The 2021 Big 12 Championship Game was played at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on December 4, 2021.

On January 2, 2021, Texas announced that head coach Tom Herman would be departing the team, and that he would be replaced by Alabama offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian.

[27] On April 30, Kansas announced that Lance Leipold, formerly head coach of the Buffalo Bulls, would take over the position.

The Big-12 champion are also eligible for the College Football Playoff if they're among the top four teams in the final CFP ranking.

This is a list of the Power Five conferences teams (ACC, Big Ten, Pac-12, Notre Dame, BYU and SEC).

Malcolm Rodriguez Oklahoma State Jonathan Garibay Texas Tech Charles Woods West Virginia

The following individuals received postseason honors as voted by the Big 12 Conference football coaches at the end of the season.

(U) - Unanimous Selection Honorable mentions (DB), Xavier Newman-Johnson (OL), Ben Sims (TE), Abram Smith (OPoY), R.J. Sneed (WR), JT Woods (DB) Andrew Mevis (PK, STPoY), Zach Petersen (DL), Darrell Simmons (OL) Currently, the NCAA compiles consensus all-America teams in the sports of Division I-FBS football and Division I men's basketball using a point system computed from All-America teams named by coaches associations or media sources.