COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY

Joe Parker is in his second week on the job as athletic director at Colorado State, where many in the fan constituency hope the Rams eventually land in the Big 12, one of the five “power” conferences. While Parker’s résumé includes stops at Big 12 schools Texas, Oklahoma and most recently Texas Tech, and at two other power conference programs, including his alma mater, Michigan, he said he hasn’t been given a mandate to get the Rams into the Big 12 and isn’t planning to lobby. – Terry Frei, The Denver Post. Read More.