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Pokes Report Ranking the Big 12 Head Coaches Heading into the 2025 Season

I wanted to wait until after hearing from all of them in Frisco before doing this ranking. We went, we heard, and here's our (my) decision.
By Robert Allen
July 19, 2025
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STILLWATER – We needed to rank the coaches, everybody is doing it. I choose to wait until after being in Frisco, Texas at the Big 12 Football Media Days. I was able to be face-to-face with nine of the 16 head coaches and I heard the others at either the podium or in a break out session. 

I know that the “homer” tag is going to be used on my top pick, but I’m sorry, the numbers put Mike Gundy there, but not with a bullet.

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