About this episode
Alex Kirshner, Richard Johnson, and Dave Campbell’s Texas Football senior writer Mike Craven discuss how the offseason is going for every team in the Big 12 Conference: * Arizona State keeps a playoff core almost totally intact * Arizona is in the danger zone after Brent Brennan’s first year * Baylor is once again ready to contend for the league * Oklahoma State is in uncharted waters * WVU and UCF both do some fan service * Kansas swaps out coordinators and has a QB injury to monitor * Why Houston coach Willie Fritz is nicknamed “novocain” * Iowa State needs to win in the portal at wide receiver * Colorado is still acting very much like Colorado * How much should we buy into the hype of Texas Tech’s NIL-driven offseason renaissance? Mike tells us * Kansas State has its best recruit in program history * Cincinnati is relying a lot on Scott Satterfield’s evaluations * TCU has the best recruiting class in the Big 12 and could be rising again * Utah’s coach-in-waiting situation could get a bit weird, no? * BYU has an offseason of turnover and near-turnover at the top Meet the Offseason Vibe Check: It's not a 2024 recap, and it's not a 2025 preview. It's a check-in with every team in every FBS conference about what's been happening since Thanksgiving. How was the postseason? How was the coach carousel? How was signing day? How was the transfer portal window? And is anything else going on around your program? Elsewhere in Offseason Vibe Checks * SEC * Sun Belt * ACC This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.splitzoneduo.com/subscribe