Big 12 grades for 2024 season: Colorado, Arizona State get ‘A+’ in debuts, slumping Oklahoma State earns ‘F’

The Big 12 hit its next evolution in 2024 as former Pac-12 schools Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado and Utah joined the fray. With the additions, the league moved to 16 teams for the first time in conference history, creating a wildly competitive race. 

Early on, it became clear that almost nothing was going to plan. Preseason favorites Utah and Oklahoma State dropped to the bottom of the conference. Arizona State, predicted to finish last, shocked the conference and rose to the top. The season ended with two teams picked in the middle experiencing coaching changes, only emphasizing the unpredictable season. 

With all the unexpected turns, five teams were able to break into the “A” range, four of which were picked in the bottom half of the Big 12 poll. Conversely, four teams earned “Ds”, while one program got an “F” — and, boy, did it earn the grade. 

Here’s how we grade each Big 12 team in 2024 based on their expectations, successes and failures. 

Arizona

Expectations were high for the Wildcats after a 10-win season, even after a coaching change when Jedd Fisch was replaced by Brent Brennan. Unfortunately, things fell far below expectations. Arizona went only 4-8 and 2-7 in conference play, including losses in three of the last games by an average of 35.7 points per game. A 49-7 loss against rival Arizona State was the ultimate disrespect. Now, Brennan will have to move forward without receiver Tetairoa McMillan, among other NFL talents. Arizona really needed to have success this season. Grade: D

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Author : Shehan Jeyarajah

Publish date : 2024-12-11 17:56:00

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