The Big 12 is engaged in a fierce and fast race to the middle of the standings. Five teams have exactly three wins in the conference; Iowa State lost to TCU and yet still somehow has five wins.
That race only heated up this week, as the results left four teams with five wins on the year. Those four teams are TCU, Baylor, Texas Tech and Kansas State, and two of those teams will have to play each other this week.
It’s going to be fun, and also deeply dumb. But first, let’s see how we got here.