"....As ESPN’s Jake Trotter noted, the league currently boasts three College Football Playoff hopefuls in No. 4 TCU, No. 9 Oklahoma and No. 10 Oklahoma state, thanks in large part to offenses quarterbacked by four Heisman candidates. And the parity throughout is seemingly unprecedented, as TCU sits atop the conference, but then Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas, West Virginia and even Iowa State sit tied for second place at 2-1 in league play.
“Who knows where the Big 12 stacks up against those conferences or the ACC, where the preseason favorite, Florida State, is down to its second QB and third loss, and the reigning champ, Clemson, just lost in a stunning upset by Syracuse,” Trotter said. “Regardless, the Big 12 is the best it’s been in several years. And it’s loaded with star power, depth and a series of big-time matchups that still lie ahead.”