# Which Big 12 schools use Varsity Network? 7 of the 15 Big 12 athletic departments covered by Whistle (47%) use Varsity Network, the audio streaming (Learfield), as of 4 Nov 2026: Iowa State University, Kansas State University, Oklahoma State University, Texas Christian University, Texas Tech University, University of Houston and 1 more. Across all 1,085 covered NCAA departments, 81 use Varsity Network (7%), so the Big 12 is above the national adoption rate. Among streaming vendors detected in the Big 12, Varsity Network ranks No. 1 of 2. _Data as of 4 Nov 2026._ Source: automated detection on each Big 12 department's public athletics website, vendor partner pages, job postings and staff titles, medium or higher confidence only; 15 covered Big 12 schools, 1,085 covered NCAA schools in total. _Canonical URL: https://gowhistle.io/technology/varsity-network/big-12_ ## Varsity Network in the Big 12 at a glance - **Vendor:** [Varsity Network](https://gowhistle.io/technology/varsity-network) — Audio streaming (Learfield) - **Category:** Streaming - **Conference:** [Big 12](https://gowhistle.io/directory/big-12) - **Big 12 schools using it:** 7 of 15 covered (47%) - **All NCAA schools using it:** 81 of 1,085 covered (7%) - **Rank among streaming vendors in the Big 12:** No. 1 of 2 ## Which Big 12 schools use Varsity Network? | School | Division | Location | Tracked staff positions | Directory last read | | --- | --- | --- | ---: | --- | | [Iowa State University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/iowastate) | Division I | Ames, Iowa | 263 | 2026-11-01 | | [Kansas State University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/kansasstate) | Division I | Manhattan, Kansas | 264 | 2026-11-03 | | [Oklahoma State University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/oklahomastate) | Division I | Stillwater, Oklahoma | 348 | 2026-11-01 | | [Texas Christian University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/tcu) | Division I | Fort Worth, Texas | 290 | 2026-10-25 | | [Texas Tech University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/texastech) | Division I | Lubbock, Texas | 320 | 2026-11-03 | | [University of Houston](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/houston) | Division I | Houston, Texas | 233 | 2026-11-01 | | [West Virginia University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/westvirginia) | Division I | Morgantown, West Virginia | 284 | 2026-11-01 | ## Which other streaming vendors do Big 12 schools use? Vendors in the same category detected at covered Big 12 departments. A school can appear under more than one vendor when it runs, say, one system for season tickets and another for single-game sales. | Vendor | Big 12 schools | Share of covered schools | | --- | ---: | ---: | | **Varsity Network** | 7 | 47% | | FloSports | 1 | 7% | ## Where else is Varsity Network used? - [Varsity Network in the Big Ten](https://gowhistle.io/technology/varsity-network/big-ten) — 6 schools - [Varsity Network in the Big East](https://gowhistle.io/technology/varsity-network/big-east) — 5 schools - [Varsity Network in the Big Sky](https://gowhistle.io/technology/varsity-network/big-sky) — 5 schools - [Varsity Network in the MAC](https://gowhistle.io/technology/varsity-network/mac) — 5 schools - [Varsity Network in the Pac-12](https://gowhistle.io/technology/varsity-network/pac-12) — 5 schools - [Varsity Network in the MVC](https://gowhistle.io/technology/varsity-network/mvc) — 4 schools - [Varsity Network in the SEC](https://gowhistle.io/technology/varsity-network/sec) — 4 schools - [Varsity Network in the AAC](https://gowhistle.io/technology/varsity-network/aac) — 3 schools - [Varsity Network in the ACC](https://gowhistle.io/technology/varsity-network/acc) — 3 schools - [Varsity Network in the Atlantic 10](https://gowhistle.io/technology/varsity-network/atlantic-10) — 3 schools - [Varsity Network in the Mountain West](https://gowhistle.io/technology/varsity-network/mountain-west) — 3 schools - [Varsity Network in the Northeast Conference](https://gowhistle.io/technology/varsity-network/northeast-conference) — 3 schools ## Method A school is listed when its public athletics website, a vendor partner page, a job posting or a staff title references Varsity Network with at least medium confidence. Detection is automated and re-run as directories refresh: absence means not detected, not not used, and contracts change, so confirm with the department before relying on a single listing. This page is published when at least 2 covered Big 12 schools use the vendor; smaller combinations are kept out of search indexes. The conference's own page is [Big 12 Athletics Staff Directory](https://gowhistle.io/directory/big-12); every Varsity Network school nationally is on [Which colleges use Varsity Network?](https://gowhistle.io/technology/varsity-network). ## Frequently asked questions **How many Big 12 schools use Varsity Network?** 7 of the 15 covered Big 12 athletic departments (47%) as of 4 Nov 2026: Iowa State University, Kansas State University, Oklahoma State University, Texas Christian University, Texas Tech University, University of Houston, West Virginia University. **Is Varsity Network more common in the Big 12 than elsewhere?** 47% of covered Big 12 schools use Varsity Network against 7% of all 1,085 covered NCAA athletic departments. **Who at these schools buys or runs streaming?** The streaming staff listed in each department's directory. Whistle shows their names, titles, emails and phones (where published) on [paid plans](https://gowhistle.io/pricing), with alerts when the role changes hands. **Where does this technology data come from?** From the staff directories athletic departments publish on their official websites, read automatically on a rolling schedule (NCAA Division I roughly weekly, Division II and III every three to four weeks). Whistle never publishes names, emails or phone numbers on public pages; staff can remove their details at any time at [gowhistle.io/remove-my-info](https://gowhistle.io/remove-my-info). Selling against Varsity Network in the Big 12, or integrating with it? [Whistle](https://gowhistle.io/pricing) gives you the current streaming contacts at each of these schools and tells you when someone new takes over. --- Whistle (Whistle Athletics) is a collegiate athletics sales-intelligence platform: staff directories, hiring signals and contact data for vendors selling into NCAA athletic departments. Public pages show counts and roles only, never personal contact details. Site summary: https://gowhistle.io/llms.txt