This is a matchup of two of the league’s top defenses. The Cyclones, who were 1-2 in non-conference play, are still in contention to get in the Big 12 title game for the second time in four seasons, but have to win both of their games and get plenty of help. Iowa State has won four of its five games since ending September with a 30-point loss at Oklahoma. They got quarterback Quinn Ewers back last week after he missed two games with an injured throwing shoulder, but lost 1,000-yard rusher Jonathon Brooks for the rest of the season when he tore the ACL in his right knee in the win at TCU.
The Longhorns, the Big 12’s last remaining hope to make the four-team College Football Playoff, are still trying to clinch a spot in the conference championship game. Things to watch in the Big 12 Conference in Week 12:
