In Big 12 country, SEC hype gets old. In the 2018 bowl season, the Big 12 gets a chance to do something about it.
Seven Big 12 teams are in bowl games, and four of those games are against Southeastern Conference teams:
* OU vs. Alabama in the Orange Bowl, a national semifinal;
* OSU vs. Missouri in the Liberty Bowl;
* Baylor vs. Vanderbilt in the Texas Bowl.
Alas, the Big 12 team is an underdog in every game. In fact, only one Big 12 team is a bowl favorite – West Virginia is a 7-point favorite over Syracuse in Orlando’s Camping World Bowl.