We are a week into June, but it is never to early to start looking towards the College Football season. There are so many preseason topics to cover before the start of the season that we are going to start pumping out some content here at The Lynq. Today, I’m going to be breaking down the Big 12 Conference by teams who will surprise, disappoint, and predict who will win the league in 2019.

The Big 12 has been a one trick pony for years now. Oklahoma has run this conference as they have been defending their crown for four seasons. Can they make it a fifth? Who knows. But I can tell you for damn sure who won’t be winning the Big 12 this season and that is Texas.

Texas

The Longhorns are the most criminally overrated team year-in and year-out. For some reason, experts LOVE to be high on this team every damn season. It is getting to the point where everyone wants to throw the hottest take out there and hope that their shit sticks. Tom Hermann has been in Austin for two seasons and has a 17-10 record while making $5.2 million a season. His seat is going to be burning his ass all year unless he wins games. Texas did go 10-4 in 2018, but they wasted their opportunity against Oklahoma when they lost to the Sooners in the Big 12 Title Game.

Iowa State

Iowa State is going to be the biggest threat to Oklahoma this season. Hell is freezing over in Ames as they have officially become a semi-competitive college football program. The Cyclones finished last season 8-5 overall with a 6-3 conference record. That’s pretty damn good for a school that has been a punching bag throughout their history. The reason why there has been a turnaround is because of their head coach, Matt Campbell. Campbell was brought in before the 2016 season. That first year, ISU won three games. Over the last two years, they have won eight games apiece. That’s quite the turnaround for what use to be a steaming pile of poo. One final note. Their quarterback, Brock Purdy, is pretty damn good. The Cyclones still won’t beat Iowa in 2019, but they’ll do well in the Big 12.



Oklahoma

The winner of the Big 12 in 2019, for a fifth straight season, is the Oklahoma Sooners. This should come to the surprise of no one as they have once again retooled at the quarterback position. Quarterback, Jalen Hurts transferred from Alabama to OU after the National Championship Game this season. All college fans know what this man is capable of as he has won a championship himself while playing for the Crimson Tide. When you pair his abilities with the third best coach in the college ranks, Lincoln Riley, you are bound to get a lethal combination. Need I remind you that the Sooners’ last two quarterbacks have won the Heisman Trophy? Oklahoma will probably stumble one time this season like they always do, but don’t let that diminish the abilities of this squad.



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