The Big 12 welcomes four new teams, BYU, Cincinnati, Houston and UCF. These new and exciting additions to the conference are sure to experience some new-comer struggles but have the potential to become eventual Big 12 powerhouses. But along with the good news is the bad news, this marks the final year with two of the best teams in the entire conference, Oklahoma and Texas. There jump to the SEC gives the rest of the conference excellent opportunities to dominate the conference for the foreseeable future.
Final Standing Projections
- Texas 11-1, 8-1
- Oklahoma 11-1, 8-1
- Texas Tech 10-2, 8-1
- Kansas State 8-4, 6-3
- Baylor 8-4, 6-3
- TCU 8-4, 6-3
- Oklahoma State 8-4, 5-4
- Kansas 7-5, 4-5
- BYU 5-7, 3-6
- Houston 5-7, 2-7
- UCF 4-8, 2-7
- Iowa State 4-8, 2-7
- West Virginia 3-9, 2-7
- Cincinnati 3-9, 1-8
Texas Key Games
Week 2 @ Alabama W
Week 6 vs Oklahoma W
Week 13 vs Texas Tech L
Oklahoma Key Games
Week 6 vs Texas L
Week 10 @ Oklahoma State W
Week 13 vs TCU W
Texas Tech Key Games
Week 2 vs Oregon L
Week 10 vs TCU L
Week 13 @ Texas W
Kansas State Key Games
Week 3 @ Missouri L
Week 10 @ Texas L
Week 12 @ Kansas W
Baylor Key Games
Week 2 vs Utah L
Week 4 vs Texas L
Week 12 @ TCU W
TCU Key Games
Week 1 vs Colorado L
Week 10 @ Texas Tech W
Week 11 vs Texas L
Oklahoma State Key Games
Week 2 @ Arizona State W
Week 6 vs Kansas State L
Week 10 vs Oklahoma L
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Kansas Key Games
Week 2 vs Illinois W
Week 5 @ Texas L
Week 9 vs Oklahoma L
BYU Key Games
Week 3 @ Arkansas L
Week 9 @ Texas L
Week 13 @ Oklahoma State W
Houston Key Games
Week 1 vs UTSA W
Week 5 @ Texas Tech L
Week 8 vs Texas L
UCF Key Games
Week 2 @ Boise State L
Week 7 @ Oklahoma L
Week 13 vs Houston W
Iowa State Key Games
Week 2 vs Iowa L
Week 7 @ Cincinnati W
Week 12 vs Texas L
West Virginia Key Games
Week 1 @ Penn State L
Week 3 vs Pittsburgh L
Week 12 vs Cincinnati W
Cincinnati Key Games
Week 2 @ Pittsburgh L
Week 4 vs Oklahoma L
Week 10 vs UCF W
Projected All-Big 12 First Team
OFFENSE
QB; Quinn Ewers, JR, Texas
RB; Richard Reese, SO, Baylor
RB; Aidan Robbins, JR, BYU
WR; Xavier Worthy, JR, Texas
WR; Adonai Mitchell, JR, Texas
WR; Jerand Bradley, SO, Texas Tech
TE; Ja’Tavion Sanders, JR, Texas
OL; Zach Frazier, JR, West Virginia
OL; Mike Novitsky, SR, Kansas
OL; Kelvin Banks JR, SO, Texas
OL; Patrick Paul, JR, Houston
OL; Clark Barrington, SR, Baylor
DEFENSE
DL; Ethan Downs, JR, Oklahoma
DL; Ricky Barber, SR, UCF
DL; Dontay Corleone, SO, Cincinnati
DL; Barryn Sorrell, JR, Texas
LB; Collin Oliver, JR, Oklahoma State
LB; Steve Linton, SR, Texas Tech
LB; Jaylan Ford, SR, Texas
CB; Cobee Bryant, JR, Kansas
CB; Josh Newton, SR, TCU
S; T.J. Tampa, SR, Iowa State
S; Kobe Savage, SR, Kansas State
SPECIAL TEAMS
KRSP; Kendal Daniels, SO, Oklahoma State
K; Michael Hayes, JR, West Virginia
P; Mason Fletcher, JR, Cincinnati
Selections By Team
Texas; 7
Baylor; 2
Cincinnati; 2
Kansas; 2
Oklahoma State; 2
Texas Tech; 2
West Virginia; 2
BYU; 1
Houston; 1
Iowa State; 1
Kansas State; 1
Oklahoma; 1
TCU; 1
UCF; 1