WFAA covers Big 12 Media Days at The Star in Frisco, featuring insights from Commissioner Brett Yormark, head coaches and select players.
FRISCO, Texas — Well, everyone, it’s that time of the year again — it’s time for football. Or at least, time to hear about some football.
To kick things off this year, WFAA is in attendance at The Star in Frisco for Big 12 Media Days. Here, we will hear words from Commissioner Brett Yormark, every head coach in the conference and a select few players from each team.
Media days start June 8 and go through June 9.
Follow along below, where we will continuously update this article as we hear from each coach.
Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark
Speaks at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday
Texas Tech Head Coach Joey McGuire
Coach Joey McGuire opened his address by taking a moment for those impacted by the devastating floods in the Texas Hill Country.
The Red Raiders’ head coach then broke down the success of the offseason. McGuire said the program has been really aggressive in the transfer portal and put an emphasis on the off-the-field aspect of things.
“I’ve been really proud of those guys,” McGuire said of the players he’s brought into the program through the portal. “You always look at like what’s the feel in the locker room culturally, the standard that we practice at. But then other things, like this is the third semester in a row that we’ve had a 3.0 or better as a GPA.”
McGuire then said he feels like the Red Raiders have a real chance to make a run this season with how well they’ve performed in the offseason.
“I think this conference is really strong,” the head coach said. “There’s a lot of teams that have some big opportunities this year to really make a statement, and we’re planning on being one of them.”
Baylor Head Coach Dave Aranda
Houston Head Coach Willie Fritz
Speaks at 11 a.m. Wednesday
TCU Head Coach Sonny Dykes
Speaks at 12:20 p.m. Wednesday
Colorado Head Coach Deion Sanders
Speaks at 1:20 p.m. Wednesday