I also mentioned this a few weeks ago in our projections of every Power Five team's MVP for the upcoming season, but Iowa State is chocked full of star players. Combine that incredible finish with the fact that he was a 5-star recruit and voilà, you've got a borderline top-10 preseason candidate to win the Heisman. He also scored six touchdowns between Texas' regular-season finale and its bowl game against Colorado. He averaged a meager 4.6 yards per carry and 36.2 rushing yards per game and did not score once during those initial six contests.Īnd then he went bonkers, averaging 11.1 yards per carry and 162.8 total yards from scrimmage per game over his final four games. Through the first six games of Texas' 2020 campaign, the most noteworthy thing about freshman running back Bijan Robinson was the terrifying fall on a hurdle attempt that somehow did not result in a broken back. And after a pair of disappointing early losses to Kansas State and Iowa State, he led the Sooners to eight consecutive wins the rest of the way, amassing 18 passing touchdowns, five rushing touchdowns and just three interceptions during that winning streak. And as things currently stand, Rattler looks like the frontrunner in both.Īs a redshirt freshman last year, Rattler led qualified Big 12 quarterbacks in just about every passing statistic you can name. Justin Fields was for the past two seasons, but there's an intriguing battle brewing between Spencer Rattler and North Carolina's Sam Howell in the chase for both the Heisman Trophy and the No. Texas RB Bijan Robinson Michael Thomas/Associated Press Iowa State conference championship clash. If you've been paying any attention to preseason rankings and national championship odds, though, it shouldn't come as a surprise that we're anticipating a rematch of last year's Oklahoma vs. There will also be predictions for best offense, best defense and a full rundown of the conference standings. In this preview of the 2021 Big 12 season, we'll talk favorites, challengers, biggest stars, top storylines, and coaches who are either new to the conference or enter the season on the hot seat. Will that reign continue for a seventh consecutive year, or could Iowa State, Texas or one of the league's other challengers have something to say about that? Take out Oklahoma State's games against FCS opponents, and no other team in the Big 12 has even 50 total wins over the past six seasons, let alone 50 league victories. The Oklahoma Sooners have won college football's Big 12 conference in each of the past six years, compiling an overall league record of 51-6 (including conference championship games) during that time. Iowa St: Performed as expected against Sooners.Oklahoma QB Spencer Rattler Tom Pennington/Getty Images.West Virginia: Put up a good fight against TCU.Texas Tech: First home loss under Joey McGuire.Baylor: Ended 10-game losing streak in Lubbock.The exception is Oklahoma State moving from 2 to 5. As a result, the changes are minimal this week. Three quarterbacks and 5 interceptions make it hard to win, I guess.Īs we move into the back half of the conference season, there is less movement in the rankings because there are few surprises. There was no late-game magic in Lubbock for Tech on a night Patrick Mahomes was inducted to the Texas Tech Ring of Honor. But that said it was not surprising the Bears won, but their domination of the Red Raiders in the fourth quarter was. The Red Raiders have been playing well this season, especially at home. True Baylor had not won at Tech in a decade. Baylor’s win was not surprising, but the margin of victory was a bit eye-raising. Both TCU and Oklahoma handled business in the expected fashion. Why against the Cowboys did it all click? Is this a one-week aberration, where everything just fell into place and it will go away just as easily as it appeared, or is this the week the Wildcats turned the corner and make a final push for a rematch with TCU in the Big 12 Championship game? I tend to say they have turned the corner.Īs for the rest of the conference last week, there was only one mild surprise. If the K-State defense is that good where was this effort against OU, Texas Tech, and TCU? Yes, the Wildcats won 2 of those 3 games but they gave up 34, 28, and 38 in those games. Is Oklahoma State a complete fraud? Maybe, but until this past Saturday they have shown to be a strong offensive team if not a strong defensive team. Is it you finally understanding Chris Klieman’s system? That is hard to believe, though these are K-State students, so it could explain it. Martinez’s absence does not explain the play of the defense.
So as TCU continues to win, the question of the week is WTF K-State? Where has the team that was on display last Saturday been? Has Adrian Martinez been holding you back? I don’t think that is it.
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