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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FORT WORTH, TX – DECEMBER 22: The Baylor Bears take the field before playing the Air Force Falcons in the Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl at Amon G. Carter Stadium on December 22, 2022 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Ron Jenkins/Getty Images)
FORT WORTH, TX – DECEMBER 22: The Baylor Bears take the field before playing the Air Force Falcons in the Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl at Amon G. Carter Stadium on December 22, 2022 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Ron Jenkins/Getty Images) /

Texas State Bobcats at Baylor Bears

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Baylor has a new offensive coordinator and is coming off a season in which the defense performed uncharacteristically badly. The Bears are just one year removed from finishing in the top ten of most defensive categories and winning a Big 12 title. Quarterback Blake Shapen was iffy last season, but Texas State simply does not have enough skill players to compete with BU here.

Final Score Prediction: 42-10, Baylor