The Big 12 Football Weekly Show presented by Old Trapper Beef Jerky debuts Wednesday, August 31. The hour-long magazine show will be available at 7 p.m. CT each Wednesday through November 30 on Big 12 Now on ESPN+.
 
Chuckie Kempf and Harold Kuntz host the program, which features highlights from previous games, expert analysis and previews for the coming week of Big 12 football.
 
Kempf has experience calling Big 12 games on various ESPN platforms, including the 2022 Phillips 66 Big 12 Women’s Basketball Championship. Kuntz has served as a sports anchor in multiple markets covering Big 12 programs, and currently works for Fox 4 News in Kansas City, Missouri.
 
The Big 12 season kicks off with a full slate of Week 1 action, including two Thursday games, and four programs (Oklahoma, Baylor, Oklahoma State, Texas) ranked in the Top 25. 
 
The Big 12’s relationship with Old Trapper was secured by Big 12 Sports Properties, the LEARFIELD team dedicated to the Conference as its sponsorship rights holder.
 
For additional information, follow Big12Sports.com and the Conference’s official social media platforms.
 
About Big 12 Conference 
The Big 12 Conference is comprised of 10 Universities – Baylor, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, TCU, Texas, Texas Tech and West Virginia. The Big 12 is an NCAA Division I intercollegiate athletics conference that encompasses five states with over 40 million people within its geographic footprint. Beginning its 27th year, the Conference has produced over 780 Academic All-America selections and claimed national championship team titles in 20 of its 23 sponsored sports. Its student-athletes and teams have combined for 718 individual NCAA titles and 77 team national championships. Nearly 5,000 student-athletes from across the United States and around the World compete annually under the Big 12 banner. For more information, visit Big12Sports.com and follow the Conference on Facebook (Facebook.com/Big12), Twitter (@Big12Conference), Instagram (Instagram.com/big12conference/) and YouTube (YouTube.com/Big12Conference).
 
About Old Trapper Smoked Products
Old Trapper Smoked Products has produced its signature line of authentic handmade beef jerky from its headquarters in Forest Grove, Oregon since 1969. That 50 years of experience, complemented by continued investments in state-of-the-art processes, result in top-quality products that are distributed nationwide. A family-run business, Old Trapper offers a full line of high-quality, naturally smoked meat snacks using only the best lean strips of beef, the freshest seasoning ingredients and real wood-fired smoke. For more information, please visit www.OldTrapper.com.