BIG-12 LAYS BLUEPRINT FOR FOOTBALL SEASON

The presidents and chancellors of the Big 12 have approved a scheduling model for the upcoming football season, including nine conference games and one nonconference game.

The start of conference play is expected to be sometime in mid-to-late September. The league expects to play its nonconference games before the start of league.

Officials say the model gives the Big 12 the flexibility to move back the Big 12 Championship game to Dec. 12 or 19.

Every Power 5 conference has now determined its scheduling model for a season that has already been significantly altered by the coronavirus pandemic, and the Big 12 joined the ACC as the only leagues that kept one nonconference game.