Big 12 faces a week of big-time matchups after a tough start to the college football season

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — There are some heavyweight matchups for Big 12 schools in Week 2 of the college football season, headlined by the big one in ‘Bama, where No. 11 Texas visits the No. 3 Crimson Tide for a showdown of future SEC rivals.

It’s a good chance for the league to bounce back from an embarrassing start.

Baylor is coming off a loss to Texas State and gets No. 12 Utah, which just beat Florida in its opener. Texas Tech is coming off a field-storming loss of its own at Wyoming to face No. 13 Oregon. Iowa State tries to beat Iowa for just…