There’s no shortage of storylines heading into a consequential Big 12 football season. There will never be another year like it.
The league welcomes four new football teams while bidding farewell to its two money makers, Texas and Oklahoma. Many project the latter two teams to push for a conference title. Given what each team will face in its new conference both likely need a strong showing in 2023.
Several of the remaining Big 12 teams want to send Oklahoma and Texas to the SEC with disappointment. Kansas State tops the list of schools that could prevent the two powerhouses from reaching the conference title game. Texas Tech, TCU and Kansas follow the Wildcats as teams that could finish ahead of the blue blood programs.
Here’s a look at ten of the biggest storylines ahead of the 2023 football season.