![]() He led all FBS CBs in Total Points by a wide margin with 110 and allowed a FBS low 26.1% completion rate, which led to a 23.0 Passer Rating Against (ranking 4th nationally). TCU’s Tre’vius Hodges-Tomlinson was one of the league’s best defenders this season and earned a spot on our All-America squad. Kansas State boasted one of the top offensive lines in the conference with three players, Christian Duffie, Hadley Panzer, and Hayden Gillum, leading the Big 12 at each of their positions in TP with 39, 39, and 41, respectively. He also finished 5th nationally in yards (1,578) and rushing TDs (18), and he created the 2nd-highest Broken+Missed Tackle rate (33.3%) among players with at least 150 rushes. He accumulated 74 Total Points, which not only led the conference, but led all FBS running backs by a significant margin. Duggan not only led the conference with 145 Total Points, but he also led in yards (3,698) and TDs (32).īijan Robinson was a consistent force in the conference. He led the Horned Frogs to their first CFP appearance and ultimately to the National Championship game. TCU’s Max Duggan burst onto the scene after not initially being named the starting QB. ![]() ![]() These picks are meant to honor this season’s best-of-the-best in the Big 12. ![]() You can learn more about Total Points and the statistics referenced here. We used our all-encompassing player value stat, Total Points, along with other metrics and our scouting work as leading references in putting together our team of selections for 2022, plus a few honorable mentions. So I wouldn’t be surprised if we’re at 14 in five years.It’s finally time to release our SIS All-Conference teams. “When you have numbers, it allows you to be a little more diversified in what you do. When I just read between the lines, and listen to what people say, including him, even though he’s not speaking directly to the subject, there’s strength in numbers. “I’m speaking out of turn here, because (Big 12 commissioner Bob) Bowlsby didn’t tell me this. “I think there’s strength in numbers,” Gundy told The Oklahoman. The biggest question regarding expansion - particularly for a Power Five conference - is how the incoming schools positively impact the bottom line. The Athletic also asked if Big 12 fans would be open to any former Big 12/Southwest Conference members returning, and among those, Nebraska (54.2%) and Arkansas (49.9%) received the most support. Not surprisingly, Arizona State (62.5%) and Arizona (61.9%) received the most votes as potential expansion candidates, ahead of Memphis (45.9%), Boise State (30.9%), SMU (29.8%) and Colorado State (21%). The Athletic also asked fans what school they’d prefer if the Big 12 expanded, and included a pair of Pac-12 schools, Arizona and Arizona State, as options “not because adding them seems likely but merely to gauge the interest among Big 12 fans in attempting to swipe them from the Pac-12,” Olson wrote. Among fans of the four incoming schools, 67% said no. When asked if the Big 12 should expand again, 59.9% said no. Part of that survey included looking at further expansion. On Thursday, The Athletic’s Max Olson published a survey of Big 12 fans - of both current and future teams - regarding the state of the conference and the league’s future. I think Boise does grab people’s attention.” I used to flip (channels), and I’d stop and watch ’em. Everybody thought BYU was a Power Five school forever. “The administrators and whoever makes the deals money-wise would have to decide whether they can get enough people to watch the games. “From a history of success, from what I would call a football school that grabs people’s attention, Boise would be a team that people would be interested in,” Gundy said. Gundy believes Boise State’s national brand makes it an intriguing national option. CBS Sports reported last fall that Boise State and Memphis are among those being discussed for a second round of expansion. There are several schools that have been mentioned as expansion possibilities if the Big 12 hands out invitations again. If the Big 12 expands, who else could join? When you watch this thing, the Big 12 always had some issues, because people would say, there’s only 10 (members).”īYU will join the Big 12 in 2023, with Cincinnati, UCF and Houston joining in either 2023 or 2024. “We could be at 14 very easily, five years from now, from what I’m hearing,” Oklahoma State’s Mike Gundy told The Oklahoman. One current Big 12 head football coach believes the conference could expand again and become a 14-team league once realignment shakes out. The Big 12 Conference is already expanding, announcing last fall that BYU, Cincinnati, UCF and Houston will join.Ĭould it expand further, particularly after Texas and Oklahoma leave for the SEC?
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