Elsewhere around the league, Baylor quarterback Sawyer Robertson leads the nation in both passing yards and passing touchdowns. Devon Dampier is cooking at Utah and Josh Hoover is putting up big numbers at TCU.

After a wild week 5, the Colorado Buffaloes, alongside the Kansas Jayhawks and Arizona Wildcats, are on the downslide in our Big 12 football power rankings. The Arizona State Sun Devils and Iowa State Cyclones remained near the top after impressive wins.

Top bench players: Isiah Harwell (freshman, No. 12); Ramon Walker Jr. (2.0 PPG, 2.4 RPG); Jacob McFarland (redshirted last season); Mercy Miller (2.7 PPG); Chase McCarty (redshirted last season); Kordel Jefferson (1.0 PPG); Kalifa Sahko (7.9 PPG, 6.3 RPG at Sam Houston State)

The 16-member conference has undergone significant changes in recent years. Texas and Oklahoma have left, while Arizona State, Arizona, Utah, and Colorado joined in 2024. Additionally, BYU, UCF, Cincinnati and Houston joined the conference in 2023, significantly transforming its composition.

For the Big 12, it began with Iowa State’s 24-21 win over Kansas State in Dublin, ended with BYU’s 24-21 win over Colorado in Boulder and featured a few inexplicable results. As always with the Big 12, it was endlessly entertaining. Here’s our look at the best of the conference through the close of September.

It will be the ninth time since UC entered the Big 12 in 2023 the Bearcats have a noon kickoff as dictated by the TV networks broadcasting the Big 12. The Oct. 4 sold-out kick vs. Iowa State is televised by ESPN2. The following week against UCF will be on FS1.

Cincinnati Bearcats head coach Scott Satterfield didn't mince words following the team's 37-34 victory Saturday at Kansas, telling sideline reporter Lauren Jbara that the Bearcats are here for the Big 12.

The Jayhawks (2-1) and Mountaineers (2-1) will each be playing in their respective Big 12 Conference openers. Kansas is undefeated so far at home this fall, winning against Fresno State and Wagner. WVU has lost its only road game to date, at Ohio.

How to watch Big 12 football Week 6 games on television this week, including schedule, dates, times, matchups, TV channels, streaming for every game.

Colorado football fell a couple spots in our Big 12 power rankings after losing to No. 24 BYU at Home. Here is a full look at the updated rankings.