The Big 12 media preseason poll was released Thursday morning, and Oklahoma is a clear favorite to win the conference.
The Sooners, who return 2015 Big 12 offensive player of the year Baker Mayfield and potential All-American running back Samaje Perine, received 24 of 26 first-place votes, with TCU grabbing the other two first-place spots. Oklahoma returns several stars but will have to replace star power on both sides of the ball with the departures of receiver Sterling Shepard, linebacker Eric Striker and cornerback Zack Sanchez.
TCU lands in the No. 2 spot, with voters expecting Gary Patterson’s team to overcome the loss of quarterback Trevone Boykin and receiver Josh Doctson.