Big XII Roundup: Order and Chaos

Photo by Brian Bahr/Getty ImagesIn the midst of all the pandemic-related chaos, the return of college football has brought some order to our lives, at least between the hash marks. This was particularly obvious when the Big 12 conference season kicked off this past weekend.

We all know what K-State did to Oklahoma, but the rest of the Big 12 schedule went approximately to plan.

Defense wins championships

It may be time to recognize our orange overlords. And no, I don’t mean Texas, although we’ll get to the Longhorns shortly. Oklahoma State and head coach Mike Gundy were briefly in the news this summer for non-football reasons. But since then, the Cowboys have operated with little fanfare and…