In case you were wondering, the Big 12 still has a viable path for the College Football Playoff, one that became more clear with Purdue's upset of Ohio State.
A once-beaten Big 12 champion emerging Dec. 1 from AT&T Stadium seems like a good bet for the CFP. Could things go wrong? You bet -- this is the Big 12.
For the moment, the remaining Big 12 schedule carries equal amounts of suspense.
Here are some takeaways and lookaheads from the Big 12 season, in kind of a delayed halftime report, fuzzy math division:
Red River Showdown II
This year's Red River Showdown was so epic and so memorable -- with Texas winning on a last-second field goal.