Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby appeared on the Dallas Morning News' "Upon Further Review" podcast this week and offered his most extensive commentary yet on the Big 12's College Football Playoff situation.
During his lengthy interview, Bowlsby made a case for why he believes a one-loss Big 12 champion can still finish ahead of Notre Dame for a playoff spot:
"One of the criteria is championships won, and Notre Dame hasn't won a championship, even if they beat Stanford and win out. We were very clear in the criteria going into the College Football Playoff that championships won was one of the things.