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Big 12 Football Week 10: Key Players Kansas Jayhawks Will Watch Closely

Kansas is off this week. Which Big 12 players should the staff and players be watching in Week 10?

Rich Cirminiello

Oct 26, 2024; Waco, Texas, USA; Baylor Bears quarterback Sawyer Robertson (13) celebrates after scoring a 41 yard touchdown against the Oklahoma State Cowboys during the second half at McLane Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Chris Jones-Imagn Images
Oct 26, 2024; Waco, Texas, USA; Baylor Bears quarterback Sawyer Robertson (13) celebrates after scoring a 41 yard touchdown against the Oklahoma State Cowboys during the second half at McLane Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Chris Jones-Imagn Images / Chris Jones-Imagn Images
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Kansas is one of six Big 12 teams resting this week as it prepares for a final stretch run of the 2024 season.

The Jayhawks will rest and recharge, but they can also use the extra time to watch the 10 conference teams that are in action. At a minimum, the players and coaches can do advanced scouting on Baylor and Iowa State who are on the remaining schedule.

Kansas coaches (and all fans) should be watching these 5 Big 12 players in Week 10:

Houston LB Michael Batton

The Cougars have rallied to two wins in the last three games, fueled by the play of the defense. Houston gets another tough test this week with a visit from No. 17 Kansas State. Batton, a former ULM transfer, leads the unit with 55 tackles, six stops for loss, and three sacks.

Arizona WR Tetairoa McMillan

McMillan might be the first wide receiver selected in the 2025 NFL Draft, but he's hardly coasting into the final stages of his Wildcat career. Even as Arizona struggles as a team, McMillan is stacking great film. This Saturday, he and the skidding Cats travel to Orlando to play UCF.

Iowa State CB Darien Porter

Kansas' first game out of the break will be against the Cyclones. Jalon Daniels will be tasked with solving one of the nation's top defensive backfields. Porter has been an underrated cog in the FBS' top-rated pass efficiency D. ISU plays Texas Tech, which might be without starting QB Behren Morton.

Baylor QB Sawyer Robertson

The Jayhawks end the season in Waco to face the Bears, who host TCU Saturday night. Robertson has been a revelation since supplanting injured starter Dequan Finn, throwing 17 TD passes to just four picks while leading Baylor to wins in each of the last two weeks.

Arizona State RB Cam Skattebo

Sun Devil QB Sam Leavitt is back from a rib injury. Oklahoma State is yielding six yards a carry and 251 rushing yards per game. Everything is lining up for Skattebo, ASU's do-everything veteran, to truck the Cowboys for multiple scores and at least 150 yards of total offense.

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Rich Cirminiello
RICH CIRMINIELLO

I've been the VP of College Awards for the Maxwell Football Club since 2008. I oversee and manage all aspects of the Maxwell Award (CFB Player of the Year), Bednarik Award (Defensive POY) and Munger Award (CFB Coach of the Year), including creating watch lists, steering the selection committee and choosing players of the week. I appear weekly on SportsGrid TV to discuss college football, both as a guest and a co-host of various live shows. I oversee and manage two additional college awards, outside the purview of the Maxwell Football Club - former Seattle Seahawk RB Shaun Alexander's Freshman of the Year Award & the Buddy Teevens Award, which was created by Peyton Manning, Archie Manning and Omaha Productions in honor of the late Dartmouth coach. I'm contracted out each May by Phil Steele to help edit the magazine and write select articles leading up to the publication of his annual College Football Preview in June.

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