Nov 25, 2023; Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; Utah Utes head coach Kyle Whittingham thanks the fans after defeating the Colorado Buffaloes at Rice-Eccles Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Christopher Creveling-USA TODAY Sports
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Big 12 newcomer Utah is the preseason favorite in the Big 12 Conference, according to the league’s poll of football media members that cover the conference.
The Utes went 8-5 in 2023, finishing with a 5-4 record in the Pac-12 Conference. Utah collected 20 of the 61 first-place votes.
Kansas State (19 first-place votes) checks in second, while Oklahoma State is third.
Kansas is fourth and another league newcomer, Arizona rounds out the top five.
WVU OL Wyatt Milum (Photo by Ben Queen/www.BenQueenPhotography.com)
West Virginia (9-4 in 2023) checks in at No. 7. The Mountaineers were selected 14th (out of 14 teams) a year ago.
The Big 12’s other newcomers, Colorado and Arizona State are 11th and 16th respectively.
Spring Valley High School graduate and offensive tackle Wyatt Milum is WVU’s lone representative on the Preseason All-Big 12 Football Team.
2024 Big 12 Preseason Team
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