Can the Big 12 become a stable conference? #DearAndy

Andy Staples answers your questions on recruiting, the Big 12 and the opening weekend of the 2016 season.

Andy Staples | Feb 10, 2016

Can the Big 12 become a stable conference? #DearAndy /

In this week’s #DearAndy, Andy Staples answers your questions from Twitter on…

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• Which of these programs has the biggest advantage when competing with other programs in its state for in-state talent: Georgia, LSU or Ohio State? Each of them reside in states that produce an abundance of FBS-caliber players.

• Can the Big 12 become a stable conference long-term? Remember when the conference came close to imploding amid the realignment craze of 2010?

• What’s the biggest matchup of the opening weekend of the 2016 season? Among the games taking place are Clemson-Auburn, Georgia-North Carolina, Oklahoma-Houston, LSU-Wisconsin, Alabama-USC and Ole Miss-Florida State.

Published Feb 10, 2016

ANDY STAPLES

Senior writer Andy Staples has covered college football for SI since 2008, developing an encyclopedic index of the best food in every college town along the way.