As Tensions Rise, Big 12 and ACC Must Work Together to Mitigate Growing Big Ten and SEC Influence

As tensions rise, Big 12 and ACC must work together to mitigate growing Big Ten and SEC influence

Big 12 conference and campus executives will gather in Orlando on Wednesday for three days of spring meetings. In truth, they probably need three weeks. The agenda is packed with issues shaping the future of college sports, from the (presumed) onset of revenue sharing this summer to the expansion of the College Football Playoff in 2026 and the ongoing push by the power conferences to acquire more influence within the sprawling NCAA. One thing th…

Big 12 VP Fires Back at SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey

With the SEC meetings underway in Florida, there are already shots being fired with the likely future of the College Football Playoff potentially on the line in the days ahead. SEC commissioner Greg Sankey is incapable of answering how continuing to create a Power 2 with the SEC and Big Ten is good for the future of college football, so he prefers to play the victim card.   Sankey said on Monday from Florida that he didn’t want to be lectured a…

Big 12 communications executive responds to Greg Sankey: 'There was no press release'

A Big 12 executive clarified comments made by SEC commissioner Greg Sankey regarding the fallout of a recent CFP proposal.