Hello again from Dallas and the Big 12’s media days. Today we’ve got your West Virginia University Mountaineers, plus Texas, Baylor, Kansas State and Oklahoma, as well as a cameo by Bill Hancock, the executive director of the College Football Playoff, and a rules presentation by Walt Anderson, the Big 12’s coordinator of officials.

He’s presently warming up in the bullpen. Mr. Anderson begins at 9:30 a.m. For your warmup, a collection of stories in today’s edition of the Gazette-Mail.

• The Big 12 commissioner wanted to talk about the 2016 football season Monday. Many others wanted answers about Baylor. Monday was not great for Bob Bowlsby.
• The league has a conference title game coming in 2017, but there are a lot of things still to be debated and determined. Various people weighed in … but more importantly, an answer to the vital question: Does Iowa State, with a new coach, remain WVU’s one true rival?
• His parents were police officers, and his mother worked 32 years for the Dallas Police Department. Even with everything going on here and throughout the country, he still wants to start his law enforcement career walking a beat on these streets. The Texas Tech cornerback’s name? Justis Nelson.