Another publication is touting the Texas Longhorns as the favorite to win the Big 12. College Football News released their prediction for every Big 12 game last week. Texas had the best record in the conference.
The college football website had the Longhorns finishing 10-2 in 2023. That feels like a reasonable prediction for the team based on its three-win improvement last season and all the production the team returns.
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The Longhorns are capable of finishing around the 8-win mark again. We have seen plenty of Texas football teams find a way to underachieve. This squad would probably have to get creative to find a way to fall below 8 wins.
For a fuller view of the national perspective of the Big 12, here’s how College Football News sees the conference finishing in 2023.
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Texas Longhorns
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Overall record: 10-2
Conference record: 8-1
Losses: at Alabama, Kansas State
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Oklahoma State Cowboys
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Overall record: 9-3
Conference record: 6-3
Losses: at Iowa State, at West Virginia, at UCF
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Oklahoma Sooners
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Overall record: 9-3
Conference record: 6-3
Losses: Texas, at Oklahoma State, at BYU
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Kansas State Wildcats
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Overall record: 8-4*
Conference record: 6-3*
Losses: at Missouri, at Oklahoma State, at Texas Tech, at Kansas
* College Football News awarded a loss to both Texas and Kansas State in head-to-head matchup. We’re assuming they meant to give Kansas State the win.
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Texas Tech Red Raiders
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Overall record: 7-5
Conference record: 5-4
Losses: Oregon, at Baylor, at BYU, at Kansas, at Texas
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TCU Horned Frogs
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Overall record: 7-5
Conference record: 4-5
Losses: at Iowa State, at Kansas State, at Texas Tech, Texas, at Oklahoma
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Cincinnati Bearcats
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Overall record: 6-6
Conference record: 4-5
Losses: at Pitt, Oklahoma, at BYU, at Oklahoma State, Houston, at West Virginia
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BYU Cougars
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Overall record: 6-6
Conference record: 4-5
Losses: at Arkansas, at TCU, at Texas, at West Virginia, at Oklahoma State
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Kansas Jayhawks
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Overall record: 6-6
Conference record: 4-5
Losses: Illinois, at Texas, at Oklahoma State, Oklahoma, at Iowa State, at Cincinnati
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UCF Golden Knights
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Overall record: 6-6
Conference record: 4-5
Losses: at Boise State, at Kansas State, at Kansas, at Oklahoma, at Cincinnati, at Texas Tech
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Baylor Bears
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Overall record: 6-6
Conference record: 4-5
Losses: Utah, Texas, at UCF, at Cincinnati, at Kansas State, at TCU
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West Virginia Mountaineers
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Overall record: 5-7
Conference record: 4-5
Losses: at Penn State, Pitt, TCU, at Houston, at UCF, at Oklahoma, at Baylor
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Iowa State Cyclones
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Overall record: 5-7
Conference record: 3-6
Losses: Iowa, at Oklahoma, at Cincinnati, at Baylor, at BYU, Texas, at Kansas State
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Houston Cougars
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Overall record: 5-7
Conference record: 2-7
Losses: TCU, at Texas Tech, Texas, at Kansas State, at Baylor, Oklahoma State, at UCF
