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Spring ball is getting underway across college football, and hope springs eternal for teams across the Big 12. The conference is the most upwardly mobile of the power leagues, and everyone will have Arizona State’s magical run from worst-to-first in mind as they prepare for the season.
After a hyper-competitive race for the Big 12 title game in 2024, even more is expected in 2025. According to FanDuel, no team in the league has better than even +500 odds to win the conference. Six are between +550 and +800 with more close behind.
However, teams will have to do it without departing superstars like Colorado’s Travis Hunter, Arizona State’s Cameron Skattebo and Iowa State’s Jayden Higgins. A new generation now enters during this cycle.
Here are the biggest questions facing each of the 16 league members as spring practice starts.
What will a Brent Brennan team look like?
The Wildcats made a bold gamble by hiring Brennan to lead an existing roster, an attempt to get the most out of star wide receiver Tetairoa McMillan before he declared for the NFL. Simply put, it failed. Brennan didn’t have the answers. Now, Arizona is Brennan’s program. Offensive coordinator Seth Doege came in from Marshall. Danny Gonzalez was promoted to defensive coordinator. Fifty-three new scholarship players entered the program, while Arizona managed to hang onto quarterback Noah Fifita. The Wildcats won’t have a player of McMillan’s talent for a very long time; regardless, can Brennan put his stamp on the program this offseason?
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Author : Shehan Jeyarajah
Publish date : 2025-03-13 14:46:00
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