2016 record: 10-3, 7-2 Big 12
Coach: Mike Gundy (13th year)
Sked or alive? Trips to South Alabama and Pittsburgh in the non-con won’t be easy, but the really hard stuff hits in late October. Oklahoma State visits Texas on Oct. 21 and West Virginia on Oct. 28 before hosting Oklahoma on Nov. 4.
Why they’re here: The Cowboys’ offense will be as good as any in the country, led by the dynamic pitch-and-catch combo of Mason Rudolph and James Washington. Can the defense, which struggled for most of 2016, hold up its end? That’ll be the determining factor for a team that shapes up as a dark-horse CFP contender.
