2020 Big 12 Conference football season
The 2020 Big 12 Conference football season will be the 25th season of the Big 12 Conference football taking place during the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The season will begin on September 3 with non-conference play. Conference play will begin on September 19, 2020. The entire schedule was released on October 21, 2019.[1]
2020 Big 12 Conference football season | |
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League | NCAA Division I FBS football season |
Sport | football |
Duration | September 3, 2020 January 2021 |
Number of teams | 10 |
TV partner(s) | Fox Family (Fox, FS1, FSN), ESPN Family (ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3, ESPNU, Big 12 Now, LHN) |
2021 NFL Draft | |
Season champions | TBD |
2020 Big 12 Conference football standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Baylor | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa State | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas State | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma State | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TCU | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Tech | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West Virginia | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: December 5, 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
As of August 16, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll. |
The 2020 season will be the ninth season for the Big 12 since the early 2010s conference realignment brought the Big 12 membership to its current form.
As a ten-team league, the Big 12 was scheduled to play a nine game round-robin conference schedule and each member playing three non-conference games, one of which must be against a Power Five conference foe, however, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all power five conference games were cancelled, and each team will only play one non-conference game. The regular season will be followed by a conference championship game between the regular-season champion and the regular season runner-up.
The 2020 Big 12 Championship Game will be played at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas on Saturday, December 5, 2020.
Background
Previous season
In the 2019 season, Oklahoma defeated Baylor 27–20 in overtime in the conference championship.
Six teams were invited to bowl games in the 2019 season, and the conference went 1–5 in those games. Oklahoma earned the #4 seed in the College Football Playoff, but fell to LSU 28–63 in the Peach Bowl.
Preseason
Big 12 media days
The 2020 Big 12 media days will be held on July 21–22 in Frisco, Texas.
Preseason poll
The preseason poll will be released in mid-July 2020.
Preseason awards
2019 Preseason All-Big 12[2]
- Offensive Player of the Year: Chuba Hubbard, Oklahoma State
- Defensive Player of the Year: Darius Stills, West Virginia
- Newcomer of the Year: Spencer Rattler, Oklahoma
Position | Player | Class | Team |
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QB | Sam Ehlinger | Sr. | Texas |
RB | Pooka Williams Jr. | Jr. | Kansas |
RB | Chuba Hubbard | Jr. | Oklahoma State |
FB | Nick Lenners | Jr. | Kansas State |
WR | Charleston Rambo | Jr. | Oklahoma |
WR | Tylan Wallace | Jr. | Oklahoma State |
WR | Andrew Parchment | Sr. | Kansas |
TE | Charlie Kolar | Jr. | Iowa State |
OL | Jack Anderson | Sr. | Texas Tech |
OL | Creed Humphrey | Jr. | Oklahoma |
OL | Samuel Cosmi | Jr. | Texas |
OL | Adrian Ealy | Jr. | Oklahoma |
OL | Teven Jenkins | Sr. | Oklahoma State |
PK | Gabe Brkic | So. | Oklahoma |
KR/PR | Joshua Youngblood | So. | Kansas State |
Position | Player | Class | Team |
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DL | JaQuan Bailey | Sr. | Iowa State |
DL | Wyatt Hubert | Jr. | Kansas State |
DL | Ronnie Perkins | Jr. | Oklahoma |
DL | Eli Howard | Sr. | Texas Tech |
DL | Darius Stills | Sr. | West Virginia |
LB | Terrel Bernard | Jr. | Baylor |
LB | Garret Wallow | Sr. | TCU |
LB | Joseph Ossai | Jr. | Texas |
DB | Kolby Harvell-Peel | Jr. | Oklahoma State |
DB | Trevon Moehrig | Jr. | TCU |
DB | Caden Sterns | Jr. | Texas |
DB | Greg Eisworth | Sr. | Iowa State |
DB | DShawn Jamison | Jr. | Texas |
P | Austin McNamara | So. | Texas Tech |
Head coaches
There was only one head coaching change in the conference following the conclusion of the 2019 season. On January 7, 2020, Baylor Bears coach Matt Rhule was hired as the new coach of the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL) after three years at the school. He was replaced by Dave Aranda on January 20, 2020.[4]
Coaches
Team | Head coach | Years at school | Overall record | Record at school | Big–12 record |
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Baylor | Dave Aranda | 1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
Iowa State | Matt Campbell | 5 | 61–39 | 23–22 | 18–18 |
Kansas | Les Miles | 2 | 145–64 | 3–9 | 17–24* |
Kansas State | Chris Klieman | 2 | 80–18 | 8–5 | 5–4 |
Oklahoma | Lincoln Riley | 4 | 32–6 | 32–6 | 28–3 |
Oklahoma State | Mike Gundy | 16 | 129–64 | 129–64 | 77–52 |
TCU | Gary Patterson | 20 | 172–70 | 172–70 | 110–48 |
Texas | Tom Herman | 4 | 47–19 | 19–13 | 17–11 |
Texas Tech | Matt Wells | 2 | 48–42 | 2–7 | 2–7 |
West Virginia | Neal Brown | 2 | 40–23 | 3–6 | 3–6 |
*Includes record from tenure at Oklahoma State
Schedule
The regular season will begin on September 12, 2020 and will end on December 5, 2020. The season will conclude with the 2020 Big 12 Football championship game on December 12, 2020. The schedule is subject to changes due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Changes may include cancellation of individual games, cancellation of non-conference games, games played without fans in attendance, or the cancellation of the entire season. Multiple conferences have already cancelled portions of or the entire season. As of August 8, 2020, fourteen non-conference games involving a Big 12 team have been cancelled due to the pandemic. The Big 12 announced on August 3 that all teams will play 10 games, 9 conference games and 1 non-conference game.[5] on August 12, the revised schedule was released [6]
Regular season
Index to colors and formatting |
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Big 12 member won |
Big 12 member lost |
Big 12 teams in bold |
Week One
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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September 12 | Tulsa | Oklahoma State | Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK (rivalry) | |||||
September 12 | Houston Baptist | Texas Tech | Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, TX | |||||
September 19 | Louisiana | Iowa State | Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA | |||||
September 12 | Arkansas State | Kansas State | Bill Snyder Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS | |||||
September 12 | SMU | TCU | Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX (rivalry) | |||||
September 12 | Eastern Kentucky | West Virginia | Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, WV | |||||
September 12 | Coastal Carolina | Kansas | David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS | |||||
September 12 | Missouri State | Oklahoma | Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK | |||||
September 12 | UTEP | Texas | Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | |||||
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |
Date | Bye Week |
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September 12 | Baylor |
Week Two
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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September 26 | Iowa State | TCU | Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX | |||||
September 26 | West Virginia | Oklahoma State | Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK | |||||
September 26 | Kansas State | Oklahoma | Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK | |||||
September 26 | Texas | Texas Tech | Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, TX | |||||
September 26 | Kansas | Baylor | McLane Stadium • Waco, TX | |||||
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |
Week Three
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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October 3 | Baylor | West Virginia | Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, WV | |||||
October 3 | Oklahoma | Iowa State | Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA | |||||
October 3 | Oklahoma State | Kansas | David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS | |||||
October 3 | TCU | Texas | Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | |||||
October 3 | Texas Tech | Kansas State | Bill Snyder Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS | |||||
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |
Week Four
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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October 10 | Texas Tech | Iowa State | Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA | |||||
October 10 | Texas | Oklahoma | Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Red River Showdown) | |||||
October 10 | Kansas State | TCU | Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX | |||||
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |
Date | Bye Week | |||
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October 10 | Baylor | Kansas | Oklahoma State | West Virginia |
Week Five
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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October 17 | Kansas | West Virginia | Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, WV | |||||
October 17 | Oklahoma State | Baylor | McLane Stadium • Waco, TX | |||||
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |
Date | Bye Week | |||||
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October 10 | Iowa State | Kansas State | Oklahoma | TCU | Texas | Texas Tech |
Week Six
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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October 24 | Oklahoma | TCU | Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX | |||||
October 24 | Kansas | Kansas State | Bill Snyder Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS (rivalry) | |||||
October 24 | Iowa State | Oklahoma State | Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK | |||||
October 24 | Baylor | Texas | Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | |||||
October 24 | West Virginia | Texas Tech | Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, TX | |||||
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |
Week Seven
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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October 31 | Texas | Oklahoma State | Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK | |||||
October 31 | Iowa State | Kansas | David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS | |||||
October 31 | Kansas State | West Virginia | Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, WV | |||||
October 31 | Oklahoma | Texas Tech | Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, TX (rivalry) | |||||
October 31 | TCU | Baylor | McLane Stadium • Waco, TX | |||||
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |
Week Eight
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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November 7 | West Virginia | Texas | Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | |||||
November 7 | Kansas | Oklahoma | Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK | |||||
November 7 | Oklahoma State | Kansas State | Bill Snyder Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS | |||||
November 7 | Baylor | Iowa State | Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA | |||||
November 7 | Texas Tech | TCU | Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX | |||||
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |
Week Nine
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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November 14 | TCU | West Virginia | Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, WV | |||||
November 14 | Baylor | Texas Tech | Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, TX | |||||
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |
Date | Bye Week | |||||
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November 14 | Iowa State | Kansas | Kansas State | Oklahoma | Oklahoma State | Texas |
Week Ten
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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November 21 | Kansas State | Iowa State | Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA | |||||
November 21 | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma | Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK (Bedlam) | |||||
November 21 | Texas | Kansas | David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS | |||||
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |
Date | Bye Week | |||
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November 21 | Baylor | TCU | Texas Tech | West Virginia |
Week Eleven
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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November 28 | Iowa State | Texas | Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | |||||
November 28 | Kansas State | Baylor | McLane Stadium • Waco, TX | |||||
November 28 | Oklahoma | West Virginia | Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, WV | |||||
November 28 | Texas Tech | Oklahoma State | Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK | |||||
November 28 | TCU | Kansas | David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium • awrence, KS | |||||
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |
Week Twelve
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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December 5 | West Virginia | Iowa State | Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA | |||||
December 5 | Texas | Kansas State | Bill Snyder Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS | |||||
December 5 | Oklahoma State | TCU | Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX | |||||
December 5 | Baylor | Oklahoma | Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK | |||||
December 5 | Kansas | Texas Tech | Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, TX | |||||
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |
Championship Game
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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December 12 | AT&T Stadium • Arlington, Texas | ESPN | ||||||
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |
Rankings
Pre | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Final | ||
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Baylor | AP | |||||||||||||||||
C | RV | |||||||||||||||||
CFP | Not released | |||||||||||||||||
Iowa State | AP | |||||||||||||||||
C | 25 | |||||||||||||||||
CFP | Not released | |||||||||||||||||
Kansas | AP | |||||||||||||||||
C | ||||||||||||||||||
CFP | Not released | |||||||||||||||||
Kansas State | AP | |||||||||||||||||
C | RV | |||||||||||||||||
CFP | Not released | |||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma | AP | |||||||||||||||||
C | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
CFP | Not released | |||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma State | AP | |||||||||||||||||
C | 16 | |||||||||||||||||
CFP | Not released | |||||||||||||||||
TCU | AP | |||||||||||||||||
C | RV | |||||||||||||||||
CFP | Not released | |||||||||||||||||
Texas | AP | |||||||||||||||||
C | 14 | |||||||||||||||||
CFP | Not released | |||||||||||||||||
Texas Tech | AP | |||||||||||||||||
C | ||||||||||||||||||
CFP | Not released | |||||||||||||||||
West Virginia | AP | |||||||||||||||||
C | ||||||||||||||||||
CFP | Not released | |||||||||||||||||
Improvement in ranking | ||
Drop in ranking | ||
Not ranked previous week | ||
No change in ranking from previous week | ||
RV | Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll | |
т | Tied with team above or below also with this symbol | |
Big 12 record vs. other conferences
2020–2021 records against non-conference foes:
Regular Season
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Post-season
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Big 12 vs Power Five matchups
The Big 12 had eleven scheduled games against Power Five conferences, however, each one was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Big 12 vs Group of Five matchups
The following games include Big 12 teams competing against teams from the American, C-USA, MAC, Mountain West or Sun Belt.
Date | Visitor | Home | Site | Score |
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September 5 | Buffalo | Kansas State | Bill Snyder Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS | |
September 5 | South Florida | Texas | Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | |
September 5 | Texas Tech | UTEP | Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX | |
September 12 | Tulsa | Oklahoma State | Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK | |
September 19 | UTEP | Texas | Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | |
September 19 | UNLV | Iowa State | Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA | |
September 26 | Louisiana Tech | Baylor | McLane Stadium • Waco, TX | |
September 26 | Kansas | Coastal Carolina | Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC | |
September 26 | TCU | SMU | Gerald J. Ford Stadium • Dallas, TX |
Big 12 vs FBS independents matchups
The following games include Big 12 teams competing against FBS Independents, which includes Army, Liberty, New Mexico State, or UMass.
Date | Visitor | Home | Site | Score |
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September 26 | Oklahoma | Army | Michie Stadium • West Point, NY |
Big 12 vs FCS matchups
Date | Visitor | Home | Site | Score |
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September 5 | South Dakota | Iowa State | Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA | |
September 5 | Missouri State | Oklahoma | Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK | |
September 12 | North Dakota | Kansas State | Bill Snyder Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS | |
September 12 | Prairie View A&M | TCU | Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX | |
September 12 | Alabama State | Texas Tech | Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, TX | |
September 12 | Eastern Kentucky | West Virginia | Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, WV | |
September 19 | Incarnate Word | Baylor | McLane Stadium • Waco, TX | |
September 19 | Western Illinois | Oklahoma State | Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK | |
Awards and honors
Player of the week honors
Home game attendance
Team | Stadium | Capacity | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | Game 6 | Game 7 | Total | Average | % of capacity |
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Baylor | McLane Stadium | 45,140 | ||||||||||
Iowa State | Jack Trice Stadium | 61,500 | ||||||||||
Kansas | David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium | 50,071 | ||||||||||
Kansas State | Bill Snyder Family Stadium | 53,000 | ||||||||||
Oklahoma | Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium | 86,112 | ||||||||||
Oklahoma State | Boone Pickens Stadium | 55,509 | ||||||||||
TCU | Amon G. Carter Stadium | 45,000 | ||||||||||
Texas | Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium | 95,594 | ||||||||||
Texas Tech | Jones AT&T Stadium | 60,454 | ||||||||||
West Virginia | Milan Puskar Stadium | 60,000 |
Bold – exceeded capacity
† Season high
‡ Record stadium Attendance
References
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- "Media Preseason Football Team Announced". big12sports.com. Big 12 Conference. July 9, 2019. Retrieved July 12, 2019.
- "Big 12 Announces Media Preseason Football Team" (PDF). big12sports.com. Big 12 Conference. July 9, 2019. Retrieved July 9, 2019.
- "Baylor Introduces Aranda As Football Coach". KXXV.com. January 20, 2020. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
- "Sources: Big 12-approved scheduling model includes 9 conference games, 1 non-conference game". ESPN.com.
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