Gridiron: Around the Big 12 Week Two

Ryan Young

Kansas State at Texas San Antonio

11:00 AM | Alamodome | San Antonio, Texas

Watch: Fox Sports 1

Last Week:

• Kansas State shut out South Dakota 34-0 last week, marking the team’s fourth straight win against USD.

• Texas San Antonio fell to Arizona 42-32 in its season opener.

• The Wildcats are coming off four-straight seasons with eight or more wins and five straight bowl births.

UTEP at Texas Tech

2:00 PM | Jones AT&T Stadium | Lubbock, Texas

Watch: Fox

Last Week:

• Texas Tech beat Sam Houston State 59-45 in its 1,000th all-time game in school history.

• UTEP fell in its season opener 48-13 to Arkansas.

• Texas Tech finished last season with a 4-8 record. The Wildcats’ two conference wins came against Kansas and Iowa State.

Liberty at West Virginia

6:30 PM | Milan Puskar Stadium | Morgantown, West Virginia

Last Week:

• West Virginia shut out Georgia Southern 44-0 last week.

• Liberty topped Delaware State 32-13 in its season-opener.

• West Virginia finished last season with a 7-6 overall record, picking up five wins in the Big 12.

Stephen F Austin at No. 3 TCU

2:30 PM | Amon G. Carter Stadium | Fort Worth, Texas

Watch: Fox Sports 1

Last Week:

• TCU won a close battle with Minnesota 23-17 on the road to keep its playoff hopes alive.

• TCU fell one spot in the national polls, though, getting jumped by Alabama.

• Stephen F Austin lost its season opener 28-34 to Northern Arizona.

No. 19 Oklahoma at No. 23 Tennessee

5:00 PM | Neyland Stadium | Knoxville, Tennessee

Watch: ESPN

Quick Hits:

• Oklahoma had a commanding win last week over Akron, topping the Zips 41-3.

• Tennessee defeated Bowling Green 59-30 last week in its season-opener, which sets up this weekend’s game as one of the better week-two match ups.

Memphis at Kansas

6:00 PM | Memorial Stadium | Lawrence, Kansas

Watch: ESPN 3

Last Week:

• Kansas fell to South Dakota State last week 41-38 after rallying back and nearly winning the game.

• With under 10 seconds to play, the Jayhawks fumbled a snap they were planning to spike to set up a potential game tying field goal, which was recovered by SDSU.

• Memphis dominated Missouri State last week 63-7 in its season-opener.

Central Arkansas at Oklahoma State

6:30 PM | Boone Pickens Stadium | Stillwater, Oklahoma

Watch: FSN

Last Week:

• Oklahoma State topped Central Michigan 24-13 on the road last week.

• Central Arkansas fell to Samford last week 45-16, dropping their home opener.

Lamar at No. 4 Baylor

6:30 PM | McLane Stadium | Waco, Texas

Watch: FSN

Quick Hits:

• Baylor dominated SMU last week 56-21, keeping its hopes for a playoff bid alive.

• Lamar dominated Bacone College [Oklahoma] last week 66-3.

• Baylor, which won 11 games last season, is the reigning conference co-champion, though the Bears narrowly missed a spot in last year’s College Football Playoff.

Rice at Texas

7:00 PM | Royal Texas Memorial Stadium | Austin, Texas

Watch: Longhorn Network/Watch ESPN

Quick Hits:

• Texas was dominated by Notre Dame 38-3 last week, losing its first season-opener since 1999.

• Rice flew past Wagner 56-16 at home last week in their season-opener.