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March Madness selection panel will have to juggle thanks to SEC overload in bracket
Read full article: March Madness selection panel will have to juggle thanks to SEC overload in bracketThe NCAA selection committee will have some juggling to do before the bracket comes out Sunday to keep March Madness from looking like an extension of the Southeastern Conference’s regular season.
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Big 12 commissioner believes NCAA Tournament expansion is due. He says 76 teams is the right number
Read full article: Big 12 commissioner believes NCAA Tournament expansion is due. He says 76 teams is the right numberBig 12 commissioner Brett Yormark is in favor of expanding the men’s NCAA Tournament to 76 teams.
CFP commissioners put off any decisions on changes to playoff format, including seeding of teams
Read full article: CFP commissioners put off any decisions on changes to playoff format, including seeding of teamsConference commissioners who are part of the College Football Playoff have put off any decisions on potential changes to the format, including how the 12-team field is seeded.
Power Four seek more control over NCAA policies, including running championship events: report
Read full article: Power Four seek more control over NCAA policies, including running championship events: reportYahoo Sports is reporting that a proposal from the nation’s four largest conferences would give them more authority over rule-making, policy decisions and postseason events such as March Madness.
Big 12 commissioner calls for 'national standards' for calling targeting after controversial play
Read full article: Big 12 commissioner calls for 'national standards' for calling targeting after controversial playBig 12 commissioner Brett Yormark is calling for more consistency on what constitutes a targeting penalty after no call was made on Texas safety Michael Taaffe’s high hit on Arizona State receiver Melquan Stovall late in the College Football Playoff quarterfinal at the Peach Bowl.
Alabama left out of playoff as committee rewards SMU's wins over Crimson Tide's strong schedule
Read full article: Alabama left out of playoff as committee rewards SMU's wins over Crimson Tide's strong scheduleThe College Football Playoff committee took wins over strength of schedule, taking SMU over Alabama for the final at-large spot in the field.
Arizona State makes College Football Playoff with 45-19 win over Iowa State in Big 12 title game
Read full article: Arizona State makes College Football Playoff with 45-19 win over Iowa State in Big 12 title gameBig 12 newcomer Arizona State will represent the conference in the 12-team College Football Playoff.
Big 12's Yormark brings up hard choices for fans before sparsely attended title game
Read full article: Big 12's Yormark brings up hard choices for fans before sparsely attended title gameCollege football fans are facing some hard choices in the expanded playoff system with some teams set to play away from home multiple times.
Pride, bragging rights and more than $115M at stake when final college playoff rankings come out
Read full article: Pride, bragging rights and more than $115M at stake when final college playoff rankings come outThere’s more than just school pride and bragging rights to all that bellyaching over who might be in and who might be out of college football’s first 12-team playoff.
Big 12 leaders to discuss potentially inviting UConn after school makes pitch, AP sources say
Read full article: Big 12 leaders to discuss potentially inviting UConn after school makes pitch, AP sources sayBig 12 presidents are scheduled next week to discuss potentially inviting UConn to the conference after school officials recently made an in-person pitch to the league, two people familiar with the discussions tell The Associated Press.
Commissioner Brett Yormark says Big 12 has solidified itself as one of nation's top 3 conferences
Read full article: Commissioner Brett Yormark says Big 12 has solidified itself as one of nation's top 3 conferencesBig 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark believes the league has clearly solidified itself as one of the nation’s top three conferences.
Big 12 committed to title game even with CFP expansion and changes in league, Yormark says
Read full article: Big 12 committed to title game even with CFP expansion and changes in league, Yormark saysBig 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark says his still-evolving conference remains committed to having a championship game even as the College Football Playoff expands from four to 12 teams after this season.
No. 7 Texas Longhorns will make Big 12 title game on their way out with win over Texas Tech
Read full article: No. 7 Texas Longhorns will make Big 12 title game on their way out with win over Texas TechSeventh-ranked Texas can clinch a spot in the Big 12 championship game with a win Friday night over Texas Tech in their final regular-season game as a member of the conference.
Yormark: Big 12 had conversations with UConn, Gonzaga but is done expanding
Read full article: Yormark: Big 12 had conversations with UConn, Gonzaga but is done expandingBig 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark says his conference is done expanding, shutting down the possibility of adding UConn and Gonzaga after engaging with the basketball powerhouses on potential membership.
Big 12 leaders vote to accept Colorado, clearing the way for Buffs to depart Pac-12, AP source says
Read full article: Big 12 leaders vote to accept Colorado, clearing the way for Buffs to depart Pac-12, AP source saysBig 12 presidents and chancellors have voted unanimously to accept Colorado as a new member, clearing the way for the school to leave the Pac-12 and rejoin the conference.
AP sources: Big 12 agrees to 6-year extension with ESPN, Fox
Read full article: AP sources: Big 12 agrees to 6-year extension with ESPN, FoxThe Big 12 has reached an agreement on a six-year contract extension with ESPN and Fox worth more than $2 billion that will keep the conference’s media rights with those networks through the 2030-31 college sports seasons.
