Big 12 has big money
IRVING, Texas — Big 12 schools are splitting a record $348 million in revenue for the 2016-17 academic year. Each of the 10 schools will receive $34.8 million, though about $6 million of Baylor’s portion is being withheld pending verification of changes at the school in the aftermath of a campus sexual assault scandal. This is the 11th consecutive year of revenue increases for the Big 12. The latest increase is about $4.4 million per school over last year. David Boren,
Oklahoma’s president and outgoing chairman of the Big 12 board of directors, said Friday at the end of the spring meetings that those numbers show that the league is in a very strong position. The money withheld from Baylor is being put into an escrow account. Big 12 officials say the process is just starting to verify that the school is putting in place 105 recommendations for reforming its Title IX process.
› MANHATTAN, Kan. — Kansas State granted a scholarship release to football player Corey Sutton on Friday after 24 hours of intense criticism over coach Bill Snyder’s
refusal of the wide receiver’s request. Snyder and athletic director Gene Taylor said in a release that Sutton has been granted a full release and will be permitted to transfer to any schools he requested. Sutton, who is from Charlotte, N.C., had supplied the school with a list of 35 schools, none of them in the Big 12 or future opponents of the Wildcats. Sutton announced his desire to transfer last month, claiming Snyder and position coach Andre Coleman did not follow through on promises for playing time. Sutton then took his plea to Twitter, calling Snyder a “slave master” in a series of posts. Sutton appeared in 10 games as a freshman last season, catching four passes for 54 yards. Snyder denied any promises of playing time during a local appearance Thursday night and said he was merely standing by his policy regarding transfers. Snyder also appeared to indicate Sutton had “tested positive twice” for drugs while at the school, though he declined to elaborate and later backtracked the statement. Snyder apologized for the comment “that included sensitive and private information.”