Big 12 Sports Blog by Big 12 Fans

What a crazy schedule for Big 12 football! All six big 12 football teams ranked in the Top 25 are in action today, as all six ranked teams (OU, Mizzou, Texas, Texas Tech, Kansas & Oklahoma State) face the six unranked teams. In what could help or hurt the conference, depending on your view, five of the six ranked teams play on the road with only the Texas A&M @ #21 Oklahoma State game having the home team as the ranked team. While the Big 12 scores can be found on the college football scoreboard online for later reference, here is today’s lineup of games:

• #16 Kansas @ Iowa State
• #1 Oklahoma @ Baylor
• #7 Texas Tech @ Kansas State
• #5 Texas @ Colorado
• Texas A&M @ #21 Oklahoma State
• #4 Missouri @ Nebraska

Athlon Sports has released their annual college football preview and their Preseason Top 25 consists of five Big 12 football schools. Beginning at #3 in the nation, Athlon like the Oklahoma Sooners. Coming off their impressive 2007 campaign, the Mizzou Tigers rank 3 spots below OU at #6 in the nation followed by Texas at #11. Mark Mangino’s Kansas Jayhawks rank #13 after thier 1-loss season and Orange Bowl victory and the Red Raiders of Texas Tech are #18.