The Big 12 media days began on Tuesday, July 8, in Frisco, Texas. Here were the highlights, including coach and player interviews from Day 1:

Yormark said he expects ACC commissioner Jim Phillips to emphasize the same pro-5+11 stance when his conference starts its media days later this month. He also said to ESPN he is "relatively confident" the playoff will expand to 16 teams when its new media rights contract begins in the 2026 season.

The Hall-of-Famer was two questions into his press conference and was directly asked about his health issues by David Ubben from The Athletic, but deflected