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Scott Frost coached UCF to its best season in program history in 2017, when the undefeated Knights finished the season No. 6 in the AP poll as the only team to receive first-place votes alongside national champion Alabama.

No. 1 Texas had one player from each level of its defense on the first team.

Arizona State had one of college football's biggest turnarounds last season, reaching the College Football Playoff after being picked to finish last in its first season in the Big 12.

TCU seemed to finally be getting back on track with Josh Hoover fully established at quarterback and an improving defense. The trick is carrying that into a new season with a brutal early schedule.

Michigan quarterback Bryce Underwood, the nation's No. 1 recruit in his class, has spent months getting ready in hopes of starting the 14th-ranked Wolverines' season opener against New Mexico.

Joey McGuire is the first Texas Tech coach since the late Mike Leach two-plus decades ago to get through his first three seasons without a losing record.

Fans who endured mediocrity for the past six seasons under previous coach Neal Brown are counting on Rich Rodriguez to resurrect the magic that produced double-digit wins in his final three seasons with the Mountaineers from 2005-07.