<
        >

          Big 12 Blog

          Big 12 goes back in time

          • Jake Trotter, ESPN Staff WriterJul 22, 2014, 06:25 PM ET
            Close
              Jake Trotter covers the Cleveland Browns for ESPN. He joined ESPN in 2011 covering college football. Before that, he worked at The Oklahoman, Austin American-Statesman and Middletown (Ohio) Journal newspapers. You can follow him on Twitter @Jake_Trotter.
            Follow on X

          It might be 2014, but a couple of players at Big 12 media days looked like they belonged in another era.

          West Virginia punter Nick O'Toole, also known as the "Boomstache," wore his trademark handlebar mustache. The 'stache gave O'Toole a 1920s boxer look.

          Meanwhile, Kansas State quarterback Jake Waters was the only player to arrive wearing a bow tie. Waters was nervous that K-State coach Bill Snyder wouldn't approve. But Snyder agreed the bow tie made Waters look distinguished.