Is Deion Sanders a top-5 head coach in the Big 12?
The Big 12 should be a total battle during the 2025 season, with several teams capable of winning the conference.
Every season in the Big 12, surprises happen in both directions. A team like Arizona State will make the College Football Playoff, while the preseason favorite to win the conference, the Utah Utes, has only won two Big 12 games.
That kind of variation makes it a difficult league to coach in. On any given Saturday, any team can win, making sustained success extremely difficult.
The Big 12 has head coaches of all experience levels, including 20-year veterans like Utah’s Kyle Whittingham and others who just finished their first season, like Houston’s Willie Fritz.
Seven of these coaches could be in the running for a conference championship this year, so here is USA TODAY Sports’ ranking of all 16 Big 12 head coaches:
16. Scott Frost, UCF
Career record: 35-38
UCF record (previous stint): 19-7
He’s back! The question will be whether he can recapture the magic that led to the Knights being able to claim a national title in 2017.
15. Brent Brennan, Arizona
Career record: 38-56
Arizona record: 4-8 (2nd season)
Brennan enters his second season in charge of the Wildcats after vastly underachieving last season. Tetairoa McMillan was a top 10 pick, and now Brennan will have to prove to the fan base that he is the right man for the job.
14. Scott Satterfield, Cincinnati
Career record: 84-64
Cincinnati record: 8-16 (3rd season)
Satterfield enters 2025 likely needing to make a bowl game to get off the hot seat. He began last year 5-2, but ended the year with five losses.
13. Willie Fritz, Houston
Career record: 212-124
Houston record: 4-8 (2nd season)
Willie Fritz’s team can take advantage of a poor schedule this year and perhaps make some noise in the Big 12 in 2025. He has a deeper…
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