Open For Business: a Big 12 Podcast w/ John Kurtz
Open for Business with John Kurtz delivers college football and college basketball news from a Big 12 perspective.
We cover every Big 12 school—Arizona, Arizona State, Baylor, BYU, Cincinnati, Colorado, Houston, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma State, TCU, Texas Tech, UCF, Utah, and West Virginia. From Saturdays in the fall to March Madness, no program gets left out.
You’ll hear in-depth discussion on Big 12 football, basketball, and recruiting—along with how the league stacks up against the SEC and Big Ten. We cover conference realignment, NIL, TV deals, playoff battles, and national storylines like Deion Sanders and Colorado that impact the Big 12.
If you want college football and college basketball news from a Big 12 perspective, this is your podcast.
Episodes
81 episodes
How is Texas Tech Out-Recruiting Texas? Inside Tech’s Plan to Build a Big 12 Superpower
Follow Chris Level at Locked On Texas Tech: https://www.youtube.com/@UCPkBv_tzDQTqWM0rp5Ac7-g Chris Level of Locked On Texas Tech joins the show to break down how Joey McGuire and the Red Raiders are positioning themselves for long...
Will a 24-Team Playoff Save the Big 12 or Expose It? SEC Media Hates What's Coming
Should the Big 12 actually love the 24-team College Football Playoff?SEC country and much of the national college football media seem to hate the idea, but that might be exactly why Big 12 fans should take a closer look. In this show, I...
NEW: The Real Story Behind Cincinnati and Brendan Sorsby’s Gambling w/ The Athletic's Justin Williams
Brendan Sorsby’s gambling scandal keeps getting more complicated, especially when it comes to what Cincinnati knew and when the Bearcats knew it.Justin Williams of The Athletic joins the show to break down the latest reporting on Sorsby...
Texas Tech May Get Sorsby Back? New Report on What Cincinnati Knew
Brendan Sorsby’s NCAA gambling investigation may not be as simple as it looked a few days ago. After reports that Texas Tech could back Sorsby in a legal fight if the NCAA rules him permanently ineligible, there may now be a better chance he pl...
Texas Tech May Sue the NCAA; Cincinnati Could Get Hammered Too Over Sorsby
Texas Tech may be headed for a legal fight with the NCAA over Brendan Sorsby, and Cincinnati could be facing serious questions of its own after reports that it knew about Sorsby’s gambling situation before last season.On tonight’s live ...
WOAH: Cincinnati Knew About Brendan Sorsby’s Gambling a Year Ago; Did They Turn Him In Out of Spite?
Brendan Sorsby’s gambling investigation just took a major turn, and now Cincinnati may have serious questions to answer.According to USA Today, Cincinnati was alerted before the 2025 season that Sorsby had been gambling, then still allo...
Brendan Sorsby Gambling Scandal Rocks the Big 12; Tech's Season Turned Upside Down
Brendan Sorsby is entering treatment for a gambling addiction while the NCAA investigates thousands of online bets, including reported bets on Indiana while he was on the Hoosiers roster. That raises major eligibility questions and could end hi...
Major Realignment Dominoes About to Fall? Big 12 Has Inside Track on ACC Drama
College football realignment may be ready to heat back up, and the Big 12 could have a new window into the ACC drama. With Miami reportedly searching for a new athletic director and Brett Yormark’s brother Michael Yormark connected to the job, ...
Kirk Herbstreit is STILL Trying to Kill the Big 12; Even After Big 12 Outshines the SEC on Draft Night
Kirk Herbstreit is still trying to kill the Big 12, and his latest ESPN comments after the NFL Draft are only adding fuel to the fire. In this video, I break down why the Big 12’s first round was a huge statement, how the conference stacked up ...
ESPN Back to HATING the Big 12; But Loving BYU? WILD New Rankings Just Dropped
ESPN dropped its new post-spring college football rankings, and once again the Big 12 feels stuck in the same old spot: respected just enough to stay relevant, but not enough to get the full benefit of the doubt. In tonight’s live show, we brea...
Texas Tech Calls Out the Big 12: Is the Big 12 Holding Texas Tech Back?
Is the Big 12 holding Texas Tech back? Cody Campbell's fight with Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark took the Big 12 by storm this month. Texas Tech is one of the biggest storylines in the Big 12 right now, and Rob Breaux joined me t...
FanDuel’s Big 12 College Football Playoff Odds Are WILD
FanDuel’s new Big 12 College Football Playoff odds are wild. Texas Tech is getting huge respect from the books, but the biggest story may be how low Arizona State is sitting and which Big 12 team looks like the best value on the entire board. I...
BYU Steals Rob Wright Back From Kentucky; Is BYU the Better Program Right Now?
BYU got Rob Wright back, beat out Kentucky in the process, and raised a wild question about college basketball in the NIL era: is BYU actually the better program right now?In this video, I break down how BYU landed Rob Wright again afte...
Will Howard's Brutal Truth About K-State NIL Deals: KSU "Took Advantage of Me"
Will Howard says K-State took advantage of him, didn’t pay him enough, and treated him differently during his final season in Manhattan. In this video, I break down Howard’s comments, why parts of his NIL criticism of Kansas State feel misleadi...
Insider: $100 Million Football Rosters Are Coming; Can the Big 12 Keep Up?
Is college football heading toward $100 million rosters, and what would that mean for the Big 12? In this live stream, I break down where that number is coming from, whether it’s real or fear mongering, and why it could be a major warning sign ...
Does KU Already Have a Big 12 Head Coach in Waiting? Wild Contract Details
In this video, I break down a major clue that suggests KU may already have its next men’s basketball coach in mind, and it could be a familiar name from right here in the Big 12. Bill Self is back for now, but recent contract details surroundin...
Brett Yormark Punishes Texas Tech? | Ranking The Top Ten Big 12 Programs
Did the Big 12 punish Texas Tech by giving the Red Raiders two non-Saturday games? On tonight’s show, I break down the latest Brett Yormark vs. Cody Campbell drama after Texas Tech landed a Friday game against Houston and a Thanksgiving night m...
KU Transfer Portal Nightmare: Flory Bidunga To Texas Tech Or BYU?
In this video, I break down the growing drama around Flory Bidunga entering the transfer portal and why the possibility of KU losing its best returning player to Texas Tech or BYU would be a massive problem for Bill Self and the Jayhawks. With ...
Did BYU Deserve To Get Burned By Rob Wright?
Did BYU deserve to get burned by Rob Wright?In this video, I break down Rob Wright entering the transfer portal and why this move feels like one of the most shocking transfer portal developments in the Big 12 so far. After Rob Wright pr...
Curt Cignetti Took A Brutal Shot At The Big 12
In this video, I break down the war of words between Indiana head coach Curt Cignetti and TCU head coach Sonny Dykes after Dykes took a public shot at former quarterback Josh Hoover. Cignetti quickly fired back, defended his new quarterback, an...
Texas Tech’s Big 12 Drama Just Took Another Turn With Joey McGuire
Texas Tech’s Big 12 drama just took another turn.In this video, I break down the latest chapter in the growing tension between Texas Tech, Cody Campbell, Brett Yormark, and now Joey McGuire. What started as a fight over the Big 12 movin...
Big 12 Transfer Portal CHAOS; Big 12 Stars Joining Conference Rivals?
The Big 12 transfer portal is getting messy, and in some cases, it could turn into full-on rivalry fuel. In this live stream, we break down the wildest portal storylines in the conference, including Rob Wright leaving BYU, the possibility of Ka...
Bill Self Is Back; Arizona AD Pushing Tommy Lloyd to UNC?
Bill Self is back at Kansas, and that immediately changes the conversation around KU basketball, the Big 12, and the future of one of the sport’s biggest brands. In this live stream, I break down whether Self can still win big in the NIL and tr...
Arizona Saves the Big 12 From Tournament Disaster; Tommy Lloyd the Favorite at UNC?
Arizona just saved the Big 12 from NCAA Tournament disaster.In this episode of Open For Business, John Kurtz breaks down how Arizona’s run to the Final Four may have rescued the Big 12’s reputation after ugly exits from Houston, Iowa St...
ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith SLAMS BYU; Here's Why He's Wrong
ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith took a major cheap shot at BYU and AJ Dybantsa, and it deserves a real response. In this video, I break down exactly what Stephen A. said about BYU, why the take was misguided, and how it ignored key context around Kevin...