The last two seasons have come with significant surprises in college football. The Big 12 has been no stranger to such surprises. TCU went from 5-7 to a national title game in 2022. A year earlier the Baylor Bears went from 2-7 during covid season to 12-win Big 12 champions.
Individual upsets are more common in college football. Last season saw Appalachian State upset preseason top-10 Texas A&M in Aggieland. The game upended whatever recruiting momentum the Aggies secured from an upset victory over Alabama a year prior.
More upsets are on the horizon. The Big 12 could be in the center of several of those upsets. The Texas Longhorns will be favored in nearly every game, so essentially any of their losses would be deemed an upset. Nevertheless the other teams in the conference are not immune to surprise losses.
Here’s a look at a potential Big 12 upset loss for every week of the 2023 season.