Big 12 preview, part 1: Can Kansas State, UCF make

• Bill Connelly, ESPN Staff WriterJun 23, 2023, 07:00 AM ET

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conference adjustment, I provided the Huge 12 some complimentary marketing support, nicknaming it The Fun Conference, the one more than likely to produce continuously close games, go all out continuously on 4th downs and make big, bold(and potentially absurd )adjustment moves moving forward.As of 2023, the Huge 12 boasts members from Utah to West Virginia

to Florida, and it apparently wants to do organization in both New york city and Mexico and possibly add schools in Washington and Connecticut. Does this strategy make real strategic sense? It’s difficult to offer a conclusive yes. Will it explode in commissioner Brett Yormark’s face? Perhaps. However it sure is strong and simple to root for. And this fall, as the Huge 12 welcomes its four Oklahoma and Texas replacements(BYU, Cincinnati, Houston and UCF)while not yet losing the Sooners and Longhorns, it needs to once again be one of the most pleasurable conferences on earth. OU and Texas are off to the SEC next year, however this will be especially enjoyable while it lasts.It’s time to preview this mad amalgamation of groups.

There’s not an excellent method to divide them up into a two-part sneak peek, so here’s what we’re going to do: Today, we’ll take a look at the 7 groups that aren’t in Oklahoma or Texas. Next week, we’ll visit the conference’s geographic heart.Let’s preview the Big 12! Weekly through the offseason, Costs Connelly will preview another division from the Group of

5 and Power 5 exclusively for ESPN+, eventually including all 133 FBS teams. The sneak peeks will consist of 2022 breakdowns, 2023 previews and burning questions for each group.