Are you sure about those QBs? TCU's sticking with Casey Pachall. Oklahoma State made a switch to J.W. Walsh from Clint Chelf. K-State's sticking with Jake Waters, but looking to get more playing time from Daniel Sams. Kliff Kingsbury wouldn't commit to Baker Mayfield as his Week 2 starter, but it's hard to see him getting benched. What QB situations will look different this time next week? Last week was unpredictable, but I'm intrigued to see if OSU really doesn't give Chelf any time and how much more Sams gets in Manhattan. TCU shouldn't be in trouble against Southeastern Louisiana, but how much will we see of Trevone Boykin?
How about all those new Jayhawks? I'm really intrigued by Kansas this season. Are they really going to be that much better? The talent level has clearly been upgraded, but making that situation cohesive isn't easy. Quarterback Jake Heaps (BYU transfer) and receiver Justin McCay (Oklahoma transfer) are the main attractions, but juco transfers Cassius Sendish, Rodriguez Coleman and former Jayhawk Dexter McDonald should make impacts, too.
Changing perceptions. With just one game to go on, we love to put too much stock in such a small sample size. It's just one week, so who changes our mind in Week 2? That's for better or worse. Is Baylor's offense really as unstoppable as it looks? Should West Virginia fans lower their expectations for the Mountaineer offense? Is Oklahoma State's defense really going to be a force all season? Oklahoma's too? Is Mayfield a guy who's going to throw for 300 yards every week? Can Texas Tech really not run the ball? Is K-State going to win a game this year?
Trevor Knight continuing his progress. The Oklahoma quarterback will be on the spot on Saturday night after an underwhelming performance throwing the ball against Louisiana-Monroe last week. He'll need to complete a lot more than 39 percent of his passes against West Virginia, but the Mountaineers will have to account for his legs, too. Knight's capable of logging another 100-yard day on the ground, but we've most interested in him as a passer.
Kansas State's mindset. Bill Snyder and his players agree that the first practice after losing to North Dakota State was the best the Wildcats had since fall camp opened. Louisiana's a good team with a dangerous offense, but this is anything but a gimme game. K-State can't afford to drop to 0-2. Do the Wildcats really look like a new team after the crushing loss to open the season?
Conference play begins with plenty to prove. This is a much earlier start to Big 12 play than we're used to, but both Oklahoma and West Virginia can make a statement with a win. Oklahoma would earn one of the best wins of any team in the Big 12 yet, and West Virginia would cause the entire league to vastly alter their expectations for the Mountaineers' 2013 campaign with a win. A lot will be on the line in Norman in the first Big 12 conference game of the season.
Texas' slow start? If Texas doesn't score until the last couple minutes of the first half against BYU, the road crowd in Provo may go home very, very happy. The Longhorns could earn a quality win against the Cougars, but it can't afford to stumble out of the blocks like it did against New Mexico State. "We didn't turn the ball over," Brown said of the second half of Texas' 56-7 win over the Aggies. "That was the biggest thing. We had three drives stopped by turnovers in the first half and we only had the ball 29 plays. We ended up with 72 for the game."
