The Big 12 Is Winning the Spring Football Transfer Portal Battle and It’s Not Close
Heartland College Sports: The Big 12 Sports Podcast
Pete Mundo
4.8 • 870 Ratings
🗓️ 8 April 2026
⏱️ 21 minutes
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Summary
The Big 12 is making a serious statement in the transfer portal—and the numbers back it up.
According to ESPN’s latest rankings from Bill Connelly, six of the top 11 transfer portal classes in college football belong to Big 12 programs. That’s not just impressive, it’s a sign the conference is thriving in the modern era of roster building.
Heartland College Sports' Pete Mundo reacts to what each team in the rankings is doing well, the winners, and what it means for the Big 12 in 2026.
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| 0:00.0 | Big 12 football is not getting enough love. And it's because some of the transfer portal rankings are coming out as we wrap up or put a bow on spring practice. And there are folks who love what teams in this league have done in the transfer portal. I'm Pete Mundo, Heartland College Sports. Great to have you here, as always. |
| 0:22.5 | Basketball is over. |
| 0:23.6 | It's sad. |
| 0:24.3 | But for me, it's always exciting because, well, we got some baseball, some softball, |
| 0:28.6 | we got off-season football, and that is where we start this show. |
| 0:32.5 | Please make sure you're subscribed right now to the channel, to the podcast. |
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| 0:39.1 | It has grown so much, and it's because of you. Thank you. So Bill Connolly put out his top transfer portal classes |
| 0:46.4 | on ESPN.com and he just did this earlier in the week. And it was based on, you know, |
| 0:53.2 | who's doing what in spring practice, what he's seeing |
| 0:56.1 | shaping up around the league. |
| 0:58.1 | And I'll tell you what, the Big 12 got a lot of love, six teams in the top 11 here on Bill |
| 1:04.9 | Connolly's rundown. |
| 1:06.5 | He's got Oklahoma State at number one. |
| 1:09.9 | At number three is Colorado. |
| 1:13.6 | At number four is Texas Tech. |
| 1:16.0 | So that's three in the top four. |
| 1:18.2 | And then you go down the list and you've got at number eight, Kansas State. |
| 1:23.0 | At number nine, West Virginia. |
| 1:24.8 | And at number 11, the Houston Cougars, this is so good for the Big 12. |
| 1:29.7 | And it's exactly what this league needs. |
| 1:32.8 | This league needs to thrive on the transfer portal. |
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