Open For Business: a Big 12 Podcast w/ John Kurtz

📺 About This Video In this video, John Kurtz reacts to reports that Texas Tech is on the verge of landing Cincinnati quarterback Brendan Sorsby from the transfer portal. John lays out why Texas Tech’s huge NIL and donor backing, contract moves with defensive coordinator Shiel Wood and GM James Blanchard, and aggressive pursuit of Big 12 quarterbacks make them both a standard-bearer and a problem...

Get “Open For Business” Big 12 Newsletter: https://bit.ly/OFBNews12YT Kenny Dillingham to Michigan? Big 12 New Era & Private Equity Money – live reaction and breakdown. The big boys are coming for Big 12 coaches again. After Sherrone Moore was fired at Michigan, rumors exploded that Arizona State head coach Kenny Dillingham was the Wolverines’ top target. Now there are reports of a contract ex...

The committee punished BYU for losing a conference championship game but didn't punish Alabama at all. Texas Tech gets a playoff bye. Notre Dame gets left out.  Get “Open For Business” a Big 12 newsletter sending the key headlines, interviews, and my analysis straight to your inbox. No more college football news through an SEC/Big Ten lens. If you're a Big 12 fan (or just curious), sign...

Texas Tech drills BYU for the second time this season to win a Big 12 championship. The Red Raiders are heading for a first-round bye in the playoff and BYU is likely now out.  Get “Open For Business” a Big 12 newsletter sending the key headlines, interviews, and my analysis straight to your inbox. No more college football news through an SEC/Big Ten lens. If you're a Big 12 fan (or just curi...

Kalani Sitake staying at BYU is one of the biggest days in BYU football history. The Cougars are ponying up big time to keep him. Bad news, though: they're out of the playoff without a win Saturday. Tech gets a top four spot. 

ESPN and the national media are shaping the College Football Playoff conversation in a way that leaves BYU on the outside looking in again, and it’s setting the Cougars up for failure. I break down how the playoff race really looks for BYU, Texas Tech, Notre Dame, Miami, Alabama, Vanderbilt, and Texas, why BYU’s resume stacks up with anyone, and how TNT is doing more for the Big 12 than ESPN right...

BYU and Texas Tech both took care of business, and now the Big 12 is positioned to either land two College Football Playoff bids or give Tech a top-four seed and a bye. I break down why this isn’t last year’s BYU team, how dominant Tech looked against WVU, and where the at-large battle stands vs Texas, Miami, A&M and the SEC.

Why isn’t there a louder national push for BYU in the College Football Playoff race? In this video, I break down why the Big 12’s strategy may be happening more behind the scenes than on social media, how BYU’s blind resume stacks up against ACC contenders like Miami, and why that brutal community note under the ACC tweet exposed the narrative. I’ll walk through BYU’s wins, strength of schedule, s...

BYU is the first team out of the College Football Playoff field in the rankings this week despite a better resume than many teams in front of it. Why won't the Big 12 say anything?? Get “Open For Business” a Big 12 newsletter sending the key headlines, interviews, and my analysis straight to your inbox. No more college football news through an SEC/Big Ten lens. If you're a Big 12 fan (or...

In this video, I break down the full Big 12 playoff picture heading into the final week of the regular season, including how likely we are to get a Holy War rematch between BYU and Texas Tech in the Big 12 Championship Game. We’ll walk through every chaos scenario if Tech or BYU stumble, what upsets the league needs to get two teams in – or push Texas Tech into the top four – and BYU’s at-large ch...

BYU pounds Cincinnati into the ground with its running game. Cincy turns it over twice and misses three field goals. Will LJ Martin and Bear Bachmeier have lingering effects from their injuries? Get “Open For Business” a Big 12 newsletter sending the key headlines, interviews, and my analysis straight to your inbox. No more college football news through an SEC/Big Ten lens. If you're a Big 12...

Utah wins the wildest game of the Big 12 season in comeback fashion against K-State. It took some controversy and guts along the way. Are the Utes at-large hopes now dead? Get “Open For Business” a Big 12 newsletter sending the key headlines, interviews, and my analysis straight to your inbox. No more college football news through an SEC/Big Ten lens. If you're a Big 12 fan (or just curious),...

Sam Leavitt might be leaving Arizona State per On3. Could he be on the way to Texas Tech or will he and Kenny Dillingham leave for LSU? BYU and Utah are the last two teams out of the College Football Playoff field in the latest rankings. It seems like the committee is waiting to pull the wool over the Big 12's eyes here. Texas Tech is up to five. Do they have a path into the top four? Get “Op...

We break down a full wish list for the College Football Playoff selection committee this week: can the SEC really get six teams while the Big 12 fights just to get two bids? I walk through a complete rooting guide for Big 12 fans, how Texas Tech, BYU and Utah stack up in the latest playoff picture, and where contenders like Notre Dame, USC, Miami, Michigan and the ACC champ fit into the at-large r...

BYU controls TCU from start to finish to get to 9-1. Bear Bachmeier is a star. BYU's secondary with an elite game. Is a Big 12 title appearance all but locked up? Get “Open For Business” a Big 12 newsletter sending the key headlines, interviews, and my analysis straight to your inbox. No more college football news through an SEC/Big Ten lens. If you're a Big 12 fan (or just curious), sig...

Utah crushes Baylor with a series of 60+ yard touchdown runs. The Utes got the style points they needed, but the rest of college football didn't cooperate.  Get “Open For Business” a Big 12 newsletter sending the key headlines, interviews, and my analysis straight to your inbox. No more college football news through an SEC/Big Ten lens. If you're a Big 12 fan (or just curious), sign up b...

Tony Petitti’s controversial $2.4 billion Big Ten Enterprises private capital plan is tearing the league apart, with USC and Michigan now questioning their future and even sparking talk of going independent. I break down how the 10% UC Investments stake, the new grant of rights through 2046 and uneven revenue shares create big winners and losers, and why some insiders think it’s “headed towards bl...

Texas Tech just proved it’s a playoff-caliber team, and the Big 12’s national credibility jumped with it. We break down how Tech’s defense and week-to-week focus have elevated Joey McGuire’s squad, what BYU’s loss really means for the conference’s two-bid hopes, and why an epic first-round playoff matchup could be coming. Plus, the ACC’s nightmare weekend, AP poll behavior on BYU vs Utah, and fres...

Texas Tech vs BYU Big 12 recap and analysis: why the Red Raiders’ defense overwhelmed the Cougars, how Jacob Rodriguez (11 tackles, INT) and David Bailey wrecked drives, and what Behren Morton’s reported hairline fracture means going forward. We break down the numbers (BYU 2.7 YPC, 4.4 YPP; Tech 5.9 YPC sack-adjusted), the pass-rush plan that contained Bear Bachmeier, BYU’s costly special-teams er...

BYU faces its biggest test yet in a top-10 showdown against Texas Tech, the first ABC Big 12 showcase in two years. We break down what this game means for BYU’s playoff hopes, why voters are waiting to drop the Cougars in the rankings, and how they can control their destiny with a win. From the run-game challenge against Tech’s elite defense to the danger of falling into an early hole, this previe...

The Big 12 finally takes center stage—and this week proves it. BYU vs Texas Tech is the biggest game of the season and the only Top-10 matchup in college football. Even the national media is starting to give the new-look Big 12 the respect it deserves. We’ll also hit on: • Why the AP Poll is finally showing the Big 12 some love • Why Vegas and SP+ still disrespect BYU • Brandon Walker and national...

Texas Tech put the clamps down on K-State and suffocated the Wildcats with its defense. Now College Gameday is set for Texas Tech and BYU next week. Plus, West Virginia knocks off Houston and Arizona State outlasts Iowa State.  Get “Open For Business” a Big 12 newsletter sending the key headlines, interviews, and my analysis straight to your inbox. No more college football news through an SEC/Big...

Utah thumped Cincinnati tonight in Salt Lake City. Are the Utes legitimate playoff contenders? Brendan Sorsby plays his worst game. ACC losses mean the Big 12 has a legit shot at two playoff teams.  Get “Open For Business” a Big 12 newsletter sending the key headlines, interviews, and my analysis straight to your inbox. No more college football news through an SEC/Big Ten lens. If you're a Bi...

Big 12 coaches are on the hot boards at LSU and Penn State. Texas Tech and Houston go under the upset alert microscope. And College Gameday going to another Big 12 venue next week? Get “Open For Business” a Big 12 newsletter sending the key headlines, interviews, and my analysis straight to your inbox. No more college football news through an SEC/Big Ten lens. If you're a Big 12 fan (or just...

The Big 12 is in the middle of an identity crisis — and the first four additions are leading the charge. BYU, Cincinnati, and Houston are dominating the Big 12 title race while legacy programs like K-State, Oklahoma State, Baylor, and Iowa State struggle to keep up. What does that mean for the league’s national perception, playoff chances, and TV reputation? John Kurtz breaks down why the newcomer...