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Big 12 Football: Week 13 Power Rankings

By VF Castro

Nov 25, 2016; Arlington, TX, USA; Baylor Bears running back Terence Williams (22) fumbles the ball against the Texas Tech Red Raiders at AT&T Stadium. Texas Tech defeated Baylor 54-35. Mandatory Credit: Michael C. Johnson-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 25, 2016; Arlington, TX, USA; Baylor Bears running back Terence Williams (22) fumbles the ball against the Texas Tech Red Raiders at AT&T Stadium. Texas Tech defeated Baylor 54-35. Mandatory Credit: Michael C. Johnson-USA TODAY Sports /
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Nov 26, 2016; Manhattan, KS, USA; Kansas Jayhawks wide receiver Tyler Patrick (4) runs away from Kansas State Wildcats defensive back Kendall Adams (21) during a game at Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium. The Wildcats won the game, 34-19. Mandatory Credit: Scott Sewell-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 26, 2016; Manhattan, KS, USA; Kansas Jayhawks wide receiver Tyler Patrick (4) runs away from Kansas State Wildcats defensive back Kendall Adams (21) during a game at Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium. The Wildcats won the game, 34-19. Mandatory Credit: Scott Sewell-USA TODAY Sports /

10. Kansas Jayhawks (Record: 2-10)

The season is officially over for Kansas, however, head coach David Beaty has something to work with headed into offseason conditioning and workouts. The upside: his team beat a decent Texas team, so there is some standard to work with in deciding the approach for 2017. The downside is that Texas was far too inconsistent this season to really place a ton of weight on that win alone, and with a new staff in Austin, a repeat isn’t guaranteed as I suspect the bar to be raised very high for Texas next season.

Kansas had its second win in two years against Texas two weeks ago, which isn’t exactly something to write home about, but there are enough players returning in 2017.

Quarterback Carter Stanley had a beauty of a play on a 95 yard pass to LaQuvionte Gonzalez for the go-ahead touchdown. Despite Kansas State winning 21 of the last 25 meetings against the Jayhawks, Beaty has some weapons to work with, which should help the forward progress of the program.

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