Big 12 football: Predicting each team’s Week 1 game outcome

Dec 3, 2022; Arlington, TX, USA; A view of the Big 12 conference championship logo as Kansas State Wildcats warms up before the game between the TCU Horned Frogs and the Kansas State Wildcats at AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 3, 2022; Arlington, TX, USA; A view of the Big 12 conference championship logo as Kansas State Wildcats warms up before the game between the TCU Horned Frogs and the Kansas State Wildcats at AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports
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Apr 14, 2023; Fort Worth, TX, USA; TCU Horned Frogs head coach Sonny Dykes speaks with his team after the TCU Spring Game at Amon G. Carter Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Chris Jones-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 14, 2023; Fort Worth, TX, USA; TCU Horned Frogs head coach Sonny Dykes speaks with his team after the TCU Spring Game at Amon G. Carter Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Chris Jones-USA TODAY Sports

Colorado Buffaloes vs. TCU Horned Frogs

Saturday, 11:00 a.m. CT, FOX

TCU lost its last game 65-7 in the national championship and lost Max Duggan and Quentin Johnston to the NFL. Despite all of the roster turnover, though, there is nothing that could match what Coach ‘Prime’ Deion Sanders has done in Boulder. It will be his first contest coaching the Buffaloes, and while some are buying into the CU hype, a team coming off a 1-11 season shouldn’t phase TCU too much. This will probably be the most anticipated Big 12 football game of the week, and I’m giving TCU the edge by a slight margin in Deion’s debut.

Final Score Prediction: 41-27, TCU