Big 12 Weekend Preview (2/4/22)

Friday 02/04

South Dakota State at Oklahoma State
Wyoming at Northern Colorado
Little Rock at Oklahoma
West Virginia at Iowa State
Air Force at Northern Iowa

Saturday 02/05

Air Force at Iowa State
West Virginia at Northern Iowa

Sunday 02/06

South Dakota State at Oklahoma
Oklahoma State at Missouri

Oklahoma State-Missouri is not the dual it was three months ago

Going into this season anyone that follows the Big 12 had this weekend circled. Perennial Big 12 powerhouse Oklahoma State and Missouri, who won the Big 12 their last year in the conference before a hiatus in the MAC, were widely projected as 1A and 1B in the conference. A few losses for both teams have really shaken things up and it's no longer seeing the hype we thought it would.

This is still a solid dual though. Several great individual matchups across the board and really one of those duals you could see going either way. For either team this could be a huge momentum builder if they're looking to reestablish themselves as a conference title contender going into the last few weeks of the season.

Iowa State-Northern Iowa setting up for a big one

Iowa State and Northern Iowa are both coming off monster wins last weekend over Oklahoma State and have a date with each other coming up. This one suddenly could be as big as it's ever been in the rivalry. But they've got to get through a few tests this week with Air Force and West Virginia to carry that momentum into next week and set up for another huge one at Cedar Falls between the Panthers and the Cyclones.