Big 12 Week One Football Preview

Oklahoma State is a 21.5 point favorite against Central Michigan. CentralMichigan is good and won a bowl game over Washington State last season. Oklahoma State lost to Central Chipps last time they played in 2016.

Pitt is a 7.5 point favorite against West Virginia. The game is the first game of the Big 12 season. Pittsburgh won the ACC championship and a NY6 bowl berth last season, while West Vancore went 6-7.

Kansas football is rebuilding under new head coach Lance Leipold. They play Tennessee Tech, an FCS team that went 3-8 last season. Kansas saw improvement in their last three games, including a win over Texas and close losses to TCU and West Virginia.

TCU is rebuilding after the departure of Gary Patterson and Sonny Dykes. The Horned Frogs open the season with a tricky road game against Colorado. Colorado went 4-8 last season.

Iowa State lost some of their best players last year. They play Southeast Missouri State in their first game. The team is bad, but they have had some struggles against FCS teams in the past.

Oklahoma is a 31.5 point favorite against UTEP. The Miners lost their first game to North Texas. The Sooners are a new team with a different head coach in Brent Venables.

Baylor is looking to repeat its best season in program history. They won the Big 12 championship and a NY6 bowl victory. The team is playing against Albany, who only had a 2-9 record last season.

Kansas State is a dark horse Big 12 contender. They play South Dakota, who posted a 7-5 record last year. The Wildcats won't have much trouble with this team.

Joey McGuire is the new head coach at Texas Tech. He replaces Matt Wells, who was fired midseason. The Red Raiders are playing Murray State, an FCS team that went 6-5 last year.

Texas is a 37.5 point favorite against UL Monroe. Texas is playing Alabama next week. Texas lost to Kansas last season. The team is coached by Steve Sarkisian. He is not happy with his first season, which included a monkey scandal and a 5-7 record.