Texas and Oklahoma were the big names of the Big 12 before joining the SEC, leaving an opportunity for programs in the conference to take their place.

FORT WORTH — Gabe Madsen scored 17 points, Keanu Dawes added 16 and Utah never trailed in a 73-65 victory over TCU on Wednesday night. Lawson Lovering added 11 points and Mike Sharavjamts 10 for Utah (10-6, 2-3 Big 12). Jake Wahlin grabbed 11 rebounds to go with eight points.

Waco, Texas; Sunday, 5 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bears -12.5; over/under is 136 BOTTOM LINE: Ernest Udeh Jr. and TCU visit Norchad Omier and No. 25 Baylor on Sunday. The Bears are 8-0 in home games.

Kansas basketball has its next Big 12 Conference game Wednesday on the road against TCU. Here are some things to think about ahead of tip-off.

The Horned Frogs added another defensive lineman later in the day with a commitment from Duncan McGhee. McGhee stars at Texas High in Texarkana and while he’s currently unranked, the 6’4, 275 pound lineman has an impressive offer list that included Baylor, SMU and Texas Tech.

Milos Uzan scored 14 points, L.J. Cryer added 13 points and No. 7 Houston routed Utah 70-36 for its 11th straight win. J’Wan Roberts had 11 points

BOTTOM LINE: No. 12 Kansas visits TCU after Hunter Dickinson scored 25 points in Kansas' 84-74 win over the Kansas State Wildcats. The Horned Frogs have gone 9-1 in home games. TCU averages 70.4 points and has outscored opponents by 3.9 points per game.

Big 12 Women's Basketball is roughly one-third of the way through conference play. TCU debuted last week in our first-ever Big 12 Women's Basketball Power Rankings and remains there this week. Keep in mind though,

"I think it's definitely a lesson learned. We maybe didn't do so well for this game, so we just took it to the next game and went here and out," Littlepage-Buggs said. "We do have these next couple games coming up,

OSU women’s basketball pulled off a dramatic 60-59 upset over No. 9 TCU on Wednesday night at Gallagher-Iba Arena, holding standout point guard and Olympian Hailey Van Lith to just 12 points and rallying from a 15-point halftime deficit.

A second consecutive running back was announced as the winner of the 12th Annual Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award during a gala on Wednesday at the W.T. Brookshire Conference Center

Below is a closer look at a ranking of the toughest Big 12 football schedules in 2025 based on the 2024 win percentage of the opponents: Editor's note: The records of FCS opponents are not factored into the overall win percentage, but those games are listed on the 2025 schedules.