It was a unbelievable weekend of soccer for the Large 12 convention. Regardless of shedding a few high-profile nonconference video games to Alabama and BYU, the convention had a robust exhibiting general.
Even in defeat, Texas gained a variety of respect with their one-point loss to the Alabama Crimson Tide. Whereas Baylor is probably going disillusioned with the loss to BYU, Provo is a troublesome place to play and it was a one-score recreation.
Ethical victories don’t imply something, however in they have been nice soccer video games nonetheless.
Texas Tech and Iowa State picked up huge nonconference wins over cross-state foes. Tech took down the No. 25 Houston Cougars in a matchup of future Large 12 opponents. The Cyclones knocked off Iowa in a defensive slugfest to earn Matt Campbell’s first win over the Hawkeyes. Kansas State dominated Missouri and Oklahoma State pulled away from Arizona State within the fourth quarter for the win.
The lone convention matchup on the schedule noticed the Kansas Jayhawks proceed their upward trajectory with a hard-fought highway win over the West Virginia Mountaineers.
Solely contemplating the nonconference schedule, the Large 12 went 6-2 over the weekend to enhance to 15-3 on the season.
After a wild weekend in school soccer, let’s check out our newest Large 12 energy rankings.
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West Virginia Mountaineers (0-2, 0-1 Large 12)
Sep 10, 2022; Morgantown, West Virginia, USA; Kansas Jayhawks huge receiver Luke Grimm (11) makes a catch over West Virginia Mountaineers cornerback Rashad Ajayi (4) throughout the fourth quarter at Mountaineer Area at Milan Puskar Stadium. Ben Queen-USA TODAY Sports activities
The West Virginia Mountaineers are the one workforce within the Large 12 with no win in 2022. They haven’t performed poorly, however they haven’t been in a position to win two shut video games in opposition to Pitt and Kansas.
And it’s that loss to Kansas that drops them into the No. 10 spot on this week’s Large 12 energy rankings.
9
TCU Horned Frogs (2-0, 0-0)
Colorado’s not superb and Tarleton, is properly, Tarleton. TCU is undefeated and placing factors on the board in Sonny Dykes first couple of video games, however I need to see extra from the Horned Frogs.
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Kansas Jayhawks (2-0, 1-0)
The Kansas Jayhawks have been a special workforce within the final 12 months and a half since Lance Leipold took over as head coach.
The Jayhawks are actually 2-0 on the season and picked up a win on the highway in one of many hardest locations to play within the Large 12; Morgantown.
No person could be circling Kansas as a gimme recreation anymore. They’ve one other robust highway take a look at this week as they tackle the Houston Cougars.
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Kansas State Wildcats (2-0, 0-0)
Sooner or later, Deuce Vaughn could have to be within the Heisman dialogue. The Wildcats have gained two video games with a quarterback that’s thrown for 154 yards and 4.4 yards per try. Vaughn has rushed for 271 yards and is averaging 6.5 yards per try via two video games.
Kansas State takes on Tulane in week three.
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Texas Tech Crimson Raiders (2-0, 0-0)
Texas Tech will get the nod over Kansas State for selecting up the convention’s lone win over a ranked opponent over the weekend. New head coach Joey McGuire has the Crimson Raiders believing. Now they head east to tackle the No. 16 ranked NC State Wolfpack. Can Tech get ranked wins in back-to-back weeks?
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Texas Longhorns (1-1, 0-0)
So shut, however but so distant. Texas seemed like a special workforce once they confronted Alabama. There’s no disgrace in shedding to arguably the most effective program in school soccer for the final 12 years. The query that continues to be is what this workforce will do with out quarterback Quinn Ewers? Hudson Card hung in there, however he doesn’t have close to the identical potential as Ewers.
4
Baylor Bears (1-1, 0-0)
Like Texas shedding to Alabama, there’s no disgrace within the Baylor Bears touring to Provo and dropping an in depth contest. BYU is a troublesome workforce with a variety of expertise.
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Iowa State Cyclones (2-0, 0-0)
Heading into Iowa State’s matchup with Iowa, the Hawkeyes had gained greater than twice as many occasions because the Cyclones within the historical past of the rivalry. Matt Campbell had by no means crushed Iowa. Although it was a recreation that set offensive soccer again 50 years, the Cyclones did simply sufficient to return away with a formidable win on the highway in opposition to their rival.
2
Oklahoma State Cowboys (2-0, 0-0)
Oklahoma State picked up a pleasant win in opposition to Arizona State on Saturday to enhance to 2-0. Arizona State closed the hole to a few firstly of the fourth quarter after which the Cowboys scored 14 unanswered factors. Spencer Sanders had three whole touchdowns, together with two passing within the fourth quarter that have been the distinction within the ball recreation.
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Oklahoma Sooners (2-0, 0-0)
What break up the distinction between the Sooners and the Cowboys merely comes all the way down to the margin of victory. Positive, there have been occasions the place the Oklahoma Sooners struggling, however they nonetheless ended up profitable each of their matchups in spectacular trend with a pair of 30+ level wins to get to 2-0.
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