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
103 episodes
Senate Bill Setting Off Realignment Wave? And Screwing Utah and Texas Tech?
Could a new wave of college football realignment be coming sooner than anyone thinks? On tonight’s Open For Business Big 12 live show, we break down the latest updates to the Protect College Sports Act and why the Senate bill could create major...
NFL Shuts Down Brendan Sorsby; Will He Be Back at Texas Tech?
The NFL won't hold a supplemental draft for Brendan Sorsby, which means he has to wait until the 2027 NFL draft...or does he?
Yormark Leaving the Big 12 After Shutting Down Sorsby?; Big 12 Could Still Punish the Red Raiders
The Brendan Sorsby saga may be mostly settled, but the fallout between Texas Tech and the Big 12 is not over yet. Brett Yormark came out of the situation as a massive winner after the Big 12’s legal strategy helped push Sorsby toward the NFL su...
Brendan Sorsby Heads to NFL After Big 12 Drops the Hammer
The Brendan Sorsby saga is officially over for Texas Tech, the Big 12 and college football. After the Big 12 filed a preemptive federal lawsuit to preserve its ability to sanction Texas Tech if Sorsby played, the Red Raiders quarterback announc...
Big 12 Stuns Texas Tech With Preemptive Lawsuit; Legal Expert Says It's "Brilliant"
The Big 12 just made a major legal move against Texas Tech in the Brendan Sorsby eligibility fight, and attorney/former Big 12 wide receiver Curry Sexton joins the show to explain why it may be a brilliant strategy by the conference.Aft...
Big 12 Banning Texas Tech From Title Game? League Could Bring the Hammer Down Tomorrow
Get "Open For Business" a FREE Big 12 newsletter straight to your inbox. No more college football news through an SEC/Big Ten lens. Sign up below!https://bit.ly/OFBNewsletterThe Brendan Sorsby situation just escalated -- and now the...
Tech Insider Warns: Sorsby Shouldn't Play, This May Only be the Tip of the Icberg
Texas Tech reporter Ryan Hyatt joins the Open For Business Big 12 Podcast to break down the Brendan Sorsby situation, the mounting tension between Texas Tech and the Big 12, and what could happen next as the legal fight continues.Hyatt h...
Texas Tech Threatens to Sue the Big 12; How Ugly Will This Crisis Get?
The Brendan Sorsby situation has officially spiraled into a full-blown Big 12 crisis.After the conference reportedly discussed possible consequences if Texas Tech plays Sorsby, the Texas attorney general sent a formal letter threatening...
Big 12 Schools Discuss Texas Tech Boycott After Judge Rules Sorsby Can Play; B12 ADs Unleash on Tech
Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby has been granted a temporary injunction that clears the way for him to play this season after serving a two-game suspension, despite allegations that he bet on his own team dozens of times during his colleg...
Big 12 Coaches Pick BYU to Win the Big 12; Sankey Scrambles as Senators Stand Their Ground For the Big 12
Get "Open For Business" a FREE Big 12 newsletter straight to your inbox. No more college football news through an SEC/Big Ten lens. Sign up below!https://bit.ly/OFBNewsletterBig 12 coaches just tipped their hand — and they're pickin...
Expert Warns the Big 12 About College Football’s Real Endgame; Super League Coming SOON
Could college football’s next major breakaway happen much sooner than expected?John Wilner of the Wilner Hotline joins John Kurtz to explain why the sport may be moving toward a massive restructuring faster than most fans realize. The bi...
Nick Saban Just Sided With the Big 12 Over the SEC — Here's Why
Get "Open For Business" a FREE Big 12 newsletter straight to your inbox. No more college football news through an SEC/Big Ten lens. Sign up below!https://bit.ly/OFBNewsletterNick Saban built the SEC dynasty. Now he just testifie...
LEAKED: SEC Slams BYU and Texas Tech in Private Meeting w/ Playoff Committee
The SEC reportedly used a closed-door meeting with the College Football Playoff selection committee to question how BYU and Texas Tech were evaluated last season. Why is the SEC suddenly so focused on the Big 12?In this live stream, we ...
Texas vs Texas Tech is Happening THIS YEAR...if Texas Accepts the Offer
Texas Tech just called Steve Sarkisian’s bluff.After Sark took a shot at Texas Tech’s Big 12 schedule and claimed Texas could go undefeated against it with its “twos and threes,” Joey McGuire fired back with a real offer: Texas Tech vs....
MASSIVE Senate Bill Saves Big 12 and ACC? SEC and Big Ten Losing Their Minds
Big 12 and ACC fans finally got a real piece of congressional movement that could reshape the future of college football. A new bipartisan Senate bill from Ted Cruz and Maria Cantwell would take aim at a potential SEC/Big Ten super league, reop...
Why Texas Proves That Texas Tech Can Win a National Title + Big 12 Post Spring Power Rankings
Get "Open For Business" a FREE Big 12 newsletter straight to your inbox. No more college football news through an SEC/Big Ten lens. Sign up below!https://bit.ly/OFBNewsletterSteve Sarkisian came after Texas Tech — and accidentally m...
Steve Sarkisian Took a NASTY Shot at Texas Tech; Red Raiders Dragged Into Sark's Playoff Meltdown
Steve Sarkisian just took a massive shot at Texas Tech, and now the backlash is coming from all sides. Sark claimed there is a team in Texas, playing in another conference, that his “twos and threes” could go undefeated against, and it wasn’t h...
Big 12 Breakaway From the SEC and Big Ten? One AD Says They Should
Get "Open For Business" a FREE Big 12 newsletter straight to your inbox. No more college football news through an SEC/Big Ten lens. Sign up below!https://bit.ly/OFBNewsletterIs a Big 12 breakaway from the SEC and Big Ten actually on...
WOAH Brendan Sorsby Sues the NCAA; Says "You're Weaponizing My Mental Health"
Get "Open For Business" a FREE Big 12 newsletter straight to your inbox. No more college football news through an SEC/Big Ten lens. Sign up below!https://bit.ly/OFBNewsletterTexas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby is suing the NCAA — and ...
24-Team Playoff Could Send a Big 12 Team to the SEC? | Morgan Scalley Dishes on Whittingham Leaving
Get “Open For Business” a FREE Big 12 newsletter straight to your inbox. No more college football news through an SEC/Big Ten lens. Sign up below!https://bit.ly/OFBNewsletterIs the 24-team college football playoff about to resha...
Will Houston Blow Up Texas Tech’s Big Season?; Willie Fritz is Building a Monster
Houston might be the team standing between Texas Tech and a dream Big 12 season.In this episode, Parker Ainsworth from Locked On Coogs joins the show to break down why Willie Fritz has Houston football positioned as one of the most dange...
Big 12 Could Get 3 Playoff Autobids, But Finebaum is Right: A 24 Team Playoff is BAD
The Big 12 may have found its best path to expanded College Football Playoff access: a 24-team playoff with three automatic bids for each Power Four conference. Brett Yormark says the Big 12 supports a 24-team CFP, and the ACC is publicly on bo...
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...