Category: News

Today’s U: TCU’s KaVontae Turpin should thrive in Shaun Nixon’s absence BySean Cordy With Big 12 expansion and Baylor being the primary targets of Big 12 Media Days — so much so that TCU head coach Gary Patterson was asked about events in Waco — other headlines had a hard time reaching the surface. Patterson…

Louisville Courier-Journal: U of L’s big break: Big 12 rejection Tim Sullivan, @TimSullivan714 Louisville was lucky. Rebuffed by the short-sighted, math-challenged and unapologetically unequal Big 12 Conference, U of L was able to find sporting sanctuary in the Atlantic Coast Conference. This was like getting dumped by a dysfunctional drama queen and meeting Miss Right…

FWST: Big 12 invite may not come with long-term stability for new members BY JIMMY BURCH [email protected] How can a league be expanding and, potentially, coming apart for the long haul at the same time? Welcome to the Big 12, where all things are possible and everything is never what it seems to be on the…

FWST: As Big 12 officials embrace expansion talk, here are our top 10 candidates By Jimmy Burch [email protected] After downplaying the issue at the Big 12 spring meetings, league presidents made expansion a hot topic during Tuesday’s final day of the league’s football media days in Dallas. League administrators said commissioner Bob Bowlsby will sound out…

http://www.gofrogs.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/071916aaa.html GoFrogs: Baseball to Return to Minute Maid Tourney FORT WORTH, Texas — The TCU baseball team will return to Houston next year to compete in the 2017 Shriners Hospitals for Children College Classic at Minute Maid Park. The Horned Frogs, coming off their third straight College World Series appearance, will face LSU (March 3, 7…

Fox Sports: The Big 12 wants to expand after all, so who will it be? By Stewart Mandel  @slmandel If the Big 12 played football games the same way its leaders conduct business, they’d never make it to kickoff. The captains would spend three hours changing their minds whether to call heads or tails. If you haven’t…

247 Sports: Browning building strong relationship with TCU Jeremy Clark TCU has built a strong 2017 class thus far but there’s still a few remaining pieces to finish it out yet another impressive class. Of those remaining pieces the Frogs hope to land is Kennedale, TX five star linebacker Baron Browning. The nation’s No. 10 overall…

Houston Chronicle: Big 12’s about-face on expansion motivated by ACC’s TV deal By Mike Finger DALLAS – In a jarring reversal even for a conference known for its wildly fluctuating direction, the Big 12 board of directors on Tuesday authorized commissioner Bob Bowlsby to contact potential new members and explore the possibility of expansion. Bowlsby and…

The Advocate: Date set for LSU/TCU matchup in Minute Maid Park BY LUKE JOHNSON | [email protected] LSU already knew who it would be facing in next season’s Houston College Classic at Minute Maid Park, now it’s become clear when it will be facing TCU. The Horned Frogs, who were named champions of this year’s Houston…

FWST: Big 12 gives Bowlsby go-ahead to look at expansion candidates By Carlos Mendez [email protected] The Big 12 has breathed life back into its expansion chances. Commissioner Bob Bowlsby was told to evaluate the interest of the schools that have contacted the Big 12 about joining, conference official David Boren said Tuesday in a conference call…