Predicting the 2019 Big 12 Season: Bowl Predictions
The ultimate tailgate package for Baylor’s 2019 season!
A Big 12 Champion is decided and the bowl season proves just how good the top of the Big 12 is in 2019. College Football Playoff contender and another Sugar Bowl Champion?
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Conference Championship Week
Baylor 27, Oklahoma 44 (Dallas)
The Bears knocked off both Iowa State and Texas to earn this berth in the Big 12 Championship game to take on Oklahoma. These two teams met in Waco just a few weeks ago with Oklahoma winning that one 41-33. It is hard to beat a team twice but this is a Sooners team playing for a College Football Playoff appearance vs. one that is happy to be there. The Sooners know what it takes to win this game and they play like it. Jalen Hurts has a monster game as he has 300 yards of total offense and four total touchdowns. Kennedy Brooks and Trey Sermon running back combo wear down Baylor’s three man front just like they did in the first matchup. Charlie Brewer and the Baylor offense will keep it close until the midway point in the 3rd quarter when Jalen Hurts finds Lee Morris for a 30-yard touchdown to push the lead to 30-14 and gain complete control of the game. Both teams score a few more times but it’s never within doubt in the final quarter. The Sooners take home the championship and are selected as the 3-seed in the CFP. The Bears had a great season and get a New Year’s Six bowl appearance, which is the Sugar Bowl due to the fact that they were the runner-up in the conference. What a year for the Bears.
Bowl Predictions
Fiesta Bowl
#3 Oklahoma 44 , #2 Alabama 41
The Sooners finally break through and Jalen Hurts gets a little bit of revenge on Nick Saban and his former team. This is going to be an awesome game because both of these offenses are going to put up some points. How about the storyline going into this game with Hurts vs. Bama wow.
CFP National Championship
#3 Oklahoma 31, #1 Clemson 45
Ya Trevor Lawrence and company are winning this whole thing again. They will give up some points but I have faith in Brent Venables coming up with a good gameplay and then the Tigers offense scoring too much for the Sooners.
Sugar Bowl
Baylor 34, Florida 30
The other possibility for this matchup would not be a favorable one for the Bears which would most likely be LSU so hopefully Florida will get this one. Not saying the Gators are a cupcake by any means though. I think Florida will be a 10-2 team behind a strong defense and a more consistent offense than the one they had a year ago. They do have some depth issues on the offensive line and in the secondary that Baylor will be able to exploit. The Bears show up in a big way in this game as they start off hot and are able to just hold on at the end. Charlie Brewer has 400 yards of total offense and Denzel Mims has one of his best games of his career as he goes for 150 yards and two touchdowns.
Alamo Bowl
Texas 34, Oregon 35
This will be a really good game between two very evenly matched teams. I am taking Justin Herbert over Sam Ehlingher and that is the difference for me but expect a close one.
Camping World Bowl
Iowa State 31, Virginia 16
This will be a close game for a while because both teams play really good defense but Iowa State is just a better football team as a whole.I expect the Cyclones to get up for this game and take down the Cavaliers right before Matt Campbell leaves to go take the USC job.
Texas Bowl
Oklahoma State 24, Texas A&M 37
Oklahoma State had a great year with a freshman quarterback but I think the Aggies are going to use this game as a sling shot into next season. They faced one of the toughest schedules in the country and struggled this year but they will be an 8-4 or 7-5 team that is really the quality of a 9 or 10 win team. This one will be tight for a while but A&M just has too much talent and they will show up for this one.
Liberty Bowl
TCU 5, Mississippi State 3
The Horned Frogs once again participate in one of the closest bowl games of the season. The teams combine for 50 penalties, 10 turnovers, and neither team crosses mid-field till the fourth quarter. TCU ends up making a game-winning field goal as this game goes down in history just like the Chee-It Bowl last year.
Cheez-It Bowl
Kansas State 17, UCLA 38
Kansas State should just be happy to have fought to make a bowl in Chris Klieman’s first season but I think UCLA could be on a little bit of a rise. This game will give them significant momentum heading into next season.
Final Big 12 Standings
1. Oklahoma — 13-2 (8-1)
2. Baylor — 10-4 (6-3)
2. Iowa State — 10-3 (6-3)
2. Texas — 9-4 (6-3)
5. TCU — 9-4 (5-4)
5. Oklahoma State — 8-5 (5-4)
7. Kansas State — 6-7 (4-5)
8. West Virginia — 4-8 (3-6)
9. Texas Tech — 5-7 (2-7)
10. Kansas — 2-10 (0-9)