Posted on October 31, 2024
By Shehan Jeyarajah, CBS Sports: The Big 12 came into the 2024 season with a handful of proven starters and several unknown commodities under center. At the halfway point of conference play, quarterback performance has completely shaken up the state of the conference.
At this point, only one of the five quarterbacks rated as Tier I in the preseason remains in the group. Because of both poor play and injuries, four starting quarterbacks from the preseason have been permanently benched.
As a result, the Big 12 Championship Game race is similarly shaken up around the rising quarterbacks. The three Tier I quarterbacks lead three of the top four teams in the conference. The teams that landed in Tier III or IV have almost all disappointed, including winless Oklahoma State and struggling Utah, Kansas and Arizona.
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