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WE’RE GOING THROUGH EACH P4 TEAM’S SCHEDULE AND PICKING EVERY GAME!
Today we have the Kansas State Wildcats!
Chris Klieman has had a winning record in 5 of his 6 seasons in charge of the Wildcats, but two straight 9-4 seasons feel like a disappointment, simply because expectations we’re higher. This is one of the programs people expected to take control of the new look Big 12 because of the consistent winning culture and assumed talent on the roster.
Well, Avery Johnson has proved to be more of a work in progress than expected, but that certainly doesn’t mean he can’t hit his projected ceiling in 2025. The turnovers have to be cleaned up this year, and the idea is that will come naturally with more time and experience under center. The offense returns some key pieces around Johnson, and this should yet again be a team that is most dangerous on the ground.
The defense also has enough coming back and some key depth pieces. The strength should be the Linebackers but the DL and secondary are one breakout star aways from being difference making units in 2025. I think this team is better this year, but will they avoid the turnover plagued upsets that caught them in 2024?
SCHEDULE BREAKDOWN
W vs* Iowa State
W vs North Dakota
W vs Army
W @ Arizona
BYE
W vs UCF
W @ Baylor
W vs TCU
BYE
W @ Kansas
L vs Texas Tech
BYE
W @ Oklahoma State
L @ Utah
W vs Colorado
All the contenders except for Arizona State are on this schedule. Does that mean the Wildcats and Sun Devils are on a collision course in Dallas? Brett Yormark certainly hopes so, as two 12-0 or 11-1 teams meeting in the conference championship would mean great things for the Big 12’s ability to get 2 teams in the CFP.
Everything starts with Farmageddon (European vacation style) in week 0. I like them to be favored and win in Dublin. The next real test this team will face is when they travel to Baylor, which will be no easy task. I still lean Wildcats at the moment but if we see another gear from Sawyer Robertson, it will be a tough day in Waco. I know I have a 7-0 start shown here, but that certainly doesn’t mean 5-2 couldn’t easily happen.
This team could be favored in all 12 games this year, but 9 of those would be by single digits. It’s hard to predict where the traps are in the Big12 so I am picking them to just split the games against their biggest contenders: trips to Baylor and Utah, Iowa State in Dublin, and hosting Texas Tech. I don’t really know which two they will trip up against, but I am confident predicting a split. Avoid any real upsets and this team should have no problem going over their win total and contending for a spot in Dallas. With a 7-2 conference record though, it would likely come down to tiebreakers.