ex-NFL and SEC drama – for now. This story is far from over, and one of the former Ole Miss players in question, Dae’Quan Wright, who, along with Zxavian Harris were recruited […]

Watch: Agent Shines Light on LSU, SEC Situation

Predicting winner of Ohio State-Texas and every game this weekend 📲

Week 2 CFB Picks 🔮

The national oddsmakers dislike Arizona Wildcats quarterback Noah Fifita as a Heisman Trophy contender, but he’ll have an opportunity to shift the narrative on Saturday at BYU. Single-game tickets for Saturday’s Arizona-BYU showdown in Provo, Utah, are going for as much as $728 via VividSeats, as the first Big 12 football battle of the year […]

This Arizona Star Circled the BYU Game Long Ago

UCF hits the road to take on Pittsburgh in a Big 12 vs. ACC match up this Saturday. The Knights are fresh off a blowout 73-6 win over Bethune-Cookman, while Pitt handled Miami (OH) 59-14 in their season opener. The Panthers are looking to build on a solid 8-5 season in 2025, while UCF wants […]

UCF vs. Pittsburgh Prediction, Pick and Odds for Week 2

At 10:37 pm this past evening, Orange County Fire arrived at Plaza on University to respond to a gas leak. Two Insomnia Cookies workers shared their experience: stating that they saw firetrucks show up with masked men, who told them to evacuate the area. The two workers told Knight News that a Noodles & Company […]

OCFD Responds to Gas Leak at Plaza on University Shopping Center — KnightNews.com

🚨 First CFB AP Top 25 Poll

😬 Michigan unranked 📉 Oregon out of Top 5 📳 Tap for full rankings

Indiana takes Oregon's spot in top 5 while Michigan falls out. Tap for full rankings 📲

Week 2 AP Poll Revealed 📊

Biggest risers and fallers from latest rankings 📲

Week 2 CFB Coaches Poll 📊

Baylor quarterback DJ Lagway remains day-to-day with an ankle injury suffered during the Bears’ 17-16 loss to Auburn in Week 1. Head coach Dave Aranda provided the latest update on Monday, saying Lagway was expected to participate in Baylor’s walkthrough before the Bears determine how much he can handle throughout the remainder of the week. […]

DJ Lagway Injury Update: Baylor QB Day-to-Day With Ankle Injury

The Big 12 went 13-2 in Week 1, but apparently that wasn’t enough to earn much respect from Las Vegas. The opening lines for Week 2 of the college football season are out, and several Big 12 teams will enter marquee non-conference games as significant underdogs. And we’re not talking about the bottom of the […]

Big 12 Football Week 2 Opening Lines: Odds, Spreads for Every Game

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Top 25 CFB Rankings Predictions 🔮

Baylor quarterback DJ Lagway battled through an ankle injury during Saturday’s heartbreaking 17-16 loss to Auburn, and head coach Dave Aranda provided an update on his quarterback following the game. “It’s an ankle sprain as far as I know,” Aranda said. Lagway suffered the injury during the first half and was noticeably limited afterward, at […]

DJ Lagway Injury Update: Dave Aranda Reveals Ankle Sprain

Baylor had a chance to force overtime against Auburn on Saturday. But Dave Aranda wanted the win instead. The gamble didn’t pay off, as Baylor’s two-point conversion attempt in the final seconds came up short, allowing Auburn to escape with a 17-16 win in Atlanta. Baylor entered the fourth quarter trailing 10-7 before a field […]

Baylor Loses to Auburn 17-16 After Failed Two-Point Conversion

Refs are the talking point in Michigan's controversial win. Full breakdown of wild slate 📲

CFB Week 1 Winners & Losers 📊

West Virginia suffered a concerning injury during Saturday’s game against Coastal Carolina, as defensive lineman Darius Wiley was carted off the field. Wiley went down during the Mountaineers’ season opener and required the cart to leave the field. The extent of the injury was not immediately known. The injury took place on a play where […]

West Virginia Defensive Lineman Darius Wiley Carted Off vs. Coastal Carolina

Where everyone stands after Toney's standout performance

Updated Heisman Odds 📊

Following UCF’s announcement of the transition from LEAD Scholars to LEAD2 and the closure of LibTech, Knight News has continued to investigate the university’s changes by corresponding with students and former employees and seeking additional responses from university officials. UCF’s transition from the long-running LEAD Scholars Academy to a new leadership initiative, LEAD2, has prompted […]

UCF Students Question LEAD Scholars and LibTech Changes — KnightNews.com

In their opening home game of the 2026 season, the UCF Knights defeated the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats 73-6 in the largest margin of victory in school history to kick off an anticipating season. The first quarter opened up with a 64 yard touchdown from running back Duke Watson, quickly followed a minute later by a 47 […]

UCF Shows Dominance in Season Opener Against Bethune-Cookman — KnightNews.com

UCF Gets 73-6 Week 1 Win 😱

Knights record 360 rushing yards to embarrass Bethune-Cookman

Who could’ve seen this one coming? The SEC is officially taking LSU head football coach Lane Kiffin to court over an alleged plot to recruit and field professional players as part of his college program. The conference filed its lawsuit against Kiffin, who left Ole Miss midseason last November to become head coach of the […]

It's Only September, and the SEC Has a New Lawsuit

Scott Frost and the UCF Knights kick off the 2026 college football season with Bethune-Cookman on Friday night, and the Week 1 contest gives the Big 12 its first look at James Madison quarterback transfer Alonza Barnett III. After finishing near the bottom of the Big 12 last year, UCF hopes to make the jump […]

UCF vs. Bethune-Cookman: Prediction, Pick and Preview

Written by Alessandro Hurtado. A 5-7 record and another bowl-less December left many UCF fans frustrated during Scott Frost’s first season back in Orlando. The Knights showed flashes of explosive offense and moments of competitiveness against Big 12 opponents, but inconsistency at quarterback, defensive, breakdowns, and a roster still transitioning from multiple coaching regimes ultimately proved too […]

Why UCF Could Be the Big 12’s Most Dangerous Dark Horse in 2026 — KnightNews.com

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🚨 New CFB Pregame Show

Predictions for Clemson-LSU, Notre Dame-Wisconsin, more 📲

Picks for Every Week 1 Game 🔮

The Big 12 Conference is about to begin the season this week with Week 1 of the college football season getting underway. From there it’s a three-month sprint to the Big 12 Championship game in Arlington, Texas, in December, with the winner going to the College Football Playoff. All 16 teams have expectations going into […]

5 Big 12 Teams Most Likely to Fall Short of Their Preseason Expectations

Welcome to Tuesday Takes, where I give you three takes from the Big 12. It was a jam-packed week full of exciting news, but here are three things that have my attention going into week one. Everyone Overreacted About TCU Look, I get it. TCU’s loss to North Carolina in Ireland was absolutely embarrassing. They […]

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Conference following Big Ten and SEC's ruling to stop pro players returning to college

Big 12 To Ban Pro Athletes

The Big 12 Conference has 16 teams vying for two spots in the league’s championship game in December. Some have a better chance of reaching it than others. While the Big 12 did not do a preseason coaches poll for the second straight year, there are plenty of media out there that have weighed in […]

5 Big 12 Teams Most Likely to Beat Their Preseason Expectations

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