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A Telling Stat - Big XII Outrushed Heavily In Bowl Season

The Big XII's rushing numbers for the bowl season were... well... not good.

Earlier this morning I saw a tweet from ESPN Big XII reporter Jake Trotter that really intrigued me.

Take out the Baylor game, and the Big 12 was outrushed this bowl season, 1,445-to-556.

— Jake Trotter (@Jake_Trotter) January 4, 2016

This stat is deceiving, because the best Big XII rushing performance is eliminated and the worst rushing defense (ours) is allowed to remain. I took a look at the LSU numbers, and as a team the Tigers rushed for 384 yards on 40 carries.