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Soft nonconference scheduling leaves Big 12 with little margin for error

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  • Jake Trotter, ESPN Staff Writer Close
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Last season’s Big 12 nonconference slate featured four marquee matchups that placed the league in the national spotlight. Collectively, the conference gained respect and performed valiantly. But ultimately, West Virginia, Oklahoma State, Texas and Kansas State came up just short of toppling Alabama, Florida State, UCLA and Auburn, depriving the Big 12 of a signature nonconference win to slap on its résumé for the playoff selection committee.