Another sign that football season is drawing closer and closer: the media preseason ballots are due this week.
There is a lot of turnover in the Big 12 entering 2022, which should make for some variation in ballots this preseason. Here is a look at how I ranked the teams heading into the final year the league will have only 10 teams.
1. Oklahoma State
Six Big 12 teams finished last season with at least four conference wins — and only one has a returning starting quarterback (assuming the Quinn Ewers era starts at Texas). Oklahoma State is that program, and Spencer Sanders is that quarterback.