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          Big 12 releases 2015 schedule

          • Jake Trotter, ESPN Staff WriterNov 19, 2014, 03:30 PM ET
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              Jake Trotter covers the Cleveland Browns for ESPN. He joined ESPN in 2011 covering college football. Before that, he worked at The Oklahoman, Austin American-Statesman and Middletown (Ohio) Journal newspapers. You can follow him on Twitter @Jake_Trotter.
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          The Big 12 released its conference schedule Wednesday for the 2015 season. Here's the schedule, along with a few of my thoughts below:

          Sept. 26

          Oklahoma State at Texas

          TCU at Texas Tech

          Oct. 3

          Texas Tech vs. Baylor (Arlington)

          Kansas at Iowa State

          Kansas State at Oklahoma State

          West Virginia at Oklahoma

          Texas at TCU

          Oct. 10

          Baylor at Kansas

          Iowa State at Texas Tech

          Oklahoma vs. Texas (Dallas)

          Oklahoma State at West Virginia

          TCU at Kansas State

          Oct. 17

          West Virginia at Baylor

          Oklahoma at Kansas State

          Texas Tech at Kansas

          TCU at Iowa State

          Oct. 24

          Iowa State at Baylor

          Kansas at Oklahoma State

          Kansas State at Texas

          Texas Tech at Oklahoma

          Oct. 29 (Thursday)

          West Virginia at TCU

          Oct. 31

          Oklahoma at Kansas

          Oklahoma State at Texas Tech

          Texas at Iowa State

          Nov. 5 (Thursday)

          Baylor at Kansas State

          Nov. 7

          Iowa State at Oklahoma

          Kansas at Texas

          Texas Tech at West Virginia

          TCU at Oklahoma State

          Nov. 14

          Kansas at TCU

          Kansas State at Texas Tech

          Oklahoma at Baylor

          Oklahoma State at Iowa State

          Texas at West Virginia

          Nov. 21

          Baylor at Oklahoma State

          Iowa State at Kansas State

          West Virginia at Kansas

          TCU at Oklahoma

          Nov. 26 (Thursday)

          Texas Tech at Texas

          Nov. 27 (Friday)

          Baylor at TCU

          Nov. 28

          Iowa State at West Virginia

          Kansas State at Kansas

          Oklahoma at Oklahoma State

          Dec. 5

          West Virginia at Kansas State

          Texas at Baylor

          Thoughts:

          • The biggest thing that jumps out is the Baylor-TCU game on Black Friday. I saw some dissension about this on Twitter, but I actually kind of like it. The Big 12 needs rivalries after the Red River Showdown and Bedlam, and TCU-Baylor seems to be the league's best chance at developing a third major rivalry. Putting the game on a special day like Black Friday places an added emphasis on the game. Especially if it again holds Big 12 title and playoff implications.

          • Baylor has a killer November slate, with road trips to K-State, Oklahoma State and TCU, and a home bout with Oklahoma. The Bears will also play their first two conference games away from home. I doubt Art Briles will be fired up about this schedule.

          • TCU has a brutal stretch late in November, playing Oklahoma and Baylor in a six-day span. That two-game swing could define the Horned Frogs' season.

          • Dec. 5 potentially could be a big weekend for the league. West Virginia, K-State, Texas and Baylor could all be in the Big 12 title mix. The league should have a national presence while other conferences are playing their championship games.

          • The Big 12 has three Thursday night conference games, and all three have a chance to be good ones.