Last week brought an end-of-regulation Hail Mary, a double-digit fourth-quarter comeback and a spicy rivalry rout. What’s in store for the Big 12 this week? This week’s Big 12 chaos meter: 3/5 The pressure is on for several teams with lagging results ( Baylor , Kansas, TCU ) while a surprise team has emerged ( BYU ). And two of the preseason conference favorites are trying to avoid an 0-2 start to Big 12 play.
Advertisement College Football Playoff picture The Big 12 champion will likely get an automatic berth as one of the five highest-ranked conference champions. Will the league get more than one team in? A check in on the conference race : Holding steady: Utah, Iowa State, UCF Trending up: BYU, Texas Tech , Colorado , Cincinnati Trending down: Kansas State , Oklahoma State Work to do: Arizona State , West Virginia, Arizona Danger zone: Kansas , TCU, Baylor Forget about it: Houston Game of the Week Let’s assess the Big 12’s top Week 5 matchups based on potential absurdity, but first, a look at this week’s big game. ( All point spreads come from BetMGM; click here for live odds.
All kickoff times are Eastern and Saturday unless otherwise noted. ) No. 20 Oklahoma State (3-1, 0-1 Big 12) at No.
23 Kansas State (3-1, 0-1), Noon, ESPN This isn’t an elimination game, but it has the feel of one. The Cowboys and Wildcats were among the top three teams in the Big 12’s preseason poll, but the loser here will be two games out of first place with seven games to go. It’s.