Pause for a moment to consider the thrill ride ahead in the Big 12.
For College Football Playoff head coaches Joey McGuire, Curt Cignetti and Kalen DeBoer, experiences in equipment rooms, at high schools and at the NAIA and Division II levels are paying dividends at the highest level.
Last year was the first for the expanded 12-team playoff, and the top four seeds with first-round byes — Oregon, Georgia, Boise State and Arizona State — all lost in the quarterfinals. This year’s top seeds — Indiana, Ohio State, Georgia and Texas Tech — want to prove last year was a fluke.
