Author: Adam Gibby

The University of Ohio picked up a surprise Big 12 Quarterback, Gunnar Gundy, from the transfer portal on January 5th. Gunnar had been playing for Ohio State under his father and Head Coach Mike Gundy since 2021 . With the announcement that Alan Bowman would receive a waiver from the NCAA to play for a final season, it became evident to Gundy that he likely was not going to get a great chance to get significant playing time and that his best opportunity would come via the transfer portal. The Son-Coach Dynamic Can be Tough but Worked Well Coach Mike…

Last year, the preseason Big 12 rankings were about as bad as Florida State’s performance against Georgia in the Orange Bowl (too soon?). Teams like West Virginia and Iowa State finished much higher, while Texas Tech and TCU were significantly lower. We are 236 days away from the next Big 12 game when new member Utah will host Southern Utah on Thursday, August 29th. Naturally, that means it is just the right time to do a way-too-early rankings for the Big 12. Way Too Early Big 12 Rankings The best part of the Big 12 is that nobody really ever…

Last season, BYU star WR Kody Epps entered his name in the transfer portal on the final day of the spring window. The news was devastating to BYU fans who viewed Epps a a potential leading target and had historically always been a huge BYU supporter. To everyone’s surprise, just a few days later he withdrew his name from the portal and announced that he was coming back and as committed as ever. Last year, this kind of story was an anomaly that only occurred 50 times out of the 2,727 transfers (1.83%). https://twitter.com/Slime2o_/status/1743078524062486654 We haven’t even hit the peak…

The college football season may be over for the Big 12, but that hasn’t stopped the headlines and storylines from coming in. On Wednesday, the transfer portal closed meaning that for the first time transfers had a real chance to look at every team and see where they would potentially fit in without the fear of a player staying another season. It didn’t take long for the spotlight to hit the Big 12 at the most position in sports: Quarterback. On Thursday, three Big 12 teams got serious news about the future of their quarterback. For one it was a…

BYU Football may have found their starting quarterback next season in USF transfer Gerry Bohanon. Bohanon released the following post on his personal Instagram and it didn’t take long for it to start to make its rounds on X. https://twitter.com/jsnshep/status/1743038526655177025 The announcement has been met with a mixed reaction among BYU fans. Gerry Bohanon is a Big 12 Champion and Played in the Sugar Bowl Whether you want to call it a defensive masterclass, or relying heavily on the run game, the bottom line is Gerry Bohanon led the Baylor Bears to the 2021 Big 12 Championship and a birth…

Former Vanderbilt quarterback Ken Seals announced that he will be joining the TCU Horned Frogs next season. The former starter turned backup, and then starter again posted on Twitter his decision following a lengthy time in the portal. https://twitter.com/KenSealsQB/status/1743012155656479140 Seals made the announcement on X on January 4th after being the portal for well over a month. Seals got into the portal early and spent time visiting different schools and deciding where he wanted to next call home.  Some believed he would end up landing at Ohio after he posted a photo of himself in Ohio with coaches. Ohio also…

The transfer portal window closed at 11:59 on January 2nd, yet as of January 4th at 2:00 PM ET, another 39 players have entered their name into the portal, sending a few different messages that go deeper than a player simply wanting to have an opportunity to play elsewhere. With the transfer portal and the rules on transfers constantly changing, what is going to happen to these to players? And why are they transferring so late? *For this particular article, I will be referencing a 24/7 Sports Article by Chris Hummer Official Rules on the Transfer Portal Window According to…

The 2024 NFL Pro Bowl Games selections were made yesterday, and two former BYU Cougars were selected. Puka Nacua and Fred Warner will both be part of the Pro Bowl activities after putting up phenomenal stats this year and consistently making NFL headlines. https://twitter.com/BYUfootball/status/1742737143179428100 BYU Having Two 2024 NFL Pro Bowl Selections is a Big Deal BYU Football having two former players selected in the 2024 NFL Pro Bowl first round of selections (before opt-outs/injury replacements are made) is a huge deal. In fact, only nine schools had more than selections than BYU, and the Cougars had more players selected…

Houston Football may have finally found their answer for a quarterback next year with the commitment of Zeon Chriss out of Louisiana Tech. Chirss announced on Twitter this morning that he had chosen the Cougars as his next home. https://twitter.com/zeonchriss/status/1742591556194803988 Zeon Chriss May Be the Perfect Fit Zeon Chriss is a true dual-threat style of quarterback. Sometimes it seems that the term dual-threat is thrown around casually, but Chriss actually fits the definition. Last season, Chriss threw for 1,222 yards and added 479 yards on the ground in seven games before suffering an injury that sidelined him for the remainder of…

BYU Football finished their first season in the Big 12 with a 5-7 overall record and a 2-6 record in Big 12 play. The season they ultimately ended up disappointing the Cougars, who started off the season 4-1, including wins over Arkansas (who at the time was projected to go 8-4), and Cincinnati. However, the Cougars would finish seasons 1-6 the rest of the way. In this preview, we will go over what happened, why it happened, and how the future is looking for the Cougars. BYU Football’s Hot Start There was a lot of hype before the season started…