Then again, the most Big 12 thing possible would be for the favorite to go down in the very game brought back to help its playoff chances. Will the result be any different this time around? It may be closer, but an Oklahoma loss would be devastating for the Big 12's playoff hopes.
Oklahoma has a marquee nonconference win over Ohio State and #brandrecognition going for it.) (And, no, don't you dare draw the 2014 TCU comparisons.
3 Oklahoma is almost certainly in the College Football Playoff without the need for an extra game. If you're like our own Dennis Dodd, you find the humor and irony of its return coming at the worst possible time. The Big 12 Championship Game is back after a seven-year hiatus.
