Week 9 takeaways: Watch out for Kansas State as Big 12 race opens up

With Week 9 in the books, the conference races are heating up.

To this point, the focus in the Big 12 has been on Texas and Oklahoma, but with the Sooners suffering their first loss, things are more unsettled. Surging Kansas State is part of a five-team logjam at the top of the league, and the Wildcats’ upcoming matchup with the Longhorns takes on greater weight.

Oregon made a statement in the Pac-12, but don’t sleep on upstart Arizona in that…