Newy Scruggs, sports anchor at NBC5 in Dallas-Fort Worth (KXAS-TV) and radio host weekly from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on NBC Sports Radio Sirius XM 213/202 and NBCSportsRadio.com, answered your questions during a live chat recently. Here are some highlights:

Question: Consensus seems to be that Kevin Sumlin and Kliff Kingsbury are sitting on the hottest seats in Texas CFB this season. What does each need to do to remain at their posts after 2017?

Newy Scruggs: Kingbury needs to win eight games to shut up those Tech fans grumbling about him. Kevin Sumlin needs to win nine or ten games to stay but I think the Aggies will still want to get Chip Kelly to be their next head coach. The Aggies lusted after Dennis Franchione years ago and I see that same lust from the Aggie faithful again.

Question: Who is the best college football player in the state of Texas?

Newy Scruggs: Texas A&M's Christian Kirk. The wide receiver and kick returner is my vote as the best offensive player in the state of Texas. Defensive tackle Ed Oliver of Houston was the Freshman All American last season. He is good. He gets my vote for the best defensive player in the state of Texas. A name to look for this year is Texas junior OT Connor Williams reminds some of Joe Staley. Scout Chris Landry says, "He is an exceptionally talented player in both the run and passing game." That is high praise.

Question: Is there a case for Oklahoma State to be the Big 12 favorite?

Newy Scruggs: To win the Big 12, you need a good signal caller. The have Mason Rudolph at quarterback Rudolph threw for 4,091 yards and 28 TDs last year for the Cowboys. When OSU won its last Big 12 title they had an experienced Brandon Weedon. I can see the Cowboys winning the Big 12 Championship game at JerryWorld. TCU's Gary Patterson told me they have a chance to be good. OSU will also host OU which no longer has Bob Stoops as its head coach.

Question: Big 12 preseason teams are out, which means we're getting closer and closer to the season. Who do you expect will be the Big 12 best offensive and defensive players this fall?

Newy Scruggs: Look out for Cowboys Mason Rudolph threw for 4,091 yards and 28 TDs. I could see him being the offensive player of the year. Wide receiver James Washington was great last year with 1,380 receiving yards and 10 TDs. The Sooners bring back Baker Mayfield at quarterback. On defense Houston native Dorance Armstrong Jr. was named the Big 12 Preseason Defensive Player of the Year. He had 10 sacks in his final nine games and finished 2016 ranked fifth in tackles-for-loss and 18th in sacks.

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