The Big Ten is likely out of the Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl. The Pac-12 will slide in to play the Big 12. ...more

The Big 12 is expected to pay schools between $22-25 million at the conference's spring meetings in Dallas later this month. ...more

Being a Big 12 defensive coordinator is a tough job. Oklahoma's Mike Stoops and Oklahoma State's Glenn Spencer explain. ...more

The Big 12 will navigate the looming college football playoff as a unique power conference: the only 10-team league, no championship game and no 24-hour channel. The only goal that matters is making a national semifinal. ...more

The ACC is eschewing its $50 million exit fee model in favor of a Grant of Rights, which could solidify the league from the Big Ten or other conference realignment poachers. The league also wants an ACC channel. ...more

The Southeastern Conference and ESPN will soon unveil a joint 24-hour channel. When they do, this could change the way fans watch college's best football. The SEC could surpass the Big Ten and Pac-12 Networks in some areas. ...more

Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy explains how he almost left his alma mater for Tennessee, a job that went to Butch Jones after Gundy declined. ...more

The BCS' 'Request for Proposal' for the college football playoff to more than 30 bowl sites asks for an 85 percent cut on revenue/expense margin after the game and no hosting your own bowl games within seven days of the playoff game. ...more

The Pac-12 appears content at 12 teams, but commissioner Larry Scott still gets a few just-in-case calls on occasion. Scott said he fields *a good handful of calls, not that many* in a typical year from schools inquiring about membership. ...more

League officials have discussed a multisite alliance among four power conferences -- SEC, Big 12, Big Ten and ACC -- involving rotations to maximize matchups over six years, according to two sources with knowledge of those discussions. The Music City Bowl, Belk Bowl and Alamo Bowl are among sites mentioned. ...more