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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NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – DECEMBER 31: DJ Giddens #31 of the Kansas State Wildcats runs the ball during the Allstate Sugar Bowl against the Alabama Crimson Tide at Caesars Superdome on December 31, 2022 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Alabama Crimson Tide won the game 45 – 20. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – DECEMBER 31: DJ Giddens #31 of the Kansas State Wildcats runs the ball during the Allstate Sugar Bowl against the Alabama Crimson Tide at Caesars Superdome on December 31, 2022 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Alabama Crimson Tide won the game 45 – 20. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images) /

Southeast Missouri State Redhawks at Kansas State Wildcats

Saturday, 6:00 p.m. CT, ESPN+

The SEMO defense was surprisingly dominant last season — for an FCS school, that is. The Redhawks are listed No. 13 in the FCS rankings and were voted by coaches to win the Ohio Valley. I think they’ll play a couple of competitive quarters, but a tiny mistake could blow this game open for K-State.

Final Score Prediction: 34-16, K-State