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

ByJoshua Schulman|
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 15, 2023; Austin, TX, USA; Texas Longhorns running back Jaydon Blue (23) rushes for yards while defended by defensive back Graham Gillespie (38) and linebacker Jaylan Ford (41) during the first half of the Texas Spring Game at DKR- Texas Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Scott Wachter-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 15, 2023; Austin, TX, USA; Texas Longhorns running back Jaydon Blue (23) rushes for yards while defended by defensive back Graham Gillespie (38) and linebacker Jaylan Ford (41) during the first half of the Texas Spring Game at DKR- Texas Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Scott Wachter-USA TODAY Sports

Rice Owls at Texas Longhorns

Saturday, 2:30 p.m. CT, FOX

If Texas doesn’t play like the absolute juggernaut they are this season, I don’t know if they’ll ever live up to expectations. On the other hand, Rice hasn’t finished above .500 since 2014 and has a bottom-ten defense in the country. Putting them against the Longhorns’ receiving corps will be tough to watch. Sorry, Owl fans, but your school’s first game in the AAC is going to suck for you guys.

Final Score Prediction: 52-6, Texas

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