Unfortunately for the Big XII, the narrative entering this season will be surrounding the things that they lost. Lincoln Riley, Spencer Rattler, Caleb Williams and virtually the whole Sooners’ coaching staff left Oklahoma. Oklahoma State defensive guru Jim Knowles left Stillwater for Ohio State. The Cowboys lost seven players to the transfer portal and only gained one of note in return.
New Oklahoma head coach Brent Venables will turn the offense over to Jeff Lebby and former UCF quarterback Dillon Gabriel. Texas’ second-year head coach Steve Sarkisian will likely have a quarterback battle on his hands with rising junior Hudson Card competing with freshman transfer Quinn Ewers from Ohio State.
Kansas State has built its program on winning c oinflip games, and the Wildcats will have to do that once again in 2022. According to our preseason power ratings, six of Kansas State’s nine conference games are projected to have a point spread under a touchdown.