Big 12 has rematch of last year’s title game on tap

There is a rematch this week of last year's Big 12 championship game when TCU plays at Kansas State. The Wildcats won that title game in overtime last December after TCU had an undefeated regular season.

October 20, 2023 - 4:19 PM

Head coach Sonny Dykes (center) of the TCU Horned Frogs stands with Willis Patrick (73) and Channing Canada (7) and the rest team before a game against the Nicholls State Colonels at Amon G. Carter Stadium on Sept. 9, 2023, in Fort Worth, Texas. (Richard Rodriguez/Getty Images/TNS)

Things to watch in the Big 12 Conference in Week 8:

GAME OF THE WEEK

TCU (4-3, 2-2 Big 12) at Kansas State (4-2, 2-1) meet in a rematch of last year’s Big 12 championship game that the Wildcats won in overtime. It ended TCU’s undefeated season, though the Horned Frogs still made the four-team College Football Playoff and national title game. Both teams go into Saturday’s meeting after bounce-back wins with unexpected quarterback situations.

Will Howard, K-State’s Big 12 title-winning QB, has struggled at times this season (nine TDs, seven…

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