Winners and Losers From the 2018–19 Bowl Season
WINNERS
The Big 12
The conference’s 4–3 bowl record wasn’t anything particularly special on paper, but the way its two signature programs fared was impressive. After falling behind 28–0 to Alabama, Oklahoma outscored the Tide 34–17 the rest of the way to keep the final score line (45–34) more than respectable. The biggest win for the conference—and arguably the most statement-ey victory of the entire bowl season—came courtesy of Texas, which beat Georgia 28–21. That the second-place Big 12 team beat the second-place SEC team, a Georgia squad that many thought deserved Oklahoma’s playoff spot, will quiet some Big 12 hate. Oklahoma State and Baylor also fared well against SEC opponents, beating Missouri and Vanderbilt after entering as underdogs.
