Latest bowl projections from USA TODAY Sports features a future rivalry for Oklahoma

The latest Big 12 bowl projections pit a pair of border states against one another in the postseason.

At 4-3 on the season, with three losses in Big 12 play the Oklahoma Sooners are now working for bowl eligibility and positioning in their final five games. They just need to win two more to get an opportunity to play in bowl season.

It won’t be an easy task with road trips to Ames, Morgantown, and Lubbock remaining and home games against Baylor and Oklahoma State. What once looked like a favorable schedule hasn’t been for the Sooners.

The Big 12 is deep this season, and they’ve provided some fantastic football on Saturdays. In his latest projections, USA TODAY Sports’ Erick Smith has seven Big 12 schools playing in a bowl game. Let’s take a look at who it is and where they’re going.

Historical matchup data are drawn from Winsipedia.