Here is the latest Big 12 Conference sports news from The Associated Press
UNDATED (AP) — The days of postseason bans and crippling scholarship reductions being used to punish schools for breaking NCAA rules appear to be winding down. Last month, the Division I Board of Directors adopted three proposals to modernize the infractions process. It also is looking for penalties that do not include postseason bans. There are limited options for that.
UNDATED (AP) — The first full weekend of conference games in the Big 12 includes a rematch of last year's championship game as ninth-ranked Oklahoma State plays at 16th-ranked Baylor. The Bears won the title game last December. Oklahoma State is the league's highest-scoring team at nearly 52 points a game. Baylor opened Big 12 play with a win at Iowa State. Undefeated Kansas with standout quarterback Jalon Daniels is home this week against the Cyclones. No. 18 Oklahoma plays at TCU; No. 25 Kansas State hosts Texas Tech; and West Virginia is at Texas.
WACO, Texas (AP) — Ninth-ranked Oklahoma State is being fueled by the few inches it came up short of a Big 12 championship in its last meeting against Baylor. The Cowboys open conference play Saturday against the No. 16 Bears. Baylor won last year's title game with a fourth-down stop just short of the end zone in the final seconds. Cowboys running back Dominic Richardson says they are using that to fuel them. Baylor won its Big 12 opener at Iowa State. The Bears have won their last nine home games since Oklahoma State won the COVID-delayed 2020 regular-season finale there.
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — The 18th-ranked Oklahoma Sooners are playing after a loss for the first time with new coach Brent Venables when they go to TCU. The 3-1 Sooners have lost consecutive regular-season games only once since 1999. The 3-0 Horned Frogs are playing their Big 12 opener with new coach Sonny Dykes. They average a Big 12-best 8.1 yards per offensive play. Oklahoma fell behind 14-0 early and never got ahead in its league opener at home against then-unranked Kansas State. The Sooners tumbled 12 spots in the AP poll after starting conference play with a loss for only the second time in 10 seasons.
UNDATED (AP) — Kansas will try to improve to 5-0 for the first time since 2009 on Saturday when Iowa State visits Memorial Stadium. The Jayhawks are the first team outside the Top 25 this week after knocking Duke from the ranks of the unbeaten. The Cyclones will be trying to bounce back from a loss to Baylor in their Big 12 opener. The Jayhawks are led by quarterback Jalon Daniels. Iowa State will lean on a defense that leads the Big 12 in scoring and total defense.
UNDATED (AP) — Texas and West Virginia meet Saturday with both teams desperate to avoid an 0-2 start in the Big 12. West Virginia has recovered from a slow start to win its last two games behind a maturing run game led by freshman CJ Donaldson. Texas is still waiting to see if freshman quarterback Quinn Ewers can finally return after injuring his clavicle against Alabama. Texas running back Bijan Robinson has been carrying a football to class this week after his overtime fumble against Texas Tech set up the winning field goal.
UNDATED (AP) — In a cheeky opening week of conference play in the Big 12, Texas Tech and Kansas State dealt soon-to-be SEC defectors a loss. The Red Raiders rallied past then-No. 22 Texas in overtime during the afternoon slate of games, then the Wildcats sent a shock through college football when they walked into then-No. 6 Oklahoma and pranced out with a 41-34 victory. Now, the Red Raiders are headed to No. 25 Kansas State on Saturday with the winner moving to 2-0 in league play and getting a nice boost in the race for a spot in the conference championship game.
UNDATED (AP) — The national spotlight shines on the Atlantic Coast Conference this week. No. 10 North Carolina State visits No. 5 Clemson in what's being called the biggest game in Wolfpack history. No. 23 Florida State plays its first game in four years as a ranked team against No. 22 Wake Forest. Other Top 25 matchups have No. 2 Alabama at No. 20 Arkansas, No. 7 Kentucky at No. 14 Mississippi and No. 9 Oklahoma State at No. 16 Baylor.