Baylor head coach Matt Rhule was named the Big 12 Coach of the Year by the Big 12 Conference on Wednesday afternoon. The Bears (11-1) will compete for the 2019 Big 12 Championship on Saturday against Oklahoma just two years removed from a 1-11 record in 2017.

After winning just one Big 12 game during his first season in Waco , Rhule’s 2019 team flipped the script and matched the 2013 and 2014 Baylor teams with an 8-1 record in Big 12 play. Baylor is ranked No. 7 in the latest College Football Playoff rankings and are still in play for a berth in the College Football Playoff.

Rhule is 18-17 in his three seasons at Baylor including a 7-6 record in 2018. In seven seasons total between Temple and Baylor, Rhule has amassed a 47-41 record including a win in the 2016 American Athletic Conference Championship over Navy.

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