The Big 12 is incredibly happy with Oregon.
The No. 13 Ducks (11-2) scored 20 unanswered first-half points in a 36-15 win over No. 5 Utah Friday night in the Pac-12 championship game to eliminate the No. 5 Utes (11-2) from College Football Playoff consideration.
Without Utah in contention, the Big 12 stands to benefit. No. 6 Oklahoma plays No. 7 Baylor on Saturday for the conference title. The winner of the game will be 12-1. If No. 4 Georgia loses to No. 2 LSU in the SEC title game, the Big 12 champion will very likely slide into the fourth and final spot in the playoff.