Let's take a look around the rest of the Big 12 Conference with Kansas State taking the week off.
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UL Monroe (1-1) at Iowa State (1-1) - 11 a.m.
Iowa State is off to a slow start in what may be its most anticipated season in, well, ever, after needing three overtimes to knock off Northern Iowa at home in the season opener before dropping a heart-breaker to in-state rival Iowa. Monroe is a 17.5 point underdog in this one, although it did nearly stun a shaky Florida State team in Tallahassee. The Cyclones should have their best performance of the young season, so far.
PREDICTION: Iowa State 35, Monroe 21
SMU (3-0) at No. 25 TCU (2-0) - 2:30 p.m.
TCU got a very nice win last week at Purdue despite shockingly bad quarterback play. Alex Delton and Max Duggan combined to complete just 8-of-24 passes for 75 yards, a touchdown and an interception. Delton's performance was especially rough, as he was just 1-of-6 for five yards and an interception, posting a QBR (on a scale of 100) of 0.7. He also carried three times for negative three yards. The Horned Frogs may need more production in the passing game to match Texas transfer Shane Buechele and the SMU offense in this one.
PREDICTION: TCU 38, SMU 27
West Virginia (2-1) at Kansas (2-1) - 3:30 p.m.
These looked like the worst two teams in the league two weeks into the season, then the Mountaineers and Jayhawks each blew by Power Five opponents N.C. State and Boston College last week. Both teams will be looking to prove last week's win wasn't a fluke, as two new head coaches (Neal Brown and Les Miles) will also both be looking to win their initial Big 12 contest.
PREDICTION: West Virginia 31, Kansas 26
Baylor (3-0) at Rice (0-3) - 6:00 p.m.
Baylor is a rare Big 12 team who avoids playing a P5 team in its non-conference schedule, and the Bears should complete a 3-0 non-conference start against a winless Rice bunch. The Owls have given up at least 40 points and lost by at least 20 each of the last two weeks against Wake Forest and Texas. Make it three straight, in both categories, after this one.
PREDICTION: Baylor 44, Rice 20
Oklahoma State (3-0) at No. 12 Texas (2-1) - 6:30 p.m.
Easily the game of the week in the Big 12. Texas has already taken a home loss to LSU and absolutely cannot afford to drop another game in the regular season if Tom Herman and company have any hope of competing for a College Football Playoff spot. Oklahoma State is off to an undefeated start and has had tons of success in this series in Austin, but this will be, by far, the toughest test freshman quarterback Spencer Sanders has seen in his young career.
PREDICTION: Texas 38, Oklahoma State 28
