Texas will flee the Big 12 as conference champions after they throttled Oklahoma State in the title game in convincing fashion 49-21. The victory also propelled the Longhorns into the College Football Playoff on Monday, January 1
CFP Semifinal at the Allstate Sugar Bowl, New Orleans
No. 3 Texas vs. No. 2 Washington (ESPN), 8:45

Eight other Big 12 teams will go bowling
Friday, December 22
Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl, Tampa, Florida
UCF vs. Georgia Tech (ESPN), 6:30 p.m. ET
Tuesday, December 26
Guaranteed Rate Bowl, Phoenix, Arizona
Kansas vs. UNLV (ESPN), 9:00 p.m.
Wednesday, December 27
Duke’s Mayo Bowl, Charlotte, N.C.
West Virginia vs. North Carolina (ESPN), 5:30 p.m. ET
TaxAct Texas Bowl, Houston, Texas
No. 20 Oklahoma State vs. Texas A&M (ESPN), 9:00 p.m.
Thursday, December 28
Pop-Tarts Bowl, Orlando, Florida
No. 25 Kansas State vs. No. 18 NC State (ESPN), 5:45 p.m.
Valero Alamo Bowl, San Antonio, Texas
No. 12 Oklahoma vs. No. 14 Arizona (ESPN), 9:15 p.m.
Friday, December 29
AutoZone Liberty Bowl, Memphis, Tennessee
Iowa State vs. Memphis (ESPN), 2:30 p.m.

In other football related news, Houston has tabbed Tulane’s Willie Fritz to be their new head coach as they head into their second Big 12 season. He piloted the Green Wave to a NY6 victory over USC a year ago.

In women’s soccer, BYU made it to the semi-finals in the College Cup where they were defeated by Stanford 2-Nil

In volleyball, seven Big 12 teams made the NCAA tournament: Baylor, Iowa State, Kansas, TCU, Houston, BYU and Texas. Only the 5th ranked Longhorns remain as they advance to their 18th straight Regional Semifinal when they face #11 Tennessee Friday night at 8pm on ESPN2.