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Locked On Big 12 | Daily College Football & Basketball Podcast
by Locked On Podcast Network, Drake Toll
Locked On Big 12 podcast is the daily podcast that keeps you ahead of the games and the first to know the latest news, analysis, and sports insider info for one of the deepest, most prestigious conferences in the country. Hosted by Drake Toll, the Locked On Big 12 podcast provides your daily Big 12 fix with expert opinions, interviews, recaps, local analysis, and coverage from all around the Big 12 and it’s communities. From the rich history of Texas Tech to the clashes between Iowa State and Oklahoma State, and all the newcomers in between, the Locked On Big 12 podcast takes you beyond the headlines for the inside scoops from the biggest stories inside the Big 12. The Locked On Big 12 podcast is part of the Locked On Podcast Network. Your Team. Every Day.
Episodes
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Kansas State? BYU? Houston? Here's Your Big 12 TEAM OF THE WEEK!
The Big 12's heavy hitters put on a masterclass this past weekend, headlined by statement-making performances from BYU, Oklahoma State, and Kansas State that sent shockwaves across the national landscape. In Provo, BYU turned LaVell Edwards Stadium into an absolute house of horrors, erasing a...
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If BYU, West Virginia or Texas Tech Fix... THIS... They're In the College Football Playoff.
The narrative that national college football analysts spent the offseason constructing took a heavy hit this weekend, as the Big 12 delivered a statement-making slate across the country. Rather than playing into the traditional power hierarchy, the conference's top programs notched critical wins...
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My HONEST Reaction to the Big 12's Weekend...
The latest slate of games provided significant clarity across the conference, highlighted by commanding performances from BYU, Oklahoma State, and Kansas State. In Provo, No. 11 BYU erased an early deficit to secure a 28-17 victory over Arizona. The Cougars relied on a disciplined second-half...
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BONUS: BYU? Oklahoma State? Utah? Who is the HOTTEST Big 12 Football Team?
If the national media elite were hoping for a quiet weekend to reinforce their tired, manufactured SEC and Big Ten narratives, Saturday delivered an absolute nightmare. Across the board, the Big 12 didn't just win games—it went on a cross-country wrecking tour, serving up a massive reality check…
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POWER RANKINGS: BYU Rises, Utah Shoots Up, Kansas State Soars, Texas Tech Falls, Iowa State Climbs
If the national media elite wanted a quiet weekend to push their preferred conference narratives, Saturday delivered an absolute nightmare. Across the board, the Big 12 didn't just win—it went on a cross-country wrecking tour, serving up a massive reality check to the establishment and proving…
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The Big 12 Runs Through the State of Utah... But BYU Has One MAJOR Issue.
The state of Utah has quietly transformed into the most lethal epicenter of college football, and both BYU and Utah are driving a stake through the heart of national narratives that try to discount the region. Down in Provo, Kalani Sitake’s Cougars are playing with chilling, clinical precision....
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REACTION: BYU Rolls Arizona, Utah Crushes SEC, Oklahoma State Stuns Oregon, Kansas State is REAL!
If the national media elite wanted a quiet weekend to push their preferred conference narratives, Saturday delivered an absolute nightmare. Across the board, the Big 12 didn't just win—it went on a cross-country wrecking tour, serving up a massive reality check to the establishment and proving…
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REACTION: BYU Just BLEW OUT Arizona... But the Real Star Will Shock You.
LaVell Edwards Stadium turned into an absolute house of horrors for Arizona, as No. 15 BYU put on a suffocating masterclass to secure a 28-17 victory in the Big 12 opener. For all the preseason chatter trying to crown flashier programs, Kalani Sitake’s squad once again proved that disciplined,...
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OKLAHOMA STATE, DREW MESTEMAKER BLOW UP NO. 6 OREGON IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL'S BIGGEST UPSET!
Absolute bedlam in Stillwater. Oklahoma State didn't just pull off the first true seismic shocker of the 2026 college football season; they completely obliterated a 21-game losing skid against FBS opponents by taking down No. 6 Oregon in a 39-31 thriller at Boone Pickens Stadium. Entering the…
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BYU Blows Out Arizona, Iowa State Stuns Iowa, Utah Slams SEC, Kansas Over Missouri, UCF and Pitt?
The Big 12’s Week 2 slate is an absolute heavyweight gauntlet that will test the conference's mettle on a national stage. This isn't just a collection of regional games; it’s a referendum on the league's standing in the college football hierarchy. The weekend kicks off with high-stakes...
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Kyle Whittingham Forfeiting Western Michigan Hail Mary Game Is On the Table
The intense firestorm surrounding Michigan's narrow 13–12 escape against Western Michigan isn't a matter of a literal forfeit, but it has exploded into an unprecedented institutional war over game results. The Mid-American Conference (MAC) officially filed formal appeals with the NCAA and the...
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The AP Poll Completely Forgot the Big 12... Here's All You Need To Know In College Football.
The AP Top 25 poll continues to suffer from a stubborn institutional bias that systematically suppresses the Big 12, treating the conference like an afterthought while inflating the margins for traditional brand names. Even after a statement opening weekend where programs like BYU and Utah put on...
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ESPN Drops BYU, Utah AND Texas Tech In Latest Rankings... SEC Teams ALL Move Up
The institutional tilt at ESPN toward the SEC and away from the rest of the college football landscape is not just a paranoid fan theory—it is a multi-billion-dollar business model disguised as objective journalism. When the Worldwide Leader in Sports holds the exclusive multi-billion-dollar...
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From BYU to Oklahoma State, Harsh Big 12 Reactions Get HEATED On Squad Show...
The opening weekend of the college football season delivered an unvarnished look at the widening chasm within the Big 12 Conference. While traditional programs further east stumbled out of the gate with sluggish, disjointed performances that raised immediate alarm bells, the conference's western...
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We Have A... STUNNING Prediction for BYU, Arizona In Big 12 Game of the Week
This Saturday’s clash between No. 14 BYU and Arizona at LaVell Edwards Stadium carries massive early-season weight, transforming what should be a standard conference matchup into an absolute pressure cooker for the Big 12 race. 1. The Conference Opener Stakes Because this is an early conference...
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Big 12 is Open for Business to Add LSU, While Utah Leaving to Join SEC is Very Much On Table
the SEC cutting ties with LSU amid their explosive roster-eligibility legal war—and the Big 12 aggressively swooping in to absorb a displaced college football titan while Utah backfills the SEC—rewrites the entire map of major college athletics. 1. The Big 12 Plays Aggressive Super-Conference...
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SEC's Plans to Kick Lane Kiffin, LSU Out of Conference Still In Motion...
The honeymoon phase in Baton Rouge barely survived its first kickoff before crashing straight into a high-stakes legal war, with Lane Kiffin’s aggressive roster-building tactics driving a massive wedge between LSU and the SEC office. The friction escalated rapidly when Kiffin and LSU aggressively...
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John Kurtz Decides If Texas Tech, BYU Are No Longer the Big 12 Teams to Beat After Week One
Both BYU and Texas Tech have forcefully transitioned from conference dark horses into elite heavyweights dictating the entire landscape of the Big 12. Texas Tech: The New Apex Predator Under Joey McGuire, the Red Raiders have evolved into a terrifying blend of high-octane West Texas offense and...
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Utah Twitter Fans Are Crashing Out Over... Drake Toll? | Week One Recap AND BYU, Utah Feud Explained
Few matchups in college football match the raw, generational vitriol of the BYU-Utah rivalry, widely known as the "Holy War." Spanning more than a century, this series is far more than an annual athletic contest; it is a deep-seated cultural, religious, and societal collision that defines the…
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POWER RANKINGS: BYU Soars Ahead, Texas Tech Steady, Utah Rises, West Virginia Sinks, Kansas State?
When evaluating the current elite tier of the Big 12, programs like Texas Tech and BYU have systematically separated themselves from the pack, transforming into absolute powerhouses through distinct stylistic blueprints and relentless roster construction. Texas Tech: Explosive Innovation and…
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BYU and Utah Football Fans Just Got Really Cool News...
For anyone tracking the pulse of the Big 12, the ongoing fascination with Utah and BYU football is a masterclass in how regional brand gravity shapes the national conversation. The intrigue around Utah and BYU isn't just about what happens between the white lines; it’s rooted in the unique…
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REACTION: BYU is Big 12's Best, Kansas State Soars, Arizona State Rolls, Utah Slams, Cincinnati?
While several traditional conference heavyweights stumbled out of the gate, BYU, Kansas State, and Utah enjoyed an absolute dream opening weekend, sending a resounding message across the Big 12. The trio combined for sheer dominance, showcasing why regional powerhouses are primed to dictate terms...
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BYU and Utah AGREE: Michigan, Kyle Whittingham RIGGED Western Michigan Game As Refs Add Second
In a stunning, heart-stopping, and utterly chaotic season-opener at Michigan Stadium, the Michigan Wolverines narrowly avoided a historic disaster, squeezing out a harrowing 13–12 miracle win over the Western Michigan Broncos! For nearly sixty minutes, the Big House was trapped in a state of...
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OOF: Auburn Stuns Baylor in Thriller, Oklahoma State Crumbles to Tulsa... Should Cancel the Program
The opening weekend of the 2026 college football season delivered a rude awakening for two proud Big 12 programs, as both Baylor and Oklahoma State stumbled out of the gate with deeply concerning, momentum-crushing losses. Baylor’s Heartbreaking Narrow Miss Against Auburn For the Baylor Bears, an...
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Here's Why Baylor Will Blow Out Auburn, Big 12 Weekend Preview
The Baylor Bears and Auburn Tigers square off in a high-stakes neutral-site showdown at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, renewing acquaintances after meeting early last season. For Baylor, this matchup serves as an immediate litmus test and an opportunity for redemption following last year's...
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NEW: Colorado, Deion Sanders' MIRACLE at Georgia Tech, Utah Rolls Over Idaho, UCF Looks Incredible
THE BUFFALOES HAVE STUNNED ATLANTA! In an absolute, heart-pounding college football thriller under the Thursday night lights at Bobby Dodd Stadium, Deion Sanders and the Colorado Buffaloes went on the road and pulled off a breathtaking 14–13 shocker over the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets! For most…
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Colorado Does IMPOSSIBLE, Deion Sanders STUNS Georgia Tech On Last-Second Blocked Field Goal
The Colorado Buffaloes walked into Bobby Dodd Stadium and delivered a stunning, gritty statement to open the 2026 college football season, edging out the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 14–13 in a nail-biting thriller.Entering the matchup as underdogs on the road, Deion Sanders’ squad faced an…
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LSU, Lane Kiffin Just Used the Government to Ruin College Football...
The narrative that LSU is single-handedly "ruining college football" has transformed from internet message-board hyperbole into the defining legal and cultural crisis of the sport. By aggressively exploiting state court injunctions to loop players with active NFL training camp experience back…
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Drake Toll is Clickbait Trash, Pandering to BYU, Hating Utah, Baiting West Virginia and Lying?
As a daily staple for college sports enthusiasts, Locked On Big 12 has carved out an essential space in the media landscape by delivering relentless, high-energy coverage of one of the country's most volatile conferences. Operating with a distinctly fast-paced, "insider-baseball" feel, the show...
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Expert Explains Why BYU Will Finish 5th in Big 12, How West Virginia is Most Important Brand
The 2026 Big 12 football season shapes up as one of the most volatile and competitive races of the modern era, highlighted by a wide-open 16-team field where virtually every week brings high-stakes chaos. At the summit of the preseason polls sit the Texas Tech Red Raiders, entering the year as…
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SEC Is Now Coming Even Closer to Kicking LSU Out... Lane Kiffin, NFL Players Are Done.
The possibility of the Southeastern Conference severing ties with LSU or pursuing outright expulsion has transformed an ordinary eligibility dispute into the most volatile governance crisis in modern college athletics. The friction centers on LSU aggressively leveraging state court injunctions to...
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ESPN Was Just Exposed for Trying to Rob Big 12 Football... How Isn't This a Story?
For years, fans and administrators across the Big 12 have grown increasingly vocal about what they perceive as systemic broadcast bias from ESPN, viewing the network's coverage as heavily tilted toward its primary financial partner, the SEC. The roots of this friction are primarily financial....
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SEC Tries to Dunk On Texas Tech, Did BYU Just Sign an NBA Player, West By God!
The trend of Southeastern Conference programs backing out of future non-conference series against Big 12 opponents has sparked intense debate across college football. High-profile cancellations—such as Alabama dropping its scheduled home-and-home with Oklahoma State and LSU scrapping a future...
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SEC Removing LSU From Conference, Boycotting Lane Kiffin's Tigers After NFL Scandal is New Rumbling
According to a report by Yahoo Sports' Ross Dellenger, high-ranking university executives, presidents, and general counsels representing the other 15 SEC schools have held serious, membership-led discussions regarding extreme retaliatory measures against LSU. The core details of the escalating...
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West Virgina Is Unanimous As Big 12's Dark Horse, but Will BYU Bottom Out?
Entering the season comfortably positioned inside the top 15 of the national polls and widely picked to return to the Big 12 Championship game, the BYU Cougars carry a target on their back as one of the conference's premier standard-bearers. However, a closer look at their roster construction and...
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Lane Kiffin Just Ruined College Football, He'll Sue the SEC to Get NFL Players
Love him or loathe him, Lane Kiffin has become the ultimate lightning rod for modern college football’s shifting identity. In an era dominated by the transfer portal, lucrative name, image, and likeness (NIL) deals, and hyper-accelerated conference realignment, the Ole Miss head coach does not…
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TCU Destroyed By Bill Belichick, North Carolina... Fire Sonny Dykes Time?
TCU’s trip to Dublin for the Aer Lingus College Football Classic ended in frustrating fashion, as the Horned Frogs suffered a tough 15-10 defeat to North Carolina at Aviva Stadium. Despite entering the international matchup as favorites, TCU completely went cold after a promising start, failing…
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Dallas Cowboys Legend Says SEC is WAY Overrated, AP Poll Means Nothing | College Football Kickoff
For years, critics have treated the Associated Press college football poll less like an objective journalistic ranking and more like a glowing, heavily choreographed red-carpet runway for the Southeastern Conference. The formula feels predictable by now. When a traditional brand from the…
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Wait... North Carolina, Bill Belichick Will Actually Upset TCU? | Big 12 Squad
Even though TCU enters Saturday’s Aer Lingus College Football Classic in Dublin as a 7.5-point favorite, a path to an upset for North Carolina certainly exists. Week Zero international games are notorious breeding grounds for chaos, and several specific vulnerabilities could derail the Horned...
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BIG 12 SQUAD - Big 12 Preseason RANKINGS | Where Baylor sits
Big 12 powerhouses face chaos as preseason rankings ignite controversy. West Virginia surges into Big 12 title contention, Arizona State faces widespread doubt over quarterback Cutter Boley, and Oklahoma State’s offense emerges as a major talking point—all while transfer portal shakeups and 55…
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BYU Football, Kalani Sitake Just Split AWAY from Brian Santiago, Cougar Athletics?
Recent rumors regarding a fracture or split between BYU football and Athletic Director Brian Santiago stem from public friction over resource allocation and program support. While online speculation suggested a severe internal crisis or an imminent exit, university officials directly intervened…
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Drake Toll Predicts BYU, West Virginia to Dominate Big 12 Because He's... An Idiot? | Big 12 Squad
If you are looking for predictability in college football, the Big 12 is not the place to find it. Entering the 2026 season, the conference stands as the undisputed king of chaos, offering an exceptional degree of parity that makes week-to-week outcomes nearly impossible to forecast. While...
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Everything You Need to Know About TCU, North Carolina THIS Saturday as Bill Belichick Meets Hot Seat
The 2026 college football season kicks off with an international spotlight this Saturday as the TCU Horned Frogs and North Carolina Tar Heels square off in the Aer Lingus College Football Classic at Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Ireland. This high-profile Week Zero matchup serves as the back-half of a...
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BREAKING: Texas Tech Signs Thomas Castellanos to Play Quarterback NOW, Is Will Hammond Benched?
The addition of veteran quarterback Thomas Castellanos to the Texas Tech Red Raiders represents one of the most intriguing late-summer developments in college football. After securing a fifth year of eligibility via a temporary restraining order stemming from a class-wide preliminary injunction...
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TCU Will Beat North Carolina So Bad Bill Belichick Is Fired Immediately
Bill Belichick enters the 2026 college football season facing immense pressure at North Carolina, landing near the very top of national coaching hot seat rankings. Following a difficult 4-8 debut campaign in Chapel Hill that included a 2-6 mark in ACC play and missing out on a bowl game, the...
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One Bold Take You NEED to Hear Before TCU Meets Bill Belichick, North Carolina in College Football
As the college football world turns its eyes to Week Zero and the historic Aer Lingus College Football Classic in Dublin, Ireland, the narrative surrounding the showdown between the TCU Horned Frogs and the North Carolina Tar Heels carries a distinct flavor. While opening games on international...
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Picking West Virginia to Win 10 Games, Thomas Castellanos to Texas Tech, Scandal at Baylor
Despite being pegged by many preseason prognosticators as a lower-tier team in the expanded Big 12, West Virginia has all the quiet ingredients necessary to pull off a stunning campaign in 2026. Armed with an influx of new talent and a revamped identity, the Mountaineers are uniquely positioned…
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BYU to West Virginia, Drake Toll Predicts EVERY Big 12 Football Game in 2026 | Full Season Preview
The 2026 Big 12 football season is shaping up to be an absolute, unadulterated chaos machine. With parity across the 16-team landscape at an all-time high, gone are the days of predictable powerhouse hierarchies, leaving a wide-open race where literally every Saturday feels like a high-stakes...
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National Media is Crashing Out Over BYU Signing Jaxon Kohler Away from Utah Jazz, Michigan State
The addition of former Michigan State standout Jaxon Kohler to BYU via the transfer portal represents a massive coup for head coach Kevin Young as the Cougars prepare for the upcoming college basketball season. Hailing from nearby American Fork, Utah—located less than fifteen miles from BYU's...
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Big 12 Squad's BOLD Championship Prediction: BYU, Texas Tech and... UTAH Win Conference
As the 2026 Big 12 football season arrives, the conference stands as the most chaotic, competitive, and unpredictable gauntlet in the nation. With the departure of traditional hierarchies and the arrival of a truly level playing field, the title race is wide open, turning every Saturday into a...
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Locked On Big 12 podcast is the daily podcast that keeps you ahead of the games and the first to know the latest news, analysis, and sports insider info for one of the deepest, most prestigious conferences in the country. Hosted by Drake Toll, the Locked On Big 12 podcast provides your daily Big 12 fix with expert opinions, interviews, recaps, local analysis, and coverage from all around the Big 12 and it’s communities. From the rich history of Texas Tech to the clashes between Iowa State and Oklahoma State, and all the newcomers in between, the Locked On Big 12 podcast takes you beyond the headlines for the inside scoops from the biggest stories inside the Big 12. The Locked On Big 12 podcast is part of the Locked On Podcast Network. Your Team. Every Day.
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