After a topsy-turvy season in which Arizona State soared to a stunning Big 12 crown, the 2025 campaign may be another wild one in the conference.

Eight Big 12 quarterbacks were listed on the preseason watch list for the Davey O'Brien Award. In The Athletic's rankings of all 136 FBS quarterbacks, the Big 12 had four out of the top 14 and eight in the top 27. Chronicle staff writer Joseph Duarte ranks from 1-16 the Big 12 quarterbacks entering the 2025 season.

Breaking down the best bets in the Big 12 conference ahead of the 2025 season, including what to make of Arizona State in the post-Cam Skattebo era.

With a home-and-home series against Alabama in 2026 and 2027 now in question, WVU Director of Athletics reiterated he would prefer for the Mountaineers to not face two high-major programs annually in non-conference play.

The SEC is moving to a nine-game conference schedule in 2026, ending a yearslong debate and potentially easing a path toward another College Football Playoff expansion.

The change was approved by conference presidents and chancellors Thursday. It previously had been recommended by league athletic directors.

ESPN’s Football Power Index gives Kansas State the best odds to win the Big 12 (23.7%) and to represent the league in the College Football Playoff (26.1%), while Iowa State faces longer odds (4.7% to win the conference, 6% to make the playoffs) in ESPN’s FPI metric.

The Big 12 doesn't have a clear favorite, but instead a jumble of teams bunched closely together in the odds. It could be weekly chaos.