GRAPEVINE - In breaking news from September, the Big 12 missed the College Football Playoff for the second time in three seasons.
The final CFP selection committee announcement Sunday at Grapevine was just a formality, confirming what everyone had known for months after a bunch of damaging early non-conference losses. No. 7 Oklahoma was the highest ranked team in the Big 12 and will face Auburn in the Allstate Sugar Bowl.
While Commissioner Bob Bowlsby had no complaints about the Big 12's exclusion, what happened elsewhere in the rakings left him admittedly confused and seeking a few answers.