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Forde-Yard Dash: The Big 12 Is Off to a Rough Start

Forty names, games, teams and minutiae making news in college football (sympathy cards for the Citadel punter sold separately):

FIRST QUARTER: THE BIG 12’S BIG FLOP

The Big 12 (1) emerged from the chaos of mid-August as a heroic entity for those who had their hearts set on a fall season. After the Big Ten and Pac-12 opted out (for the moment), the entire season hung in the balance and hung on the decision of Bob Bowlsby’s league. If the Big 12 folded up shop that week, it would have taken the Atlantic Coast Conference with it—and perhaps the Southeastern Conference and everyone else.