This week Chuck focuses in on the Sunflower state as he sits down with starting Defensive Tackle for the Kansas Jayhawks Daniel Wise to talk about his optimism after forgoing the NFL draft to return for this season. Then speaks with long time Kansas State Wildcats Head Football coach Bill Snyder about his multiple stints with the team and how that consistency has shaped not only his program but himself.

This week Chuck sits down with West Virginia University's Director of Athletics Shane Lyons to talk about WVU and how well they've been embraced by the Big 12 as well as his role on the Football Oversight Committee. Then Chuck catches up with Gil Brandt the former Vice President of Player Personnel for the Dallas Cowboys and current NFL media Personnel guru to talk about the talent both player and coach in the Big 12 Conference.

This week Chuck covers some of the highlights from The Big 12 media day at the Ford center in Frisco Texas before catching up with former College and NFL head coach and current analyst for FOX sports Dave Wannstedt. Dave shares his outlook for the resurgence of Texas, changes to the transfer rule, and expanding the playoffs.

Chuck sits down with Big 12 Senior Associate Commissioner of Football Ed Stewart to talk about his involvement in the day to day operations for Football in the Big 12, fan engagement on game day beyond the game itself, and Ed tackles the targeting rule.

Chuck and Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby finish their conversation from last week as they get into how the conference grooms and evaluates the performances of officials, Commissioner Bowlsby tackles the complex considerations of the transfer rule, and Chuck asks about any plans for realignment.

On the inaugural episode of The Big 12 Podcast host Chuck Cooperstein sits down with Big 12 conference commissioner Bob Bowlsby about every thing Big 12 from scholarships covering the full cost of attendance, to image rights for student athletes, and the point of pride the conference takes in having the hardest road to the college football playoffs.

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