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Big 12 Football: 10 newcomers who’ll have instant impacts in 2022

By Dante Pryor

ARLINGTON, TX - DECEMBER 4: The Big 12 Football Conference logo is seen on a goal post before the game between the Oklahoma State Cowboys and the Baylor Bears in the Big 12 Football Championship at AT&T Stadium on December 4, 2021 in Arlington, Texas. Baylor won 21-16.(Photo by Ron Jenkins/Getty Images)
ARLINGTON, TX - DECEMBER 4: The Big 12 Football Conference logo is seen on a goal post before the game between the Oklahoma State Cowboys and the Baylor Bears in the Big 12 Football Championship at AT&T Stadium on December 4, 2021 in Arlington, Texas. Baylor won 21-16.(Photo by Ron Jenkins/Getty Images) /
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Every Big 12 football team welcomes newcomers in spring and summer camp. Which new faces will have an impact on their new teams?

The Big 12 enters this season with conference realignment looming. BYU joins the conference in 2023, with Cincinnati, Central Florida, and Houston in 2024. Conversely, Texas and Oklahoma bolt for the SEC in 2025. The 2024 superconference will be awesome.

This year has its storylines. Quinn Ewers, the most famous quarterback to not throw a meaningful pass, has transferred to Texas and is the prized signee of the transfer portal. Joey McGuire, a well-respected Texas high school coach and former Baylor assistant, begins his tenure at Texas Tech.

Oklahoma had a coach leave for another job for the first time in the modern era when Lincoln Riley left the Sooners for USC. Proving the best things come to those who wait, longtime Clemson defensive coordinator Jake Venables takes the helm of the OU program.

Several teams come into this season with lots of questions to answer. Can Dave Aranda and the Baylor Bears continue their success from last season? Will the Oklahoma State defense drop off with the departure of Jim Knowles?

On a macro level, will a Big 12 separate itself and look like a nationally elite football program? These teams need their newcomers to have an impact on the field to do this. Here are every teams’ most impactful newcomers for 2022.

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