THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2013
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FOOTBALL
1999.5
BIG 12 SEASON PREVIEW
CHRIS HYBL
chybl@kansan.com
Last Year. Kansas lost 41-34 at
Jones AT&T Stadium in Lubbock,
Texas on Nov. 10
This Year: Oct. 5 at Memorial Stadium
Players to Watch: Freshman Baker Mayfield (QB), sophomore Michael Brewer (QB), senior Kerry Hyder (DE)
Texas Tech is one of the Big 12 schools with a quarterback controversy. Sophomore Michael Brewer was projected to start for the Red Raiders before a back injury in fall workouts forced coach Kliff Kingsbury to go with freshman walk-on Baker Mayfield — who just happened to have a monster game. Mayfield was 43-of-60 for 413 yards with four touchdowns. Mayfield will definitely be getting another consideration for the starter position upon Brewer's return, but Kingsbury, a former Mike Leach pupil, must have liked what he saw from Mayfield.
TCU
Last year: Kansas lost 20-6 at home on Sept. 15
This Year: Oct. 12 at Amon G.
Carter Stadium in Fort Worth, Texas
Players to Watch: Senior Casey Pachall (QB), sophomore Trevone Boykin (QB), sophomore Devonte Fields (DE)
TCU returns for its second season in the Big 12 as one of the league's top contenders. The Horned Frogs opened the season ranked No. 20, but an excusable 37-27 loss to LSU may drop that. The biggest problem for TCU is its quarterback situation. Casey Pachall got the start against LSU, but sophomore Trevone Boykin took most of the second half snaps. Pachall finished the game 9-of-16 passing for 75 yards compared to Boykin's 6-of-12 performance. It's too hard to tell which quarterback will grab the top spot — the race may continue into the beginning of conference play.
Oklahoma
Last year: Kansas lost 52-7 at Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Okla., on Oct. 20
This Year: Oct. 19 at Memorial Stadium
Players to Watch: Freshman Trev or Knight (QB), senior Damien Williams (RB)
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The Sooners opened up the season at No. 16 and routed Louisiana-Monroe 34-0 in their season
opener, but a lot of eyes are still on the team's quarterback situation. Knight prevailed as the starter over Blake Bell in perhaps the conference's most watched quarterback battle, but a less-than-dazing opening performance could still leave room for the belldozer. Knight went 11-of-28 performance for 86 yards with one interception and three touchdowns.
Last Year: Kansas lost 41-14 at Floyd Casey Stadium in Waco, Texas, on Nov. 3
Baylor
This Year: Oct. 26 at Memorial Stadium
The Bears may very well be the underdog contender for the Big 12 title. Behind the Big 12 preseason offensive player of the year, Lache Seastrunk, and seven returning defensive starters, the Bears are a serious threat to cause chaos in the Big 12. The biggest question for the Bears will be at the quarterback position, where junior Bryce Petty will have a chance to show what he's made of after years in the shadows of Robert Griffin III and Nick Florence.
Players to Watch: Junior Lache
Seastrunk (RB), senior Tevin
Reese (WR)
Texas
Last Year: Kansas lost 21-17 at Memorial Stadium on Oct. 27
This Year: Nov. 2 at Darrell K Royal - Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin, Texas
Players to Watch: Junior David Ash (QB), senior Mike Davis (WR)
As the most experienced quarterback in the Big 12, David Ash hopes to lead Texas astray from a string of crummy seasons. Texas is a good bet to make a run at Oklahoma State for the top of the Big 12, and with nine returning defensive starters the squad is equipped to do so. An experienced quarterback and defense are hard-to-come-by qualities in the Big 12 and because Texas possesses both, it had a legitimate chance to run the conference table.
Oklahoma State
Last Year: Kansas lost 20-14 at Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, on Oct. 13
This Year: Nov. 9 at Boone Pickens Stadium in Stillwater, Okla.
Players to Watch: Junior Josh Stewart (WR), sophomore J.W. Walsh (QB)
season with a dominant 21-3 win over SEC opponent Mississippi State, and in doing so, officially named J.W. Walsh as the starting quarterback moving forward. The Cowboys opened the season ranked No. 13 and can be easily identified as the team to beat in the Big 12.
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West Virginia
West Virginia lost Geno Smith. Smith was the face of the Mountaineer program for nearly his entire career in Morgantown, and without him, West Virginia will not be the same. The Mountaineers lack leadership without Smith, and may encounter a few wakeup calls throughout the season. The Mountaineers almost had one last Saturday, before they came back from a 17-7 halftime deficit to William and Mary to win 24-17 at home.
Last Year: Kansas lost 59-10 at Milan Puskar Stadium in Morgantown, W. Va., on Dec. 1
Players to Watch: Junior Paul Millard (QB), junior Andrew Buie (RB)
This Year: Nov. 16 at Memorial Stadium
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This Year: Nov. 23 at Jack Trice Stadium in Ames, Iowa
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Players to Watch: Sophomore Sam Richardson (QB), junior E.J. Bibbs (TE)
Kansas State
Last Year: Kansas lost 56-16 at Bill Snyder Family Stadium in Manhattan, on Oct. 6.
Iowa State is one of the few Big 12 schools without any quarterback controversy. Sam Richardson returns to lead a Cyclone team that has gone bowling in three of the past four years. Iowa State has been the team to win just enough conference games to earn a low-level bowl bid. It's time for the Cyclones to break out of that role.
This Year: Nov. 30 at Memorial Stadium
Last year: Kansas lost 51-23 at Memorial Stadium on Nov. 17
Players to Watch: Senior John Hubert (RB), senior TZ Zimmerman (DB), junior Jake Waters (QB)
The Wildcats lost their Heisman candidate quarterback Collin Klein at nine defensive starters. The team has some gaping holes to fill, plenty of which were evident in the Wildcats' 24-21 home opener loss to North Dakota State University.
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