
Big 12 Today
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Big 12 Today with Ari Temkin and James Westling - bringing you the latest news, highlights, interviews and inside information from every corner of the Big 12 Conference.
Location:
United States
Genres:
Sports & Recreation Podcasts
Networks:
Big 12
Description:
Big 12 Today with Ari Temkin and James Westling - bringing you the latest news, highlights, interviews and inside information from every corner of the Big 12 Conference.
Language:
English
Episodes
2025 Big 12 Football Preview - Cincinnati; we talk to head coach Scott Satterfield, quarterback Brendan Sorsby and "The Godfather" Dontay Corleone to take a look at the Bearcats 2025 season. Chad Brendel from Bearcat Journal also joins the conversation to breakdown how fall camp has looked so far for Cincinnati.
8/5/2025
2025 Big 12 Football Preview - Cincinnati; we talk to head coach Scott Satterfield, quarterback Brendan Sorsby and "The Godfather" Dontay Corleone to take a look at the Bearcats 2025 season. Chad Brendel from Bearcat Journal also joins the conversation to breakdown how fall camp has looked so far for Cincinnati.
Duration:00:47:28
2025 Big 12 Football Preview - Colorado; as we begin to preview the Buffaloes season, it starts under center as we hear from both Quarterbacks Kaidon Salter and JuJu Lewis. Brian Howell from Buffszone and the Boulder Daily Camera joins Big 12 Today to preview Coach Prime's team for 2025.
8/4/2025
Big 12 Football Preview - Colorado; as we begin to preview the Buffaloes season, it starts under center as we hear from both Quarterbacks Kaidon Salter and JuJu Lewis. Brian Howell from Buffszone and the Boulder Daily Camera joins Big 12 Today to preview Coach Prime's team for 2025.
Duration:00:44:41
2025 Big 12 Football Preview - Oklahoma State; hear from head coach Mike Gundy, now in his 21st season, and returning tight end Josh Ford. Big 12 Today is joined by Eric Bailey from the Tulsa World to break down the Cowboys in 2025
8/1/2025
2025 Big 12 Football Preview - Oklahoma State; hear from head coach Mike Gundy, now in his 21st season, and returning tight end Josh Ford. Big 12 Today with Ari and James is joined by Eric Bailey from the Tulsa World to break down the Cowboys in 2025.
Duration:00:45:17
2025 Big 12 Football Preview - West Virginia; hear from head coach Rich Rodriguez, WR Jaden Bray and Mike Cassazza from EerSports.com joins the conversation as Big 12 Today breaks down the Mountaineers
7/31/2025
2025 Big 12 Football Preview - West Virginia; hear from head coach Rich Rodriguez, WR Jaden Bray and Mike Cassazza from EerSports.com joins the conversation as Big 12 Today breaks down the Mountaineers.
Duration:00:48:56
Brett Ciancia from Pick Six Previews gives his view on the Big 12 Conference and gives his outlook on the 2025 football season
7/31/2025
Brett Ciancia from Pick Six Previews gives his view on the Big 12 Conference and gives his outlook on the 2025 football season. The Heisman voter joins Big 12 Today with Ari and James to talk about his process and what goes into his advanced analytics of his preview that has been boasted by College Football Preview as the #1 Most Accurate from 2014-2024.
Duration:00:17:03
2025 Big 12 Football Preview - Arizona; hear from head coach Brent Brennan, QB Noah Fifita and ESPN Tuscon's Justin Spears helps us break down the Wildcats going into the season
7/30/2025
2025 Big 12 Football Preview - Arizona; hear from head coach Brent Brennan, QB Noah Fifita and ESPN Tuscon's Justin Spears helps us break down the Wildcats going into the season. Join Ari and James with Big 12 Today as we go camping with the Wildcats.
Duration:00:50:31
2025 Big 12 Football Preview - Houston; hear from head coach Willie Fritz and interior defensive lineman Carlos Allen Jr. and Cougars play by play man Jeremy Branham joins the show
7/29/2025
2025 Big 12 Football Preview - Houston; hear from head coach Willie Fritz and interior defensive lineman Carlos Allen Jr. and Cougars play by play man Jeremy Branham joins Ari and James on the outlook for Houston this season.
Duration:01:06:17
2025 Big 12 Football Preview - UCF; hear from Head Coach Scott Frost, RB Myles Montgomery, OL Paul Rubelt and Matt Murschel from the Orlando Sentinel give their Knights breakdown
7/28/2025
2025 Big 12 Football Preview - UCF; hear from Head Coach Scott Frost, RB Myles Montgomery, OL Paul Rubelt and Matt Murschel from the Orlando Sentinel give their Knights breakdown as they join Ari and James on Big 12 Today
Duration:01:01:58
CBS Sports' Shehan Jeyarajah breaks down his latest column on ranking Big 12 football coaches heading into the 2025 season
7/25/2025
Good friend of the program Shehan Jeyarajah from CBSSports.com joins Ari and James on Big 12 Today to talk about his latest article where he and the CBS Sports writers rank the Big 12 football coaches going into the 2025 season.
Duration:00:19:15
Texas Tech's NiJa Canady named 2024-25 Big 12 Athlete of the Year joins Big 12 Today to reflect on the season and accolades, looks forward to a National Championship run
7/25/2025
Texas Tech's superstar NiJa Canady was named the Most Outstanding Player of the 2025 Phillips 66 Big 12 Softball Championship and won the Honda Sport Award for softball. Canady was also a top three finalist for USA Softball Player of the Year and earned multiple First Team All-America honors, including recognition from the NFCA, D1Softball and Softball America. She was named the College Sports Communicators All-America® Team Member of the Year and earned a spot on the Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete Team. She joins Ari and James on Big 12 Today to reflect on the year and being named 2024-25 Big 12 Athlete of the Year.
Duration:00:14:53
ESPN's Bill Connelly joins the show to talk about his recent Big 12 Football projections and preview for 2025
7/24/2025
Bill Connelly, ESPN’s staff writer and expert analyst, joins Big 12 Today with Ari Temkin and James Westling to break down conference trends, preview teams, spotlight player development, and dive into data-driven narratives for the upcoming season. He explains his SP+ metric—a combination of offensive, defensive, and special-teams efficiency—and contextualizes it for Big 12 teams, highlighting strengths and weaknesses. His previews are enhanced with nuanced projections for team performance.
Duration:00:20:27
Ari and James Power Rank their Big 12 football teams post Media Days and a special tribute to Ozzy Osbourne
7/23/2025
Big 12 Today with Ari and James Power Rank their Big 12 Football teams post Big 12 Media Days and their random power rank is not so random, rather an ode to the late Ozzy Osbourne who passed away yesterday. The guys list their top five Ozzy Osbourne/Black Sabbath songs.
Duration:00:20:17
UCF OL Paul Rubelt, one of the tallest college football players standing 6 feet, 10 inches tall talks about his final season as a Knight
7/22/2025
UCF OL Paul Rubelt had a great time talking with Ari and James to talk about his final season in Orlando. And shed some light into how a German-born, 6-foot, 10-inch bodyframe with no previous football experience before moving to the United States ended up playing football. A truly great story.
Duration:00:07:36
UCF Head Coach Scott Frost is ready for his second stint leading the Knights from Big 12 Media Days
7/22/2025
UCF head coach Scott Frost joined Ari and James to talk about the differences between stints and to talk about how Orlando has welcomed him and his family "home." After spending a year in the NFL, that time reinvigorated his quest to lead and landed him on familiar ground.
Duration:00:08:23
UCF RB Myles Montgomery primed to be the featured back in Scott Frost's offense in 2025
7/22/2025
UCF RB Myles Montgomery sat with Ari and James at Big 12 Media Days and talked about being the featured back in new head coach Scott Frost's offense.
Duration:00:07:41
Texas Tech defensive stars Jacob Rodriguez and Romello Height talk about the Red Raiders defense heading into the 2025 season from Big 12 Media Days
7/22/2025
Texas Tech LB Jacob Rodriguez, the preseason pick to be 2025 Defensive Player of the Year and edge rusher Romello Height, a versitile and talented defensive end transfer from Georgia Tech, sat with Ari and James to talk about the upgraded Texas Tech defense and their expectations this coming season.
Duration:00:07:46
Texas Tech QB Behren Morton and WR Caleb Douglas talk about the Red Raiders offense and what to expect in 2025 at Big 12 Media Days
7/22/2025
Texas Tech quarterback Behren Morton and wide receiver Caleb Douglas sat with Ari and James to talk about the Red Raiders offense in 2025. Morton also gave an update on his shoulder injury that occured at the end of last season.
Duration:00:07:14
Texas Tech Head Coach Joey McGuire on transfer portal moves and adding to a team that has high aspirations in 2025, from Big 12 Media Days
7/22/2025
Texas Tech head coach Joey McGuire joined Ari and James on Big 12 Today to talk about the Red Raiders highly ranked portal class—21 new players—to address key needs and raise expectations alongside returning leaders like LB Jacob Rodriguez and QB Behren Morton. McGuire also told the show how fun it is to be in Lubbock with all of the great upgrades of the Womble Football Center.
Duration:00:13:27
TCU Head Coach Sonny Dykes returns a deep squad and one of the top Conference's from last season, his thoughts from Big 12 Media Days
7/22/2025
TCU Head Coach Sonny Dykes joined Big 12 Today with Ari and James to discuss returning a deep team from a nine-win season a year ago. To go along with returning one of the top rated passers in the Conference in Josh Hoover. Dykes also pointed out the importance of being able to run the football effectively.
Duration:00:12:15
TCU QB Josh Hoover returns after a season where he almost threw for 4,000 yards and talks about his optimism for the upcoming campaign
7/22/2025
TCU quarterback Josh Hoover enters 2025 as a polished offensive leader whose blend of production, unselfishness, and confidence—combined with a stronger defense—makes him a prime candidate to be among the top QBs in the Big 12 and to lead TCU in a title run. Hoover sits with Ari and James to discuss the upcoming season.
Duration:00:09:14