Best Case Scenario: The Red Raiders come out rolling with three straight wins to start on 5-1 run before going to Arizona State. They split with the Sun Devils and Kansas State on the road, and close out with a strong November run to go into the West Virginia game with a shot at getting into the Big 12 Championship.

College football schedule metrics vastly differ this time of year with most relying on perception, last season's results or lookahead predictions to determine toughness. On the other side of the coin,

Dominick's college football strength of schedule rankings for 2025. His five teams with the toughest schedules this season, including the Florida Gators.