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2016 Big 12 predictions: Red River rivals to factor heavily in awards

Football starts a week from Friday in the Big 12. It's so close that we can almost hear the sounds coming from stadiums across the league. So there's no better time than now to unleash our preseason predictions for the league title and top individual awards.

Where you see just one response, our selection was unanimous.

Offensive Player of the Year

Jake Trotter: QB Baker Mayfield, Oklahoma

After quarterbacking the Sooners to the College Football Playoff last season and finishing fourth in the Heisman voting, Mayfield gets the nod here -- and will remain until somebody else (Patrick Mahomes?