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Texas Tech football, on its best start since 2013, keeps grip on Big 12 power rankings top spot. Utah-BYU tops list of this week's key games.

Haggerty, who transferred from Memphis this offseason, was one of 10 players named to the league’s preseason team. He’s one of three newcomers to the league that made the team, along with Kansas freshman Darryn Peterson and BYU freshman AJ Dybantsa.

CINCINNATI — In its third season in the Big 12, Cincinnati has the look of a Power Five program on and off the field. The No. 24 Bearcats are on a five-game winning streak and ranked in the AP Top 25 for the first time in nearly three years. Besides the 5-1 record, they are tied with No. 7 Texas Tech and 15th-ranked BYU atop the conference at 3-0.

Venables made a comment about the "old Big 12 days where Oklahoma destroys everybody every single week except for one game a year."

On Thursday, the Big 12 released its preseason coaches poll and shared award winners for the conference’s preseason awards.

A loaded Saturday of games features the two West Coast teams as major underdogs on the road in matchups with postseason implications.

The Big 12 Conference has announced the TV networks and tip-off times for the Cincinnati Bearcats' upcoming season. Unlike last season, all of the Bearcats' conference games will be broadcast on linear television networks rather than streaming services.

In a surprising turn of events, the Big 12 Conference will reportedly no longer fine the Colorado Buffaloes for their fans storming Folsom Field following Saturday's upset of the Iowa State Cyclones.