Big 12
Champion: Oklahoma State
Offensive player of the year: Baker Mayfield, QB, Oklahoma
Defensive player of the year: Dorance Armstrong Jr., DE, Kansas
Coach of the year: Mike Gundy, Oklahoma State
Freshman of the year: Kenneth Murray, LB, Oklahoma
Comeback player of the year: Chris Warren III, RB, Texas
Coach on the hot seat: Kliff Kingsbury, Texas Tech
Coordinator on the rise: Tony Gibson, defensive coordinator, West Virginia
Team most likely to rise: TCU
Team most likely to fall: West Virginia
Nonconference game of the year: Oklahoma at Ohio State, Sept. 9
Conference game of the year: Oklahoma at Oklahoma State, Nov. 4
Biggest potential upset: Tulsa over Oklahoma State, Aug. 31
Kansas State and Oklahoma -- they'll have a chance to play in the Big 12 title game.
3. Bill Snyder calls it quits: Yeah, I'm pretty sure I predicted that Snyder would step down after the 2016 season. But he turns 78 on Oct. 7, and he spent much of the past offseason undergoing treatment for throat cancer. New Kansas State athletic director Gene Taylor faces an unenviable position when Snyder decides to retire: elevate longtime Wildcats assistant Sean Snyder, his son, or bring back a former Snyder disciple, such as Clemson defensive coordinator Brent Venables or Oregon defensive coordinator Jim Leavitt.
Champion: Oklahoma State
Offensive player of the year: Baker Mayfield, QB, Oklahoma
Defensive player of the year: Dorance Armstrong Jr., DE, Kansas
Coach of the year: Mike Gundy, Oklahoma State
Freshman of the year: Kenneth Murray, LB, Oklahoma
Comeback player of the year: Chris Warren III, RB, Texas
Coach on the hot seat: Kliff Kingsbury, Texas Tech
Coordinator on the rise: Tony Gibson, defensive coordinator, West Virginia
Team most likely to rise: TCU
Team most likely to fall: West Virginia
Nonconference game of the year: Oklahoma at Ohio State, Sept. 9
Conference game of the year: Oklahoma at Oklahoma State, Nov. 4
Biggest potential upset: Tulsa over Oklahoma State, Aug. 31
Kansas State and Oklahoma -- they'll have a chance to play in the Big 12 title game.
3. Bill Snyder calls it quits: Yeah, I'm pretty sure I predicted that Snyder would step down after the 2016 season. But he turns 78 on Oct. 7, and he spent much of the past offseason undergoing treatment for throat cancer. New Kansas State athletic director Gene Taylor faces an unenviable position when Snyder decides to retire: elevate longtime Wildcats assistant Sean Snyder, his son, or bring back a former Snyder disciple, such as Clemson defensive coordinator Brent Venables or Oregon defensive coordinator Jim Leavitt.
