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
88 episodes
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...
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 ...