In celebration of the start of conference play in football, the Big 12 Conference rolls out its latest installment of the "Big 12 Champions for Life" campaign.

The Big 12 Conference has completed the reorganization of its communications department with the addition of four new staff members.

Smith assumes the newly created post of Senior Associate Commissioner – General Counsel, while Gibson takes over Controller responsibilities.

The Big 12 Conference announced the assignment of new roles in its communications department.

Soccer defender Kadeisha Buchanan (West Virginia), men's basketball guard Frank Mason III (Kansas) and swimmer Will Licon (Texas) were selected as 2016-17 Big 12 Athletes of the Year.

The Big 12 Conference Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) conducted meetings at the conference office to lay groundwork for the upcoming academic year. Among the big-ticket items were selecting the Chair and Vice Chair, continued discussion on their ever-increasing role in the Conference and Division I governance structure and selecting a Conference-branded SAAC logo.

Big 12 Athlete of the Year candidates will be highlighted each day through July 23. Fans will then be able to vote for their male and female choices on July 23-25 on Big12Sports.com. Fan voting will be considered in the final tally for selecting this prestigious award. Today's featured candidates are West Virginia's Kadeisha Buchanan and Jevon Carter.

Big 12 Athlete of the Year candidates will be highlighted each day through July 23. Fans will then be able to vote for their male and female choices on July 23-25 on Big12Sports.com Today's featured candidates are Texas Tech's Gabriela Talaba and Trey Culver.

Big 12 Athlete of the Year candidates will be highlighted each day through July 23. Fans will then be able to vote for their male and female choices on July 23-25 on Big12Sports. Today's featured candidates are Texas' Chrisann Gordon and Will Licon.

Big 12 Athlete of the Year candidates will be highlighted each day through July 23. Fans will then be able to vote for their male and female choices on July 23-25 on Big12Sports. Today's featured candidates are TCU's Brenley Goertzen and Cameron Norrie.

Big 12 Athlete of the Year candidates will be highlighted each day through July 23. Fans will then be able to vote for their male and female choices on July 23-25 on Big12Sports. Today's featured candidates are Oklahoma State's Vanessa Shippy and Jawun Evans.

Big 12 Athlete of the Year candidates will be highlighted each day through July 23. Fans will then be able to vote for their male and female choices on July 23-25 on Big12Sports. Today's featured candidates are Oklahoma's Maggie Nichols and Samaje Perine.