First-Time Alums and Title-Winning Coach Highlight Big 12 Leadership Changes

Collin Klein is back as Kansas State’s head coach — a beloved alum and 2012 Heisman finalist who says returning “is absolutely tremendous.”
Eric Morris inherits Oklahoma State, bringing 21 players (including freshman passing leader Drew Mestemaker) and a résumé that includes coaching QBs like Patrick Mahomes and Baker Mayfield — tasked with snapping OSU’s 19-game Big 12 skid.
The Big 12 has its biggest coaching turnover in seven seasons: two first-time head coaches at their alma maters (Klein and Utah’s Morgan Scalley) plus Jimmy Rogers arriving at Iowa State after an FCS title run.