Week by week, it appears we get some clarity at the top of the Big 12 conference.TCU, Kansas, State, Oklahoma State, and Texas have emerged as the contenders for the Big 12 title game. And yet, with how these games have been played, it could all change in a week.
Week seven offered another example of just how close these teams are. The Sooners’ 10-point win was the largest margin of victory from Saturday. Every other game was decided by three points.
In his week seven overreactions, Eddie Timanus of USA TODAY Sports explains that there’s no sure thing in the conference in 2022.
There’s simply no such thing as a sure win in the conference. The Horned Frogs are 3-0 in the conference, but their average victory margin in those three games is 13.7 points, which includes a 31-point defeat of Oklahoma. K-State’s margin in its three league wins? 5.7. If you remove the extreme outlier of the 49-0 result in the Red River showdown, the point differential for most teams in conference play is less than a touchdown a game. Iowa State is 0-4 alone in last place, but the Cyclones’ four losses have been by a total of 14 points. There’s a long way to go and this league is incredibly balanced, creating the opportunity for upsets on any weekend. – Timanus, USA TODAY Sports
TCU and Kansas State will square off this week for first place in the Big 12, but that doesn’t mean that will hold. From top to bottom, this league is the deepest in the country, providing entertaining contests and tight battles. At least when Dillon Gabriel is in the lineup for Oklahoma.
The Sooners have a bye this week, but the schedule looks like a lot of fun again in week eight. Top 20 matchups between Oklahoma State and Texas and TCU and Kansas State headline a slate that also has Kansas going on the road to face Baylor and West Virginia going to Lubbock to take on Texas Tech.
This week should provide another Saturday of entertaining matchups in a deep Big 12 conference.
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