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The Big 12 media days began on Tuesday, July 8, in Frisco, Texas. Here were the highlights, including coach and player interviews from Day 1:
Lee Hunter, who spent three seasons with the Knights, had a reunion with his former teammates at this week’s Big 12 Media Days.
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USA TODAY College Sports Wire on MSNTwo Colorado football stars make The Athletic's top 25 Big 12 player rankingsTwo of Colorado's leaders represent the Buffs in The Athletic’s Big 12 top 25 players list, with one ranked No. 10 and the other at No. 22.
UC returns to Boone Pickens Stadium in 2025, the site of one of their worst losses in Scott Satterfield's first Big 12 season. The Bearcats were down 10-7 at halftime, then Oklahoma State smacked UC in the second half to win 45-13.
Yormark said he expects ACC commissioner Jim Phillips to emphasize the same pro-5+11 stance when his conference starts its media days later this month. He also said to ESPN he is "relatively confident" the playoff will expand to 16 teams when its new media rights contract begins in the 2026 season.
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Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark went all in on the “5+11” proposed model for the College Football Playoff on the first day of media days in Texas.
Big 12 Media Days concluded on Wednesday from The Star in Frisco, Texas. Over the course of two days, all 16 teams from the Big 12 met with the media to discuss the upcoming 2025-26 football season.