So far in the young bowl season the Big 12 conference is batting zero for three. In the Camping World Bowl, Notre Dame took Iowa State apart with a 33-9 victory. In the Texas Bowl, the Aggies were able to outlast the Oklahoma State Cowboys 24-21 to give the Big 12 their second loss in as many chances. Then in the biggest bowl game on the Big 12 schedule, the Oklahoma Sooners got throttled by the best team in college football 63-28. Louisiana State proving that the Big 12 isn’t on the championship level right now.
On Tuesday afternoon the Kansas State Wildcats will take their shot a getting the first bowl win of the season, followed by the Longhorns bid versus Utah. Of the three remaining games on the Big 12 bowl schedule, they will be the underdogs in all three. It very well could mean that it will be left to Texas to pull off the upset for the conference to get a win.
When it comes to the bowl season, the Texas Longhorns under Tom Herman come prepared to play. In the 2017 Texas Bowl, the Longhorns defeated Missouri 33-16. The following season they took their fight to the Gerogia Bulldogs in the Sugar Bowl, 28-21. Now Texas looks to take down another top ranked opponent.
For Tom Herman and the offense, the opportunity is there but the question remains will they seize the moment?