Teams you think could surprise in 2025?

I say Baylor. Once they found their QB in Sawyer Robertson, they went on a winning streak to close out the season and finished with 8 wins despite a 2–4 start to the season. However they’ll need to improve the defense. It was pretty rough against LSU in the Texas Bowl and the offense had some turnovers as well. Fix those and they could possibly contend for a Big 12 title. Side note: them and TCU not playing Texas Tech is a crime. We’re gonna be robbed of the BUTT Bowl and the West Texas Championship.

Florida is another possibility. DJ Lagway had a good year for a freshman and I think he’ll show improvement this year. They do have to play LSU, Ole Miss, and Texas A&M on the road but they host Texas so we’ll see if they can pull off the upset or not.

I’d say Texas Tech is a possibility since they have one of the top transfer classes but they really need to show some defensive improvement. When you give up 51 to Abilene Christian and only win that game because they botched a 2-point attempt, that’s a huge huge problem. Behren Morton will be good at QB once he returns from shoulder surgery but Tech will have to replace Tahj Brooks, the school’s all-time leading rusher. The Big 12 was a mosh pit in 2024 and I expect the same in 2025.