Big 12 To Play 9 Plus 1 Model. The Likely Non-Conference Games Are …

The Big 12 has figured out what it’s going to do with its football season, adopting the 9+1 model. What should be the non-conference games?

The Big 12 has figured out what it’s going to do with its football season, adopting the 9+1 model. What should be the non-conference games?


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The Big 12 actually had to work on this one

The ACC, Big Ten and Pac-12 have all decided to run with a conference-only model without a non-conference opponent. That made sense considering there are more than enough teams in each of the leagues to easily fill out a ten-game schedule, and there wasn’t any reason to pay a team outside of the conference to play without the normal revenue coming in from fans in the stands.

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Since the Big 12 only has ten teams, it had the choice of either 1) playing a nine-game model, 2) going to ten games with a double-up somewhere within the league, or do what they’re doing with this 9+1 version.

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Like it was supposed to be when the season was normal, every Big 12 team was going to play every other Big 12 team for the nine-game schedule. Now each one has to fill out that one extra game to round out the slate.

Flexibility – like it is for the other conferences – is key. The Big 12 is planning on starting in mid-September, and will have its conference championship sometime in mid-December.

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So what will those non-conference games be?

With the Power Five leagues taking the conference-only route, we lose Texas vs. LSU, Iowa State vs. Iowa, Oklahoma vs. Tennessee, West Virginia vs. Florida State, and Kansas State vs. Vanderbilt, but here are the games currently on their slates from the Group of Five and FCS to choose from.

One note, these could all be ditched for other options. Each team would keep one of these, but some of the FCS programs have delayed or cancelled their seasons.

Baylor – Incarnate Word, Louisiana Tech
Iowa State – South Dakota, UNLV
Kansas – at Coastal Carolina, (New Hampshire game postponed)
Kansas State – Buffalo, North Dakota
Oklahoma – Missouri State, at Army
Oklahoma State –  Tulsa, Western Illinois
TCU – at SMU, (Prairie View A&M game postponed)
Texas – USF, UTEP
Texas Tech – at UTEP, (Alabama State game postponed)
West Virginia –  Eastern Kentucky, Maryland
2020 CFN Preseason Big 12 Rankings

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Texas Longhorns planning for 50% capacity at football games

Texas athletic director Chris Del Conte is planning for the season to begin as scheduled with a 50% attendance rate at home games.

The Big 12 conference has been quite vocal in terms of wanting to continue the upcoming college football season as scheduled.

There’s been buzz about a season potentially being moved to the spring, but the timelines for athletes and schedule conflicts elsewhere make that nearly impossible to do. The most realistic idea is to remove the nonconference opponents from the schedule entirely, which would shorten the season and limit travel.

However, Texas athletic director Chris Del Conte and the Big 12 are working together to salvage those nonconference games if they’re still able to compete under the necessary health and safety measures.

The Associated Press recently announced that the Longhorns are currently preparing for 50% capacity at home football games this fall. At times during the COVID-19 outbreak, it appeared a very real possibility that fans would not be allowed to attend any games this season.

Del Conte emailed season-ticket holders on Monday to let them know that the university is following state guidelines on social distancing amid the coronavirus pandemic. At the moment, Texas is still preparing to play a full season that is scheduled to begin on Sept. 5.

The Big 12 has not yet conformed to the decisions by the Big Ten and Pac-12 to play only conference games. In terms of high school football in the state of Texas, the UIL reported on Tuesday that conferences 5A-6A are not able to begin the games until Sept. 24.

247Sports preseason poll projects Texas to finish fourth in the Big 12

247Sports polled several experts around its network regarding the projected order of finish in the Big 12 this season.

The expectations surrounding the Texas football program are sky high. Continue reading “247Sports preseason poll projects Texas to finish fourth in the Big 12”

State Fair of Texas canceled, what it means for the Red River Rivalry

The State Fair of Texas announced on Tuesday that it would not open this year, casting doubt that fans will be able to attend games.

The State Fair of Texas officially announced on Tuesday that it would not open for the 2020 season. Continue reading “State Fair of Texas canceled, what it means for the Red River Rivalry”

ESPN lists the most important game for Texas in 2020

Texas has a tough schedule throughout the first five weeks of the season.

Texas must face two of last season’s playoff teams within the first five weeks of the season. Continue reading “ESPN lists the most important game for Texas in 2020”

CFN College Football Preview 2020

CFN College Football Preview 2020: Team Previews, Conference Previews, Predictions, Schedules, Rankings

CFN College Football Preview 2020: Team Previews, Conference Previews, Predictions, Rankings


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Scroll Down For Every Team Preview Breakdown, Prediction (so far)

2020 Predictions For Every Game 
ACC | Big Ten | Big 12 | Pac-12 | SEC
2020 Schedules (predictions coming)
AAC | C-USA | Ind | MAC | M-West | Sun Belt

2020 Five-Year Program Analysis Categories, Rankings
FBS Wins | Attendance | Bad Wins
Conference Win % | APR
COMING Overall Rankings | NFL Draft
Elite Wins | Elite Losses | Bad Losses | Quality Wins

2020 CFN All-Conference Teams 
ACC | Big Ten | Big 12 | Pac-12 | SEC
COMING AAC | C-USA | MAC | M-West | Sun Belt

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ACC Previews

CFN All-ACC Team | ACC Predicted Records
Top 30 Preseason ACC Players

Boston College

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Clemson

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Duke

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Florida State

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Georgia Tech

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Louisville

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Miami

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North Carolina

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NC State

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Pitt

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Syracuse

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Virginia

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Virginia Tech

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Wake Forest

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20 for 2020 Offseason Topics (Spring)
20. Best Teams To Not Make CFP
19: Teams That Will Rebound Big
18. Teams That Will Fall Back
17: Every Power 5 Team’s Letdown Game
16. Top 5 Instant Impact New Head Coaches
15. 2nd Year Coaches Who’ll Be Better
14. Power 5 Hot Seat Coach Rankings
13. Key Transfers You Forgot About
12. Five Big Power 5 Upset Alerts
11. Great Players About To Go Nuclear
10. Group of 5 Teams In New Year’s Six Chase
9. Power 5 Sleeper Teams
8. Most Interesting Quarterback Battles
7. 5 Teams That Might Disappoint
6. 5 Teams That Might Surprise
5. Group of Five Conference Ranking
4. Power 5 Conference Ranking
3. Top Non-Obvious Heisman Candidates
2. 5 Nutty Predictions That Might Be Right
1. The College Football Playoff call


American Athletic Previews

Previews Coming: Cincinnati, East Carolina, Memphis, Tulane, UCF

Houston

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Navy

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SMU

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Temple

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Tulsa

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USF

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Big 12 Previews

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Top 30 Preseason Big 12 Players

Baylor

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Iowa State

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Kansas

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Kansas State

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Oklahoma

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Oklahoma State

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TCU

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Texas

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Texas Tech

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West Virginia

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Big Ten Previews

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Top 30 Preseason Big Ten Players

Illinois

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Indiana

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Iowa

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Maryland

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Michigan

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Michigan State

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Minnesota

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Nebraska

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Northwestern

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Ohio State

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Penn State

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Purdue

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Rutgers

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Wisconsin

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Conference USA Previews

Previews Coming: Florida Atlantic, Middle Tennessee, North Texas, Rice, Southern Miss, UAB, UTSA

Charlotte

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FIU

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Old Dominion

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Louisiana Tech

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Marshall

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UTEP

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WKU

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Independents Previews

Previews Coming: BYU, New Mexico State, UMass

Army

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Liberty

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Notre Dame

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UConn

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MAC Previews

Previews Coming: Ball State, Bowling Green, Eastern Michigan, Kent State, Ohio, Toledo, Western Michigan

Akron

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Buffalo

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Central Michigan

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Miami University

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Northern Illinois

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Mountain West Previews

Previews Coming: Air Force, Boise State, Fresno State, Hawaii, New Mexico, San Jose State, UNLV, Utah State

Colorado State

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Nevada

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San Diego State

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Wyoming

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Pac-12 Previews

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Arizona

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Arizona State

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California

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Colorado

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Oregon

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Oregon State

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Stanford

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UCLA

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USC

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Utah

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Washington

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Washington State

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SEC Previews

CFN All-SEC Team | SEC Predicted Records
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Alabama

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Arkansas

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Auburn

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Florida

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Georgia

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Kentucky

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LSU

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Mississippi State

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Missouri

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Ole Miss

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South Carolina

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Tennessee

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Texas A&M

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Vanderbilt

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Sun Belt Previews

Previews Coming: Appalachian State, Arkansas State, Georgia Southern, Louisiana, South Alabama, Texas State, ULM

Coastal Carolina

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Georgia State

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Troy

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Texas’ nonconference schedule ranks among the top 15

Texas has made it a priority to schedule top competition over the next several years.

Texas has made it a priority to strengthen their nonconference schedule. Continue reading “Texas’ nonconference schedule ranks among the top 15”

Countdown to Texas Football: Best to wear No. 96 and 95

With 95 days until the kickoff of the college football season, we remember the best to wear No. 95 and 96 for Texas.

We are 95 days away from the scheduled kickoff between the Texas Longhorns and South Florida Bulls at Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. In continuing our series in the countdown we remember the best Longhorn to wear No. 96.

Best to wear No. 97:

Best to wear No. 98 and 99:

No. 96: Defensive Tackle Chris Akins (1994-97)

The best player to wear number 96 was Chris Akins. A defensive tackle that played in Austin from 1994-97 under head coach John Mackovic. Akins was named to the All-Big 12 Team in 1996.

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Tristan Bennett currently wears No. 96.

No. 95: Defensive Tackle Marcus Tubbs (1999-2003)

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Marcus Tubbs was a converted tight end that played the defensive tackle position for the Longhorns defense under Mack Brown. During his collegiate career Tubbs appeared in 48 games, while starting 37. He finished his time on the Forty Acres with 205 combined tackles, 19.5 sacks, 12 tackles for loss and two forced fumbles. He would be named first team All-Big 12 in 2003. Tubbs was drafted 23rd overall by the Seattle Seahawks in the 2004 NFL Draft.

Tubbs only played in the NFL for a few seasons. He was released in 2008 due to dealing with injuries after spending the entire 2007 season. He finished his NFL career with 60 total tackles, seven sacks, three forced fumbles and one fumble recovery. Marcus Tubbs is currently the Assistant Athletic Director for Football Operations with the University of Houston. He served a similar role with Texas.

No player currently wears No. 95 for the Texas Longhorns.

Countdown to Texas Football: Best to wear number 97

In a countdown to the 2020 season, we remember the best players in Texas Longhorns history. Who were the best to wear 97?

It is 97 days until college football kicks off the season (at time of publishing). In continuing the series until the season officially gets underway, we look at number 97.

The best Longhorn to wear 97

Frank Okam, Defensive Tackle (2004-07)

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Okam was a two-sport star in high school out of Lake Highlands before joining the Texas Longhorns. He chose the Longhorns over offers from Florida, Oklahoma and Stanford. He appeared in 48 games over the span of four years with 95 tackles, 45 of which were solo tackles. His freshman season earned him All-American honors from the Sporting News. Yet another member of the 2005-06 BCS National Champions to make the list.

His senior year was the best one from a production standpoint. Okam racked up five sacks, 36 total tackles, eight tackles for loss, four passes defended and one forced fumble. He would make his way to the NFL as a fifth round draft choice of the Houston Texans. He finished his collegiate career with two second-team All-Big 12 honors, honorable mention in 2006. He went into coaching after his professional career ended in 2013.

Frank Okam is currently the assistant defensive line coach for the Carolina Panthers. He joined Matt Rhules’ staff after two years with him at Baylor in the same role. Okam was rumored to be in the mix to join the Longhorns in a defensive line assistant coach position before ultimately heading to the NFL.

Frank Okam was the best Longhorn to wear number 97.

Patrick Bayouth currently wears number 97 for the Longhorns.

Countdown to Texas Football: Greatest 99 and 98 in Longhorns history

In a countdown to the 2020 season, we remember the best players in Texas Longhorns history. Who were the best to wear 99 and 98?

College football is set to kickoff the season on September 5th. For the Texas Longhorns they are scheduled to host the South Florida Bulls at Darrell K. Royal-Memorial Stadium in Austin. That kickoff is set for 98 days (at time of publishing) from now. In a kickoff series we remember the best players in Texas Longhorns history.

Continue reading “Countdown to Texas Football: Greatest 99 and 98 in Longhorns history”